Vancouver Chapter

Join us in Vancouver

The Vancouver Chapter is the vibrant founding chapter of the CIO Association of Canada. Our community of senior IT professionals is a hub of trusted peers, education, and career development. Connect with us at our in-person professional development events, online, and/or at our informal monthly gatherings (“Beers with Peers”). You will be welcomed by friendly faces who understand your unique challenges. You will not regret it.

Dianne Lapierre
Past Chapter President

The CIO Association of Canada has made a huge impact on my success as a CIO, through networking, information sharing and thought leadership. The role of CIO can be a lonely one in organizations – our peers are really our customers and it’s tough to ask for support from them when challenges arise. The contacts I have made in my 6 years of association and involvement with CIOCAN and the local Vancouver Chapter have been invaluable in my career and my personal growth.

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Welcome, Mark Milotay

Mark Milotay is the CIO at the BC Human Rights Commission & the Representative for Children and Youth. Mark Milotay is a Senior Business Analyst and Project Manager, with 12 ...

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Welcome, Angela Swyers

Angela Swyers is the IT Manager at West Fraser Mills Ltd. Realigned and managed a $30M, 4-year business transformation project. Governing Body Member for Vancouver’s CIO/CISO Executive Summit (Evanta) Collaborated ...

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Welcome, Nick Howald

Nick Howald is the Director Of Information Technology at School District #8 (Kootenay Lake).

Welcome, Scott Owens

Scott Owens is the Manager of Information and Technology at First Nations Tax Commission.

Welcome, Lesley Lamb

Lesley Lamb is Vice President, Digital Solutions at G & F Financial Group. Senior IT professional with extensive leadership, project management and business analysis experience in the financial services industry. ...

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Welcome, Archana Nirad

Archana Nirad is the Director, Solution Design & Delivery at BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA). Professional with over twenty years of combined global private and public sector experience in Project ...

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Welcome, Scott Lohnes

Scott Lohnes is the Sr Manager, IT Infrastructure & Operations at TransLink. Seasoned IT manager with extensive infrastructure and operational focus. Project management, enterprise level hardware and software deployments, server ...

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Welcome Monisha Shukla

Welcome, Monisha Shukla

Monisha Shukla is the Director of Service Management at British Columbia Institute of Technology(BCIT).

Welcome, Jonathan Paluch

Jonathan Paluch is Director of IT at Visier Inc. His career focuses around IT Architecture and IT Infrastructure.

Welcome, Marion Batista

Marion Batista is the Technology Manager at British Columbia Real Estate Association. Accomplished and resourceful professional with over 20 years of extensive experience in the management and support of technology. ...

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Welcome Tyler Woodworth

Tyler Woodworth is the Senior Manager of IT Operations at Seaspan Corporation.

Welcome, Clayton Carey

Clayton Carey is the IT Manager at Endeavour Silver Corp. Experienced Information Technology leader with a demonstrated history of working in the mining & metals industry. Skilled in Microsoft, Cisco, ...

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Welcome, John Lai

John Lai is the IT Assistant Manager of Solutions Delivery at the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. His career focuses around Business Intelligence, Business Process Alignment/Support, IT Architecture,  Solution ...

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Welcome, Diane Hong

Diane Hong is the Director of People & Technology at S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Diane is a strategic and results oriented Human Resources executive with over 20 years’ experience and skilled in aligning ...

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Welcome, Shawn Hawryluk

Shawn Hawryluk is the Infrastructure Security Manager at Sierra Wireless. Develop strategies for the use of technologies by Allnorth. Education and training for the rest of the IS staff, and ...

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