Meet the 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards judges

  • Laura Carter, associate director of benefits, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan
  • Katharine Coons, national workplace mental-health specialist, Canadian Mental Health Association
  • Matt Davison, dean of science at Western University and principal researcher at Canada’s Financial Wellness Lab
  • Jordan Fremont, partner, pensions and benefits team, Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • Jean-Guy Gauthier, expert, risk and benefits management, CQFD Actuariat
  • Marcie Hawranik, founder, Canadian Equity Consulting
  • Julie Holden, principal, Holden & Associates
  • Andrew Honor, psychological health and wellness specialist, Peel Region
  • Paula Ioannou, head of total rewards, TMX Group Inc.
  • Allison Jost, total rewards manager, Admiral Insurance
  • Joanna Marra, director of wellness, CAA Club Group
  • Jennifer Paterson, editor, Benefits Canada
  • Lidia Pawlikowski, associate vice-president, health consulting, Hub International Ltd.
  • Wendy Poirier, global well-being leader, WTW
  • Jennifer Schmidt, partner, Mercer Canada
  • Erin Murphy-Sheriffs, associate vice-president, well-being solutions, Aon
  • Sonya Singh, associate editor, Benefits Canada
  • Blake Wolfe, managing editor, Benefits Canada