Since launching the Women & Automotive: Canadian Leadership Forum in 2016, Cherokee Media Group has honored a group of Canada’s auto industry leaders each year through its Women & Automotive Profiles in Leadership program.

And we’re excited to announce our 2026 honorees, who will be recognized during Canada’s Used Car Week next month in Toronto.

Below is this year’s group of Women & Automotive Profiles in Leadership honorees.

Kristina Alexiou, Lexen Systems Corp.
Alexandra Banitsiotis, Collateral Management Solutions / Trader Corporation
Angela Barlow, CDK Global
Nancy Blundon, OPENLANE
Cynthia Cherfan, LGM Financial Services
Stephanie Cooney-Mann, UAP Inc – NAPA Auto Parts
Vani Dhawan, GR Cars – Division of Robinson Bucik GMC LTD
Taylor Dickson, Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council
Rheanna Drynan, Platinum Mitsubishi
Shaina Edson, CarGurus
Adélaïde Favé, CarInspect
Jennifer Harris, IAA
Maaria Hussain, EDealer
Karen Kennedy, ESC Corporate Services Inc
Miranda Lee, Autocorp.ai
Manpreet Mangat, National Bank
Felicity Marontate, Autocorp.ai
Elaine McPherson, Subaru Of Niagara
Carrie Melamed, sMedia
Marilyn Migliaccio, Auto Trader
Farah Mohammed, DSMA
Ann Neilsen, AFC Calgary
Sarah Petryna, Dealertrack Canada
Erin Richmond, sMedia
Cathy Roy, AutoSync
Sabrina Sampaio, Cars Commerce/D2C
Shelly Scott, PBS Systems
Christina Walecki, LGM Financial Services