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Tracy LofflerSchool Trustee

I think that as women, it’s important todefine what success looks like for us asindividuals. Between running a business,being a school trustee and trying to begood mum to my 13 year old daughterand 17 year old son, my life can get alittle hectic. {My crockpot is my favouritepossession. lol} So for me, I’ve identifiedsuccess as finding the right balancebetween my work, my family and spendingquality time with the people who mattermost to me. Being a part of fulfilling workthat is making a difference in people’s livesand in the community is what inspires meto keep going and continue helping others.

I am proud to be a part of a school districtthat is inclusive and values women inleadership roles. Mission Public Schoolsemploys 1176 people and of those, 911 or77% are women. This includes 20 femaleprincipals and vice-principals, which is61% of all administrators. Further, 4 ofour 5 Senior Staff members are women.As Chair of the Board I hope to inspireother women and girls to pursue activitiesand opportunities to showcase their owntalents, skills and abilities. The conceptof “Women Helping Women: The Powerof Mentorship” is to bring young womenand girls together and encourage them topursue anything they can dream of. Thereis no limit to what your life can look like.

#103 - 33070 5th Ave., Mission, B.C.604-826-1000

Pam AlexisMayor

Women have always been great influencersin both my personal and professional life. Icome from a large family mostly of women(my poor brother) led by a very strong motherwho was always elegant, even in rubbergloves. Our education and our exposure toall things cultural was paramount throughoutmy childhood.

The girls in the family were sent to privateschool for our entire education and hadonly female teachers, mostly from England,that instilled a love of literature, theatre,and the arts, in addition to critical thinking.I was trained in classical ballet surrounded bytalented teachers that reinforced the elementof discipline and hard work in achieving goals.

I graduated from high school believingwomen could do anything they set theirminds to. Unfortunately, both in universityand in the working world, that concept wasshattered; however, as women everywherehave gained ground in leadership roles andin roles that were non-traditional, that can-doattitude and optimism returned - and here Iam today.

Along the way I have had the good fortune ofbeing influenced by women who were part ofthe 60’s revolution demanding equal pay andopportunity for women. The work that wasdone at that time paved the way for what weexperience and think of as normal, today. Thedecision to run for Mayor was made easierby the female councillors that came beforeme like Joan McLatchy, Heather Stewartand Jenny Stevens who created a climate ofacceptance that afforded me the opportunityto dream.

Each and everyday at Municipal Hall, theRegional District, the fire department, theRCMP detachment, the Leisure Centre,the school board office, and at numerousbusinesses, non-profits and a host of otherentities, I am surrounded by women whoregularly step-up, lead by example andencourage others to do the same. Each andeveryone are making a difference in ourcommunity which makes me very proud to bea part of.

Women making a difference in our community, here are just a feW of our local influential Women leaders.read their stories and be inspired!

inspirational mentors, leaders, innovators, business, non-profits, advocacy

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Saturday,November 1610 AM to 2 PM!

TheDistrict ofMissionandMissionPublic SchoolDistrict areexcited to co-host the first Women helping Women;The Power of Mentorship forum at Heritage ParkMiddle School cafetorium. The forum will feature a femalekeynote speaker and an interactive all-female panel.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided. This is afree event but pre-registration is required throughEvent Bright http://ow.ly/UIYT50v9nSx as seatingis limited. This event is designed to encourage youngwomen, 15 years and older, to be inspired to set andreach their goals; and to dream big! For more informationplease contact Pam Alexis at 604-302-2005 orTracy Loffler at 604-302-8346.

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WOMEN helping Women; The Power of Mentorship

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Women Ona Mission

I am honoured to be involved inMission’s Women helping Women,the Power of Mentorship project. Itis awonderful opportunity to profilelocal women in leadership roles andencouragemorewomen to becomeleaders in our community.Career: Accountant. In the maledominated industries where Iworked there were no women inthe executive ranks. In the nonprofitsector, I had the pleasure ofworkingwith Sally Gribble, the founder ofMADDCanada. She was passionate

and fierce about educating the public and influencing laws to addressthe devastating effects of causing a death while driving drunk. All thiswhile dealing with her own loss. She taughtme how to step out of mycomfort zone to advocate for a worthwhile cause.Volunteering:

- 2014MissionBCWinterGames. I thankmy friend,Michelle Favero,for recommending this opportunity. A wonderful, dedicated groupthatworked forover2years toorganize thishighly successful event.- Stave Falls Community Association Director. The association wasformed in 2016 to convince ourSchool District to not sell Stave FallsElementary and, in fact, to reopen it for the community.The schoolis reopening in September 2019.

ElectedOfficial:My interest in our School District grew during the Stave FallsElementary project.With the encouragement and support of many, Isuccessfully ran for SchoolTrustee.I amproud toparticipate and support theWomenHelpingWomen, thePower ofMentorship.

Julia RenkemaI am very excited for the opportunityto be involved in the Women helpingWomen, the Power of MentorshipProject in Mission. Exciting timesahead for our female gender inLeadership andmentoring roles.Withwhat is going on in the news thisweekabout the 50th Anniversary of theApolloMoon tests and landing, I thinkback to watching theTV (yes, in BlackandWhite) when I was 7 andwatchingwho was in the control panel room.Yes, a bunch ofmen. But there was anexception, Poppy Northcutt, NASA’sfirst female Engineer.

