Lucy La Grassa
PhD, CTDP
Lucy La Grassa has been facilitating integrity-driven board work for over 20 years. As a senior trainer and coach, Lucy leads transformative discussions.
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Through meaningful conversations about leadership ethics and stakeholder engagement, clients learn to create buy-in, anticipate changes and build organizational potential.
Lucy’s own board work includes the role of chair for a peer-advisor organization of business leaders, and she has a PhD in Organizational Development and Transformational Education, specializing in leadership ethics.
David Barnes
MSW
David Barnes has decades of leading issues-driven change management, and is an expert in collaboration-building among diverse groups of people.
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David has more than 30 years of experience providing leadership, strategic guidance and management consulting.
He has worked with government ministries in Ontario and the Yukon, educational institutions, community mental health agencies, child welfare agencies, and many non-profit organizations.
He also has extensive experience leading large and small-scale community engagement initiatives.
Nadia Desjardins
Nadia is a specialized leader in corporate education with extensive experience managing large, multi-sectoral initiatives at both national and international levels.
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Using a creative, collaborative approach, Nadia has designed, developed & implemented large scale organizational development programs designed to drive personal and organizational growth.
She has created strategies to transform corporate culture, increase employee engagement and institute and sustain organizational change.
Her experience spans academic, a variety of industries in the private sector, Non-Profits and government across North and South America, Asia and Europe.
Barney Savage
Barney derives meaning from work well done, with colleagues he respects, that serves a purpose that is greater than any individual.
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The essence of the work Barney does is gathering information, conducting analysis, organizing it in a coherent and useful manner, and deploying it to improve organizations, public policy, and services for those with the greatest needs.
This work encompasses empirical research, facts, the experiences of those most affected, and the assertions and opinions of all stakeholders. Barney believes that solutions always come from some combination of those inputs.
Bruce Rivers
MSW
Bruce Rivers has built a long career as a senior non-profit and governmental services leader.
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With past and ongoing experience that includes being Executive Director of Canada’s largest homeless youth, child welfare and developmental services organizations, Bruce’s knowledge of board work is significant.
He is skilled in working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders, communities, and board directors to develop and implement objectives, policies, and programs.
David Rivard
MSW
David Rivard has built a career as strong advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion and has led non-profits for several decades.
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David was CEO of one of Canada’s largest child welfare agencies, and an adjunct professor of social welfare and social work at a number of Canadian and American universities.
He has also chaired two provincial organizations in Ontario, and consults to non-profits in board governance, change strategies and community building.
Dev Ramsumair
PhD Candidate
Dev Ramsuhair has global training and lived experience in BIPOC and LGBTQ+, and equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging.
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Dev has curated shows in prominent galleries across north America and Europe, raising the profile of groups who have not traditionally had mainstream exposure.
He is deeply committed to ensuring equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging, and currently serves on non-profit boards focused on global health and culture, with prior roles in fashion and textiles.
Hugh Drouin
PhD
Hugh Drouin has conducted extensive research on creating nurturing workplaces and their impact on employees’ morale.
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He has a rich background as a clinician, professor and administrator, and has facilitated workshops for professional groups and government, healthcare and social agencies.
Hugh is also the author of two books: Servant Leadership – A Pathway to Care, Excellence and Leadership (2009), and The Inspired Workplace: How Building Community at Work Unlocks Organizational Potential (2014).
Maryann Kerr
MA, Organizational Leadership
Maryann Kerr co-creates team cultures that embrace equity, inclusion and philanthropy.
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Over three decades, Maryann has held senior leadership positions with social impact organizations that address climate change, health promotion, education, social services and equity.
She has volunteered and held board positions in feminist organizations, a cancer support community and a major national cultural attraction.
Maryann is the author of Tarnished: Let’s rethink, reimagine and co-create a new social impact sector published in 2021 by Civil Sector Press.
She is currently the CEO of a child-welfare Foundation.
Maryann earned her master’s in organizational leadership in 2016 at Royal Roads University.
Mike Coxon
Mike Coxon is an experienced consultant to non-profit organizations and a voluntary sector leader.
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Over the past 30 years, Mike has been executive director of several organizations offering community health and social services. He has also been a board member for a number of charitable organizations.
Mike is known for offering relevant, cause-focused capacity-building among boards and executive directors, customized to the context of each organization’s culture, capabilities, and relationships with stakeholders.
Tim Herron
BCom, ICD.D
Tim’s academic credentials include a B.Comm in Finance from the University of Guelph. After finance, he attained his corporate director designation (ICD.D) at the Rotamn Business school in Toronto.
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Tim is currently the Chair for STEM Fellowship a registered educational organization and the treasurer for the board at St. Andrew’s Hall, Vancouver. Tim heads the investment committee for the Presbyterian Church (endowment and pension).
He is committed to delivering uncompromising levels of satisfaction and impact for donors, clients, and stakeholders. He fosters meaningful relationships that positively impact productivity and revenue.
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