Welcome, Darcy Wilson

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Darcy Wilson is the Manager, Network Operations at WiBand Communications. Darcy Wilson is ab innovative business leader with twenty years of experience building a comprehensive team of IT professionals, in both the public and private sectors.

Welcome, Bernie Marcoux

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Bernie Marcoux is the VP of Operations, Technology and Innovation at Caisse Financial Group. His career focuses around Financial Business Performance Mgmt, IT Architecture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project Mgmt, Service Management, Strategy and Innovation and Supplier Relationship Mgmt.

Welcome, Calvin Hawley

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Calvin Hawley is the Director of Innovative Technology Services at Manitoba Education and Training. His career focuses around Business Process Alignment/Support, IT Competencies/Culture, Planning & Program/Project Mgmt, Strategy and Innovation.

Welcome, Rob Lanyon

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Rob Lanyon is the Director of Information Technology Services at Manitoba Hydro. His career focuses around Business Alignment/Relationship Mgmt, Planning & Program/Project Mgmt, Strategy and Innovation.

Welcome Chris Tornato

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Chris Tornato is the IT Operations Manager, at Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation. His career focuses around IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Scientific and Technical services, Service Management, Solution Delivery/Support, Strategy and Innovation and Supplier Relationship Mgmt.

Korey Hildebrand

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Korey Hildebrand is the IT Manager at Manitoba Institute of Trades & Technology. His career is focused on IT Architecture and IT Competencies/Culture.

CIOMAN Breaks Bread with MafiaBoy Hacker Michael Calce

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  On November 8, in a relaxed and inviting setting, Michael Calce shared his story, beginning as a 15 year old hacker in his parent’s basement to now being one of the industry’s leading security experts.  He shared key insights with CIO Manitoba members including current and emerging industry trends, the security threat landscape, and  …

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CIOCAN is 20 Years Young

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      by Catherine Boivie Founder and Honorary Life Member, ​CIO Association of Canada   In 1996 Catherine Boivie moved from Toronto to Vancouver to take up the position of Director of IT at BCAA. In her first few weeks there, she found herself calling CIOs she knew in Toronto to exchange information and …

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Finalists Announced for 2017 Ingenious Awards

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Celebration of Excellence in the Use of Information and Communication Technology The Information and Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) has announced the finalists for the key categories of the 2017 Ingenious Awards recognizing Canadian companies that are turning great ideas into products and services to solve problems, improve performance, introduce new services and grow their …

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Janet Wood

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Janet Wood became Chief Innovation & Culture Officer at Westoba Credit Union in January of 2017.  Her areas of responsibility include IT, HR, Marketing & Communications, PMO and Continuous Improvement.  Janet spent many years in provincial government, including a decade in senior roles at the Manitoba Ombudsman.  In her most recent past, she was a …

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Lawrence Lazarko

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Lawrence Lazarko has been with the Manitoba Public Insurance for almost 4 years.   His areas of specialization include: Business Intelligence, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project Management, Service Management, Solution Delivery/Support, Strategy and Innovation, Supplier Relationship Management.  

“Nothing is impossible.” Jay Vijayan at CIO Peer Forum 2017

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  By Alex Piasta, Guest Contriubutor At the 2017 CIOCAN conference held in Edmonton, Alberta, Jay Vijayan formerly of Tesla Motors explained his innovative professional experiences. By developing breakthrough technology for one of the most innovative companies of the century, his positive impact has helped transform the entire automotive industry.  His lessons learned during this …

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