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Leadership Conference 2015 – PRESENTER BIOS

LAST NAME FIRST NAME ORGANIZATION BIO

Agger-Gupta Niels Royal Roads University

Niels Agger-Gupta, PhD, has been a core faculty member in the School of Leadership Studies at Royal Roads University since 2007, and was MA-Leadership Program Head between 2010 and 2013. He has been a consultant and researcher specializing in organizational change, action research, appreciative inquiry, world cafe, and cultural and linguistic competency in health care. Niels is working on a publication on "World cafe as research," with a group of international world cafe practitioners, including Juanita Brown, the founder of this approach. Recent publications by Niels include: "The long and winding road: Leadership and learning principles that transform" (with Brigitte Harris, 2015); "The paradox of transformative learning among mid-career professionals" (with Catherine Etmanski, 2014); "Action research engagement: Creating the foundations for organizational change: (Rowe, W.E.A., Graf, M., Agger-Gupta, N., Piggot-Irvine, E., &: Harris, B., 2013), and conference presentations on world cafe as research.

Agger-Gupta Dorothy Fielding Graduate University

Dorothy Agger-‐Gupta, PhD, is Professor and Program Director for doctoral and MA programs in the School of Human and Organizational Development at Fielding Graduate University, which has its administrative center in Santa Barbara, California. Dorothy has been an administrator, educator, consultant, and researcher specializing in organizational leadership and change with a focus on leadership, engagement, and innovation. She has chaired over 60 dissertations with scholar-‐practitioners who live and work around the world. Her recent presentations and publications focus on phenomenography, health care leadership, and ethics in online learning, including (2010) Uncertain frontiers: Exploring ethical dimensions of online learning. In K. E. Rudestam & J. Shoenholtz-‐Read (Eds.) Handbook of Online Learning: Innovations in Higher Education and Corporate Training (2nd ed.) (226-‐250). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. She is currently working on an edited book on phenomenography and variation theory in organizations.

Anderson Maria Encana Maria is currently a doctoral student at Royal Roads University (February 2015 cohort). Maria received a B.A. (Psychology) from the University of Calgary in 1986 and, after graduation, Maria discovered an aptitude and enjoyment for the field of information technology. As a result, Maria has had an interesting career over the past 28 years starting as a programmer and progressing through various roles such as technical architect, systems analyst, instructor, and database administrator. Maria has been in a formal leadership role for the past eight years, and is currently a Manager at Encana leading the Information Technology Project Office with project managers in Calgary and Denver. In 2015, Maria completed a Master of Arts in Leadership at Royal Roads University, which sparked a passion to continue her journey as a student of leadership.

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Attwell Nikki John K. Whitehead and Associates

Nikki Attwell is an independent graphic designer and owner of her own small business servicing the arts community. Nikki began ringing in 1977, and since then has been a member of four choirs in three provinces. She was a charter member of the Bellissima Ringers handbell quartet in London, Ontario and rang with them for seven years (1997‐ 2004) before returning to British Columbia. Highlights of those years were the quartet’s appearance in concert with the semi‐professional brass ensemble, BRASSROOTS, performances at Guelph Fest and at the Stratford Summer Music Festival, and playing the handbell part in a Toronto production, broadcast nationally on CBC‐TV, of Benjamin Britten’s Noye’s Fludde. Now living in the Okanagan Valley, Nikki directs the Alleluia Ringers handbell choir in Kelowna, gets her summer ringing “fix” at the Bay View Week of Handbells in Michigan, and is a past president of BCGEHR, as well as its newsletter editor.

Bade Nikki Canadian Tire Corporation

Nikki Bade is an HR professional with experience in both the profit and non-profit sectors. Although she has recently returned to the corporate environment, Nikki continues to consult with the non-profit sector in the area of Organizational Development, supporting organizations to build their capacity to deliver their vital programs and services. She recently completed her Masters of Arts in Leadership through RRU using arts-based research methods to understand retention and capacity building for non-profit organizations and plans to continue her academic pursuits by pursuing her PhD. Nikki is also passionate about arts-based research and uses these methods in her professional practice. A true prairies girl, Nikki love skiing and golfing!

Banner Doug The Flow Project

Doug is an instructor, in the Human Services and Rehabilitation Department, and Director of the CREATE Program in the College of Fine and Performing Arts at Western Washington University. He co-designed and delivered an on-line course in Art-Infused Leadership for the MBA program at the YMCA International University of Social Sciences, Germany. Doug also is co-designer and instructor of the Educational Leadership for Collaboration Certificate Program, at the University of Aruba, Aruba. Doug is the new Executive Director and Curriculum Specialist The Flow Project where we focus on bringing training in the concept of Art-infused Leadership to leadership education programs. A professional storyteller, sculptor, musician, educator and past school administrator. Doug has a comprehensive understanding of the role of narrative in culture and society from thirty-five years of researching and applying classic myth, legend, folklore and modern narrative from diverse cultures, into educational and organizational settings to promote systemic change.

Benson Tom Wildplay Element Parks

Currently the CEO (Chief Experience Officer) of WildPlay Element Parks, Tom started the company in 2005 with business partner Gordon Ross. WildPlay was created to make exciting outdoor experiences more accessible to people of all ages and fitness levels, and to bring friends and families together have fun and play in a way that challenges them to test their limits. Under Tom’s leadership, ambitious plans are underway to expand the WildPlay parks network in North America over the next five years.

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Benty Christina Asset Management BC/Town of Golden

Christina Benty is the former Mayor of Golden. She retired after having served 12 years’ in local government. She has over 16 years’ experience on numerous policy governance boards spanning from health care, government, information technology, and community planning. She brings a positive and perceptive energy to the team. Christina has a keen interest in governance and governance structures. She is passionate about leadership development, organizational culture, asset management and community engagement. During her 12 years of progressive political leadership, she worked to develop an atmosphere of learning, inquiry and excellence in decision making. She is an engaging, entertaining and experienced communicator/public presenter on a variety of topics. In addition to her lived experience in the political arena, she studied political science for her undergrad and is in the final weeks of completing her Masters of Leadership at Royal Roads University.

Bishop Kathy Kathy Bishop and Associates

As a practicing scholar with her own consulting business, Kathy specializes in facilitation and strategic planning for leaders and teams within various businesses, government agencies and not-‐for-‐profit organizations. She is RRU Associate Faculty in the School of Leadership Studies. As well, she is part of a research team at the University of Victoria, writing on performance studies and a professional speaker with the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers. In the past, she held executive director positions both in non-profit societies and the chamber of commerce. In addition to a published peer-‐reviewed journal article on ethics, she has written and published two books on personal leadership: Vision! Passion! Powerful Action! The World on Your Terms (2005) and Vision Crafting (2001). She completed her PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies (Leadership Studies and Theatre) at the University of Victoria in 2014.

Braithwaite Allison Walker Industries Holdings Limited

Alison is a visionary leader who challenges the status quo. She is a passionate believer in the power of appreciation to inspire employees and create cultural change. Alison is the VP of Environmental Performance at Walker Industries and created the EARTH 1st program designed to optimize environmental performance by empower employees to make decisions that support the environment. A ripple effect from her Organizational Leadership Project (RRU 2012) was the creation of the corporate legacy statement - above & beyond, integrity, care, creativity. The intention of "above & beyond" is to align employees with our values, and to nurture a sense of belonging in the workplace, where everyone feels valued for his or her unique contributions.

Brummett Richard The Dragoon Scholarship Fund

Born in New York City in 1947. Fought in the Việt Nam War as a tank driver during 1967 and 1968. Later in the war, I lived in Sài Gòn and worked as a photojournalist covering the war. In recent years, I have lived the month of March in Đà Nẵng, Việt Nam, doing volunteer photography for four NGOs. In 2010, I established a fund for the schooling of the children of An Sơn in Việt Nam’s Quảng Nam Province. This rice-farming village is one of many that my cavalry troop brutalized during the war.

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Burk Andrea Field of Play Leadership

Andrea Burk is a Canadian National Athlete and passionate about leadership. She is a graduate of Royal Roads University, Masters of Arts in Leadership. As an international elite athlete and as a leader, she has experienced that team performance is at its best when individuals take an active role and collectively work as a team in achieving goals and results. She places emphasis on humour and brings fun into team building activities in order to enhance personal and team performance. She firmly believes when we combine drive with play the performance takes care of itself.