This changed thewaywe thought of what we could become. She had saidall she wanted was to be integrated into the team, that they would figureit out some day, they would get past it. Let’s face it, it was aMans’s world.Now jump to the 21st century and some females are still fighting for thisequality.WEWILL KEEPWORKINGTOSTOPTHEDISPARITY.I started into the school system in 1992,whenmyfirst daughter startedherschool journey. I learned how to work with amazing PAC’s, school Adminand staff. I had a second daughter then a son to take me to 20 years onPAC’s and DPAC. Thousands of hours volunteering and making sacrifices.It was one of the most challenging and most rewarding times of my life.I need to give credit tomy family for always havingmy back, especiallymyTwin sister Penny.ToShelleyClarkson, a former schoolTrustee for tappingme on the shoulder to run for School Trustee and Carol Hamilton for hermentorship. I lovemy job asTrustee and look forward tomanymore yearsto comeworking alongside somany incredible women in our community.I am looking forward and optimistic for the future of All females. As amother ofTwo daughters, a daughter in law and a granddaughter, we canonly hope that they can keep Dreaming big andwish for total equality.

Shelley CarterTo all the young women manyof whom will be future leaders,believe in yourself.Find your passion, don’t hesitateto step outside your comfort zoneto reach your potential.Take risks and don’t be fearfulof making mistakes along theway. A good Leader will admit tomaking a mistake and learn fromit.Personally it took me a long timeto believe in myself. With the

ongoing support and reassurance from my family l gained theconfidence to challengemyself .I beganmycareer inbankingas apart time teller.Whenopportunitypresented itself I would apply and over the years with hard workand dedication I became a Branch Manager and a Leader inmy organization. This was a rewarding role for me as I was ableto mentor my staff to help them reach their potential and besuccessful.I was encouraged to get involved in municipal politics in 2005 bya sitting School Trustee at the time. Never in my wildest dreamsdid I expect to take this path. I was really out of my comfort zone.However with the confidence I had gained over the years I madethe decision to run as a School Trustee in 2005 and after 9 yearsserving in the role ran for City Councillor. I am now serving my2nd term on council.I leave you with this: Dream Big and always try to see theLighter Side of Life

Carol Hamilton

Leading the way...

The A-TeamThe Chamber Team is made up of 4 energetic and dynamic ladies that come fromvarious backgrounds with a variety of skill-sets. This is one of the reasons the teamworks so well together.

Jo-Anne Chadwick stepped into the Executive Director role in the fall of 2018, havingworked for the Chamber for three years prior to the promotion. Jo-Anne and herpartner, Rob Chadwick operated a tour business in Mission for 12 years, previous tothat Jo-Anne worked at the TD Bank for 20 years.

Janessa Derksen, the Manager of Business Services, started as a summer student in2016 and has advanced in her role over the past 3 years. Janessa has an impressivebackground in Senior Hospitality Management and is currently finishing her BusinessDiploma and starting her Public Administration Degree at Thompson Rivers University.

Jamye Dobson started with the Chamber during her practicum while taking the EventsPlanning Diploma at UFV and was quickly hired to become the full-time ChamberEvents & Communication Coordinator.

Harleen Sohi has returned to the Chamber to once again contribute her knowledge andskills as a summer student. Harleen has now completed the third year in her Bachelorof Commerce degree at UBC Sauder School of Business.

The Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to nurturing a healthybusiness environment in the region opening the doors to people in business, fromthe owner-operator to managers of large-scale businesses. When SHE wins, YOU win~ Gail Evans


Wonder Women Society is happy toserve the women of British Columbiain education, business, health, andemployment. We continue to honourwomen who are doing exceptional

things for their community and makinga difference in the lives of others.

Women like our own city mayor, PamAlexis, are nominated to inspire

and encourage other women to getinvolved in making a differencein their communities and lead byexample for others to do the same.

For more for information of howyou can help the women in your

community, please [email protected]

Sandeep MinhasLife & Living Benefits Insurance Advisor

My name is Sandeep Minhas. I am anInsurance advisor with RBC Insurance.

With regards to my career background,I have been in finance industry for 20years and out of that 18 years of mycareer with RBC Royal Bank. I havebeen in advisor role most of my careersuch as financial advisor, businessaccount manager, financial plannerand now an insurance advisor workingmobile in Fraser valley.

With regards to my personalbackground, I immigrated here inCanada in February, 1995. I am aCanadian citizen. I have been marriedfor 25 years and have 3 children age 24,22 and 11 years old. Our daughters arein the final years of university and ourson is in grade 5. We lived in Squamishfor 21 years; moved to Mission, BCin August of 2016 for better careeradvancement.

My goal for the next few years is tobe involve and serve community byactively participating in activities andvolunteering in town.

[email protected]

Peggy FoxOptician

My 35 year journey as an Optician has beenpretty amazing. In 1978 I started helping afterschool at my best friends parents contact lenslaboratory in Richmond. When I graduated theyhired me. I learned to make soft, gas perm andtoric lenses. I always dreamed of opening myown little shop, I even picked our the nameSpecsappeal Optical and in 1994 I made ithappen. Specsappeal Optical was the first onehour optical in Maple Ridge and my businesspartner and I opened a 2nd location in PoCo.We split our partnership but then when his shopcouldn’t make it he took all the equipmentand ran. I was left fighting for my livelihood aseverything was in my name. I eventually losteverything. My house, my car, my 2 shops…personal guarantee is not so fun. In the year2000 I opened Urban Eyewear a very uniqueOptical Boutique in Maple Ridge and afterdivorce in 2015 I closed the shop and movedto Mission a year later Perfect Piece Opticalwas opened, my most successful shop ever! Myadvice to women in business is to never give up,that everything you may lose in life leads youto something better. Partnerships are risky sojump in with both feet and believe in yourself.Your will accomplish all your dreams in timealways be kind and always be grateful, life is adestination not a race.

Perfect Piece Optical Boutiquewww.perfectpieceoptical.com33166B 1st Ave, Mission

604-410-2020

I was born and brought up in Hamilton Ontario,graduatedwithaBAfromMcMasterUniversity in‘97 and married in 1998. We have moved across

eat country a bit as my husband workedfor a supermarket chain for over 20 years. Wespent 4.5 yrs in Saskatoon SK and I worked ata newspaper in the area of advertising. I rana home-based daycare for 14 years in MapleRidge and Mission while our children were smalland cared for many wonderful children duringthat time. My husband had always dreamt ofowning and operating his own Bakery and thusBear Country Bakery was born.

