Mike is BCM Relationship Manager with the Enterprise BCM Group at TD Bank, based in London, Ontario. He has held various Project and BCM / DR related positions in the bank since 1989, spending the past 9 years with the TD  Enterprise Business Continuity team where his focus is on providing BC tool training, analytics, guidance and advice to internal TD Bank Business Units on business continuity planning and testing, along with Incident / Crisis Management, Governance and BC Strategies.

Mike is a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) and has been a member of DRIE-SWO since 2007.

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

Tom Shebrek is past President of DRIE-SWO.

Tom is currently leading the Enterprise Crisis and Business Continuity division at Canadian Tire and has has been in the fields of Emergency & Risk Management, BCP and DR for more than 15 years. He has instructed at York University and Mohawk College & in addition to leading his own company, Advanced Resilience International (ARI), has held senior positions at Walmart, RIM / Blackberry and Sun Life Financial.

Tom co-chairs the Private Sector Partnership Working Group supporting Canada's Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (sanctioned by the United Nations) and participates in several related events and conferences throughout the country each year.

Tom can be reached at  pastpresident@drie-swo.org 

Kim Sachau is past President and the current Treasurer of DRIE-SWO.

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   
 

Lisa Mangiarelli is Membership Director of DRIE-SWO.

Based in London Ontario, Lisa is the Director of Business Continuity Management at Canada Life. She has been with Canada Life since 1995 and has been working within the BCM program since 2004. Lisa has second line of defence oversight accountability for the areas of Incident Management, Emergency Response, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery in Canada. Currently Lisa’s focus is on strategic planning to transition to the Three Lines of Defence framework and continued maturation of the program with BCM software implementation. 

Lisa is a Master Business Continuity Professional (MBCP), Member of the Business Continuity Institute (MBCI) and has been a member of DRIE-SWO since 2008. Most recently Lisa completed the ISO 22301 Lead Auditor certification. Lisa can be reached at  membership@drie-swo.org.  

Shanda Chronowich is Secretary of DRIE-SWO.

Shanda is a Senior Manager in MNP’s Business Resilience Practice, with 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. Shanda has worked with public and private sector clients, across a variety of industries.

Prior to working at MNP Shanda 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. Diana is responsible for contributing to the design and oversight of the enterprise wide (Lifeco) Business Continuity Management Framework. Currently her focus is on leading the Business Continuity Planning Pillar performing oversight functions, developing methodologies and continuous improvement activities to be implemented across 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 

Ian Winsor is Session Director of DRIE-SWO.

In his 'day job' Ian is Director, Information Technology at Community Trust Company in Mississauga, ON.

In this role, Ian oversees all IT projects and operations, manages vendors relationships, audit compliance, and the corporate BC and DR Plans.  He has previously held DR focused positions with a number of employers, as well at various IT management and supervisory roles.

Ian graduated from the DeVry Institute of Technology in 1985, attained his ABCP and became an member of DRIE-SWO in 2007.

Ian 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
 

Jim Loyer is a Publications Director for DRIE-SWO.

Jim is retired, having last served as Manager, Business Continuity for Spectra Energy Limited.  Jim was Board Chair, YMCAs Across Southwestern Ontario, an instructor at the University of Windsor & St. Clair College, a Race Director for Triathlon Ontario, the President of the Association for Systems Management, Chatham and is a certified Master Official for Swim Ontario.

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

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

Annie Prange is Program Director for DRIE-SWO. 

Annie is currently a management consultant in Business Continuity. Her experiences include working with BlackBerry in Cambridge as a Program Manager Business Continuity within the Enterprise Business Continuity Management Team.

Her primary focus within Blackberry was holistic in nature, supporting various business groups including Manufacturing and Global Supply Chain to meeting the needs the Corporate Business Continuity Program. She holds an MBCI designation with BCI, a Certified Functional Business Continuity Professional with DRI Canada and has passed her MBCP examination with DRI International.

Annie can be reached at  programming@DRIE-SWO.org