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As one of the leading professional services firms in Canada, KPMG believes in the power of business and our people to drive social change. KPMG Social Impact is about just that – channeling our collective experience, skills and energy to build strong and sustainable communities.

As part of their role at KPMG, our people are active citizens who leverage their experience to support organizations and causes that make an impact. We are supporting the overall success of our people, including their professional and personal fulfilment.

For KPMG Social Impact, success is measured by the impact each one of us has when we are fully engaged.

The KPMG Impact Awards recognize and celebrate the positive impact our people make on social issues, inclusion, diversity and equity, mental health, and the environment through community volunteerism, employee-led initiatives in the firm, and socially impactful client work. Please join us in congratulating the recipients of the 2022 Impact Awards. These recipients—who were chosen by a panel of their peers—live KPMG’s purpose and exemplify our values.

Anne Labbé
Cause: Centre jeunesse de Québec, Vide ta sacoche, et Opération Marchands de bonheur

Derek Earl
Cause: BizforClimate

Jacqueline Connolly
Hours: 325

East Asian Network

Leadership team:

• Shirley Lee
• Wayne Yeung
• Vivian Chen
• Joan Wong
• Elaine Wong
• Chelsea Wong
• Terry Liu
• Jessica Zhang
• Lyndon Fung
• David Yung

Aanu Adeleye
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Minerva Foundation and Mother Matters Centre

Calum Lloyd, Chris Sainsbury, and Vivian Wai-Ling Chan
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: BLACK Academy 

Jesse Xin, Aaron Berk, Walter Pela, Simi Sudan, Elisa Porfilio, Tatianna Skara, Doug Miller, Veronica W. Woo, Oliver Colbourne, Julian Wong, Cody Hunt, and Apolline Soltani
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: SafeScreen BC

Jeremy Pennington and Aanchal Sharma
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Streettohome

Cole Williamson
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Burnaby MoreSports Society

Nicole Linza
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Canucks Autism Network

Faiyaz Moosa, Rehan Wallani, Kiran Kazani, Fazeela Ahmed
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: World Partnership Walk

Calvin Kam
Award: Inclusion, Diversity and Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: IDandE Leader

Valerie Lukac, Sylvain Bonzom, and Alia Virani
Award: Inclusion, Diversity and Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: Together We Can Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Education Society 

Bronche Cheng, Ivy Chen, Shen Lo, Geraldine Tagle, Jenny Flojo, Constance Chow, Chelsea Ha, Fiona Zhang, Meeraja Ramadurai
Award: Inclusion, Diversity and Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: Vancouver Chapter Ascend 

GVA Sustainability Committee: Courtney A. Thompson, Janelle Salm, Katrina Sekhon Mark H. Bickford, Shannon Walters, Christine A. Stitchman, Fannee Lin, Lexi Vagar, Alana J. Quigg, Sarah Miao, Sandy Chan, Amy Scowcroft, John Drummond, Meena Aziz, Hilda Garza Villarreal, Kristin L. Johnson, Annabelle Chen, Kiran Kazani, Karen C.W. Chan, Jessica C. Ledlin, Maria X. Gutierrez Galeano, Marnie Lemay, Emily Merlo, Vincent Wang, Denise Kapitan, Kaitlyn Ho, Marisa Chong, Matthew Fok, Collin J. Cupido, Heidi Owen, Elyse V. Hoye, Nancy C. Adie-MacKay, Miranda Yang, Yvonne Huang, Aadim Rajan, Mateo Espinosa, Judy Ng, Miranda Marchand, Ed Holford-Walker, Carolina Hodgins, Mayuri Vinod Rachha, Polly Chan, Varun Palengetira, Ellie Huang, Savannah Schultz

Award: Greenest Champion (team)
Cause: GVA Sustainability Committee 

Emily Tong
Award: Greenest Champion
Cause: Vancouver Aquarium Marine Society

Jesse Xin, Roopa Davé, Alan Peretz, Walter Pela, Yuki Lee, Taslim Savji, Josh Hasdell, Sya Trafford, Oliver Colbourne, Jenny Chen, Dorothy Fu
Award: Greenest Champion
Cause: Capital Decision Analysis Framework

Kate Young
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: University of Alberta Boards and Committees

Amrita Jawanda
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: MADD

Anton Hendra
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Edmonton Blues Society, Southwest Zone Youth Basketball Association, and Intensity Basketball

Michelle Kealey
Award: Inclusion, Diversity and Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: Indigenous Network Initiatives

Melissa Arkinstall
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Period Promise Campaign and United Way

Marc Joiner
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Ride to Conquer Cancer

Caitlin McCullough
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Chestemere regional Food Bank

Hart Wener
Award: Inclusion, Diversity and Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: Movember

Tim Okafor
Award: Inclusion, Diversity and Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: Nigerian Canadian Association of Calgary

Nadine Kamel
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: St. Mary’s Mississauga Food Bank

Eric Koehn
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Gearheads for Kids in Support of Amici Camping Charity

Peter Heimler
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Ride to Conquer Cancer

Black Professionals Network – Black History Month Committee: Tamika Mitchell, Brynna Williams, Jay Henry, Kevin Watson, Charlene Owuor, Ian Meikle, Natacha Succès, Teni Onabanjo, and Tarisai Madambi
Award: Inclusion, Diversity and Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: Black History Month Education

Tamika Mitchell
Award: Inclusion, Diversity and Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: ABEEL Advisory Board, BLACK Academy, People Leader, BPN

Brittney Ieraci (Hartlen)
Award: Inclusion, Diversity and Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: GTA Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Comittee

Austin Blades
Award: Inclusion, Diversity and Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: KPMG Wellness Committee

Disability Inclusion Network and Specialisterne Society: Laura Berry, Lissa Mitchell, and Marion O’Sullivan
Award: Inclusion, Diversity and Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: Elimination of barriers to professionals with disabilities in the workplace

Aneequa Sohail Ahmed
Award: Inclusion, Diversity and Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: KPMG Salam Network

Leah Swanstrom
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: FAM Network

Melita Scott
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: YWCA Business Women Connect

Jennifer Liu
Award: Inclusion, Diversity and Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: Ladies Learning Code, Halifax Chapter

Chantal Dark
Award: Greenest Champion
Cause: Salthaven Rehabilitation Centre