Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta’s 10th Woman of Inspiration 2017-2018 Presented by Syncrude Announced
March 2018 (Fort McMurray) Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta and Syncrude are proud to announce the 10th nominee for the Women of Inspiration series 2017-2018: Mehar Rashid Ms. Rashid moved to Fort McMurray in 2009 and started her career as a Kindergarten teacher with the Fort McMurray Public School District. She then moved on to…
Read MoreFebruary 2018 (Fort McMurray) Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta and Syncrude are proud to announce the 9th nominee for the Women of Inspiration series 2017-2018: Carmen Wells Carmen Wells relocated to Fort McMurray from B.C. 10 years ago and has thrown herself whole heartedly into the community. Carmen is the Regulatory Affairs officer for the…
Read MoreJanuary 2018 (Fort McMurray) Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta and Syncrude are proud to announce the 8th nominee for the Women of Inspiration Series 2017-2018: Annette Antoniak Annette Antoniak relocated to RMWB in 2015 from Penticton B.C. to take over as Chief Executive Officer of the Regional Recreation Corporation of Wood Buffalo. While serving as…
Read MoreDecember 2017 (Fort McMurray) Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta and Syncrude are proud to announce the 7th nominee for the Women of Inspiration series 2017-2018: Kim Mah Kim Mah arrived in Edmonton at the age of 17 on October 5, 1957. Kim’s grandfather worked at the Swift Meat Company in Edmonton and through conversations with…
Read MoreNovember 2017 (Fort McMurray) Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta and Syncrude are proud to announce the 6th nominee for Women of Inspiration Bushra Irfan Ms. Irfan has lived in Fort McMurray since 2004 and during that time she has not only made the region her home of choice but has worked tirelessly to make it…
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Read MoreOctober 2017 (Fort McMurray) Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta and Syncrude are proud to announce the 5th nominee for the Women of Inspiration series 2017-2018: Linda Mywaart Originally from Lacombe, Alberta, Linda first visited Fort McMurray in July 1981 for 4 weeks of volunteer work with a church team. This volunteer work included community service like…
Read MoreSeptember 2017 (Fort McMurray) Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta and Syncrude are proud to announce the 4th nominee for the Women of Inspiration series 2017-2018: Patricia Flett Patricia Flett, more often referred to as Pat was born and raised in Fort Chipewyan, the only girl in a family of four. Her early years were steeped…
Read MoreAugust 2017 (Fort McMurray) Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta and Syncrude Canada are proud to announce the 3rd nominee for the Women of Inspiration series 2017-2018: Donna Cyprien Donna Cyprien is a respected elder and resident of Fort Chipewyan. She raised her 4 children in the community and has spent her life helping to make…
Read MoreJuly 2017 (Fort McMurray) Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta and Syncrude are proud to announce the 2nd nominee for the Women of Inspiration Series 2017-2018: Kim Conway Ms. Conway was born and raised in Gander, a small community in central Newfoundland. After graduating high school Kim left home to attend university in St. Johns. Kim…
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