Ryan directs all business development strategies for Economic Development Winnipeg. He also leads the YES! Winnipeg initiative to attract new business and works with local companies to facilitate their expansion, increase their market potential and grow their network.

Jason is responsible for the development and execution of marketing plans and market intelligence strategies to support EDW’s efforts to attract new investment, skilled talent, job growth and new visitors to the city.

Natalie leads the Tourism Winnipeg team in attracting and servicing business events and sports & special events across all markets, as well as group travel to increase Winnipeg’s tourism economy. She is also responsible for the strategic development and growth of partnership opportunities to attract, retain and engage tourism stakeholders to help further initiatives led by Tourism Winnipeg.

Marissa responsibilities incorporate all aspects of the day-to-day financial management duties of the corporation, as well as directing all finance-related administrative activities.

Ilona is responsible for developing and implementing the strategy and necessary activities to attract, retain and engage corporate partners to sustain funding to further the initiatives of Economic Development Winnipeg.

Daniel is responsible for developing and stewarding private sector partnerships to sustain funding to further the initiatives of Economic Development Winnipeg.

Tiffany assists Dayna with issues management including such aspects as scheduling, event planning, meeting management and communications-related tasks. She also serves as the primary liaison for EDW's board of directors and coordinates all board-related activities germane to the organization.

Shannon provides primary administrative support to the EDW Executive Team including calendar management and travel coordination. She also supports the Executive Assistant to the President & CEO in organizing office-wide projects and events.

Roxana leads a team of Market Intelligence professionals collecting and assessing the best, accurate most relevant information about Winnipeg to support companies considering a relocation or expansion into Winnipeg. Providing leadership through reliable data and industry expertise, the MI team supports EDW as a knowledge based data driven organization.

Chris conducts in-depth research and analysis on the Winnipeg regional economy to identify trends and key economic indicators. He delivers valuable information to our business community in the form of commentary, insights, forecasting and economic modeling.

Amit is responsible for growing and maintaining EDW’s data infrastructure. He engages and collaborates with EDW's business development teams to convert complex data into usable insights that improve business operations and outcomes.

Alberto leads YES! Winnipeg's Foreign Direct Investment team to proactively identify and attract new companies to Winnipeg. He develops strong relationships with global site selector consultants, provincial and federal partners to promote Winnipeg's strong value proposition. He also represents YES! Winnipeg on international business missions, facilitates and oversees all incoming international delegations.

Christine leads the North America Foreign Direct Investment team and drives overall strategy in the United States market, the largest source of foreign investment in Manitoba.  Christine works with US site selectors, Trade Commissioner Service offices, and other FDI multipliers in-market to promote Winnipeg as an investment destination for U.S. companies. Christine speaks English and French.

Fred spearheads our business development initiatives within the European markets, capitalizing on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and leveraging relationships with the European Union and the United Kingdom.  Fred is fluent in French, English and Spanish.

Shyam leads the critical analysis and prioritization of leads within YES! Winnipeg’s investment attraction funnel (Foreign Direct Investment & Business Development). Shyam assesses and validates investment opportunities as these relate to Winnipeg’s value propositions for foreign investors. Shyam speaks English, Tamil, Hindi and some Thai.

Veronica supports investment attraction and partner relationships in Mexico and the North American Mid-continent to maximize opportunity from this strategic trade and investment corridor. She leverages her extensive expertise in the Canadian global commercial network in Latin America and beyond. In addition to English, Veronica speaks Spanish and French.

Wendy supports investment attraction efforts internationally with a focus on the North American market. She utilizes market intelligence tools to identify business opportunities, develops relationships with foreign-owned businesses, and coordinates site visits for international delegations. In addition to English, she is fluent in French and Creole.

Yvonne leads YES! Winnipeg’s Talent team, helping local companies and potential investors in the city to retain, attract, and develop the talent they need to help grow the economy.

Annie manages and executes YES! Winnipeg’s talent attraction and retention strategy. Through strong relationships with a network of local talent services partners, Annie drives business expansion and investment by helping companies source and attract the talent they need.

Yelena is responsible for YES! Winnipeg talent partnerships and initiatives.  She works closely with EDW’s business development team, and YES! Winnipeg to ensure businesses have access to deep talent pools.  Yelena is also responsible for leading the coordination of talent events and missions.

Wynne is responsible for the planning and building of talent services, including the Talent Hub, YES! Winnipeg Job Connections Portal, and international missions.

Patricia is responsible for operational administration of the Work In Manitoba job portal. She manages inquiries for training and demos, and questions related to the platform from employers and job seekers.

Alison supports the planning and execution of international recruitment missions to attract qualified talent from around the globe.

