Chief Executive Officer, S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
As the CEO for one of the largest non-profit organizations in Canada, Queenie leads innovative social service programs in the areas of newcomer settlement, English-language training, employment and entrepreneurship, family, youth and seniors programming, community development, affordable housing, and seniors care.
Queenie has been an active volunteer in the community, serving on the Canadian Armed Forces' Joint Task Force Pacific Advisory Council on Diversity, OMNI (TV) Pacific Advisory Council, City of Richmond Seniors Advisory Council and the Honorary Governor's Council of Vancouver Foundation.
Queenie completed her Master of Nursing degree at the University of Alberta, and has been honoured with the Excellence in Nursing Administration Award. In 2012, she was the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
In 2016, Queenie was a recipient of one of the RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards. That same year, she was recognized by BC Business as one of the province's 35 most influential women. She was appointed by the Minister of National Defence as Honorary Captain of the Royal Canadian Navy in 2018 and was also named to Vancouver Magazine's Power 50 list that year.
In 2021 and again in 2022, Queenie was placed on Business In Vancouver's BC 500 list of the most influential business leaders in British Columbia. In 2022, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. was presented with a national Service Excellence award from Metropolis Canada and in 2023 Queenie was presented with a Queen Elizabeth Platinum Jubilee pin for her significant community contributions.