Conference Speakers
Judy Thomson, Chief Operating Officer
Shepa Learning Company
Judy Thomson is a chartered accountant, business consultant and speaker who has held executive positions in human resources and administration with global companies in Canada and Asia. She was also part of the start-up management team of the world-famous Rocky Mountaineer Railtours. Judy is one of the co-authors of WORK THE POND! Use the Power of Positive Networking to Leap Forward in Work and Life which she wrote with Darcy Rezac, managing director of The Vancouver Board of Trade and Gayle Hallgren-Rezac. This best-selling book has been called the “connectors handbook” by Town & Country magazine. It has been translated and published in China, Russia and Korea. In addition to her role as chief operating officer of Shepa Learning Company, Judy is vice-chair of The Vancouver Board of Trade’s Women’s Leadership Circle® advisory council, sits on the board of directors of the BC Women’s Enterprise Centre and is a director of a publicly traded mining exploration company.
