President – Deirdre Brown

Deirdre has been an active member of the ACMP Greater Vancouver Chapter since 2014. Deirdre has supported a number of Chapter initiatives including chairing the Advanced Practitioner Engagement committee, advising on the development of the UBC Change Management program last year and is eager to continue supporting the priorities and goals of the Chapter and the members in the coming year. Deirdre is a Prosci certificate change practitioner with 10+ years’ experience.
Vice President – Julie Makranyi

Julie has been practicing change management for over 13 years, primarily with healthcare initiatives and healthcare infrastructure projects. She is PMP (2017), CCMP™ (2023) and Prosci (2013) certified.
Julie enjoys being actively involved in the change management community, promoting the practice and profession of Change Management, and contributing her extensive leadership experience with her passion for coaching and mentoring others.
She started with ACMP Vancouver board in 2024 as Secretary prior to her current role as Vice President and is looking forward to participating in the development and activation of the strategic goals and activities to enhance the learning, growth and development of the ACMP Vancouver Chapter and membership.
Director – Marianne Boyles

Marianne brings 20 years of change management experience, beginning in the UK finance sector, where she played a key role in driving large-scale transformations, including the integration of two of the country’s largest financial institutions.
Now based in Canada, Marianne shapes and advances change management practices at the University of British Columbia (UBC) as a senior change management consultant. Her contributions include establishing key initiatives such as the UBC Change and Transition Community of Practice, advising on the Sauder School of Business Change Management Certificate program, and driving the development of a university-wide change management strategy and toolkit.
Currently serving her second term as a Director on the ACMP Greater Vancouver Chapter Board, Marianne is dedicated to growing the change management profession and fostering meaningful connections within the local community. Her extensive experience and collaborative approach continue to make a lasting impact in the field
Treasurer – John Boylan

John’s journey into change management started in 2016 in the post-secondary environment, where he has worked for the past 25 years. Currently, he is the Manager of Change Management for a provincial Crown corporation. John is both Prosci (2019) and CCMP certified (2021). He holds a Master’s of Educational Leadership & Student Affairs, a BC Provincial Instructor’s Diploma, and a LEAN Change Agent certificate. John is currently pursuing his Certificate in Organizational Coaching (COC) from UBC Extended Learning. John has been an active ACMP board member since 2021 in the role of Director, Memberships as well as facilitating the Vancouver Chapter CCMP study groups. He also sat on the ACMP Global Digital Learning & Collaborations Committee for two consecutive years.
John’s passion is building relationships, coaching, mentoring, and empowering others to grow in their own personal and/or professional journey. He is grateful for the learning ACMP has provided him and now wishes to give back and serve the change management community that he so values.
Director – Becky Querido

Becky is Head of Leadership Development Experiences at Citizencentric, a company focused on servicing the public sector to cultivate organizational transformations for the greater good. She has been a practitioner of change management since 2008 and dedicated to full-time roles in the profession since 2015.
She values connection, clarity, sustainability, and challenge and expresses these values through a dedicated practice of nurturing learning in others, facilitating transformation, and creating sustainable change solutions. She is passionate about building partnerships and strengthening connections to improve the opportunities available to ACMP members.
She has been a PMP since 2015 and is keen to strengthen the relationships between project managers and change practitioners. Becky stays involved in both the PMI and ACMP local chapters by participating in their mentorship programs and contributing to workshops and learning opportunities. Using her experience in leadership development, she is keen to enhance the learning opportunities available to ACMP members.
Secretary – Suzanne Mack

With over 15 years’ experience in Change Management and project management primarily in the healthcare sector, Suzanne has spent the last decade working on a major hospital redevelopment project with a focus on helping clinicians navigate large-scale changes. Suzanne holds both PMP and Prosci certifications and is eager to join the Board and contribute her skills to support the change management community.
Director – Christelle Gallegos Contreras

Christelle brings over four years of change management experience with a background in psychology. She has led global initiatives, including HR process improvements across Latin America and a large-scale sustainability transformation impacting 70,000 employees. Passionate about driving meaningful change, Christelle also contributed to digital transformations in sales. As a volunteer with the ACMP Vancouver Chapter, she recently developed a data-driven dashboard to improve membership engagement and believes in equipping everyone with change management skills to foster impactful leadership.
Director – Arjina Mangat

Arjina is a seasoned change management professional with a background in health sciences with over seven years of experience integrating project and change management principles to foster sustainable organizational transformation. Arjina’s certifications include a Graduate Certificate in Change Management from Royal Roads University, a Project Management Certificate from UBC, and Prosci certification. Arjina actively engages in continuous learning and peer mentorship in complex change initiatives. She looks forward to joining the Board to advance the field by fostering collaboration between change management and project management organizations, supporting growth within the change community.