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Nearly two dozen members of the University of Toronto community have been recognized by the published by Women’s Executive Network (WXN).

The list, which recognizes the country’s highest achieving female leaders in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, includes ����ֱ�� faculty members, alumni, supporters – and an undergraduate student. The honourees include:

• of the Faculty of Arts & Science 
• Alumna Jennifer Bernard
• Alumna Rowena Chan
• Associate Professor Paige Church of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
• Alumna Rupinder Dhillon
• Alumna Reetu Gupta
• President and CEO, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Julia Hanigsberg
• Alumna Sara Israels
• Alumna Soheila Karimi
• Associate Professor Dina Kulik of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
• Alumna Jane Langford
• Alumna Sherry Peister
• Alumna Linda Plumpton
• Alumna Caroline Cole Power
• Recent OISE grad Melissa Sariffodeen
• Alumna Nazia Shahrin
• University Professor  
• Alumna Pam Sethi
• Alumna Effie Simanikas
• Supporter Tina Tehranchian

Alumna and Creative Destruction Lab mentor Shannon MacDonald was also named to the WXN Hall of Fame.

“It is a great honour to be included among this group of game-changing, successful people, and even more wonderful to share this award with women leaders across Canada,” said Shoichet. “Growing up with ‘girl power,’ and a fantastic role model in my mother, Dorothy Shoichet, I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to forge new paths and have these be recognized.”

Did we miss anybody? If you know a member of the ����ֱ�� community who was named on the list but isn't mentioned above, please let us know at uoft.celebrates@utoronto.ca