Maddie is a Sr. ML / Research Engineer in industry, published author and seasoned open-source AI leader, with 6+ years of experience in ML R&D. Her areas of interest include generative models, NLP and Human & AI interactions. She was also a 2x startup founder, a Blockchain educator/researcher, Founder of Women Who Code - Data Science, and technical advisor to various startups and Diversity and Inclusion consultant for tech nonprofits.

She completed her degree in Mathematics at the University of Waterloo and currently lives / works out her truck. Maddie enjoys piloting airplanes and adventures in the wilderness in her spare time

Dami is. Senior Manager in the international tax team at a big 4 accounting firm in Calgary. In her role, she assists multinational corporations with demystifying the tax implications of their cross border transactions.

She is married with two kids and outside of work when she is not carpooling kids to their activities, she runs a book club and is a member of two others, volunteers at church and at the drop in centre and sits on the committee of the black professional network at work

Iran Karimian started her career in marketing and program management ten years ago, working on the agency side for some of Canada's largest brands like Google, YouTube, Kraft Heinz and the Royal Bank of Canada. Today, Iran leads startup developer ecosystem efforts at Google Canada, where she brings the best of Google's people, programs, products and technology to startup teams across the country.

She currently resides in Toronto, and in her free time enjoys reading, practicing yoga and discovering new restaurants and coffee shops in the city

Cathleen Ghenne is an accomplished software developer often described as passionate, industrious and detail-oriented. Having developed her first website at 13 years old, Cathleen decided to pursue a background in computer science and obtained her Bachelor of Science from the Paul Lambin Institute in Belgium. Cathleen has programmed for companies all around the world, from Brussels to Toronto, and has now landed in Calgary. Cathleen is passionate about teaching and mentoring teams as well as inspiring women to pursue a career in software engineering.

Aside from her love for coding, Cathleen enjoys hiking, travelling, and painting

Lawretta is qualified as a lawyer and has studied in multiple jurisdictions with a passion for helping lawyers grow and being in strategic initiatives for women

She co-founded organisations that help foreign trained lawyers through their licensing in Canada.

She has mentored several lawyers in qualifying in Canada and loves to learn by experiencing the world through travel.

With over 5 years experience in diligently performing many Human Resources duties, Elly has a strong and updated knowledge in Change Management, Talent Management, HR Consulting, Employee Benefits Design, Personnel Management, and Employee Engagement.

She also enjoys facilitations of workshops and events, As a result, she has successfully organized over 20+ workshops and 6 interdepartmental and organizational events which resulted in “ Event Planner of the Year” award for the company

 

Destiny Sam-Omojevu is a talented software engineer, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Naija Moms Abroad group. 
Determined to help others like herself, Destiny co-founded Naija Moms Abroad, a group that provides Nigerian women with resources and support to help them settle into their new homes in Canada. 
In addition to her work with Naija Moms Abroad, Destiny is an accomplished software engineer with a passion for building innovative solutions. She has worked for some of the top tech companies in Canada, where she has developed expertise in web and mobile application development, software architecture, and project management.
Despite her busy schedule, Destiny remains committed to giving back to her community. 
Destiny is a true inspiration, a leader in her field, and a compassionate advocate for Nigerian women in Canada. Her dedication to empowering others and making a positive impact on the world is truly remarkable
 

Roma is currently working as Advancement Coordinator in University of Calgary since 2021 as well as an In-Home Support Worker supporting new immigrants in the comfort of their homes through Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA). Before that she also worked for 5 years at CIWA in different roles including Program Coordinator, career bridging programs and Instructor, Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC). Being an immigrant herself, she is passionate about helping new immigrants settle in a new country and inspire them explore their strengths and passions. 

Roma is a staunch supporter of self-care to promote health and well-being. Therefore, despite her busy schedule, she makes sure that she finds some time for herself on a daily basis and when she does that she loves doing Aerial Yoga, Zumba, and Barre classes with her buddies at the gym. Roma is a proud single mom of two young teenagers who are the source of strength, happiness, and peace for her.

Adedoyin Omotara is a Beauty Entrepreneur, Women’s empowerment advocate, Speaker, Life Coach, Business Coach and the leader of the unmask your beauty movement.

Born in Manchester, UK to Nigerian parents, her passion to live a fuller and more expressive life made her leave her successful Corporate Engineering career to become an entrepreneur.

Seeking the spiritually creative fulfillment missing in her successful corporate career, she was determined to resolve the concern that beauty today, far from being that poetic ‘joy forever’ is, unfortunately, a source of insecurity, shame, and stress for countless women.

She promotes beauty, inside and out, to an audience of women at all stages of life. Adedoyin believes in investing in the dream of girls and in the strength of women.

Varisha is full stack software developer who has previously worked with a Fortune 500 company for seven years. She was awarded the a Most Valuable Player award by her Department for re-engineering applications and creating an in-house applications monitor tool.
She immigrated to Canada from India in 2018 and has been working as a senior software developer in Calgary for the last 4 years.
Her area of expertise is Dot Net Technology. 
She practices being detail oriented and sagacious, which according to her are important qualities to be a good developer.
Varisha enjoys spending time with her family and friends and loves going to restaurants.
She’s also working as the president of an ethnoreligious non-profit organization which aims to work for political advocacy in the longer run along with social work. 
She’s a first time mother to a little daughter and is currently on her maternity leave

Nomso Nnadi is a highly experienced business analyst with more than ten years of expertise in the banking industry, specializing in financial risk analysis. Additionally, she is an accomplished entrepreneur, a skilled writer, and a co-founder of a not-for-profit organization - NaijaMums Abroad. Nomso is a creative and forward-thinking individual who is dedicated to building communities and empowering women and girls to achieve their aspirations and become successful community builders. Her passion lies in helping individuals take concrete steps towards realizing their full potential and making meaningful contributions to society.