Our mission is to educate, elevate and empower women to collectively move the dial.

Our Executive Team

President & Founder

Joanna Jagger is passionate about educating future leaders and moving the dial for gender equity. She is the President and founder of WORTH Association, where she advocates to ensure a more equal future for women in industry leadership. Joanna is an instructor and researcher in the School of Tourism Management at Capilano University. She has held leadership roles in sales, catering and human resources at top hospitality brands including Marriott, Shangri-La, Sequoia Company of Restaurants and Joe Fortes Seafood and Chophouse. A Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR), she provides HR solutions through her consulting practice, Adanac HR Services. Joanna has a Provincial Instructor’s Diploma from VCC and a Masters in Leadership from Royal Roads University.

Caitlin began her career in tourism and hospitality just over 8 years ago. Today, she is a Marketing & Communications Manager for Wall Centre Hotels and Director of Marketing for WORTH. She is enthusiastic to share captivating content and is eager to make an impact while educating, elevating and empowering our community. More recently, Caitlin welcomed her first daughter, Olivia - WORTH's newest (and probably youngest) member. 

Jennifer (Jen) Rhind is the Assistant Director of Finance at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, BC. She has been in the accounting field for the last fourteen years and has a wide breadth of knowledge in many areas.

Jen is an avid sports fan, she enjoys playing baseball, basketball and soccer and watching every sport imaginable. She enjoys learning languages, currently learning Spanish, French, and Korean. She has aspirations to be the General Manager of a hotel in the future.

Clea Cosmann sits on the WORTH Board as the Director of Events, planning impactful events such as ‘Yes Shef’ and ‘Empower Her’ to advocate for equality. She appreciatively calls Vancouver home, and holds the position of Director of Sales for one of the fastest-growing restaurant companies in Canada, Glowbal Restaurant Group. Clea has a passion for empowering other women in the restaurant industry and counts the opportunity to provide mentorship and motivation the richest part of her work life.

Sloan’s career began in restaurants in Victoria. She moved to Vancouver in 2009 where she completed a degree in Business Administration, majoring in Tourism Marketing. She then joined Hotels where she held progressive positions, many that were newly created as a result of her ongoing drive to meet business goals.  Over the years, Sloan has consulted for a number of high-profile companies in the area of customer service. Currently, she is working in a Strategy Office in the public sector. Sloan prides herself in being accountable and an efficient team player who can be depended on to roll up her sleeves when the going gets tough. She is committed to the importance of DEI in both business and community. She is passionate about travelling and has visited over 30 countries.