Naomi supports the planning and development of talent services and tools, including the Talent Hub, Work in Manitoba job portal, and international missions.

Amanda leads the YES! Winnipeg’s Business Development team, and works with the team to proactively identify new prospects and advance each opportunity to a successful conclusion by supporting the team in understanding what assistance the client requires and engaging appropriate collaborators to deliver what the client needs.

William is responsible for managing and executing on strategic development projects, including sector cluster building and infrastructure projects that will have major economic impacts on the City and Province.  Other priorities include business opportunities related to Manitoba’s clean energy, sustainability, local adoption of productivity related technologies, and more.

Sectors: Life Sciences, Agribusiness, and Transportation & Distribution

Brenden proactively identifies new prospects in the life sciences, agribusiness, transportation & distribution sectors. He engages and collaborates with clients to better understand their specific needs and remove any barriers to their development and growth in Winnipeg.

Sectors:  Technology & Financial Services

Adam proactively identifies new prospects within his sectors of responsibility and advances each prospect to a successful conclusion by understanding what assistance they require and engaging appropriate collaborators to deliver what the client needs.

Sectors: Advanced Manufacturing and Aerospace

Keri proactively identifies new prospects within her sectors of responsibility and advances each prospect to a successful conclusion by understanding what assistance they require and engaging appropriate collaborators to deliver what the client needs.

Sector:  Creative Industries

Jessie proactively identifies new prospects in the Creative Industries sector. She engages and collaborates with clients to better understand their specific needs and remove any barriers to their development and growth in Winnipeg.

Damian proactively identifies new prospects in the life sciences, agribusiness, transportation & distribution sectors. He engages and collaborates with clients to better understand their specific needs and remove any barriers to their development and growth in Winnipeg.

Alyssa works closely with EDW's business development team, YES! Winnipeg to support local company retention, expansion and attraction of new investment to the city.

Maria works closely with EDW's business development team, YES! Winnipeg to support local company retention, expansion and attraction of new investment to the city.

Sarah is responsible for selling and promoting Winnipeg as the destination of choice for the travel trade market.

Lynnea is responsible for attracting business events to Winnipeg through national and international associations, third party meeting planners as well as the key economic sectors of Life Sciences, Transportation & Distribution and Education.

Maria is responsible for attracting business events to Winnipeg through national and international associations, third party meeting planners as well as the key economic sectors of Agri-Business, Financial Services, and Energy & the Environment.

Crystal is responsible for attracting sports and special events and meetings and conventions to Winnipeg through the sport federations, event rights holders and provincial sports organizations as well as the key economic sectors of Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Creative Industries and Information and Communication Technologies.

Brittany is responsible for managing the marketing and sales consortium of Team Winnipeg, and broader tourism stakeholders’ programs and initiatives.

Julie provides support to the Tourism Winnipeg's Project Manager and Business Development Managers. She is responsible for administrative functions, maximizing sales activities, partner engagement and assisting with events that contribute to increasing the visitor economy.

Farnoosh is responsible for managing the customer relations management system as well as supporting the sales activities of the Business Development Managers and expediting the bids and proposals in order to attract meetings, conventions, sports and special events to Winnipeg.

Tyler is responsible for marketing as it relates to Economic Development Winnipeg. He executes strategic marketing plans to increase business investment and visitation to Winnipeg.

Karen leads all communications at Economic Development Winnipeg. She is responsible for managing our corporate messaging through our communication channels and media relationships.

Gillian is responsible for writing and editing tourism marketing communications, handling travel media requests, developing story ideas, and the travel media program. 

Mike is responsible for development and execution of Tourism Winnipeg's social media plan. He is also responsible for all creative online and offline writing for various marketing mediums.

Kelly is responsible for managing marketing and communications projects for the organization and leading website and printed publication development. She also manages Tourism Winnipeg’s leisure partnership opportunities program.

Maddy is responsible for curating and creating digital and video content to promote and tell the Winnipeg story.

Anne is responsible for managing marketing campaigns and projects, working closely with all business units to support the organization’s goals of increasing business investment, visitation and talent attraction to Winnipeg.

Karen is responsible for the graphic design of the sales and marketing initiatives and maintains the brand standards.

Danica is responsible for creating and distributing content on Economic Development Winnipeg’s digital properties and sharing Winnipeg stories to foster economic development for our city.

Abby is responsible for creating and distributing content on Economic Development Winnipeg’s digital properties and sharing Winnipeg stories to foster economic development for our city.

Elisabeth is responsible for creating and distributing content on Economic Development Winnipeg’s digital properties and sharing Winnipeg stories to foster economic development for our city.