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business elite canada
H
JANUARY 2014
T
he Supply Chain Man-
agement Association
(SCMA) is the national
voice for professionals in the
supply chain industry to ad-
vance their skills within the
trade and craft a better un-
derstanding about this lead-
ing industry. It was formed
in 2013 through the amal-
gamation of the Purchasing
Management Association of
Canada (PMAC) and the Sup-
ply Chain & Logistics Asso-
ciation of Canada (SCL), of-
fering a combined history of
more than 140 years. Today,
the association stands as the
largest association in Canada
for supply chain management
with a network of about 8000
members across 10 Provincial
and Territorial institutes.
Cheryl Paradowski, President
and CEO, has been with the
association for over three
years and has an extensive
background in association
management. She is also a
Certified Association Ex-
ecutive (CAE), a designation
awarded by the Canadian
