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.  

Welcome Raj Perumal!

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Raj Perumal is a Director of Information Technology at Ducks Unlimited Canada for 2 months. His area of specialization include: Business Alignment/Relationship Management, Business Intelligence, Business Process Alignment/Support, Financial Business Performance Management, IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project Management, Professional, Scientific and Technical services, Service Management, Solution Delivery/Support, Strategy and Innovation, Supplier Relationship Management. …

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Welcome Jason Blanchette!

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Jason is the Director, IT Services at Palliser Furniture Upholstery Ltd. He has been with them for 10 years and in his current role for the past 5 years.   He is passionate about moving IT to a competitive advantage for organizations. Jason’s experiences include the Financial, Gaming, and Manufacturing industries during his 20 year …

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CyberCIO2017 is coming soon!

Be sure to mark your calendars for this exceptional CIO Association of Canada half-day IT Leadership conference event hosted by the Manitoba Chapter on March 23rd. This exciting event includes an exceptional keynote speaker who sits on the U.S. Department of Defense Science Board’s Cyber Task Force, a radio host moderated panel discussion and an executive round table with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

TECHAPALOOZA 2017 – Almost Here!

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Just a reminder to all Manitoba Chapter CIO Association members to get your tickets to TECHAPALOOZA 2017 soon.  The fundraising event is on Friday, February 24th at 6PM at the Hotel Fort Garry and features five all-star bands comprised of IT Professionals from across Winnipeg and Manitoba.  This is the social event of the year …

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Welcome New Member Pedro Melo

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Pedro is the  Executive Vice President, Information Technology at Pollard Banknote and he has been with them for less than a year. His areas of specialization include: Business Alignment/Relationship Management, Business Intelligence, Business Process Alignment/Support, IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project Management, Professional,Scientific and Technical services, Service Management, Solution Delivery/Support and Supplier …

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Please welcome new Manitoba Member Dan

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Dan Delorme is the Director, Information Technology for The Dufresne Group.  He has been with Dufresne for almost 5 years. He is responsible for the vision, strategy and long-term implementation approach of TDG’s information practices. He directs the planning and implementation of enterprise IT and IS systems in support of business operations in order to …

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CIOCAN Member among Top 100 LGBT+ Executives

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We are always proud to share the accomplishments of our members and this includes celebrating when they are recognized as outstanding contributors to the business community at large. OUT-Standing.org recently released their Top 100 Leading LBGT+ Executives. This list recognizes leading LBGT+ executives globally and we are very proud to share that Cynthia Fortlage, Vice President …

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It Talent Event Presentations now Available

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Manitoba Chapter Members can now review the slide decks from the presentations made at the chapter event on September 15, 2016.  You must be logged into the website to access these resources.  Go to www.ciocan.ca ->Resources ->Presentations from Past Events. Many thanks to Marny Barnes, Trish Bishop, and Kathy Knight for making these slides available …

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MAN IT Talent Event “Very Energizing”, “Time well spent”.

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Evaluations of the Manitoba chapter event held on September 15th confirmed that the 3 great speakers on “IT Talent” were very well received: the average score for the overall value of the event 4.5 out of 5. Marny Barnes, Senior Recruitment Consultant, IT & Operations at The Headhunters was first to take the podium giving those in …

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Welcome Gary to the Manitoba Chapter

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Gary Speer IT Director Gary has been with Gargill for over 17 years holding several different positions there. His areas of specialization include: Business Alignment/Relationship Mgmt, Business Process Alignment/Support, Financial Business Performance Mgmt, IT Competencies/Culture, Planning & Program/Project Mgmt, Strategy and Innovation, Supplier Relationship Mgmt.