We opened the Bakery in the Prospera Plazaat the corner of Lougheed and Cedar here inMission in April 2018. We have learned so muchin the last 15 months and continue to learn andbuild our family business. This business offersthe best of ourselves and is a true labour oflove. We enjoy serving this fine Community anda great majority of our customers express how

much they enjoy and now rely on a fresh bakery intown. We love being our own bosses and being able

to have our children work alongside us. We also lovebeing able to mentor others in the trade of baking and

small business.

Opening & building a business from the ground up is not for thefaint of heart. It requires tons of time, discipline, energy, commitment,

patience and multi tasking. You have to be a jack of all trades andwilling to do all jobs including advertising, book keeping/financials, web

design, social media, cleaning, merchandising not to mention the day today tasks. A business can take many years to build and the first years are hard

in many respects but it includes a great deal of satisfaction and a sense of pridein completion and by the enjoyment of your products by others. Don’t be afraid to

continue to learn and grow every day.

and car

Sue PotmaBear Country Bakery

106 - 32423 Lougheed Hwy. Mission604.410.2253


Mindy McPhersonReal Estate Salesperson

Mindy is in the Top 20 Realtors in allof Canada for the most completedtransactions. Fraser Valley’s #1 Realtorfor the past 30+ consecutive years.(FVREB MLS statistics), Mindy McPhersonhas become Fraser Valley’s “Go to”agent and a consistent leader with areputation for tenaciously protectingher clients’ interests. Savvy negotiationsand cutting edge marketing strategiesjoin uncompromising integrity as thehallmark’s of Mindy’s service. Mindy isexceptionally well respected in the FraserValley, not only for her unparalleledprofessional track record and high ethicalstandards but for being an honest,hard working family woman who doesabsolutely everything in her power toensure her clients’ success. Thanks toher exceptionally loyal clientele, personalreferrals and repeat business form thefoundation of Mindy’s career. To ensureefficient, complete service for you, Mindyoffers seamless assistance to you forevery aspect of your home purchase andfor every aspect selling your home.

Please call Mindy anytime withoutobligation. She is ready to go to work foryou today!

#103 - 33070 5th Ave., Mission, B.C.604-826-1000

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Gail is an interior decorator and theowner of Silk Degrees. Offering aneclectic Mix of Home Decor, LadiesFashions, Accessories, Baby Gifts andmore, Silk Degrees is a “one stop shop!”

In 2002, Gail was honoured with theaward for Best Interior Design at theStreet of Dreams. In 2006, Gail wasonce again honoured by being askedto facilitate and assist in the design forthe first residential Brain RehabilitationCentre in Lake Country, BC.

Gail’s genuine interest in meeting theneeds of her customers continues todraw people to her store from all walks oflife. Gail invites you to visit Silk Degrees ifyou are looking for that perfect gift with apersonal touch! Her fantastic sales teamoffers outstanding service to all theircustomers. You can also contact Gail fora private design consultation for a newbuild.

235 - 32530 Lougheed HwyMission

By FreshCo Foods(604) 826-8835

Gail HarringtonInterior Decorator

owner ofSilk Degrees Boutique

Women Ona Mission

In recent years a shifthas occurred, and morewomen have begunto choose majorsassociated with higherpost-graduate salaries.

Repor t s f rom thecareer guidance siteGlassdoor analyzed howmuch male and femaleprofessionals with thesame college degreeearned and identifiedmany instances inwhich women went onto earn more than menin the first five yearsof their career. They’veidentified several majorswhere female collegegraduates can earn asmuch or more than theirmale counterparts andfind successful careers.

· Architecture

· Pharmaceuticalsciences

· Information sciences

· Chemical engineering

· Computer science

· Electrical engineering

·Mechanical engineering

Choosing the right pathin Education

· Computer engineering

· Business economics

· Civil engineering

· Sports management

Despite these findings,women remain likelyto pursue education,design and applied arts,health services, andsocial work as careeroptions.

Female students unsureof which major theywant to pursue can takecareer assessments tohelp narrow down theiroptions. Working withmentors or engagingin internships also canpresent a first-hand ideaof high-paying careerpaths.


Debbie Janzen Calicetto began dancing at the age ofthree. One ballet class turned into a semi professionalthen professional training program. At age 13 shestarted teaching and dance became her life. At age16 Debbie was teaching at Magic Movement’s here inMission a small one room studio behind the waterbedstore. It was clear that the owner of the studio was notinvolved in dance so it was frustrating when it cameto costumes, competitions, or creative ideas. Aftergraduating from high school and having two years ofrunning the studio she knew it was time to branch outon her own. As a young business woman she wanted tobe taken seriously. Her parents always taught her thatcreating her own job would mean it would be up to herto be her own success. So she bought a pink briefcase,and some office attire and began forming her limitedcompany. Lawyers, accountants and bankers becameher world as she bought her first commercial property.What to name it? Debbie wanted a place for ALLdancers to come. Not just the elite. She wanted a placewhere everyone can dance! That’s it Can ... Canada ...Can for every BODY Can Dance. Can Dance was born.1989 it was official. Being young was hard. Peopledidn’t want to take her seriously. Will she stick around?Will she be able to sustain payments? Bookkeeping?But Debbie immersed herself in learning. She went tothe library and read up on basics. She took an insuranceclass, business class and got lots of advice from others.Today, 30 years later. CanDance Studio is still a staple ofMission. The studio strives to teach the whole student.Great kids who become amazing adults. Can Dancestudio is a thriving business because of Debbie’s hardwork and dedication to success.Some of the struggles? Trying to always stay current.Staying informed with taxes, new payment options,computer programs, Instagram, and other social media.Advice? You can’t make everyone happy but if youown your decisions and make them to better you andyour clients it will be ok if it doesn’t work out. Goodemployees that have your same philosophies keeps agreat balance. Don’t hire your friends.Mentorship? She has had the privilege to mentor otheryoung dance studio owners as they begin their journeyinto the dance industry. She loves being there to helpthem as well.Now that she is able to run her business smoothly itallows her time to volunteer in the community. Helpingyouth and at risk youth in the community has alwaysbeen a passion of hers. Working hard young has nowallowed her time to volunteer with organizations suchas the Cyrus Centre and Abbotsford Police Dept.mentoring program AMP. Helping kids succeed inthe community has been as rewarding as the trophieson her wall.Final words? Be honest with yourself with yourlimitations. We are not all teachers, councillors, bookkeepers, plumbers, or roofers. Hire experts along theway and don’t try to take it all on alone.

