Board of Directors
Marcie Hawranik
Director
2018 - 2020
Marcie is the founder of Canadian Equality Consulting, a company that supports workplaces to become leaders in gender equity, diversity and inclusion. She has a Master’s degree in international relations from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University focused on conflict resolution, a Bachelor degree in Political Studies, and extensive experience in gender analysis, gender mainstreaming, diversity and inclusion, policy and program development, and stakeholder engagement.
Marcie co-hosts a podcast called “(ex)clusion,” an exploration of all things equity, diversity and inclusion. It can be found on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and buzzsprout. She is also a Co-Founder of Madame Premier, a political feminist apparel company that aims to amplify the lack of women in politics and the barriers that they experience through creative and cheeky designs.
Marcie had been hired to design and create the new Alberta Status of Women ministry, to speak on gender equality to the United Nations, and was recently recognized as a SHE Innovator by UN Women for her work to advance gender equality as well as the Premier’s Award of Excellence for innovation. She has always been heavily involved in politics and has worked on numerous federal, provincial, municipal and U.S. campaigns as well as worked to advance women's networks within political parties.