Welcome, Bachar Khawajah

Bachar Khawajah is the CIO for the City of Burnaby. Bachar is an experienced Information Technology leader across diverse industries, steering people, processes, and technology to improve business performance.

Welcome, Diane Hong

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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 and implementing Human Resources strategies with corporate objectives. Described as a strong relationship builder who is able to interact and connect with internal and external …

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Welcome, Danny Bandiera

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Danny Bandiera is the Information Communications & Technology City of Coquitlam. His career focuses around Business Alignment/Relationship Mgmt, Business Intelligence, and Business Process Alignment/Support.

Welcome, Flavia Mpagi

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Flavia Mpagi is the Network Security Director at NTT DATA Services. Her career focuses around Business Alignment/Relationship Mgmt, IT Architecture, Service Management and Solution Delivery/Support.

Welcome, Michael LeBlanc

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Michael LeBlanc is the Director of Information Technology at St. John’s School. An IT management professional with over 15 years of industry experience, managing functional teams, service delivery and projects for IT infrastructure lifecycle and enhancements while controlling costs. Adept at engaging with clients and stakeholders at all levels of the business to ensure that needs are …

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VAN Discover Design Thinking

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The Vancouver Chapter of the CIO Association was pleased to collaborate with Deloitte Digital to offer our most recent event focusing on Human centred design. Sarah West, Laura Read and Natalie Moore lead the discussion by covering the basics of human-centred design, best practices, and ways to infuse design thinking into your daily practices. Thanks …

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Welcome, Amy Chiang

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Amy Chiang is the Assistant Technology Manager at Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. Experienced Committee Member with a demonstrated history of working in the real estate industry. Skilled in Management, Software Documentation, SharePoint, Microsoft Dynamics CRM and GP. Strong information technology professional with a Master of Science (M.Sc.) focused in Image Processing from The University …

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Welcome, David Pedersen

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David Pedersen is the IT Manager at Fraser Valley Real Estate board. Experienced Information Technology Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the real estate industry. Skilled in IT Project & Program Management, IT Project Leadership, IT Project Implementation, IT Project Lifecycle, and IT Management. Strong information technology professional with a Diploma in Advanced …

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IDC: Future of work

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The Vancouver Chapter of the CIO Association was pleased to collaborate with IDC to offer our most recent event.  As part of a National Series for the CIO Association of Canada, IDC Future of Work explores strategies, challenges and organizational dynamics of workplace transformation. The slide deck provided by Tony Olvet, shares these challenges and discusses …

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Welcome, Brian Farrell

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Brian Farrell is the Director of Technology & Innovation at York House School. Internationally experienced technology, learning development, and operations leader with a demonstrated history of growing learning with technology, building and leading diverse teams, modernizing and streamlining information systems, and driving organizational change. Skilled in educational and operational technology, instructional and curriculum design, enterprise …

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Welcome back, Alvin Chok

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Alvin Chok is the Chief Information Office at City of New Westminster. His career focuses around IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Service Management, Solution Delivery/Support, Strategy and Innovation and Supplier Relationship Management.

Welcome, Paul Plischke

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Paul Plischke is the Executive Vice President & Acting CIO at Westland Insurance. Paul Plischke leads the information technology department at Westland Insurance. With over 20 years of IT leadership experience, Paul has built a reputation as a change agent for digital transformations and IT departmental transformations. He is passionate about achieving business value through …

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