Debbie JanzenCalicetto

Founder and owner, CanDance Studio

33138 1ST AVE. MISSION BCPHONE: 604 820 0122

Michele CumminsReal Estate SalespersonPersonal Real Estate Corporation

Michele Cummins brings a freshperspective and an energy to thehomebuying & selling process becauseshe takes the time to understand people’sneeds.

Cummins has 15 years as a trainednegotiator, Certified Luxury HomeMarketing Specialist, New HomeConstruction Specialist as well as aMentor and Coach to up and comingREALTORS. Having won many awardsincluding the prized RE/MAX Hall ofFame & Diamond awards, Michele hasalso been recognized as being in the top1% of Realtors Canada Wide for the pastthree years! Michele is also a commercialmember of the Real Estate Board andserves the unique needs of her clientslocally and throughout BC.

Turn on your Radio: Michele hosts theONLY Real Estate Radio Show in theLower Mainland on Country 107.1 FMSaturday mornings at 8 am with herco-host #1 country radio personalityCurtis Pope! (All past shows areonline at www.michelecummins.ca orwww.country1071.com)

Michele believes the home you live inis what gives people balance in theirlives and creates their futures. Michele’sgoal...’Clients For Life’. And how does shereach that goal? By treating her clients asshe would want to be treated, with theutmost care and attention to detail.

604-820-0555www.michelecummins.ca

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Jamie HayesBeing raised by a hard working career single mother,I learned a strong work ethic at a very young age.Through school I always maintained a part time job.After high school I attended Langara College andBCIT and worked as a dental office manager forseveral years before staying home to care for my twinsons in 2009. For 5 amazing and challenging years Iwas a stay at home mom and it was the best decisionI’ve ever made. During that time I taught classeson budgeting, did contract work for the MissionCity Farmers Market, and worked for What’s On!Mission Magazine. In 2014 I was offered the positionof Executive Director of the Mission DowntownBusiness Association. I am proud to say that we tooka downtown in need of revitalization with historicallylow vacancies to a thriving hub, full of shops, newand old, and with a newly revitalized main 3 blocks.While with the DBA I proudly accepted awards for mywork from all 3 levels of government, as well as fromBIABC. In 2018 I was offered the job of Multi MediaAd Consultant for the Mission Record, a job I love.Under the guidance of publisher, Karen Murtagh, I amlearning more, pushing my boundaries and gainingan enormous amount of pride in what I do.

There’s a saying “We expect women to work likethey don’t have children, and raise children as if theydon’t work.” My advice to young women: if you havea family and work, select a career path that allowsyou to put your family first, and set that precedentearly on in your career. My advice to my youngerself: No job is worth being miserable, regardless ofthe money. Choose a career where you are valuedwith a boss that brings out the best in you. Get aneducation. Have a career you enjoy, work hard andthen work harder. You won’t always love your job, andthats ok. Most importantly, maintain self care; take aday off, laugh, drink your water and get your steps in.

My family and I volunteer our time with variousMission organizations. I am also extremely involvedwith our kids school and have served as PAC Co-Chairand Secretary.

I have been married to my incredible husbandMike since 2003, and he is my biggest champion,along with our sons, Cooper and Marshall. Morethan any career parenting our 2 sons is the greatestachievement of my life. No career will ever compareto the joy of raising our sons.

Multi Media Consultant

[email protected]

Angel EliasExecutive Director

Angel Elias, Executive Director of the Mission HospiceSociety has been leading the organization to successin end of life compassionate care for the past 8 years.Moving the organization forward in being a leader inthe industry in Bereavement support and Palliative caresupport as well as ensuring the Mission Hospice Societyhas the budget to fund all comforts at the ChristineMorrison Hospice. Fundraising and grant writing toensure financial stability for the organizing is just a smallpart of her role for the Mission Hospice Society.Further to her role in the Mission Hospice Society,Angel has been a proud member of the Mission MidDay Rotary Club for the past 10 years, as she lives by theRotary rule “service above self”. Serving as Presidentin 2016 and Club secretary 2018/2019. She has beeninstrumental in community projects such as St. Joseph’sFood bank New building, MY Youth House building,Mission Sports Park Score Board, Blessing in back packfood program, and many other community events.Angel now sits as a Director on the Chamber ofCommerce Board and continues to give back toher community in many ways, including supportingher children and their sports, such as Mission MinorHockey, Mission Lacrosse Association, Dance and ofcourse helping with this year’s Dry Grad as her stepson graduated from Mission Secondary. Her hobbiesare spending time with her family and making sure tosupport their sports ambitions and being an awesomemom to her daughter Alexandra and her step sonIsaac, and trying to sneak in time to be a wife to herhusband Doug.

