For Violet, Maple Leaf’s Blueprint and company values play a huge role in fostering a positive workplace culture that’s been her home for the past 15 years.
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#Women in Leadership
Welcome to our Women in Leadership series! Here, we highlight diverse women who have made a significant difference in their respective industries and throughout careers that span decades of success. By shattering the glass ceiling in previously male-dominated sectors, these women preach that gender equity is possible to achieve in organizations big and small.
From finance to manufacturing to food safety and more, these leading women of Maple Leaf Foods strive every day to be their best and make an impact — and have collected substantial learnings along the way! Follow along as we continue to interview women in leadership positions including directors, vice presidents, plant managers, chefs, nurses, and more who inspire and motivate women everywhere to know that gender is not a barrier to professional success.
Women in Leadership: How corporate engineer Kate Perrie has been part of Maple Leaf Foods’ journey to increase female leadership in a formerly male-dominated industry
Kate has been part of making history during a time that’s seen more women enter the meat production industry than ever before — hoping this is only the beginning of women’s journeys to the top!
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Women in Leadership: How Faye Cooper lives her purpose at Maple Leaf Foods with a laser focus on our bold sustainability vision
For Faye, her admiration for sciences and for women leading the way in STEM, fuel her passion and pride for what she does and for being a woman in a leadership position.
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Women in Leadership: How our corporate chef, Samantha Lazuric, hones her passion for food to inspire, educate, and make a difference to those around her
Through the power of food, Samantha aka ‘Chef Sam’ strives to bring stories to life and deliver the best results and creativity — one meal at a time.
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Women in Leadership: How LeeAnn Peters has honed her position as a woman in agriculture through caring for animals every step of the way
As a leader of key Maple Leaf animal welfare initiatives, LeeAnn is one of the brilliant minds behind the Raised Without Antibiotics program and the Advanced Open Sow Housing System!
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Women in Leadership: How Spir Marinakis has evolved within the food safety industry with a deep care for the food we make and people who make it
For Spir, pride in working for a Canadian company that does good by its people is key to her nearly two decades of success at Maple Leaf.
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