Past BYA Recipients
2022
Entrepreneurial Leader-Startup Category
Lisa Flanders
Co-Founder
Bloom Integrative Health & Movement Centre Inc.
Entrepreneurial Leader-Emerging Category
Shannon Ferguson
Co-Founder and CEO
FanSaves Inc.
Entrepreneurial Leader-Established Category
Roxanne Whiting
Co-Owner
Sign Language Interpreting Associates Ottawa Inc.
Community Impact Category
Heidi Hauver
VP, People Experience
Shinydocs
Enterprise Leader-Rising Star Category
Piriya Yoganathan
Biotherapeutics Manufacturing Centre
The Ottawa Hospital
Enterprise Leader-Innovation Champion Category
Solange Tuyishime
President
Elevate International
Enterprise Leader-Accomplished Category
Louise Summers
Regional Vice President Ottawa Central
RBC Royal Bank
Lifetime Achievement Category
Lorraine McKay
Co-Founder and Chief of Talent Solutions
Human Resource Systems Group
2019
Emerging Entrepreneur
Category
Jennifer
Reynolds
Founder, Lawyer and Mediator
Fresh Legal
Established Entrepreneur
Category
Heather
Desjardins
Founder and Owner
The Open Door Educational Services
Professional Services
Category
Anjali Dilawri
Logan Katz
Chartered Professional Accountants
Organization
Category
Jennifer Conley
MPNL & CFRE
Carleton University & Carleton University Foundation
2018
Emerging Entrepreneur
Category Finalist
Amy Friesen
Owner
Tea & Toast Inc.
Established Entrepreneur
Category Finalist
Jennifer MacKinnon
CEO
Fenix Solutions
Professional Services
Category Finalist
Katherine Cooligan
Regional Managing Partner
Ottawa Office
Borden Ladner Gervais
Organization
Category Finalist
Christina Hlusko
President & CEO
CAA North & East Ontario
2017
Emerging Entrepreneur
Category Finalist
Donna Baker
Co-Founder
Keynote Group
Established Entrepreneur
Category Finalist
Cathy Hay
Arido IDC, PMP, LEED AP
President & Founder
Hay Design Inc.
Professional Services
Category Finalist
Karen Hennessey
Partner
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
Organization
Category Finalist
Linda Eagen
Founder Cancer Coaching
President & CEO
Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation
2016
Emerging Entrepreneur
Category Finalist
Kyla Cullain
CEO & Co-Founder
Next Step Transitions
Established Entrepreneur
Category Finalist
Jennifer Dalgleish
Co-Owner/Teacher
Pure Yoga
Professional Services
Category Finalist
Candace Enman, CPA, CA
President
WelchGroup Consulting
Organization
Category Finalist
Vicky Kyriaco
General Manager & Chief Administrative Officer
Ottawa Student Transportation Authority
Past Award Recipients
Jocelyne Doyle-Rodrigue
President, Exelcom/Translex
Diane Phillips
Director, IBI Group Architects
Kim Dixon
Vice President Marketing, TalkSwitch
Donna Hicks
Owner, Fantasy in Foliage Inc.
Julie Tubman
President, Tubman Funeral Homes & Cremation
Judy Richards
Owner, Davidson’s Jewellers
Betty Gittens
Chairperson, Help the Aged, Canada
Kristine van der Pas-Norenius
President, Tulips and Maple Inc.
Jennifer Lynch, Q.C.
Partner, Lang, Michener, Honeywell, Wotherspoon
Claudia McKeen
President, Glebe Apothecary
Jean Piggot
Chairperson, NCC
Leslie Coates
President, Manotick Travel & Cruise Centre
Michelle Valberg
Owner, Valberg Imaging Inc.
Neta Clark
President, Neta Clark Real Estate
Ann Callaghan
Principal, Callaghan Letellier Wiens Gibbons
Deborah Bourchier
Managing Partner, GGFL
Margo Crawford
President, CEO and Founder, Business Sherpa Group
Shana Levin
Vice President, Broadway Across Canada
Irene Martin
Owner/President, Retire-At-Home Services Inc.
June Lemmex
President, Lemmex & Associates
Jill Brown
City of Ottawa Councillor and President, Chuck Brown Golf
Mary Ellen Morris
Partner, BDO Ward Mallette
Rosemary Gravelle
Owner, Voc-Care Rehabilitation Centre
Janice B. Payne
Senior Partner, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
Mary Ann Turnbull
President, Turnbull Learning Centre
Robin McIntyre
Regional President, Rogers Communications Inc.
Heather Maclachlan
Former Co-Owner & Director of Catering, Mackay Street Epicura
Marion Balla
Owner, Alderian Centre for Counselling and Education
Shirley Westeinde
Owner, Westeinde Group of Companies
Carol McDonald
Partner, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Frances Mae Balodis
Founder and International Director, Music for Young Children
Brenda Hollingsworth
Partner, Auger Hollingsworth
Erin Crowe
Executive Vice President, CFO and Alternate Governor, Senators Sports & Entertainment
Mia Hempey
President and CEO, CTE Solutions Inc.
Patricia Bood
Brookfield Renewable Energy Group
Lili-Ann Foster
President and CEO, Renaud Foster
Wendy Rogers
Owner & Physiotherapist, Access at Home Physiotherapy
Daphne Lainson
Lawyer & Partner, Smart & Biggar / Fetherstonhaugh
Barbara Mireault
Owner-President, The Fish Market Group of Restaurants
Suzanne Simpson
President/CEO, Human Resource Systems
Shannon Lambert
Co-Owner and VP Business Development, Veritaaq
Rebecca Page
Founder & CEO, Concierge Home Services
Kimothy Walker
News Producer and Anchor, CTV
Sheila Whyte
Owner, Thyme & Again Creative Catering
Betty Shields
President, Betty’s Kitchen
Jane McVeigh
Vice President, Human Resources, General Dynamics Canada
Melissa Clark
Wealth Advisor, RBC Dominion Securities
Luise Sander
Co-President, Sander Geophysics
Janet Yale
Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Telus
Marnie Bennett
Broker, Keller Williams Ottawa Realty Bennett Real Estate Professionals
Owner, Sante Restaurant, Holtz Health and Beauty Spa, The Sussex Club
Terri Storey
Executive Director, Terrace Youth Residential Services
Rosa Maria Iuliano
Partner, Collins Barrow
Caralyn Tierney
President/Owner, Caralyn’s Hair & Wig Design, Inc.