Janice Abbott

Experienced, innovative and effective Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated herstory of working in the non-profit sector. Newly appointed to the Board of Directors of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Ardent advocate for social justice with a particular passion for achieving the full and effective participation of women and girls in all of the decisions that affect our lives. Of Secwepemc, and Scandinavian ancestry (predominantly) and an ally to First Nations and First Peoples. Understands decolonizing is a life-long process. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Social Enterprise, Event Planning, Strategic Planning and Conflict Resolution. Named to the Power 50 list by Vancouver Magazine in 2017; recognized by BC Business Magazine as among one of BC's 35 Most Influential Women in 2016 and BC’s Most Influential Women in Not-for-Profit, Culture & Media in 2015; recipient of the Denise LeBlond Memorial Award, BC Non-Profit Housing Association in 2013; named one of BC's 20 Most Influential People in Residential Construction by BC Homes Magazine in 2010; described by the Vancouver Sun as one of Canada’s leading social entrepreneurs; received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® award for social enterprise in 2010. Relentless. Opinionated. Fearlessly Feminist.