Burn Skye Independent Founder and former director of The Flow Project; narrative non-fiction writer, visual artist, and award-winning poet; Board member, UNESCO Crossings Institute, University of Oregon; International Associate, UNESCO Chair for Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, Their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue, located at the St. Petersburg Branch of the Russian Institute for Cultural Research; BA, Psychology of the Creative Process; MA, Leadership in Social Artistry.

Cady Phil CLSWest Phil Cady is President of Cognitive Leadership Strategies West (CLSWEST) and a founding partner of the LEADS Learning scholar practitioner network. He is an Associate Faculty member in the MA in Leadership and MBA programs at Royal Roads University, and the Conference Board of Canada’s Director’s College. Phil also serves on several organizational boards and frequently volunteers his services to non-profit and social-mission-driven organizations. He is an active Doctor of Social Sciences student at RRU and is studying and researching in the area of complexity science and social systems leadership in a healthcare context. Phil has brought leadership and learning opportunities to organizations of all sizes and complexity from across the world. His passion for studying and transforming human social systems has afforded him many incredible opportunities to study system leadership in many sectors and contexts.

Camilleri Kathi Kathi Camilleri Consulting

Kathi Camilleri is a Cree/Metis/Irish woman. She has a Master's Degree in Leadership Studies. Kathi facilitates strategic planning sessions and experiential workshops regarding Indigenous values in leadership. Traditional ways of leading worked extremely well by bringing cohesiveness to communities for thousands of years . These beliefs are the foundation of Kathi’s workshops. Kathi has facilitated workshops in communities all across Canada. One participant wrote: “Kathi uses humour, kindness and wisdom to hold the space safely for us while we change how we see the world and how we forever interact. It is easy to learn because of her gentle ways, and her respect for all people.” Another participant comments: “After attending Kathi’s “Village” workshop I found myself examining the pre-conceived notions that I had of Aboriginal people in Canada. Through her amazing experiential workshop Kathi was able to nudge me into this introspection in a very gentle, non-judgemental way.”

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Caspar Sienna University of Victoria; Toronto Rehabilitation Institute: University Health Network

Sienna Caspar has worked in long-term care (LTC) facilities in both Canada and the United States for over 20 years as both a certified therapeutic recreation specialist and a consultant. In 2008 she received a MA in Gerontology from SFU. Her thesis explored the relationship between care staff empowerment and the ability to provide individualized care in LTC settings. She recently completed her PhD from UBC in the Interdisciplinary Studies Program. For her doctoral research she examined the influence of organizational systems on team communication and access to information in healthcare settings. Currently, she is a postdoctoral fellow and is conducting an intervention study aimed at improving leadership, communication, collaboration and team work in LTC facilities. Her research interests include organizational behaviour, leadership, team work, and culture change. Her career goal is to be a significant contributor in the creation of a much needed cultural change in health care institutions.

Cook Michele International Institute for Child Rights and Development

Michele Cook is the Capacity Director at IICRD. She has a background in Physiotherapy and Community Development, and has dedicated the last 20 years of her life to engaging the perspectives of children with disabilities, vulnerable families, community asset building, and the development of capacity building tools that build on local strengths and facilitate systemic change. Michele has worked in Indigenous and vulnerable communities across the Americas, Asia and Africa and authored many of IICRD’s training materials.

Cook Philip International Institute for Child Rights and Development

Dr. Philip Cook holds a Ph.D. in cross-cultural psychology from Queen’s University and is the founder and current Executive Director of the International Institute for Child Rights and Development (IICRD). Dr. Cook is currently an adjunct Faculty at Royal Roads University, School of Leadership Studies. IICRD is recognized to be a global leader in community-based, national, regional and international applications of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). These applications are unique in combining “bottom up” approaches to children’s rights that build on understandings of children’s vulnerabilities and strengths in the contexts of their communities and cultures. Dr. Cook is a global leader in research, education and policy development on child and youth engagement in community development and social protection. He has worked in over 30 countries and provided support to the United Nations, Governments, and International development and humanitarian organizations.

Cook Christian Mount Royal University

Christian Cook is an Assistant Professor in the Bissett School of Business at Mount Royal University in Calgary, AB. Her teaching expertise is in the field of human resources and she has taught a variety of junior and senior undergraduate as well as graduate level HR and management courses. With over twenty years of business experience and having held the Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation for almost fifteen years, Christian draws on a wide range of research and industry experiences to provide a dynamic and engaging environment for participants in her university classes and professional workshops. Christian is a PhD Candidate at the University of Calgary studying leadership and is an active member in the Human Resources Institute of Alberta (HRIA). Her research interests include leadership

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development, emerging leaders, transformative learning, and the effectiveness of job rotation as a development intervention.

Cortes Valeria Tlatoa Consulting

Valeria is a consultant, educator, and group facilitator who has designed, facilitated and coordinated capacity-building initiatives and leadership development programs in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada. She has a particular interest in creative, cross-cultural communication and integrates systems thinking into her work with individuals, groups and communities. Val also facilitates transformational theatre techniques and designs curriculum and training opportunities for a variety of organizations. She holds a Master of Education and a Master of Arts in Leadership Studies.

Crutchfield Gary Deviant Leadership.org

Gary is a leadership scholar specializing as a Deviant Leadership research scholar within the context of the Globalized Complex Adaptive System of the world’s organizational business environment who is a Doctoral Candidate with “All but Dissertation” Status who has completed research data collection through the point of data saturation and has an estimated completion date for publishing and defending for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration on or before August 2015. The Applicant Presenter is also a leadership practitioner currently employed for the last 10 years as a leader in a Fortune 50 Aerospace Company who leads in a globalized, fast-paced, interconnected, and extremely competitive environment. The Applicant Presenter has also served as a Commissioned Officer in the United States Marine Corps and holds an AS in Aviation Maintenance Technology, a BS in Aeronautical Studies, and an MS in Technical Management.

Culver Eleanor REAL HR In May 2009, Ms. Culver founded REAL HR, a company that assists small to midsized businesses realize their business goals through the development of sound human resources processes, procedures, and policies. REAL HR provides specific project-based work, facilitation, and on-going advisory support relating to all aspects of human resources management. REAL HR’s clients include companies in oil and gas, retail, health and the not-for-profit sector. Combining over 23 years’ human resources (HR) experience with her sense of humour and pragmatic approach, Ms. Culver provides clients with practical HR solutions to their business challenges.

Damptey Kojo KAD Human Group

Kojo Damptey is an interdisciplinary educator and facilitator; his area of interest is social justice with a focus on leadership theory, anti-racism, international development studies and postcolonial studies. He approaches these disciplines from an anti-oppressive framework with a foundation in Afro-centric traditions and culture. He also uses arts; specifically music to raise awareness on issues of human rights and equity from the perspective of a Ghanaian and African.

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de Cruz Maura University of British Columbia

Maura da Cruz, M.A., IAC-CC, ICF-PCC, is a Learning Consultant and Certified Coach at the University of British Columbia (UBC). In this capacity, she brings her extensive experience in organizational development, program design, and leadership development to Appreciative Inquiry processes that facilitate cultural change, strategic planning and team building initiatives. In her work as a professional coach at UBC, Maura’s multidimensional and holistic approach enables leaders, managers, and individuals in transition to reach their professional goals while creating vibrant and fulfilling lives. As a Consulting Partner with the Corporation for Positive Change http://www.positivechange.org., her coaching and facilitation help individuals identify and amplify their strengths to realize their goals and aspirations in work, at home and in their communities.

DeMark Joanne Western Washington University

Joanne leads the WWU co-curricular student leadership program and teaches leadership studies to undergraduates. She was a founding member/co-administrator of a 16-year leadership development and prejudice reduction non-profit, an HRD executive in a healthcare software and services firm for a decade, and assistant management professor, adjunct, for 15 years in the Health Policy and Management Masters at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health. She has consulted to dozens of organizations across the U.S. focusing on relational matrix leadership, team/organizational development, social justice, cultural intelligence, and emergent influences in organizational life. Joanne led implementation of a performance assessment system and leadership curriculum in a post-merger environment aiding transition of three company cultures to a blended culture. Joanne received the 2005 Joe Norton Award from the Association for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Issues in Counseling for her community contributions to end stigma for LGBTQ people.

Dickson Graham CHLNet; Royal Roads University

Graham Dickson is a faculty member at the University of Manitoba, Professor Emeritus at RRU, a senior policy advisor to CHLNet, and is an academic advisor to the Canadian Society of Physician Executives. He is also a member of the LEADS Collaborative, a not-for-profit start-up dedicated to applying LEADS to enhance leadership capacity in the health sector. Currently he also participates in an international initiative called the World Federation of Medical Managers, devoted to developing a common approach to developing medical leaders in both developed and underdeveloped countries. Prior to leaving Royal Roads University, Graham was the founding Director of the Centre for Health Leadership and Research. Graham led the development of LEADS and helped develop the MA in Leadership (health specialization) at RRU.

