11 Surrey/Delta nominees among 105 for Women of Distinction awards

Eleven women with connections to Surrey and Delta are among the 105 nominees for the 2025 Women of Distinction Awards, hosted by YWCA Metro Vancouver.

Nominees in 12 award categories were announced Wednesday, March 5, eight weeks ahead of the annual WOD event, presented by Scotiabank on April 28 in Vancouver.

Last May, more than 1,300 people filled a Westin Bayshore hotel ballroom to recognize the accomplishments of 96 women and 14 workplaces seen as “catalysts for change within our Metro Vancouver communities.”

This year, Surrey boasts nine Women of Distinction award nominees including Harpo Mander (5X executive director, in the Arts, Culture, & Design category), Preeti Dhillon (Neighbourhood Art Studios, in Arts, Culture, & Design), Ramandeep Randhawa (Khalsa Credit Union, in Business & Professions), Diane Johnson (Descriptive Video Works, Entrepreneurship & Innovation), Feezah Jaffer (Sanford Housing Society, Non-profit), Anmol Sandhu (The Red Badge Foundation, Young Woman of Distinction), Glisha (recording artist, Young Woman of Distinction), Janaye Majer (Black Indigenous Coalition Club at Queen Elizabeth Secondary, Young Woman of Distinction) and Suhana Gill (Kwantlen Student Association, Young Woman of Distinction).

The two Delta-area nominees are Opreet Kang (Core Firm, Business & the Professions category) and Dr. Jana-Lea Davidson (Chief Medical Officer, BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre, Health & Wellness).

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