#103 - 33070 5th Ave., Mission, B.C.604-826-1000

[email protected]


Pamela AndersonManager at Lanka Jewels

Coming up to 21 years now… Ken Selvaraja decided to

e me as he recognized myofessionalism in themanyvaried

volunteer roles Ihadtakenon.ThiswasthebestdecisionIhavemade.Ilovebeingcreativeinallaspectsofthe jewelry business, and becauseof our dedicated clients they reallymakemyworknot feel likea job.

My advice for anyone thinkingaboutacareerismakesureyouarea passionate in what you choose,if you do, success will follow.All thebest toyouall, Pamela.

#346-32555 London Ave., Mission(604)826-5766

[email protected]

Coming up… Ken Selvaraja decided tohire me as he rprofessionalism in themanyvariedvolunteer rvolunteer rwas the best decision I have made.I love being crI love being cr

Kalee Arnold &Samantha Bull

Kalee has recently joined the Noble BCTeam as a Showroom Consultant, comingoff maternity leave. She has close tiesto the plumbing trade through her dad.A new job always presents challenges,however Kalee has been fabulous atlearning and contributing to her newole, bringing fresh ideas with an upbeat

attitude

Samantha has been with Noble BC sincethe construction of the Better BathroomsShowroom in 2017. She completedthe Plumbing foundations course withRiverside College and has experience inthe field. Samantha has become a trustedadvisor in recommending kitchen andbathroom fixtures, offering customers aone on one shopping experience overdealing with a big box store.

Working side by side, these womenprovide both support and confidence totheir clients. “We’re very fortunate to getalong and enjoy one another the way wedo. It’s wonderful, genuinely liking theperson you work so closely with.”

32873 London Avenue, Mission604.820.8733

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Women Ona Mission

Ours is a busy society whereeveryone is moving from placeto place quite rapidly.

Quite often people delay certaintasks until the late hours ofthe night as a way to catch up.But that can be detrimental tohealth. The National Instituteof Health warns that lack ofadequate sleep can affectmood,adversely affect relationships,increase anxiety, and possiblycontribute to depression.Inadequate sleep is alsoassociated with increased riskof high blood pressure, obesityand heart disease.

Effective time managementbegins with these strategies:

• Set priorities.This involves making a listof all the tasks that needto be completed, and thenputting them in order of mostessential to least essential.

• Develop goals.Goals give a personsomething to work towardand are important waysto steer you in the rightdirection. Without goals,you may wander aimlessly.Accomplishing goals of allshapes and sizes gives afeeling of accomplishment.

• Avoid distractions.Distractions can pull attentionaway from important tasksat hand. Distractions canbe phone calls, text alerts,personal issues, people in theroom, and many other things.

How to hone your timemanagement skills

• Stop multitasking.Unfortunately, multitaskingis not the key to gettingmore things done. In fact,it could actually be hurtingper formance. Researchsuggests that multitaskingis less productive than doinga single thing at a time. Yousimply cannot put full effortinto multiple things at once— and something will beshort-changed if you try.

• Write things down.Keeping information floatingaroundyourmindisineffectiveand can lead to stress. Putthings down on paper ormakedigital notes to keep track ofwhat needs to get done. Setyour targets and break eachtask down to manageablepieces. Physically crossitems off your list as they arecompleted.

Time management is a skill thatcan be learned with practiceand focusing on elements ofsuccess.


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Karen BungarNotary Public

Karen was commissioned as aNotary Public by the Supreme Courtof British Columbia in July 2016.Previous to founding Karen BungarNotary Corporation, she worked asan associate Notary at an establishedfirm in Abbotsford. Her professionalbackground includes working for SurreyProvincial Court and with multiple, well-known non-profit organizations, assistingindividuals who were battling mentalhealth and addictions.

Karen chose to pursue her Master’sdegree and become a Notary as itallowed her to combine her passionfor legal work with her passion forworking with people. Her background inPsychology assists her in understandingclient concerns while offering a friendly,approachable service. She is also fluentin three languages: English, Punjabi andHindi.

Accomplishments:

The Society of Notaries Public of BC’s9th Annual Professor Robert Reid Awardfor achieving the highest mark on theProperty Law Examination. The Societyof Notaries Public of BC’s Do ProcessAward for achieving the highest mark onthe Conveyancing Examination.

#A5-32081 Lougheed Highway, Mission, BCV2V 1A3

Office: (604) 287-8600 Fax: (604) [email protected]

Lacy WhitfordRegistered Massage Therapist (RMT)/

owner of Evoke Wellness CentreMy name is Lacy Whitford and I am aRegistered Massage Therapist (RMT) and anowner of local downtown business, EvokeWellness Centre.

I became a RMT in 2005 after graduating froma gruelling three year program at the WestCoast College of Massage Therapy.

In 2010 my partner and I had a vision for amultidisciplinary wellness centre set in aninviting space. But after a collective 10 yearsstudy in our health care professions we hadno money, no assets, and a lot of student loandebt. When the banks wouldn’t loan to us weturned to Community Futures North Fraser forfunding. We created an ambitious businessplan and managed to exceed our five yearprojections in the first year of business.

Evoke Wellness Centre originally opened in2011 inside of Mission Place Mall with just thetwo of us, one Chiropractor and one RMT. Wecurrently offer Chiropractic care, NaturopathicMedicine, Counselling, Acupuncture and wehave five Registered Massage Therapists.Early this year we moved one block westinto a beautiful 1911 heritage house. We arepassionate about downtown Mission and ourcommunity and we are proud to be the onlymultidisciplinary centre of its kind in Mission.

I look forward to continue bringing health andwellness to the people and place I call home.

7340 Grand StreetMission, BC V2V 3S1

(604) 287-3865

Celine DauphneyUrban Valley Transport Ltd.