Eagle Chris CHLNet Chris Eagle joined CHLNet as West Champion in May 2014. Most recently, he was President and CEO of Alberta Health Services. He is an acknowledged leader in the field of health care administration and has served as a Board member on a number of health organizations including the Health Quality Council of Alberta and the Canadian Institute for Health Information. He contributes to leadership development as an adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary, Royal Roads University, and U of Alberta.

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Elkins Peter Capital Investment Network; Kick Victoria

Peter is an accomplished business leader, investor and advisor with start-up, growth and enterprise acumen. Before moving to Victoria from Vancouver in 2011, Peter built his reputation as one of B.C.’s leading entrepreneurial minds as a management consultant at Kaufman Global and as the founder and CEO of GUTZ EMS, a medical device company. Not surprisingly, his entry into the medical device sector was inspired by his time as a paramedic in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

Etmanski Catherine Royal Roads University

Catherine Etmanski is an Assistant Professor in the School of Leadership Studies at Royal Roads University (RRU). She is currently one of the three Program Heads for RRU’s Master’s of Arts in Leadership (MAL), one of Canada’s largest graduate programs promoting leadership development. She was drawn to this program for to its foundation in experiential, adult learning; its cohort-based design, which intentionally creates a sense of belonging in multi-sectoral communities of learning; its inside-out approach, which emphasizes personal mastery as a starting point for leadership in the outside world; and its commitment to promoting action-oriented research for positive social and organizational change. Since joining Royal Roads in 2012, Etmanski has been actively involved in leading the development of two new programs: the Masters of Arts in Global Leadership (MAGL) and the Bachelor of Arts in Leadership for Sustainability (BA-LEAFS).

Fearon Lois Royal Roads University

Lois Fearon is an Assistant Professor in the Royal Roads Faculty of Management, and the Director of the MBA and BBA programs. With more than 20 years of marketing experience she has worked with major banks and pharmaceutical companies.

Fenwick Shauna Fenwick Leadership Explorations

Shauna is an accomplished facilitator, coach, educator and designer of leadership development systems. She works with individuals, teams and organizations to build leadership capacity and create conditions for optimal function and innovation. Most of Shauna's work is in the health sector, where she has significant practical insight, having worked as a nurse, educator and administrator in 2 provinces and through several iterations of regionalization. Shauna was the research coordinator for the creation of the LEADS health leadership framework and is currently co-sponsoring an action research project into the adoption and use of the framework across Canada. Shauna has been an active member of MA Leadership faculty teams at RRU since 2005, supervises MAL student organizational leadership projects and designs curriculum for custom and graduate level leadership programs.

Friesen Fiona Glue Solutions Fiona Friesen launched Glue Solutions in 2004 as a communications company that supported the arts, community and environmental sectors. As the company evolved, she had the opportunity to work with all sorts of organizations from fledgling non-profit start-ups, to young entrepreneurs, to seasoned professionals, to managers of global corporation divisions, to CEOs of national corporations. At all levels, she found people committed to making a difference, leveraging their passion and expertise to foster a personal, meaningful agenda, either within or as a periphery to their business. Fiona is currently completing a doctoral degree in Social Sciences at Royal Roads University to research the roles and responsibilities of businesses to the communities that contribute to their success.

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Fulton Mark Leading Culture Inc.

Mark provides unique combination of real world experience through his organization consulting practice and thought leadership through his work in the University setting. He founded Leading Culture an organization dedicated to bringing applied research and leading edge thinking to build successful, high performance organizations. Mark is currently Associate Faculty at Royal Roads University in Victoria, BC where he teaches in their renowned School of Leadership Studies and has worked as part of a global team pioneering ideas on Values Based Leadership. He recently contributed a chapter to the new leadership book “Leading with Spirit, Presence, & Authenticity” (2014), Jossey-Bass. As a thought leader in Values Based Leadership the focus of Mark’s work is helping organizations create workplace cultures that provide winning conditions for success and generate high performance results. Mark has worked with thousands of front line leaders, senior executive teams and intact project teams in a broad range of organizations from public service ministries and agencies to large multi-national corporations, high technology start ups and not for profit associations. Mark brings a depth and breadth of knowledge, skill and experience that is highly respected and an engaging style that quickly builds trust at all levels of the organization.

Galaczy Patricia The Art of Dialogue

Patricia Kathryn Galaczy, B.A., M.I.R. is a Leadership Educator with over 15 years' experience combining mindfulness and leadership in service of organizational transformation. As a dedicated mindfulness practitioner and instructor with advanced training in mindfulness-based stress reduction, and an organizational expert with a Masters degree in Industrial Relations, Patricia provides leadership education, facilitation, and keynote presentations uniting the wisdom of mindfulness with the power of leadership. She is currently Director of The Art of Dialogue, Associate Faculty with The Justice Institute of B.C.'s Centre for Leadership, and Associate Faculty with Royal Roads University.

Glynn Keva Island Health Keva is a Masters-trained Director at Island Health.

Gorayeb Janic Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada

Janic Gorayeb is the Health Information Specialist with Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada (BTFC) and has been with the organization for seven years. The focus of her role is to create awareness about BTFC’s programs and services with the neuro-oncology and neuroscience health care teams across the country. Janic has launched and grown a variety of educational programs for health care professionals including in-service presentations, workshops and webinars. Janic has a personal connection to brain tumours as her aunt passed away of a glioblastoma multiforme many years ago. As an expert in her field, she seeks integrity, transparency and collaboration and inspires to be a leader who can effectively motivate and stimulate others by modeling the way, create a safe and respectful environment and inject fun into every day work. Encouraging the voices of her peers, she respects their diversity, celebrates their creativity and honours their wisdom and experience.

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Graf Marie DPG Consulting Inc.

Marie Graf, MA is an experienced executive leadership coach and facilitator. Her 35+ years’ experience includes leadership roles with government, crown corporations, and the private sector. Marie’s consulting practice focuses on organizational leadership projects, executive development coaching, facilitating organizational change, and the evolution of change (personally, professionally and within/throughout organizations). Marie has been fortunate to work with and support small, large, national and global organizations. Her numerous years of experience in the practice field have demonstrated that no matter the size of the organization, they deal with similar issues and challenges. She is an Associate Faculty at Royal Roads University (Victoria, BC Canada). Marie is Second Year Program Head for the Master of Arts in Leadership Program, designs courses, provides instruction, and supervises graduate level students. Her latest publication is Action Research Engagement: Creating the Foundation for Organizational Change, published in the Action Learning, Action Research Association, 2013.

Grenier Mathé Hay Group Limited

Mathé Grenier is a Hay Group Director based in Hay Group's Vancouver, BC office, supporting clients across Western Canada. Mathé specializes in executive leadership effectiveness and organizational transformation, succession planning, leadership development, board effectiveness, executive coaching and strategy facilitation. She works to create alignment, resilience and motivation at all levels to facilitate strategy execution. A seasoned consultant, business advisor, facilitator and executive coach, Mathé merges her passion for delivering tangible solutions and her commitment to building strong client relationships with strong business acumen to create the enrvironment for individuals and organizations to achieve their goals. Mathé holds a Master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from University of Waterloo.

Grimes Kelly CHLNet Kelly Grimes is the executive director with CHLNet. Kelly is an experienced consultant who has participated in multiple federal and provincial initiatives, including: Strengthening Primary Health Care in Alberta through Family Care Clinics; Evaluation of the Family Health Teams in Ontario; Integrating Needs for Mental Well-Being into Human Resource Planning; and The Design and Development of a Forecasting Model for Physician Human Resource Requirements. She was formerly the senior director for the Quality Worklife Quality Healthcare Collaborative.

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Hale Faith CamAm Indian Friendship Centre of Windsor; Ska:na Family Learning Centre

Faith is a graduate from Wayne State University M.Ed., BA. Soc., Brock University, B.Ed., St. Clair College RECE. As a certified Trainer of Trainers in the High/Scope Curriculum Approach focusing on Aboriginal culture and education, she has trained numerous Registered Early Childhood Educators on and off reserve. She currently serves as President of her local Friendship Centre, and the Executive Director of the Ska:na Family Learning Centre (SFLC), the first Aboriginal owned childcare centre in Windsor, which has evolved into four fully operational and profitable child care centres in Ontario. Faith also developed local Aboriginal networks advising Municipalities and the Ministry of Education on Aboriginal Early Learning practices. With her 29 years of experience in the fields of Early Childhood Education, Children and Youth Programming, Community Development, and Aboriginal Adult Education, she has been recognized as a significant contributor in advancing the vision of leadership in both the Aboriginal and mainstream organizations.

