Security Women

In this episode Danielle Weddepohl touches upon the security team’s experiences during the pandemic when students did much of their learning remotely, and she also discusses the challenges they anticipate will evolve with the student body returning to campus grounds. 

In this episode, Roxanne Krause discusses what she loves most about her role and what makes working at a major tourist destination unique. 

In this episode, Anja Milenkovic tells us about her decision to leave her role as an HR recruiter and embark on a career in cybersecurity. In a discussion with host Madalene Arias, Milenkovic describes the steps she took to make a successful pivot towards a completely different field, the education she pursued to make career advancements in cybersecurity, and what she anticipates for the future of her career and the future of this field.

In this episode, host Silvia Fraser speaks with three women who have transitioned from successful careers to set up their own consulting businesses. Silvia's guests are Allison Sands, Monique Rollin and Sherri Ireland. They share advice on getting started, overcoming obstacles they encountered along the way, and some of the advantages of being your own boss and blazing your own trail.

Pat Patton has built a career as a trusted and accomplished security professional as security director at the University of Regina, Sask. She also recently attended the university as a student, earning an MBA. Patton talks to host Silvia Fraser about the research she conducted as part of the degree program, focusing on the career development of female security professionals in the education sector and the barriers they face as they pursue leadership roles.

Security Women host Silvia Fraser recently spoke with Victoria Pelletier about her career at IBM and her thoughts on leadership. Pelletier shares her experiences about what it's like to sometimes be the only woman in the boardroom, and offers advice on career development and work-life balance.

Silvia Fraser's guest for this episode of Security Women is Lina Tsakiris. Lina, a security professional with more than two decades of experience, currently works with one of Canada's major financial institutions. Silvia and Lina discuss the different types of insider threat, how recognize a potential threat before any damage is done and how to deal effectively with the consequences.

Security Women host Silvia Fraser speaks to three fellow security professionals about the course of COVID-19, moving towards recovery and the lessons that can be applied to the next emergency. Silvia's guests for this first episode of Security Women are: Marti Katsiaras, global manager, public safety and physical security, ADP; Suzanna Alsayed, emergency management specialist; and Nicole McNeil, head of business resilience and physical security, TMX Group.