Celine Dauphney is the President and Co-Founder of Urban Valley Transport Ltd.,a Mission, BC based courier and freightservice provider in the Greater Vancouverand Fraser Valley. Celine has been inthe transportation industry for over15 years and her core experience andduties include budgeting, accounting,project planning as well as creating,communicating, and implementing theorganization’s vision, mission, and overallgoals ensuring that the customer isalways benefitting from the company’sefficiencies and experience.

Celine, her husband Don and their newson chose to move to Mission in 2014to set down their roots. Over the yearsCeline passion about the communityhave only increased inspiring her tobecome a more actively involved citizenby volunteering her time, skills and voiceto enhance it’s appeal. Celine has nowbecome an elected Board of Directorwith the Mission Regional Chamber ofCommerce to help propel her goals.

[email protected]


Raj GillOwner of Silver Creek Cafe

I was born in India and adopted there.My parents moved to Mission in 1986 andI have lived here every since. I graduatedin 1995 and studied criminology at UFV. Ioriginally wanted to pursue a career in lawenforcement, but worked as a receptionistbefore opening Silver Creek Cafe. I marriedin 2001 and am a mom to two beautifulchildren.

I always wanted to open my own businessand considered a laundromat. When wesaw the industrial area develop I came upwith the idea to open a cafe. My husbandand I got started planning and, seven yearslater, here we are!

Starting out wasn’t easy, but with the helpof my family and friends we made it throughthe first years in business. It was hard toleave my kids as well, but with motivationfrom my customers I held strong. I love totalk to my customers, hear their stories andget to know them.

My advice to other women in business isto be optimistic and stay positive. In orderto gain something, sometimes you have tolose something and if you fail it is one stepcloser to success.

I admire my parents for taking the chance tocome to Canada, not knowing English andheading into the unknown. Because of themmy family and I have great opportunitiesthat we would never have had. We love ithere.

209 - 31510 Gill Ave.Mission

604-826-2255

Through the Mission Community Archives, The Paths andPathfinders Program is an initiative to collect, preserve, andprovide access to materials which document the lives andcontributions of women, past and present, in the District ofMission, Hatzic Prairie, Hatzic Island, Dewdney, Deroche,Nicomen Island, Lake Errock and McConnell Creek.

A key part of this program is the Annual Women of MissionGala which is held in October to acknowledge both theexceptional and every day real life contributions of womento our economic, political, and social history; and topromote awareness, appreciation, and understanding ofwomen’s history within our community.

In October 2019, the Community Archives will honour threewomen (community work Olene Chaplin, choir directorDeborah Handley and education Denyse Taverner) at theAnnual Women of Mission Gala. The event is being held aspart of local activities to mark Women’s History Month inCanada.

At the celebration, the lives and unique contributionsmade by women are told through the exhibition ofpersonal letters, reminiscences, scrapbooks, photographs,organizational records, memorabilia etc. digitized by theMission Community Archives. The intent is to:

• acknowledge both the exceptional and every day, reallife contributions of women to our economic, political,and social history; and

• promote awareness, appreciation, and understandingof women’s history within our community.

Since 1996 the lives of 108 women have being documentedby the Archives and celebrated through this innovativeprogram founded by Archivist Val Billesberger.

Miss Clemo’s ART NotebookJune 6th - Aug 31st, 2019 Public Hours

Visit the Archives to view thisextraordinary archival exhibit featuringsome of the artwork by Claire Clemo( 1934 - 2017 ) “better know tothousands of former Mission studentsas Miss Clemo” who taught at MissionCentral Elementary for over 3 decades.She created the artwork while takinga course at the University of BritishColumbia titled : “Philosophy of ArtEducation and Child Development.”

www.Sandbagsandpaint.com

Sandy Lee EmmottSand Bags & Paint

Working as a soup and sandwich specialistat Tim Hortons for 15 years has been hardwork but a lot of fun. In my spare time Ihave several hobbies. These hobbies I haveturned into a home based business calledSandbags and Paint. The name came from asituation where my home was flooded andin trying to renovate I needed sandbagsand paint, and my name is Sandy! I paintflowers, sew all kinds of bags, and sewingalterations. I grow perennial plants and alsodo property maintenance. These are all partof my varied businesses. All this startedfor me around 2004, but my business hasonly been open for 2 years. Creating whatyou love makes life pleasant. Turning itinto a business creates a challenge. Eachcomponent of my business is a completechallenge, in which I continue to expand myknowledge every day. Self taught, I researchwith books and also a few great advisors.I feel I have accomplished a lot in my life.I hope to share with others the passion formy business and as a woman in businesscontinue to reach my goals.

Saturdays between 11am-3pm are my openhours. Other times by appointment toarrange property maintenance. No phoneappointments, only in person. One locationonly, a one woman band!

SAND BAGS & paintSandbagsandpaint.com

[email protected]

32927 9th Ave, Mission BC(Behind Mission High School)


Women Ona Mission Lori Hanus

Partner / Certified Landscape Designer /Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist

Focal Point Landscape Solutions LTD.

7180 Timberlake St,Mission 604-826-0048

[email protected]

Raised in a small town in SW Ontario. Parents wereboth hard working factory workers, working shift work.Growing up in Army Cadets, were calling me to beoutdoors. I had to entrust this is the sort of lifestylechoice for me. The Cadets trained us to wake everymorning at sunrise and be active outside all day. Thestrong leadership skills I gained have served me inrunning my business to this day.

When I started the schooling to become a LandscapeDesigner, I could identify the difference between a MapleTree and Marigold - with 100% accuracy - but, that wasabout all. Now I hold the ‘Design of Landscape’ Diplomaand ‘Red Seal in Landscape Horticulture ITA’ Certification,have been practicing my trade for 22 years.

