ACTE Ballot: Canada Board
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Now For One of the Candidates In Your Region.
Deadline
to vote: March 31, 2003
Board
of Directors
Canada Regional Seat (1)
Term: May 2003 - December 2005
Canadian Members Only |
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Lucie
Leclerc-Cowell
Public Works & Government Service
Lucie Leclerc-Cowell, Director of Government Shares Travel Services
within the Canadian federal government brings over 25 years of
experience in the management of various Canadian federal government
programs. For the last three years, she has been responsible for
the management of the Canadian federal government travel program.
As such, she put in place agreements with a travel agency to oversee
air reservation for more than 200,000 employees. Her group also
developed and maintains a Hotel and Car Rental Directory for government
business travellers, listing more than 2000 hotels worldwide and
30 main car rental companies in North America. Every year, rates
are competitively solicited from the travel providers (accommodation,
airlines and car rental companies) to ensure preferred rates for
the Canadian government. Her group has recently introduced a self
reservation system for air, hotel and car rental.
The Canadian government has embarked in a new initiative to modernize
its travel policy, program and processes. Lucie has been instrumental
in providing the vision and leadership in shaping a new travel
model for the Canadian government. Her group will soon implement
the new integrated end-to-end travel solution comprised of travel
agency services, travel card services, on line booking, travel
portal, travel expense management services, e-billing and auditing,
and business intelligence capabilities. Lucie has developed strong
relationships with the travel industry and promotes Canadian government
presence in the continuously evolving travel industry.
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Sally
Mahoney, C.P.P., C.P.M.
NOVA Chemicals Corp.
Sally Mahoney is a Commodity Manager at NOVA Chemicals Corporation,
a multi-national chemical company with head office in Calgary,
Alberta. Sally has global responsibility for Travel and Corporate
Cards and is based in Sarnia, Ontario reporting to the Director
of Global Services. Responsible for managing an annual spend of
approximately $50 million, Ms. Mahoney has accountability for
strategic sourcing, contract negotiation and implementation of
travel initiatives. Sally recently led NOVA Chemicals Travel Advisory
Board through an initiative to review and update their travel
policy based on survey information they compiled last year. She
has been employed by NOVA Chemicals for 26 years and an ACTE member
since 2001. Sally has also been extensively involved with the
Purchasing Management Association of Canada as a member of their
executive for the Sarnia District since 1991 and is a Past President
of Sarnia District. She was as member of the Strategic Planning
Team of the PMAC's Ontario Institute in 1998. Sally obtained her
Certified Professional Purchasing designation in 1996 and the
Certified Purchasing Managers designation in January 2003 and
is recognized as a leader in the purchasing profession.
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Kathy
Mason
American Express, Corporate Services
Katherine (Kathy) L. Mason is a travel management professional
with over 20 years of experience within the Canadian corporate
travel industry. She has held senior-level positions with such
companies as British Airways, where she was vice president, sales
and marketing, Canada; and Carlson Wagonlit Travel, as vice president,
business development, corporate travel. Expanding on her travel
management skills, Mason then moved to Diners Club as group vice
president, corporate sales. Today, she is with American Express
where, as sales director, procurement & expense management solutions,
she oversees a team, which delivers total T&E; and expense management
solutions to some of Canada’s largest corporations. An active
ACTE member since 1998, Kathy chaired the Canada Council between
1999 and 2002, has been on the organizing committee of the Canada
Regional Forums for the past four years, and is currently a member
of the global finance committee.
“The corporate travel industry has many challenges today and as
your ACTE board member, I would be committed to representing the
membership and utilizing my in-depth corporate travel experience
to help us set the future course of ACTE.”
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Ian
McKinley
McKinley & Associates
Ian McKinley is an established independent travel management consultant
based in Toronto. He began his career in England, where he completed
his post-secondary education in Business and Finance, with a major
in Travel and Tourism. He worked in both corporate and leisure
markets, and as manager of a regional travel office, he was responsible
for unprecedented growth in sales volume.
After relocating to Canada in 1992, Ian enjoyed a rapid advancement
to senior management level. During this time, he worked with the
major corporate travel management companies, including AMEX, CWT,
and BTI. More recently, as Operations Manager for BTI, he was
responsible for over 70 full time staff handling $120 million
of sales volume.
At the beginning of 2002, Ian established McKinley & Associates,
an independent travel management consulting service. He works
with corporate clients to increase their knowledge and awareness
of industry trends and changing practices, which in turn help
them maximize the value of their travel programs. Ian¹s North
American and international experience has given him a unique perspective
on the challenges and opportunities facing the global travel community.
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Christina
Woronchak
Rosenbluth International
Christina Woronchak has over thirteen years of experience in hospitality
and travel management. The first decade of her career included
various roles within the hospitality industry with a leading hotel
company now known as Six Continents Hotels. Prior to joining Rosenbluth
in 2000, she was Director of Sales, Canada for the hotels in the
Six Continents portfolio, including Inter-Continental, Crowne
Plaza and the various Holiday Inn brands. She joined Rosenbluth
three years ago in a sales capacity in Canada and following one
year of service, became Director of Sales for the company’s U.S.
Eastern Region. She is currently responsible for new sales growth
amongst large, multinational companies. She has been actively
involved in ACTE for several years. Her various volunteer roles
within the association began when she participated in the Steering
Committee for the 2000 Toronto Regional Forum. She served on the
Steering Committee for the 2002 ACTE Global Conference held in
Montreal and is currently participating in the Steering Committee
for the 2003 ACTE Global Conference, which will be held in Dublin,
Ireland.
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