Biography

Janice is a community builder and mindset mentor, and has been at the forefront of engaged entrepreneurship at SFU for more than a decade. As Programs Director for the Charles Chang Institute for Entrepreneurship and as Director of the flagship Coast Capital Venture Connection program she leads an ambitious team that has engaged more than 16,000 participants, mentored 1700+ teams and provided incubation services to over 250 startups since 2008.

Prior to her roles with SFU, Janice was Executive Associate with Calgary's EPCOR Centre for Performing Arts (now Arts Commons), and General Manager of Kaleidoscope Theatre, a professional theatre for young audiences.

Janice holds both an MBA in Arts & Media Management and a Graduate Diploma in Non-Profit Management from the Schulich School of Business (York University), and a Bachelor of Music from UVic.