Being willing to constantly learn and grow from manydifferent jobs; working at Western Fair Grounds,Fanshawe College, Boardwalk Gardens, CreativeHomescapes, Watermark Gardens and Art Knappsis an asset. Not only learning lessons from each joband project, but also studying each Owner, how theyconduct themselves in business and developing theirorganizations has lead to a vast amount of knowledgespecific to the landscape industry.

In purchasing a Commercial Property to operate FocalPoint out of allowed for expansion. With this growth, it

became increasingly vital to move this risk off my personalname and elevate from a Sole-Proprietorship to a Corporation,

add a business partner and name change. In February of 2016,Focal Point Landscape Design incorporated to Focal Point Landscape

Solutions Ltd. My husband Radek Hanus came on title working for FocalPoint while continuing to develop his side Fishing Charter Business, Double

Header Ventures.

Why go into business? The entire reason is to be of service to others. You get tocreate jobs that support families. You get to choose who and what to give a portion

of your profits to. I choose Rotary as a main source of our giving. In our industry, being atree hugger won’t save trees but if you can amass some wealth, you can buy the property to

save the trees, bees, whatever you hold in your heart. You get to be a strong advocate for yourcommunity, locally and internationally. I advocate for Youth as a Mother and Director of Youth

Services for the Rotary Club of Mission Mid-day. I advocate for Woman. Woman supporting Woman.I advocate for our Earth. Putting to work best practices in our Landscape Industry.

Partner / Certified Landscape Designer /Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist

Focal Point Landscape Solutions L

https://www.missioncityrecord.com/

Karen Murtaghpublisher

From as far back as I can remember I have always wantedto work in Newspapers.

My mother was an incredible role model for me . When Iwas a child she was working as a temporary secretary andworked all over London, England. She would tell me storiesof working in Fleet Street and the many different peopleshe would meet. It all seemed very exciting.

She always stressed the importance of reading and lifelonglearning and this has stayed with me throughout my career.

My first job was at the BBC in London - and from then onmy career path was set.

After a brief time at home bringing up my children, Iworked on an English Literature degree during my sparetime and continued to grow my skills.

I decided to re-join the workforce at our local Newspaperand radio station. I worked hard and built a successfulcareer in Print Media and Radio.

When our family decided to immigrate to Canada in 2006my first call was to Black Press and I have been with themever since. I am very lucky to work for a progressive anddiverse media company, I was truly impressed by theirstrong ethic to support female employees.

Starting in a Sales role for the Burnaby Newspaper I waspromoted to a managerial position. It was very hard to re-start our life in a new country but I worked for an incrediblystrong women Publisher who become my mentor andtaught me fairness and inner strength. I set myself monthlygoals and worked tirelessly to meet them.

I was then asked to go to Mission and after 3 years Ireached my goal and became Publisher. I love Mission andI am so proud of our newspaper. The Mission Record is oneof the most successful newspapers in the Fraser Valley andI am passionate about maintaining this, we are just a smallteam, but think big! We are all determined to make ourpaper and website the best it can be to reflect our growingcommunity.

I am also blessed to have a wonderful husband Simon, anda family who supports me. They make me proud every day.

“sometimes the only thing holding you back is you! we canbe what we want to be, aspire and inspire!”

Joanna McBrideExecutive Director

Joanna McBride grew up in Mission andgraduated from Mission Senior Secondary.After high school, Joanna decided to puther backpack on and explore some of theworld. Settling down in Lake Louise on andoff for 15 years, she took courses at MountRoyal University in Events Planning andCommunications before moving back toMission in 2013.

Joanna currently works as an Event Plannerfor Fraser River Heritage Park, and as theExecutive Director for the Mission DowntownBusiness Association. She loves helpingbusinesses succeed and enjoys planninglarge events, such as Missionfest. Joanna’sinnovative ideas, organization skills, andability to work under pressure has helpedher become an excellent event planner forcommunity events.

Giving back is important to Joanna, andshe enjoys volunteering with Big Sisters,Volunteer Mission, and she sits on theMission Regional Chamber of Commerceboard as liaison to the DBA. In addition,Joanna is the recipient of a CommunityService Award for her work on Mission 125.

Joanna loves to travel and write, andmaintains a travel blog to catalogue herglobal adventures. She is also a very proudmom to Potzy, her Llasa Apso Shih Tsu.

Mission Downtown Business Association604.826.7311

Executive Director


Women Ona Mission TIANNA ARMSTRONG

CDA/Office Coordinator

My career in Dentistry started in 1999 as aChair-side Assistant while I was pursuing businessdegree at UFV. I worked evenings and weekends tohelp pay my University bills.

During this time I fell in love with dentistry anddecided to get my Certification at UFV Chilliwack ,while there I made the Deans List and won severalawards for outstanding clinical performance .

After Graduating the Assisting program I workedfew years managing 4 dental practices located inCoquitlam, Surrey and two in Langley. The schedulebecame too busy to manage while raising children,so I returned to Dental Assisting for a year in Southsurrey before settling into my home of almost fiveyears at Bridgeview Dental here in Mission.

As a Professional student, I rarely pass up ona learning opportunity. I Strongly feel that aneducation is never wasted. With just one year awayfrom a degree in Kinesiology, I believe that a healthymouth is the foundation of a healthy lifestyle.

My goals are to help foster and build on the senseof community between the dentists in our MissionCommunity. Continue to provide a comfortableand supportive environment for all members of ourcommunity to work towards oral health.

Our office here at Bridgeview includes 10 females,in a female dominated profession there is currentlyan industry shortage of Certified Dental Assistants.I would highly recommend this programs it takesjust 10 months at most schools, and leads to arewarding career.

2-32243 Hurd St Mission.604-826-6100

www.bridgeviewdental.ca

Dawn HaigStore Manager

I Started with Save on Foods out ofhigh school and through the years justtook on more responsibility and seizedevery opportunity I could to learn moreand keep advancing my career.