Hamilton Marilyn Integral City Meshworks

Marilyn Hamilton PhD, CPA/CGA is a city evolutionist, prAQtivist, author, and researcher. A radical optimist, she catalyzes city well-being through living, evolutionary, whole systems approaches. Co-creating a global constellation of Integral City Meshworkers, Learning Lhabitats, Peer Associations and City Institutes, she helps people discover invisible options for complex issues, using transdisciplinary actions, ideas, relationships and systems. She incubates resilience and transformation strategies with Civic Leaders, Civil Society, Business and Community Participants. Her passions are designing processes that enable the Human Hive – Gaia’s Most Reflective Organ – to live sustainably so that people can look after Self, Other, Place and Planet. Founder of Integral City Meshworks and author Integral City: Evolutionary Intelligences for the Human Hive, Hamilton produced Integral City 2.0 Online Conference 2012 . She is Associate Faculty and/or graduate studies examiner at Royal Roads U, Fielding U, Murdoch U, California Institute of Integral Studies, Adizes Graduate School, Charter: Integral Institute and Integral-Ecology Member; Co-Founder, Center for Human Emergence Canada; Juror Globe Sustainable City Awards.

Harris Brigitte Royal Roads University

Brigitte Harris is passionate about educating leaders who can make the world a more compassionate and better place. She characterizes her doctoral studies (Ph.D., Ontario Institute for Studies in Education) as a compelling, engaging and ultimately transformational journey. She believes graduate education needs to have those qualities, which is why she loves the work of the School of Leadership Studies at Royal Roads University where is entering her second term as its Director. Her research interests include qualitative research methods, especially action research, narrative inquiry and arts-based research, learning and teaching in higher education, workplace and professional education, and leadership in healthcare settings. As a scholar-practitioner, she has led large-scale program evaluations in post-secondary programs, the private sector, and government contexts. She has also used traditional and non-tradition research methods, evaluation, and engagement strategies to lead organizational transformation. Brigitte has been

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leading an international team to student ethical development of nurse leaders.

Hay David Health Nexus Board of Directors

David Hay is a Principal of Information Partnership, a research, policy and information management consulting business in Victoria, British Columbia. He is also the president of Health Nexus and chair of its Board of Directors. Prior to his work for Information Partnership, David was senior director for the Social Research and Analysis group at the Policy Research Initiative with the Government of Canada. David has many years of experience in directing, managing and conducting all types of research – policy, community, applied, academic, quantitative and qualitative. Examples of areas of work include measurement, evaluation, organizational performance management and accountability, social indicators, health, well-being and social development, social policy, and child and family poverty and inequality.

Helgason Wayne Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD)

Wayne Helgason recently retired as Chief Executive Officer of the Social Planning Council of Winnipeg logging 20 years there on action research and policy development/advocacy on social issues such as poverty reduction and social marginalization. Wayne is currently the Chair of the Board of the Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) and a board member of Raising the Roof Inc. He was appointed by Minister of Health to an advisory committee to establish the Canadian Health Network (CHN). He has previously served full terms on the Board of Directors of the United Way of Canada and Volunteer Canada. From 1993-1999 Wayne was elected President of the National Association of Friendship Centers for 3 successive terms. Wayne has been an active member of the Winnipeg’s large Aboriginal community for more than three decades. He is a recipient of the Queen's Jubilee Award, the Millennium Social Justice Research Award from the University of Manitoba.

Heykoop Cheryl International Institution for Child Rights and Development

Dr. Cheryl Heykoop is the Education and Deputy Director with the International Institute for Child Rights and Development, a Research Associate with the Youth Creating Disaster Recovery & Resilience (YCDR) Project, a research associate with Refugee Law Project, Makerere University, Uganda, and a faculty member at Royal Roads University (RRU). Cheryl has played an important role in IICRD’s child-centred community development and action research process entitled The Circle of Rights: Reflective Planning for Change (COR). Cheryl achieved her Doctor of Social Sciences with Distinction at Royal Roads University, for her dissertation on young people’s engagement in post-conflict truth telling in Uganda. The YCDR project provides space for young people to share their unique ideas and thoughts on disaster recovery and resilience, and can help shift how young people are involved and supported in disaster preparedness, mitigation, and recovery to increase their resilience.

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Higgins Patrick Patrick William Consulting

Patrick is a modern day renaissance man with knowledge in more areas than a list would do justice. He is an advanced computer user with the hardware skills to build custom PCs, a citizen of the internet with a 10th Dan Black Belt in Google-Fu, a fantastic writer, decent photographer, and capable cook. His innate ‘fuzzy search’ ability allows him to create connections between topics and help others to reach a deeper understanding of the world around them. ‘Outside the box thinking’ does not apply as he is too busy imagining worlds, scenarios, and situations that were beyond the confines of a box, or those who stood around just barely outside of it. Patrick is currently working towards his Masters in Professional Communication where he will further define and hone his talents while exploring his unique approach to making connections through thesis study.

Holloway Lisa Island Health Lisa Holloway is Project Manager for Community Integration at Island Health on Vancouver Island. She has recently completed her graduate level Lean Six Sigma Black Belt in Healthcare. With degrees in Environmental Medicine and Human Resource Development she has over 25 years’ experience in leadership beginning with 16 years practicing and managing Public Health programs and teams in the Air Force. She expanded her health leadership experience through successive roles from directing non-profit sector mental health programs to leading and developing primary health care teams for Island Health. Lisa is certified in Quality Improvement Facilitation and Coaching out of the Box. As a project manager she supports and co- leads improvement initiatives and integration of multi-stakeholder health care services for Island Health and island communities.

Holmes Rosie Rquality Consulting

Rosie Holmes has direct experience for more than 7 years, with the development and administration of on-reserve health services. In her previous role as Director of Health, Social Development and Education departments of a First Nations community on Vancouver Island. Rosie has a detailed understanding of working within the First Nations community, especially the governance structures, social determinants of health, the service requirements and the necessity for greater interactions with Provincial health services. Her work involved strategic planning of health services and organizational development as it involved several change processes. She has had an opportunity to work across systems and sees the value in inter organizational cross-functional communication and collaboration. She has experience in building and sustaining relationships between federal and provincial health services, as well as the opportunity to partner with non-profit organizations in the local geographical region.

Holton Judith Mount Allison University

Judith A. Holton, PhD is Associate Professor of Management at Mount Allison University, Canada where she teaches organization theory, strategy, leadership and the management of organizational change. Her research interests include leadership in complex environments, informal networks, learning and innovation in knowledge work as well as research methodology. She has published in The Learning Organization, Leadership and Organization Development journal, Advances in Developing Human Resources, Team Performance Management and The Grounded Theory Review.

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Hughes Bob ASK Wellness Society

Currently the Executive Director of a large not for profit organization located in south western British Columbia, Bob recently completed his Masters in Leadership (health specialization) at Royal Roads University having attended Simon Fraser to receive his BA in Applied Sciences. His working background includes a decade as a Youth and Family Addictions Counsellor and before that working in the field of child protection. Bob has also presented at International Harm Reduction conferences following his ground-breaking work with developing treatment approaches for Crystal Meth dependency. He is a skilled community mobilizer and a highly regarded presenter in the Interior Health Authority region. Bob is devoted to working in the Not for Profit sector to improve the quality of life for all community members and his recent research provides community based organizations working with individuals who have been homeless with evidence that indicates even the most marginalized want to obtain and maintain meaningful employment.

Jenkyns Glenys Island Health Glenys Jenkyns is a graduate student at Royal Roads University pursuing a Master of Arts in Leadership degree. Glenys also moonlights as a Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse here in her home city of Victoria, BC. Along with neonatology her clinical background includes Medical Teaching and Adult Intensive Care. Glenys’ undergraduate work has included Health Sciences, Neurosciences and Nursing. Her current academic interests include Leadership, Human Systems, and Cognitive Science. Her research endeavours have recently focused on Quiet Leadership Potential and Frontline Leadership. She is grateful for the inspirations in her life such as the the brilliant minds of Guy Nasmyth, Tom Jenkyns, Art Jenkyns, Niels Agger-Gupta, Ron Lindstrom, Catherine Etmanski, Brenda Zimmerman, J.K. Rowling, Khalil Gibran and Dr. Seuss.

