Congrats to the 20 young professionals from NWO who were celebrated at the 5th biennial Northwestern Ontario Visionary Awards (NOVAs), hosted last night by @shift_tbay. Pictured here are: back row (L to R) Jason Veltri, Tamara Bernard, Linda Kelly, Hafsa Siddiqui, Derval Clarke, Kate Simoneau, Adetunde Ogunberu, Dayna Bobrowski-Lowndes, Stephanie Pescheau, Jocelyn Bel, Jamie Lee Yawney, Nancy Shaw, Al Bourbouhakis.
Front row (L to R) Albert Tjong, Jamie Sitar, Joshua Donald Hewitt, and Peter Marchl.
2020 NOVA Recipients
Business and Professional Achievement Category: Dr. Derval Clarke - Dentist, @sovereigndental, #Nipigon; Patrick Trevisanutto - General Manager and Partner, Halfway Motors Group @halfwaymotorsnissan; Katie Simoneau - Vice President, Manrock Developments Inc, #Manitouwadge; Richard Togman - Founder and Owner, @rentpanda; Peter Marchl - Certified Financial Planner, Normaxx Financial; Community Champion Category: Hafsa Siddiqui - Founder and Owner, Do or Diabetes; Adetunde Ogunberu - Founder and Owner, @mtcimmigration; Jamie Lee Yawney - Project Manager, Origin; Linda Kelly - Chief Executive Officer and Registered Social Worker, @kellymentalhealth; Albert Tjong - Wealth Advisor and Financial Planner, @rbc #thunderbay; Leadership Category: Jacquelyn Forbes-Dyck - Program Developer, Lead Facilitator, and Thunder Bay Chapter Leader, One Woman One Girl; Jamie Sitar - Physician Recruitment Specialist, @tbrhsc; Dayna Bobrowski-Lowndes - Operations Manager, Spadoni Motors #Marathon; Tamara Bernard - Founder and Owner, @tamarakwe; Stephanie Pesheau - Electrical Designer, @tbt_engineering; Rising Star NOVA: Jocelyn Bel - PhD Candidate, @mylakehead; Civic Pride NOVA: Joshua Donald Hewitt - Founder, @standup4cleanup; SHIFT Disturber NOVA: Jason Veltri - Chair, @pridethunderbay; People’s Choice NOVA: Masoud Manzouri - President, @lusu_tbay; SuperNOVA: Al Bourbouhakis and Nancy Shaw - Founders, @heartbeat_hotsauce #tbay #novaawards #shifttbay #top20under40 #millennials #changemakers #entrepreneurs #activists #leaders #awardwinners #northwesternontario #nwo #tbay #thunderbay ...
Looking for a deal on cross country gear? Thunder Bay Nordic Trails will be hosting their annual cross country ski swap from October 24-27 at Kamview. Clean out the basement and get the kids to try on their old boots; bring whatever doesn’t fit to the Ski Swap to sell, and shop for “new” gear! The Ski Swap is also a great opportunity to buy some retro gear for The Walleye‘s Retro Clothing Contest at the 2014 Sleeping Giant Loppet (never hurts to plan ahead!).