Helping people motivated me tosucceed. I enjoy being able to helpour customers have the best shoppingexperience, I love working with our teammembers and helping them advance intheir development and career pathsas well. In addition to being able tosupport groups in our local communityis extremely rewarding.

I love that my career is very diverse.There is so much variety in our rolesas a Store Manager it keeps things

exciting. Fortunately Save onFoods is supportive of diversity

in the workplace and beinga female leader in ourcompany has been a verypositive experience with lots

of support.

Keep challenging yourself and neverstop learning.

400 - 32555 London Avenue

in the workplace and beinga female leader in ourcompany has been a verypositive experience with lotspositive experience with lots

Parents with responsibilities at workand at home commonly struggleto find balance between these twooften conflicting sets of obligations.Surveys have indicated that workingprofessionals who work less aremore likely to be happy with theirwork-life balance than those whoburn the midnight oil at work, butfor many adults, working less is notalways an option.A 2012 report from New Zealand’sMinistry of Social Developmentfound that the percentage ofworking professionals who werevery satisfied or satisfied with theirwork-life balance declined as theirhours worked increased. Canada’sGeneral Social Survey discoveredsimilar results, noting that, whilethe majority of working parentswere satisfied with their work-lifebalance, those who were not mostfrequently cited their dissatisfactionat not having enough time for familylife as the main culprit behind theirdiscontent.Creating a better work-life balanceis an ongoing commitment, andeven working parents who employthe following strategies may findthey need to periodically tweaktheir routines so they can fulfill theirobligations at home and at the office.

Schedule family time.Since working professionalsunhappy with their work-lifebalance often cite lack of familytime as the reason for thatdissatisfaction, finding time forfamily may be the key to changingthat outlook. Schedule time forfamily just as you schedule therest of your daily commitments.Listing family dinners or activitiesin your daily schedule will ensureyou don’t mistakenly scheduleother activities during family time.

Employ technologywhere possible.Some working parents may feelas though technology has made itharder than ever to leave work atthe office. But while smartphones,

Strategies to createa better work-life balance

tablets and other devices maymean you’re never too far awayfrom work, technology also canbe used to create more time withloved ones. Employ an app suchas FaceTime to eat lunch with yourspouse or chat with your childreneach day. Such interactions maynot be as enjoyable as face-to-face interactions, but buildingthem into your day can help youstay in touch with family andprovide a welcome respite frombusy workdays.

Use your vacation days.A recent study from Project: TimeOff, a national movement aimedat highlighting the importantrole that time off from work canplay in the lives of professionals,55 percent of Americans didnot use their full allotment ofvacation days in 2015. Thattranslated to 658 million unusedvacation days, 222 millionof which could not be carriedover into 2016. Professionalswho want to create a better work-life balance can examine theirvacation day usage and resolveto use them all if they are notalready. Parents can use vacationdays on national holidays whenschools are closed so they cansqueeze in family time even whenthey are not going on trips.Parents who put their minds to itcan create a more fulfilling work-life balance.


Women Ona Mission

This is a time of celebration and change as Tourism Mission and the Economic Development Department move to the Visitor Information Centre (VIC)

at 34033 Lougheed Highway. We are fortunate to have great neighbours with the Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce moving upstairs, making

us a hub for the business, residential and visitor community. Make sure you come out and meet the team, and pick up information on your local

neighbourhood and communities across British Columbia.

In line with our big move we have also hired a new staff member, two summer students and officially appointed five members to the Mission Tourism

Committee.

Ema Low has joined the team as the new Visitor Services Clerk and will be your warm welcome at the VIC, community events and a variety of locations

throughout the summer. Ema has a wealth of education including a Bachelor of Arts degree (Major in Psychology), an Associate of Arts degree, and a

Media Literacy Certificate all from the University of the Fraser Valley. Looking to continually extend her education she is now about to complete her

studies in Marketing Management at Harvard University. She has lived in Missionmost of her life and will be a familiar face to many of you. After several

years working for Tourism Abbotsford Ema is excited to begin a new journey in her home town.

Juwa Itto and Natalie Patterson will also be joining the team as our summer students, working as visitor ambassadors and undertaking specific tourism

basedprojectwork. Juwaworked at theVIC last summer andwill be helping to tell our local stories, andNatalie hasworkedwithmany local organizations

andwill bring her experience in socialmedia andphotography to help build our audience; alongwith collecting data on visitation across the community.

TheTourism Committee team is now finalized, as a sub-committee of the Economic Development Select Committee andwill be taskedwith developing

tourism initiatives and a long-term strategic and marketing plan. We were overwhelmed with the number

of qualified applicants who were interested in supporting us, and after much deliberation we are pleased to

announce the following team will be guiding us. Val Billesberger, Archivist and Operations Manager at the

Mission Archives bringing a background in heritage, arts and culture; Michelle Demers Shaevitz, Mission Folk

Music Festival Director with experience in event planning, arts & culture andmarketing; Paula Kent, retired from

the TD Bank and currently studying for an MA in Tourism Management will bring a wealth of customer service

and local knowledge to the team;RonSmith, Leq’a:melDevelopmentCorporationwill bring the local Indigenous

perspective and economic development knowledge to the role; and Katt Stearns from Katt Stearns Consulting

brings her knowledge of marketing and website development. Rocky Blondin, the EDSC representative and

outdoor recreation & mountain bike enthusiast.

Please join us in wishing all a warmwelcome, andwhether new to the community or a long term resident, make

sure you drop in or follow us on Instagram & Facebook – “Tourism Mission” for all the latest events and news.

#exploremission.

Tourism mission @ TourismmissionBCCome meet the team at the Visitor Information Centre

Located at 34033 Lougheed Highway

Clare Seeley TourismManager

Ema Low Visitor Service Clerk

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