Past Award Recipients

DRI CANADA - Awards of Excellence Program


Past Award Recipients

DRI CANADA strives to provide a knowledge base for Business Continuity Planning/Disaster Recovery Professionals. The DRI CANADA Awards of Excellence recognizes individuals that have achieved a certain level of excellence in the fields of Continuity Management and Technology Recovery (DR).

2024

DRI CANADA Lifetime Achievement Award
Joe Ozorio, CBCP

DRI CANADA Response and Recovery Award
Telus Communications

DRI CANADA  Student Award and Scholarship
Louise Pick
Shubhparteek Singh

DRI CANADA  Builder Award
Mark Hoffman 

2023

DRI CANADA Lifetime Achievement Award
Dale Windle, MBCP

DRI CANADA Response and Recovery Award
Telus Communications

DRI CANADA  Student Award and Scholarship
Tasmia Sheikh  

2022

DRI CANADA Student Award Scholarship 
Mitchell Beaumaster
Jennifer Steenstra

DRI CANADA Response and Recovery Award 
Telus

DRI CANADA Lifetime Achievement Award
John Yamniuk, MBCP

DRI CANADA Builder Award
Nancy Holloway-White, CBCP

2021

DRI CANADA Lifetime Achievement Award
Vito Mangialardi, CBCP
 

DRI CANADA COVID Response of the Year Award

British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA)

2020

DRI CANADA Lifetime Achievement Award
Patrick W. (Butch) Brennan

DRI Canada Builder Award
Ann Wyganowski


DRIC CANADA Volunteer of the Year Award
John Yamniuk

2019

DRI CANADA Lifetime Achievement Award 
Betsy Sayers, MBCP

DRI CANADA Volunteer of the Year Award 
Frank Slater, CBCP

DRI CANADA Board of Directors Achievement Award
Michael Hiller, ABCP
Nancy Holloway-White, CBCP, CBCA
Graeme Jannaway, CBCP
John Yamniuk, MBCP  

2018

DRI CANADA Lifetime Achievement Award 
Ivan Kusal

DRI CANADA Builder Award
Mary Genyk

Student Scholarship Award
Rezwana Islam

2017

DRI CANADA Lifetime Achievement Award
Irene More,  MBCP

DRI CANADA Builder Award
Graeme Jannaway,  CBCP

DRI CANADA Volunteer of the Year Award
Barry Bortnick, ABCP

2015

DRI CANADA Lifetime Achievement Award 
Brian P. Miller, CBCP, CBCLA

2014

DRI CANADA Lifetime Achievement Award 

Ronald G. Tucker, CBCP, CBCA

The previous DRIC CANADA Award of Excellence Program recognized organizations in several categories based on size of the organization.  These categories included:

  • Samll Organizations – 1 to 500 employees
  • Medium Organizations – 501 to 5000 employees
  • Large Organizations – 5001+ employees
  • Public/Government
Previous award winners in the above categories are listed below:
 
2013

DRI CANADA Award of Excellence Recipients

Medium:
British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA)

Small:
Inter Pipeline
2012

DRI CANADA Award of Excellence Recipients

Medium:
ATCO Electric

Large:
NAV CANADA

Government:
HEALTH CANADA
2011

DRI CANADA Award of Excellence Recipients
Government: 
Children Youth and Social Services Information and 
Information Technology Cluster 

Large:
TELUS® Communications
2010

DRI CANADA Award of Excellence Recipients
Small:
Credit Union Central of Nova Scotia
Government: 
Children Youth and Social Services Information and 
Information Technology Cluster
2009

DRI CANADA Award of Excellence Recipients
Large:
MTS Allstream Inc.
Small:
Credit Union Central of Nova Scotia
2008

DRI CANADA Award of Excellence Recipients
Government: 
Ministry of Natural Resources Ontario
PO Box 7000
300 Water Street
Peterborough, ON  K9J 8M5
 
Large:
Direct Energy
2225 Sheppard Avenue East Atria III
Toronto, ON  M2J 5C2

2007

DRI CANADA Award of Excellence Recipients
Large:
Franklin Templeton Investments
Toronto

Small:
Desjardins Asset Management
Montréal