Kajzer-Mitchell Ingrid Royal Roads University

Ingrid Kajzer-Mitchell is an Associate Professor in the Royal Roads Faculty of Management, in the area of Marketing. Her research interests relate to marketing’s impact on society, sustainable production and consumption practices and organizational creativity.

Karkara Ravi UN Habitat Mr. Ravi Karkara brings twenty years of experience working on issues of youth engagement in global development. He is a technical advisor to the UN Secretary General and UN Habitat on issues of youth engagement in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s). Ravi advises a number of governments on youth engagement and also coordinates a sizeable youth network of youth lead development agencies and is recognized as a leader in youth lead development, participatory citizenship and peacebuilding.

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Keller Michael Ecology of Design in Human Systems

For 30+ years, Michael has been an innovative consultant, catalyst, and educator dedicated to building collaborative, multicultural relationships supporting personal, professional, and organization effectiveness. Michael's work is informed from having lived overseas, in Nepal and Tibet, for ten years. While overseas, he completed a Masters in Intercultural Communications and consulted privately in organizational development. He works in a wide variety of client contexts: public, private, government, non-profit…just to name a few. Since 2001, he has been Associate Faculty at Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC. These days, he focuses primary attention on “Designing the Designer” for engaging in complex human systems. A seasoned OD consultant for Leadership, Communications, and Culture-shifting, designing and delivering whole-systems engagement in private, public, non-profit, and education sectors; leadership coaching and team-building/performance…all with an emphasis on constructivist, experiential/adult/transformative learning applied in real-time, real-life work settings.

Kenward Wendy Penticton & District Community Resources Society (PDCRS)

Wendy Kenward is a Community Development Team Leader at PDCRS and leads a variety of teams including early childhood development, hard reduction, seniors services as well as youth groups for young people with developmental disabilities. She has over 25 years experience in early childhood development and 15 years experience in community development. Wendy is passionate about approaching community development using innovative models of engagement, including arts based methods.

Kiddine Karoline Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network

Karoline Kiddine has a personal and professional interest in how communication shapes health care connectivity within organizations and in the larger community. She has worked for 7 years at Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network, which is one of 42 primary care networks that are part of an Albertan experiment to create greater collaboration among multi-disciplinary professionals connected to family practice clinics. Her undergraduate degree is in Psychology, and she is just completing a Masters in Professional Communication through Royal Roads University. Her Research Paper was on improving health communication through implementing core principles for organizational resilience and thriving.

Lanza Morgan Western Washington University

Morgan Paris Lanza is an artist, an entrepreneur, and social advocate. Lanza graduated from Fairhaven College at Western Washington University in 2015 with an interdisciplinary degree in Musical Performance and Social Entrepreneurship. Currently, she serves as Executive Director of Bellingham Girls Rock Camp (BGRC). The mission of BGRC is to educate and inspire female-identified youth to be self-empowered leaders through music, songwriting, media technology, and performance.

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Lenarduzzi Grant Gonzaga University

Following a diverse career in the British Columbia K-12 system, Grant Lenarduzzi began teaching and conducting further research at the post-secondary level in the area of Educational Leadership. In his 31 years serving public education, 23 years were in formal leadership positions across levels and districts as a site-based leader and at district office. At the post-secondary level, he has taught graduate courses in leadership philosophy and practice, organization and communication theory, and system improvement. Earlier career involvement, research, and writing were in the area of at-risk youth. Recent research has centred on leadership experiences and related practice, using education as the context. Graduate candidates have appreciated his blending of theory and practice, and described him as caring, authentic, and knowledgeable.

Lindstrom Ron Royal Roads University

Ron holds a Master of Science in health services planning and administration and a PhD from the University of British Columbia. He received a Doctoral Research Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of Health Services and Policy Research. Lindstrom is a fellow of the Canadian College of Health Leaders. He was the operational and knowledge mobilization lead for a multi-site pan-Canadian research project which explored leadership in health system reform initiatives, and principal investigator for the B.C. case study component. He is the principal investigator for a commissioned research project examining leadership during development of the BC Sepsis Network, and academic supervisor for a Mitacs Elevate post-doctoral fellow exploring the uptake and impact of the LEADS in a Caring Environment Capabilities Framework. He has filled VP and CEO positions, and was recently appointed as editor-in-chief of Healthcare Management Forum, the official peer-reviewed journal of the Canadian College of Health Leaders.

Lloyd Smith Jacqueline StrategicPlay Group Limited

Jacqueline Lloyd Smith, MA, MBA, (CMC), has over twenty years experience as an internal and external management consultant. Jacquie instructed at the University of Western Ontario for over ten years, where she developed and delivered curriculum for the postgraduate students. She taught in the business department at Lakehead University and is now Associate Faculty at Royal Roads in the MBA program. During her career, she has trained and facilitated thousands of professionals in North, South, and Central America, EU and UK, with modules she specifically developed to meet their needs. She has been a certified management consultant since 2009. She earned an MA in Conflict Analysis and Management and an MBA in Executive Management both from Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. In November 2006, she received the Ted Wilson Memorial Award for Lifelong Learning from RRU. She is a certified Master Trainer and Facilitator of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®.

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Maassen Christine SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts

Christine Maassen is a values-based leader on a mission to create corporate cultures that foster high levels of employee engagement, bringing about strong results. Christine is senior vice-president, human resources, and privacy officer for SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts, one of Canada’s leading hotel management companies. Prior to joining SilverBirch, she served as vice-president of human resources for Gateway Casinos & Entertainment and executive director of human resources for the Canadian Tourism Commission. Christine has been at the helm of several large-scale business-transformation initiatives. Christine leads change drawing on positive psychology, values-based leadership, executive coaching, and strategic communication. Named by BC HRMA as the 2014 HR Professional of the Year, Christine holds a Certificate in Industrial Psychology, a B.A.A. in Human Resources from l’Université du Québec en Outaouais, and an M.A. in Leadership from Royal Roads University. She is a certified human resources professional (CHRP) and a certified executive coach (CEC).

MacGillivray Alice Consultant Alice MacGillivray is a management consultant, who networks, researches and publishes to enhance her work with clients and graduate students. Her work sits at the intersection of leadership and complexity in knowledge intensive environments. Her clients have included the Department of National Defence, the Auditor General of BC, the Canadian Parks Council, and private sector firms. Her PhD in Human and Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate University explored aspects of leadership in complex environments. Alice has published papers in peer-reviewed journals including Emergence: Complexity and Organization, and she sits on the editorial board of the International journal of Complexity in Leadership and Management. Alice has presented at international conferences and workshops on three continents, including the International Society of Systems Sciences conference in Brisbane. She recently explored complexities of human-horse relations in her book: "Riding Horseback in Purple." Alice lives in a straw bale home on Gabriola Island.

Mack Elaina International Institution for Child Rights and Development

Elaina Mack is the Engagement and Evaluation Director with the International Institute for Child Rights and Development. She has managed complex, multi-community and country projects focused on building resilient communities through engaging vulnerable young people. She has co-edited guidebooks and other resources to support practitioners to creatively involve young people in social and systems change. In addition to her Developmental Evaluator roles for several non-governmental and governmental organizations, Elaina is spearheading the start up of a social enterprise to create innovative local-international partnerships to support children and communities to thrive.

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Mack Terri Strong Nations Publishing, Inc.

Terri Mack, owner of Strong Nations Publishing, believes in collaborating with schools, colleges, universities, organizations, daycare facilities, businesses and communities to support and improve the learning experiences for all Indigenous peoples. Having spent years in Aboriginal Education it became evident that there was need to build cultural knowledge capacity with those who were working with our children and one way to do that was through providing relevant resources. Terri provides an open service of information to support, and hopefully transform, the lives of Indigenous peoples by providing access to, and demonstrating the use of, Indigenous text in literacy acquisition. It is her hope that together we can bring Indigenous content into the lives of all peoples in order to create pathways that support the building of strong nations together.

Mamic Patricia I Love My Neighbourhood

As Founder and President of the up and coming online web site, ‘I Love My Neighbourhood’, Patricia Mamic is passionate about building social and economic sustainability in local communities. During ten years’ service as a Director of the Gordon Head Residents Association, she was a contributor to the Association newsletter with affordable housing editorials and organized the collaboration of the various faith groups in the area to present collectively as a group their unique community offerings available to the public. With a background in land development, Patricia has given presentations in school classrooms to raise awareness of the connection between development, the economy, and environmental concerns and generated a Speakers Bureau offered by the Victoria Home Builders Association which provides speakers from the building profession on a variety of topics. Presently Patricia sits on the Victoria Salvation Army Advisory Board, and is involved professionally in the real estate industry.

