“At a time when women are making their modern mark on Canada, it’s an honour to be mentioned alongside so many other outstanding Canadian female leaders. I am a proud member and advocate of the local development and housing industry, and it’s with that same pride that I represent our industry on a national stage,” Conway says. “It’s an honour and a privilege to lead the best team in the industry at Hopewell Residential Communities, and it’s with their dedicated support that I’m able to continue to develop and grow as a person and as a leader.”

Lesley Conway has been president of Hopewell Residential Communities since 2000. She has been the recipient of WXN’s Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards in 2006, 2009 and 2010.  She also has a great presence in the WXN Mentorship program. In 2005, she was one of Global Calgary & YWCA’s Women of Vision and in 2004 the Haskayne School of Business MAX Award winner.

Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards has become one of Canada’s most recognizable honours and is bestowed on Canada’s highest achieving female leaders in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. To date, 584 women across the country have received this distinction, including 83 women who have gone on to be inducted into Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Hall of Fame.