Finalists for the 2025 Women in Business Awards have been announced by Surrey Board of Trade and South Surrey & White Rock Chamber of Commerce.
The 16th annual awards event will be held in April, but an exact date and keynote speaker haven't yet been publicized by the business organizations, in the process of merging.
"We are firming up the keynote, (and) the speaker and date will be announced soon," Jasroop Gosal, SBOT interim spokesperson, told the Now-Leader.
In recent years, keynote speakers at SBOT's Women in Business Awards have included Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, Chantal Kreviazuk, Jody Wilson-Raybould and Erin Brockovich.
For 2025, 21 finalists in seven award categories were announced Tuesday, Feb. 11:
Entrepreneur - Large Business
Farah Rattansi, My Empower Therapy
Jayshree Stephen, Little Footprints Academy
Shelina Mawani, Nana’s Kitchen and Hot Sauces Ltd.
Entrepreneur – Small Business
Jennifer Woodley, Dominion Lending Centres Valley Financial Specialists
LeiLani Kopp, Sweet LeiLani Cosmetics
Supneet Chawla, ACE Community College
Professional
Jasmin Dhanda, ProSport Health Centre Ltd.
Kendelle Pollitt, Pier Law and Mediation
Naiya Gill, Naiya Gill Professional Law Corporation
Not-for-Profit Leader
Harpo Mander, 5X Festival
Neesha Hothi, Better Business Bureau
Rhea Hubbard, Alex House
Corporate Leader
Andrea Roberts, RascalHR Systems Inc.
Christine Morrison, Loblaw Companies Limited
Hermina Khara, Odgers Berndtson
Emerging Leader
Arshita Saini, GluteNull
Ella Cachin, Civic Hotel
Karmin Dhindsa, Surrey Christmas Bureau
Social Trailblazer
Sandy Dosanjh, Fit Bloom
Susan Bains, Equal Access Collective
Vandana Khetarpal, Western Community College
