Trish Mandewo
Trish Mandewo is an experienced entrepreneur, board professional, politician and author. She has a varied background stemming from her education in Microbiology, Embryology and her love for governance. She has won several awards including being named top 25 Canadian Immigrant.
She is the Founder and CEO of Synergy Executive & Boards Consulting Group. The company supports the advancement of Black, Indigenous and Visible minority subject matter experts and senior-level executives seeking to take their voices and expertise to the boardroom, c-suite and other decision-making tables.
Trish was elected to the Coquitlam City Council in 2018. As a local government elected official, she serves as vice chair for the Economic Development Committee; chair of Cultural Services Advisory Committee; chair of Union of BC Municipalities Indigenous Relations Committee and director on the Metro Vancouver Electoral Area A Committee. In addition, she served on the Lower Mainland Local Government Association executive for two years. Outside of politics, Trish has served on more than 15 boards and currently sits on the Women’s Enterprise Center Board and the Black Opportunity Fund Governance Committee.
As a thoughtful leader Trish shares her knowledge through mentoring, speaking, writing and business consulting. Her expertise is in board development, governance policy and procedures development, strategic planning with an EDI lens, stakeholder engagement, project management, governance relations and multi-sectoral relationship building.
She is the Founder and CEO of Synergy Executive & Boards Consulting Group. The company supports the advancement of Black, Indigenous and Visible minority subject matter experts and senior-level executives seeking to take their voices and expertise to the boardroom, c-suite and other decision-making tables.
Trish was elected to the Coquitlam City Council in 2018. As a local government elected official, she serves as vice chair for the Economic Development Committee; chair of Cultural Services Advisory Committee; chair of Union of BC Municipalities Indigenous Relations Committee and director on the Metro Vancouver Electoral Area A Committee. In addition, she served on the Lower Mainland Local Government Association executive for two years. Outside of politics, Trish has served on more than 15 boards and currently sits on the Women’s Enterprise Center Board and the Black Opportunity Fund Governance Committee.
As a thoughtful leader Trish shares her knowledge through mentoring, speaking, writing and business consulting. Her expertise is in board development, governance policy and procedures development, strategic planning with an EDI lens, stakeholder engagement, project management, governance relations and multi-sectoral relationship building.