Manion Kathleen Royal Roads University

Kathleen Manion is an educator and researcher who has spent the past 20 years working within social and community services. She is passionate about social justice and social inclusion and particularly interested in helping to bridge the gap between practitioner experiential knowledge, academic theory and policy objectives across multiple disciplines. Manion's interests lean towards supporting children and young people to reach their full potential.

Manmohan Ricardo Pacific Rim Leadership Centre

Previously a branch manager in the financial industry, Ricardo applied his Executive Coach Certification at the organizational level through the creation of collaboration tools and leadership development programs. Currently working as a facilitator for the Pacific Rim Leadership Centre, Leadership Vancouver Island, and Simon Fraser University’s Leadership for Localism course, he develops leaders from across Canada and the United States. As a captain in the Canadian Armed Forces, he is a company commander with The Royal Westminster Regiment where he has developed a coaching culture that engages emerging leaders. As a scholar-practitioner in the field of leadership development, Ricardo continues to combine his leadership expertise from a diversity of circles to develop emerging leaders in the military, community and corporate worlds. Currently, he is working towards his Doctor of Social Sciences degree at Royal Roads University focusing on how traditional leadership is expressed in the contemporary world.

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Maracek Dave BC Pension Corporation

Dave is a graduate of the RRU Masters of Arts in Leadership (2012) which has helped him invigorate his leadership practice. Dave has always had a strong focused on leadership, starting as a Canadian Naval Officer early in his career. His personal leadership quote is “take care of your people and they will take care of you”. As Vice President Transformation and Information, Dave is currently leading the BC Pension Corporation Transformation and encourages a strong focus on leadership development as a key success factor in achieving the business outcomes.

Maracle Sylvia Ontario Federation of Indigenous

Friendship Centres

Sylvia (SKONAGANLEH:RA) is a Mohawk from the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory and a member of the Wolf Clan. She has been involved in the Aboriginal Friendship Centre movement for over 30 years, and has served as the Executive Director of the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) for much of that time. A recipient of a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, she holds an Honorary Doctorate of Laws in Management and Economics from the University of Guelph, and has been awarded a National Aboriginal Achievement Award in Public Service. Sylvia was part of the national facilitation team for the Roundtable on Aboriginal Peoples, and is a founding member of the Native Studies PhD Council at Trent University. Sylva is a lecturer on urban development, women's issues and the cultural revitalization of her people, has published various articles on these topics and has been recognized as a primary shaper of culture-based management principles.

Marcy Richard University of Victoria

Richard T. Marcy is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at the School of Public Administration, University of Victoria. He has expertise in strategic leadership, leadership development, social innovation, and organizational adaptation. He has authored or coauthored a number of publications on these topics. His current research and training program development focuses on the role of strategic leadership and management in complex environments. Before coming to the University of Victoria, Richard was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL). He has also held positions with Capgemini Consulting and the United States Marine Corps. He holds a BA in Media Study from SUNY Buffalo, and an MS and PhD in Organizational Psychology from the University of Oklahoma.

Mayer Aric Western Washington University

Aric Mayer teaches in the MBA and Fine Arts programs at Western Washington Univerisity. He specializes in cross disciplinary creative action, bringing the strengths of multiple perspectives to generating new solutions to complex problems. As a working artist Aric helped shaped the debate around media critique for major catastrophes. HIs post-Katrina landscapes are represented by Callan Contemporary in New Orleans, LA. He spent a decade working in publishing for Time Inc and Hearst in New York City, winning the Time Inc President's Award for his work on 9-11-2001. Aric co-founded the Pratt Artists' League, an artist run organization at Pratt Institute in New York City that just celebrated its 20th anniversary. After the recession of 2008, he brought business formation and modeling into his studio practice. In 2012 Aric co-founded Hopela, Inc, a giving platform that is opening up a new

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category in the Apple store. The consulting capstone sequence he teaches in the MBA program at Western takes on complex messy managerial problems and over five months teams of three to four candidates develop solutions where none previously existed. His personal clients include: The Wall Street Journal, Columbia Journalism Review, Bomb Magazine (where he is a contributor), Sony Entertainment, Comedy Central, The Studio Museum in Harlem, Seventeen Magazine, Harper's Bazaar and many others.

McLeod Hugh Canadian Patient Safety Institute (recently retired)

Hugh McLeod has just retired from the Canadian Patient Safety Institute where he was its CEO since 2010. Prior to that appointment he has held senior positions in government and the Canadian health system, including associate deputy minister of the Ontario climate change secretariat and associate deputy minister for the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, senior vice-president of Vancouver Coastal Health and senior vice-president of the Health Employers Association of British Columbia. He has served as an educator in appointments as senior fellow at the University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management; adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine; associate faculty at Royal Roads University, Victoria, Faculty of Social and Applied Science; and adjunct professor at Griffith University Business School in Brisbane Australia. He is editor of a Longwoods.com ghost busting health care essay series. Hugh considers that we have a common global bond. We chose healthcare as our profession and in so doing we CARE. We care to challenge the status quo and translate system failures into learning opportunities.

McCormick Colleen BC Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training; Social Innovators Network

Colleen McCormick is Director of Strategic Partnerships with the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism, and Skills Training. Previously she was Director of Innovative Partnerships, where she managed the social innovation file with a focus on finding new ways to address complex social problems through collective impact. Colleen is also a monthly blogger for Canadian Government Executive Magazine, where she writes about Intrapreneurship in Action in the public service.

McIntyre Sharon Chaordix Sharon M. McIntyre is an active leader and mentor in her community, specializing professionally in high-tech industry marketing strategy. She has collaborated with a range of innovative brands including LEGO, FutureBrand, Schlumberger, Palantir, EchoUser and HP. As Chief Social Scientist, she is part of the leadership team at Chaordix [kay-or-dix], a Calgary-based crowdsourcing technology and methodology pioneer in the global brand, product and social innovation space. Sharon is a doctoral candidate at Royal Roads University, researching the leaders and organizations participating in an emerging model of entrepreneurial innovation. She is also an adjunct professor, lecturing in marketing at Mount Royal University and in entrepreneurial innovation at the Copenhagen Business School.

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McIntyre Miller Whitney Chapman University

Whitney McIntyre Miller, PhD, is an assistant professor of graduate leadership programs at Chapman University. She focuses her research on issues of peace leadership and community development and leadership with a particular focus on postconflict societies. Dr. McIntyre Miller received her PhD in Leadership Studies from the University of San Diego in 2010. Also a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, she holds master’s degrees in international development and social work and a bachelor’s degree in social work.

Milkovich Lorna Red Deer Primary Care Network

Lorna Milkovich is Executive Director of the Red Deer Primary Care Network. She graduated from Foothills School of Nursing, received a Bachelor in Nursing from the University of Calgary and a Masters in Business Administration from Royal Roads University. She has led The Red Deer Primary Care Network for over seven years. She has the lead the innovative development of patient programs that focus on skill building and creating opportunity for maximizing quality of life. Driving individual accountability underlies the success of the programs. She has co-authored two books: Taking Control of Your Blood Pressure: Steps to a healthier lifestyle and Vitality and Vitals: My Health and Lifestyle Journal. She is an avid tennis player and yoga practitioner.

Miller Terry TMiller & Associates Management Consulting

Terry is one of Canada’s most experienced practitioners of Sensemaker® methods. These methods capture mass narrative to gain deep insights into complex and uncertain environments. Terry has led a host of projects within Canada’s health care sector, as well as projects in the tourism, public utility, public service and forestry sectors. In the development sector, Terry is currently supporting projects for the United Nations aimed at understanding the cultural landscapes of social cohesion and trust in regional justice systems. Terry holds an MBA from Royal Roads University and has been an established Organizational Development (OD) Consultant for over 12 years. Terry lives in the small mountain town of Rossland, British Columbia. His life before consulting was an odd mix of ski guiding, freelance magazine writing, carpentry, and heli-tack firefighting. He has published works of fiction, and co-authored a textbook on risk management.

