Project Management Team
Neelam Sahota
DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society, Delta LIP Co-Chair and CEO of DIVERSEcity
Neelam Sahota, FCPA, FCGA, ICD.D is a transformational executive leader with over 30 years of experience advancing inclusive growth, innovation, and community impact across British Columbia’s nonprofit, public, and private sectors.
As Chief Executive Officer of DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society since 2013, she has led the organization through significant growth to become one of the largest employers in the South Fraser region, strengthening its role as a key partner in social and economic development.
A strategic leader recognized for building cross-sector partnerships and aligning financial strategy with purpose, Neelam also serves as a Governor on the Board of Simon Fraser University, Co-Chair the Local Immigration Partnership for the municipalities of Surrey and Delta, and as an Advisory Board Director with Rogers Sports and Media’s OMNI Television. A Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC, she has received numerous honours for her leadership, including the King Charles III Coronation Medal, the BC Business Women of the Year Award, the BC Achievement Foundation Reconciliation Award, and inclusion on Business in Vancouver’s BC500 list of the province’s most influential business leaders.
Lenya Wilks
Director, Community Inclusion & Health Equity
Lenya Wilks has worked in a community-serving capacity for the past six-plus years, leading high-performing teams, creating a culture of collaboration and innovation, and driving organizational growth and impact.
A Jamaican native who migrated to Canada in 2016 to pursue her undergraduate at Brandon University in Manitoba, studying her passion for music and capping with a minor in business administration. While living and working in Brandon, Manitoba, Lenya was the program manager for a regional project providing a career exploration program for youths. Lenya then became the program manager for Brandon Local Immigration Partnership, supporting the coordination, collaboration, and community engagement to facilitate opportunities for the successful long-term settlement and integration of immigrants and newcomers to Brandon, Manitoba.
In April 2022, Lenya moved to Surrey, BC, and joined DIVERSEcity as the Manager of the Surrey Local Immigration Partnership. Soon after, she was promoted to the Senior Manager of Surrey LIP and Community Enterprise. Over the years, Lenya has held spaces and roles that allowed her to develop strong relationships with community stakeholders, Indigenous communities, immigrant and newcomer communities, rural communities and BIPOC youth.
Throughout her career, Lenya has held various leadership roles, where she has consistently demonstrated a solid ability to lead through change and drive organizational success. She has a reputation for being a skilled communicator and problem solver, with the ability to build solid relationships and partnerships with stakeholders at all levels.
Diana Ospina
Senior Manager – Partnership & Collaboration