Mike can be reached at  president@drie-swo.org 

Kim Sachau is Treasurer of DRIE-SWO and a past-president.

Kim is Business Continuity Manager at MCAP in Kitchener, Ontario. She holds the Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) designation from DRI Canada and the MBCI certification from the Business Continuity Institute. Kim served as President of DRIE-SWO from 2008 to 2015.

Kim Sachau is also a certified Six Sigma Black Belt, obtained while on the Six Sigma Team at GE Information Technology Solutions (ITS) prior to joining the Disaster Recovery Team as a consultant in 2001. As a consultant, Kim has assisted clients with their BIA’s, plan Development, testing and maintenance etc.

Kim can be reached at  treasurer@drie-swo.org   

Membership Director

The Membership Director role for the DRIE-SWO chapter is currently vacant.

Kim Sachau is acting Membership Director until that role is filled.

If you are interested in applying for this position, send us an email with your bio information to publications@drie-swo.org. 

This role can be reached at membership@drie-swo.org 

Shanda Chronowich is Secretary of DRIE-SWO.

Shanda is a Senior Manager, Business Continuity at opentext. She has over 20 years experience focused solely on business continuity and emergency management. 

Shanda has worked extensively with various organizations in business continuity, crisis management and emergency management, with public and private sector clients across a variety of industries.

Prior to working at opentext, Shanda worked at MNP,  was the National Practice Lead for Business Resilience at Protiviti, the Director of Business Continuity at Resolve Corporation, Manager at PwC, and Manager of BCP for Fidelity Investments Canada.

Shanda can be reached at  secretary@drie-swo.org

Diana Ramirez Murillo is Publicity Director of DRIE-SWO.

Diana is a Manager in the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program at Canada Life. She contributes to the design and oversight of the enterprise wide (Lifeco) BCM Framework. Her focus is leading the Business Continuity Planning Pillar performing oversight functions and  developing methodologies & continuous improvement activities for all Canada Life the regions.

Diana joined Canada Life in 2016 after 10 years of experience in Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity and Information Technology in various sectors. Diana is a Systems Engineer, Master Business Continuity Professional (MBCP) and ISO 22301 Lead Auditor.
 
Diana can be reached at  publicity@drie-swo.org 

         



Session Director




 

The Session Director role for the DRIE-SWO chapter is currently vacant.

If you are interested in applying for this position, send us an email with your bio information to publications@drie-swo.org. 

This role can be reached at  sessions@drie-swo.org 

Reena Patel is a Publications Director for DRIE-SWO.

Reena is a Senior Consultant with MNP’s Enterprise Risk Services Group with more than five years of Enterprise Risk experience. She is a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) and holds a Canadian Risk Management (CRM) designation. 

She has specialized knowledge and experience in the areas of Business Resilience and Internal Audit. Reena has cross-industry expertise that includes working with boards, agencies, ministries, municipalities, schools, financial institutions, energy sector firms, private companies and first nations communities.

Reena can be reached at  publications@drie-swo.org

James Loyer (Jim) is a Publications Director for DRIE-SWO.

Jim is retired, having last served as Manager, Business Continuity for Spectra Energy Limited (now Enbridge Inc.)  

He holds the MBA and Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degrees from the University of Windsor, a CBCP from DRI Canada and a Masters Certificate in IT Project Management from George Washington University.

Jim is also past Board Chair, YMCAs Across Southwestern Ontario, past associate professor/instructor at the University of Windsor & St. Clair College, past Race Director for Triathlon Ontario and past President, the Association for Systems Management, Chatham chapter.  Jim is a certified Master Official for Swim Ontario / Swimming Canada.

Jim can be reached at  publications@DRIE-SWO.org 

Sponsorship Director




 

The Sponsorship Director role for the DRIE-SWO chapter is currently vacant.

If you are interested in applying for this position, send us an email with your bio information to publications@drie-swo.org. 

This role can be reached at  sponsorship@drie-swo.org