Mohapel Paul Mohapel Consulting

Paul Mohapel began his career as a neuroscientist, and while working in Sweden he had an epiphany that inspired him to leave science and move towards leadership. Today, he uses his knowledge of the brain, psychology, and leadership to consult, facilitate and educate with organizations. Mohapel believes that effective leadership requires a holistic approach that requires emotional, spiritual, social and systemic thinking skills. His research interests include the biological and social underpinnings of leadership. Both, as an educator and a facilitator, he takes this holistic approach so that learners can connect more deeply with the content.

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Moreno Alvaro Development Action

Álvaro has over 25 of experience working in community and social change. Areas of expertise include participatory community action research, planning and evaluation, both overseas and in Canada. A large part of Álvaro’s global experience has been with Canadian organizations working in Latin America in partnership with local organizations promoting sustainable social and economic change, democratization, and human rights. In Canada, Álvaro has worked in the research, planning, management and evaluation of projects and programs addressing poverty reduction, food security, human rights, diversity and multiculturalism education and citizenship education. Álvaro holds a Master of Sciences in Sociology from the University of Alberta, and in his country of origin – El Salvador, he had the opportunity to complete a BSc in Agricultural Engineering.

Moreva Liubava UNESCO Liubava Moreva is the Programme Specialist for Culture at the UNESCO Office in Moscow for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation; Professor of Philosophy (PhD in Philosophy and Cultural studies). Before joining UNESCO, Liubava acted as the Director of the St. Petersburg Branch of the Russian Institute for Cultural Research (1997-2004); Founder and Honorary Professor of the UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue; Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Transdisciplinary Journal "International Readings on Theory, History and Philosophy of Culture" (1993-2004); Academic Director of the Philosophical and Cultural Research Center "EIDOS" at the St. Petersburg Association of Scientists and Scholars (1991-2004). She is a member of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology (ESSST); Co-Founder and Member, Board of Directors, International Center for Fundamental Studies in Contemporary Culture (1997-2004).

Morin Tom Tom Morin Coaching and Consulting

Before beginning graduate studies, Tom Morin spent over 25 years in technical and leadership roles, both in the military and in the global energy industry. Along with working in the energy industry, Tom is engaged in understanding our relationship with the world of work. He completed the Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching and the Master of Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS) programs at Royal Roads University. He is currently a doctoral candidate in the Doctor of Social Sciences program at Royal Roads University. Tom’s MAIS thesis discussed organizational leadership roles as a source of self-esteem for the leader. His doctoral work seeks to inform the development of the psychological employment contract in order to develop a more conscious relationship with the world of work. Tom is a dedicated scholar-practitioner, in that he is committed to mobilizing academic inquiry into the workplace.

Morrison Kerry Island Health Kerry is a manager for Integrated Health Services at Island Health. Her primary responsibilities are to support senior leaders during the development and implementation of the realigned leadership structure. Kerry is a Registered Nurse with a Bachelors Science of Nursing (BSN) from the University of Victoria and an Executive Masters of Business Administration (EMBA) in Health Care from the University of British Columbia.

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Mundy Amrit University of British Columbia

Amrit Mundy, M.A., ICF-ACC, is the E-learning Lead for Human Resources and Certified Coach at UBC. In this capacity, she provides Instructional Design expertise with Organizational Development & Learning and is associated with the Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology. She is presently designing online materials for the Managing @ UBC program and the Academic Leadership Development Program. She has a Master’s degree in Education Technology and a background in post-secondary course design, teaching and student learning. She studied coaching with Erickson College.

Nasmyth Guy Guy Nasmyth Consulting

Guy is a consultant, trainer and educator working in the areas of leadership and human systems. He is also associate faculty working at Royal Roads University and the University of Victoria in British Columbia. Guy’s research and PhD studies have focused on collaboration and leadership as a shared or distributed phenomenon. His most recent publication, The Dance of Joyful Leadership, appears in the edited book, Leading with Spirit, Presence, and Authenticity, published by Jossey-Bass. He has worked in a variety of locations around the globe including Cambodia, Thailand and India. Guy lives in Victoria and his interests include sailing and hiking.

Newbury Janet University of Victoria

Janet Newbury is an instructor and researcher in the School of Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria. Her focus has shifted from individual interventions to the value of community engagement when it comes to health and wellbeing, and to democracy in general terms. Her work experiences and research interests have led her to now explore more deeply the connections between community-based approaches to economic development and the wellbeing of children, youth, and families. Through this work she has participated as co-founding member of the Post-Growth Institute, a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, an associate with the Taos Institute, and a member of the global Community Economies Collective. She is also a co-founding member of a local civic literacy group called PR Voices, vice-president of the Powell River Diversity Initiative, and involved in other community organizations that prioritize intergenerational and intercultural engagement.

Nicholson Veronica Timmins Native Friendship Centre

Veronica is Anishnawbe from the Ojibways of the Michipicoten First Nation. She has been honoured with the spirit name “The Woman Who Helps” and is a member of the Marten Clan. Veronica has been a leader within the Friendship Centre Movement for many years and the Executive Director for 10 years of the #1 ranked Friendship Centre in Canada, the Timmins Native Friendship Centre. Her community involvement is highly regarded through her ongoing strong leadership, vocal advocacy and active participation on local boards and advisory committees, including the Board of Directors for the Timmins and District Hospital, the Northern College Aboriginal Council on Education, a collaborative committee addressing mental health issues with youth, and the Human Services Justice Coordinating Committee. Veronica has a Diploma in Business Management, Aboriginal Community Economic Development, MA in Leadership and Training, and a certificate with Canadian Women’s Foundation Leadership Institute from the Coady International Institute, St. Xavier University.

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Oas Michael Consultant Michael has enjoyed fulfilling careers in both the military and the private sector. He retired in 1998 having served as an Aerospace Environment Controller, a role similar to the civilian equivalent of an Air Traffic Controller. During his career in the Air Force he gained valuable experience managing complex projects in his role as an Exercise Director for NORAD. Upon his departure from the military, Michael started a successful business as an Internet Service Provider for Northern Ontario. He has led a number of other successful businesses, providing mentoring, team leadership, project and program management services to medium and large-sized organizations. He currently runs a small consulting firm, and manages a software business that specializes in continuous service improvement analysis and automation. Michael is currently completing his Masters degree in Leadership, and is also working with Jason Steeves on building the NGO called Beyond Boundaries.

Page Beth Dream Catcher Consulting

Beth realized her own dreams when she founded Dream Catcher Consulting. She previously worked as an internal consultant in Organization Development and Human Resources positions. She has worked with many public and private sector organizations and as an RRU Associate Faculty member, contributes to global leadership development in the Master of Arts in Leadership program. Beth contributed a chapter, The Dance of Joyful Leadership with her three co-presenters, published in 2014 in Leading with Spirit, Presence and Authenticity. Change Happens, was released in 2011 and provides practical guidance for achieving successful change by focusing on the human dimensions of organizational change. She also wrote Done Deal: Your Guide to Merger and Acquisition Integration, and was a contributing author to the Canadian best-seller, Awakening the Workplace. She holds a Master of Science in Organization Development (MSOD) degree from Pepperdine University, and is currently pursuing her PhD.

Peever Tracey Supernova Transformative Conversations

Tracey Peever spent 15 years in Montreal, managing teams through the evolution of the online communications industry. From building the first-ever web sites for Bell, Nortel and Fido, Tracey learned first-hand how “waterfall” development and hierarchy in modern human systems can greatly limit teams from flourishing and creating great products-- particularly those literally creating, and running on, networks or knowledge. Confounded by the detrimental impact of rapid socio-technical change, and the slow capacity for adaptations, she grew curious about a different way of working. Tracey earned a Masters degree in Human Systems Intervention at Concordia University and an Integral Coaching certificate, to help organizations make the seismic social shift from hierarchy toward partnered models of organizing. She is currently working as a Learning and Development Consultant at Royal Roads University (on contract until June 2015). Her consultancy is Supernova Transformative Conversations. She has studied and thoroughly practiced mindfulness in non-dual and Oneness traditions since 1996, and taught yoga and meditation in Montreal, 2004 - 2010.

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Pezer Leah University of British Columbia

Leah Pezer is currently UBC women's volleyball assistant coach and also works as a mental trainer and performance coach to various athletes and sport organizations. This year marks Leah’s tenth year at UBC, five as a player and five as a coach in which she has won three gold, two silver, and two bronze medals. In 2002, after acquiring a BA in Psychology at UBC, Leah hung up her kneepads and went on to work with the Canadian Olympic Committee, merging her sport and business interests. Three years later she was inspired to compete for Canada again and left the corporate world to pursue a pro beach volleyball career, playing on the Australian and AVP pro tours from 2006 to 2010. Upon retiring from sport, Leah drew on her experience as an athlete, coach and administrator as the Associate Venue Producer for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Committee. Her passion for working with and leading volunteers, athletes and coaches led Leah to complete her MA Leadership, Royal Roads, in which she focused her research on Emotional Intelligence.

