ACCELLERATING
your PERFORMANCE
Our Mission...
To increase the number of people at the top who identify as women by accelerating their journey to leadership through content, coaching and community.
COMMITTED to driving change
SOLVING THE DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE
the ACCELLE MODEL: THE 3CS
Committed to driving change and making an impact with women:
Content: Content-rich training sessions designed specifically to support the skill development of women so they can stand out as leaders.
Coaching: Overcome obstacles, increase confidence and strengthen leadership skills through executive and life coaching.
Community: Build connections within an incredible community of growth-minded, supportive women committed to lifting each other up.
MEET OUR TEAM
WOMEN WHO ACCELLE
Closing the gender diversity gap is a movement and team effort. Meet our people committed to the movement.
kristina CLEARY
Kristina Cleary, Founder of Accelle Inc., has over 25 years of corporate experience, including CMO of a global technology company.
Her fierce passion for supporting and lifting up women – in both their personal and professional lives is what fuels her drive to help advance the important cause of gender equality in the office and boardroom.
LISa pimentel
A senior-level marketing and communications professional with over 25 years of experience developing, managing, and deploying strategic marketing programs, focused campaigns, conferences and events.
Lisa leads program management for ACCELLE’s programs.
deb LOWTHER
Deb kicked off her professional journey in the public sector and later ventured into entrepreneurship and marketing management around 15 years ago, just as social media was taking off. Along the way, she discovered success by crafting and growing brands through traditional and digital marketing. Deb is passionate about empowering women-led businesses, assisting them in reaching their professional aspirations, and striking a harmonious balance in their journey to success.
Deb manages booking speaking opportunities for Kristina and provides ongoing social and program support and execution.
erin ABBATANGELO
As a seasoned, award-winning, dynamic brand strategist and marketing professional, Erin is passionate about shaping and elevating brands to stand out in today’s dynamic market. With a keen understanding of consumer behaviour and market trends, Erin specializes in crafting compelling brand narratives that resonate with audiences and drive business growth.
Erin leads strategic brand and marketing communications for ACCELLE.
ADVISORY BOARD
SONIA EDMONDS
PARTNER, BDO CANADA
Sonia Edmonds is the Managing Partner, Innovation & Change for BDO Canada, and a member of the Executive Leadership Team. Sonia leads the firm’s business evolution agenda to explore, invent and implement new ideas to drive growth. This includes collaborating with service lines to transform current service delivery methods, reinventing internal operations and ideating to develop services of the future.
KRISTA JONES
SVP VENTURE SERVICES, MaRS DISCOVERY DISTRICT
Krista is the Senior Vice President of Ventures Services at MaRS Discovery District. She leverages her deep entrepreneurial and leadership experience to advise founders, inspire teams and creates programs to help scale Canada’s most innovative companies. Most recently, she founded MaRS Momentum, an exclusive program that supports the executives of high-growth companies and accelerates their journey to $100 million in revenue.
JENNIFER BOUYOUKOS
VP, PEOPLE & LEGAL, BENCH ACCOUNTING
Jenn Bouyoukos is a savvy, award-winning HR professional with over 20 years of experience leading and transforming HR teams at high-performing media, tech and financial services companies, including eOne, Workbrain, SAP, Manulife, Kobo, and RBC.
AMY ROY
CHRO, NAMELY
Amy is a strategic business leader adept at setting direction for an organization and infusing a people approach tailored to meet the values of today’s workforce within a complex business context. Skilled at balancing visionary thinking with implementation excellence while communicating, influencing and building trust with stakeholders to drive impactful and positive change.
2022 SPEAKERS
Lisa Kaplin, Psy.D., PCC
Life and Executive Coach, Psychologist, Speaker
Desiree Musselman
Leadership Development Coach, Speaker & Trainer
Natika Washington
Senior Corporate Social Responsibility Executive and USAF Veteran
Political Leader For Justice, Inclusion, And Equality
Shaunda Joy Howerton
Public figure. Wife. Mommy. Minister. Speaker. Author. Purpose Coach. Realtor.
Natasha Ickes-Saman
Founder, Manifesting Miracles
Sandra Long
Executive Coach & Certified Dare to Lead Instructor
Leah Carr
Chief Executive Officer, tilr
Jan Daudi
CEO & Founder, MissCommuniTeam
Are you interested in learning about how you can join the movement, contact us.
ACCELLE GIVING BACK
SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY
Giving back to the community has always been a priority for KC – supporting local sports teams, female athletes, entrepreneurs or leaders looking to grow their corporate careers. KC is a proud supporter of the following…
ACCELLE sponsors two female varsity athletes every year at the University of Guelph, where Kristina started her Bachelor of Commerce and played varsity soccer.
Kristina co-founded the Women’s Business Networking Group of York Region, focusing on creating a strong supportive network for women to help accelerate their success.
ACCELLE is a proud sponsor of the U15A York Central Hockey Association Panthers girl’s hockey team.
Kristina Cleary is a long-time volunteer member of the Big Sisters of York Region organization.
Kristina Cleary is a proud
IPEC and ICF, Certified Coach
Our vision is a world full of diverse leadership. To help make that a reality, we’re on a mission to increase the number of people identifying as women in leadership by ACCELLErating their personal and professional success through content, coaching and community.