Congratulations to our 2022 Awards of Excellence Recipients!

It is my pleasure to announce Career Professionals of Canada’s 2022 Awards of Excellence Program recipients. I’d like to offer special thanks to our 2022 team of judges who were presented with the difficult challenge of selecting the winners, honourable mentions, and nominees this year — this was not an easy task!

With our new guidelines in place for the 2022 awards program, the bar was raised. Still, the competition proved rigorous as we received 46 submissions to evaluate.

CPC’s membership comprises some of the very best in our profession. Please do send your congratulations to 2022’s Awards of Excellence winners, honourable mentions, and nominees!

Outstanding Career Leader

• Winner: Jean-Philippe Michel
• Honourable Mention: Maureen Farmer
• Nominees: Chandra Sigamoney | Lama Shaath | Lori Jazvac | Elaine Piper

Outstanding Career Professional

• Winners: Stephen Andrada | Tanya Kett
• Honourable Mention: Maureen Farmer
• Nominees: Brent Warman | Peter Elmar Bordo

Outstanding Community Outreach Strategist

• Winner: Virginia Pineda
• Honourable Mention: Kim Cooper
• Nominee: Peter Elmar Bordo | Quyen Chau 

Outstanding Employment Interview Strategist

• Winner: Lina Guo

Outstanding Résumé – Career Change

• Winner: Skye Berry
• Honourable Mention: Jude Gaal | Lori Jazvac
• Nominees: Elaine Piper | Karen Shane | Matt Purdey | Nataliya Masyuk | Robin Corey | Sam Sherif | Virginia Pineda | Zack Startup

Outstanding Résumé – Creative

• Winner: Skye Berry
• Honourable Mention: Joy Halfkenny
• Nominee: Rita Kamel

Outstanding Résumé – Executive

• Winner: Skye Berry
• Nominees: Joy Halfkenny | Karen Shane | Lynne West | Matt Purdey | Rita Kamel | Sam  Sherif

Outstanding Résumé – Internationally Educated Professional (IEP)

• Winner: Joy Halfkenny
• Honourable Mention:  Rita Kamel
• Nominees: Jude Gaal | Matt Purdey

Outstanding Résumé – Technical

• Winner: Lori Jazvac
• Nominees: Kevin Shirton | Sam  Sherif 

Outstanding Social Media Strategist

• Winner: Michelle Ashley Slywka

Outstanding Volunteer Contributors (Executive Director’s Awards)

This year, Career Professionals of Canada (CPC) re-introduced itself as a not-for-profit corporation. Becoming a not-for-profit is an exciting and essential step forward in the sustainability of our organization.

Sharon Graham is thrilled to award the Executive Director’s Award for Outstanding Volunteer Contribution to the members of CPC’s leadership team. These exceptional members work tirelessly toward the ongoing development of Career Professionals of Canada. They ensure that all our member benefits, programs, and services run smoothly. Each of these recipients have contributed directly to the creation of our national not-for-profit association.

Recipients:

Barb Penney | Cathy Milton | Daisy Wright | Debbie Lapointe | Dorothy Keenan | Erika Mendonça-DeSilva | Felisha Ali | Gabrielle LeClair | Janet Barclay | Jayne Barron | Leanna Steeves | Maureen McCann | Michelle Precourt | Skye Berry | Wayne Pagani

Honourable Mentions:

Nothing would be possible without the outstanding contributions of our many volunteers. Honourable mentions go to our volunteer teams for their exceptional contributions to the work involved in building our social enterprise, leading to the creation of our national not-for-profit association.

Ambassador Team | Awards Judging Team | Certification Team | Communications Team | Outreach Team | Social Media Team | Tele-networking Team

Although judges are not eligible to nominate themselves for awards, Sharon sends her sincere thanks to the team in recognition of their skill and hard work during this exciting year in CPC’s evolution.

Thanks also to all of CPC’s ad hoc volunteers and silent partners who help make Career Professionals of Canada an exceptional organization.

Awards of Excellence recipients can use these logos on their website, social media, and marketing material (click on the image below to download the file):

CPC is now receiving submissions for the 2023 Awards of Excellence Program. Find out how you can be nominated in 2023.

Congratulations and thanks to everyone who participated. It’s been another great year!

Erika Mendonça-DeSilva is a multi-certified award-winning career strategist with 15+ years’ experience assisting individuals find their ideal career path and maximize their potential. She is a Career Transition & Outplacement Delivery Leader at The Talent Company. Passionate about helping people, she has earned a reputation for her kindness, compassion, integrity, and professionalism. Erika is fueled by an unwavering commitment to make a difference in the lives of the people she works with, the clients she serves, and the professional community she supports. An active member of Career Professionals of Canada, Erika also plays an important role as the organization’s Awards of Excellence Team Lead.