Management Team

With a background in writing, video production, web design and social media along with a strong interest in marketing, Katie brings a unique perspective and diverse skill set to the WCM team. 

She previously worked in film production where she wrote scripts and produced videos and media kits for clients including the Canadian Transportation Agency, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services and Veterans Affairs Canada and worked with Epoch Multimedia to develop the interactive e-book 1812: Who Won the War? for high school classrooms across Canada and the United States. Katie's creativity and interest in web-design drove her to start her own business designing websites for local companies.

Katie attended Queen's University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Film and Media Studies.

Lindsey has worked in the capital markets space for over a decade. She got her start in venture capital and has spent the majority of her career with CIBC Capital Markets Risk Management (CMRM) as a risk manager sitting on the trading floor. She mainly worked with the foreign exchange and global collateral finance businesses to ensure the associated risks were properly captured and remained within the risk appetite set out by the Board of Directors.

Lindsey is a passionate advocate for gender diversity, having led committees within the CMRM space and attended women’s advocacy events regularly. She is also a very active member in her community at Yonge and Eglinton in Toronto. Lindsey has successfully lobbied for a number of safety precautions around the Eglinton LRT construction beside Eglinton Junior Public school. Her lobbying drew attention from the CBC who helped to promote her struggle. Lindsey’s efforts to reduce overcrowding in the school have been documented in multiple local print articles and she has secured the help of Premier Wynne to review expanding the school property.

Lindsey is the mother of 2 young girls. She has a BSc in math and holds CFA and PRM designations. 

Jessica joined the WCM team in 2016 with a background in customer service and logistics. Jessica can often be found with multiple open spreadsheets fine tuning the back end of WCM's programs and awards. Among her colleagues, Jessica is known for her passion for organization, time management skills and teamwork making her an excellent fit within the office.

Jessica obtained her Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Tourism Studies from Brock University and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Event Management from Humber College.

Olga came to WCM in 2017 with an interest and passion in women's success and self-realization. Before coming to WCM she graduated from Centennial College's Graphic Design program with high honours where she was granted many awards for her work. She always aims to discover and learn new things; from this she found her passion and talent in arts and design after her first degree in computer programming.

Olga has a variety of work experience, starting from web-master freelancer to magazine layout designer and to self-employed event-manager, brand-designer and idea wizard - all in one person!

She strongly believes that it is the design that influences peoples' perception of everything they face and thus it can have a positive impact if done right and can send a strong message between the lines.

So with her high attention to detail, creativity and quality of work, she is responsible for all aspects of WCM's brand, feel and look.

She is happy to be a part of the WCM movement and help support women in capital markets through design.

Daniella has a myriad of experience under her belt, including: event management, research associate, community outreach leadership, and gymnastics coaching.

Daniella is driven by her passion for social change, originating from her roots within critical race and intersectional feminist theory. Combining her personal interests and previous work experience made joining the WCM team a clear choice.

Daniella holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Simon Fraser University, and a Master of Arts in Political Science with a concentration in Political Economy and International Development from the University of Toronto.

With a career spanning capital markets to marketing & brand strategy, McKenzie brings a unique and relevant skill set to the team, as well as long-standing participation with WCM.

Beginning her career on the trade desk, McKenzie worked as a Fixed Income & Foreign Exchange Analyst at BCI, where her focuses covered the U.S. high yield bond market and U.S. & Canadian money market portfolios. While at BCI, McKenzie served as the Co-Chair of Student Outreach as part of the Women’s Innovation Network, where she organized BCI’s inaugural partnership with WCM. Transitioning then to long-term total portfolio design, McKenzie joined CPPIB, where she worked as an Associate within Total Portfolio Management.

With an aspiration to apply her strategic mindset more broadly, McKenzie later shifted her focus towards the world of marketing & brand strategy, where she worked with multiple agencies and Toronto-based brands to develop holistic digital marketing strategies and research to steer brand strategy ideation.

McKenzie holds a Bachelors degree in Economics with a Minor in Business from the University of Victoria and a Certificate in Digital Marketing.

Rebecca is a passionate writer and storyteller who is interested in championing equality and empowering women. Before coming to WCM in 2019, she completed a work placement at Women of Influence. In her spare time, Rebecca volunteers at Her Summit, a lifestyle summit for the everyday woman.

Rebecca has a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Gender Studies and a minor in English from Queen’s University and a Master of Media in Journalism and Communication from Western University.