Piggot-Irvine Eileen Royal Roads University

Eileen Piggot-Irvine is Professor of Leadership at Royal Roads University. Until 2012 she was Director of the New Zealand Action Research and Review Centre (NZARRC), Director of the New Zealand Principal and Leadership Centre (NZPLC), senior lecturer at Massey University alongside a thriving leadership consultancy. She has directed ten national evaluation contracts, won a Visiting Fellow Award to Warwick University, UK. Her current research, presentations and publications are in the fields of developing ‘productive’ and 'authentic' interactions, appraisal, evaluation, leadership development, action research, and leadership review. She is currently leading a large scale international evaluation of action research. She has been a frequent keynote presenter at conferences internationally. She is dedicated to making complex issues easy to understand in her presentations!

Reid Kelly Island Health Kelly Reid is a Masters-trained Director at Island Health.

Riley Avril CHRYSOLITE Consulting

Avril Riley brings a wealth of experience in strategic business and technology leadership. She builds global high performance teams to innovate multi-million dollar initiatives to solve business challenges for Fortune 500, multi-national corporations and non-profit organizations. She is a Development Manager at FedEx Express Canada for the Information Technology Division and President of CHRYSOLITE Consulting. She has authored and self-published two books; “Emotional intelligence for Leaders” and “Building High Performance Teams.” Avril conducts workshops and seminars in Canada and the United States focusing on networking, emotional intelligence and leadership development. Avril plans and hosts business forums with international delegates. She holds a Bachelor degree in Commerce; a Master in Christian Leadership and Business and is currently pursuing a degree in Master of Arts in Leadership at Royal Roads. She sits on the Board of Directors for Pat Francis Ministries and is a member of the Canadian Association of Management Consultants.

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Rudolf Margaret MRudolf Associates

Margaret M. Rudolf, PhD, recently completed a 30-year career in senior management with the federal government of Canada. Her work experience ranges from advising Cabinet Ministers on communications change issues, to managing complex transformational projects in a number of large organizations. A native of Montreal, Margaret is multilingual and works globally. By combining research with practice, Margaret takes a “prac-academic” approach in her chosen field. Margaret is a true believer in ethical management, having understood through her experience that transformative change cannot happen without organizations seriously considering how to enable, build, and maintain trust in the workplace. Her recent book, Trust and Organizational Capacity for Change, is available at Amazon. Margaret obtained her PhD in 2009, from Fielding Graduate University. She is currently a management consultant as well as Faculty at Acsenda School of Management, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Schellhammer Erich Royal Roads University

Erich Schellhammer, a native of Germany and Canadian, works in the School of Humanitarian Studies at Royal Roads University. His background is in law, philosophy and justice studies. His latest research focus is on leadership and particularly peace leadership. He has done work on the philosophical foundation of cultural diversity, peaceful conflict resolution in underserviced communities, core values and key competencies for peace professionals and is presently the co-chair of the Peace Leadership Affinity Group of the International Leadership Association.

Sentes Lee Development Action

Lee has been working with non-government organizations globally since 1997, including NGO networks in the UK and New Zealand Aotearoa. Lee helped found Development Action Ltd. in New Zealand in 2010 and undertook the majority of work up until his departure in May 2012. Personable and easy to work with, Lee has a particular interest in creating spaces for the sharing of ideas. Translated into an organizational setting, this interest can take many forms depending on the needs of the client, such as mapping office processes, drafting policies and job profiles, creating dialogue venues outside of the office, hosting information swaps and collaborative learning events, etc. Lee is a skilled facilitator and can help get your good ideas flowing. Put Lee to work at your next strategic planning session, discussion on community development project design, or get him to fine-tune your funding applications. Lee can help at every step.

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Smith Diana EcoSol Consulting

Diana Smith is a Principal in EcoSol Consulting, committed to shifting thinking and building capacity through innovative approaches to leadership, planning and change in human systems. She has thirty years experience in design, consulting, leadership and management in public, non-profit and private organizations at the local, national and international level. She combines her mentoring, coaching, consulting and learning facilitation experience to change leadership, governance, large group processes, partnerships, collaborations and transformation. She has a M.A. [Public Administration] from Carleton University, is a Certified Management Consultant, and has a continuing interest in complexity and integral thinking and its application to organizations and communities. She is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Public Administration, at the University of Victoria and has been an associate faculty member in the MAL program at Royal Roads University.

Smolewski Magda Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres

Research Director, Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres, Magda holds Hon. BA, MA, and PhD in socio-cultural anthropology from the University of Toronto. In her academic research in Australia, she worked with Kija and Yolngu women. For many years, Magda has been a teacher and a mentor to many students at the University of Toronto, teaching courses in medical anthropology, gender studies, Indigenous spirituality, and research methods, and currently is on the faculty of the Royal Roads University, as a graduate supervisor. Co-author of Historic Trauma and Aboriginal Healing, published in 2004 by the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, worked at the Ontario Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, provided services as a consultant to First Nations and Aboriginal organizations across Canada, including work on Indigenous education, urban Aboriginal issues, violence against Aboriginal women, healing, and youth leadership. She also collaborated as a researcher and writer with OMNI TV on several documentary films.

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Soden Margaret Soden Leadership Group (formerly Strus & Associates Inc.)

In a career spanning 40 years, Margaret has firmly established herself as a leader in the areas of Governance, Leadership, Strategic Planning, and Organizational Excellence. Since establishing Strus & Associates Inc. in 1989, Margaret has provided consultation to an array of organizations in North America in both the private and public sectors. She assisted Xerox Canada in 1989, Northern Telecom in 1990, Delta Hotels in 2000, and the Region of Peel in 2006 in achieving the Gold level award for Organizational Excellence. Margaret was an examiner for Excellence Canada in 1993 and 1994, and has spoken extensively on Organizational Excellence. Margaret recently obtained a Masters in Leadership through Royal Roads University, and her ICD-D through Rotman. She is on the Board of Kinark, where she is Chair of both the Governance and Risk Committees. Margaret lives in Toronto and is a proud mother of 23-year old twins.

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Stacey Mary Context Consulting

Mary founded Context Consulting in 2004 and combines her role as managing director with select client engagements, innovative projects in leadership development, and university teaching. She most often works with executive leadership teams to increase their effectiveness in the midst of escalating complexity and her results were recently profiled in Life Science Leader magazine. In 2011, Mary co-founded Action Inquiry Associates with Bill Torbert to bring the practice of Developmental Action Inquiry and the Global Leadership Profile to organizational leaders. Last year she initiated the Burren Executive Leadership Retreat, which is a gathering place for global senior leaders and artists in the ancient landscape of Co. Clare, Ireland. Mary holds an MA in Leadership Studies from Royal Roads University, a diploma in counseling, and executive coaching certification. She teaches in the Advanced Strategic Leadership program at the University of Toronto.

Stevenson Lynn BC Ministry of Health

Lynn Stevenson is Associate Deputy Minister, B.C. Ministry of Health with a Health Services portfolio that includes Medical Beneficiary and Pharmaceuticals, Health Service policy, quality assurance, Population and Public Health and Planning and Innovation divisions. Prior to this appointment Lynn was the Executive Vice-President, People, Organizational Development and Chief Nurse for Island Health. As the Chief Nurse, she was responsible for providing leadership and professional oversight for over 8,000 nursing and allied health professionals. She has also held senior leadership positions at Fraser Health and BC Cancer Agency. She currently is a board member of the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI), former co-chair of the British Columbia Academic Health Council, a member of the Royals Roads University Leadership Advisory Board and the University of Victoria Human and Social Development Advisory Committee. She is a Fellow of the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL), a CFHI EXTRA Fellow, Certified corporate director (ICD-D) and holds Adjunct Professor positions in the Schools of Nursing at the Universities of British Columbia and Victoria.

Steeves Jason Department of National Defence

Jason served for 25 years in the Canadian Armed Forces. During this time he participated in several operations in Eastern Europe and in the Middle East. He also served four years on a posting to Nairobi, Kenya and has traveled and worked extensively throughout Africa. During the last half of his career in the Forces, Jason specialized in international security policy and peace operations. In addition to his general experience as a senior officer, Jason also possesses expertise in leadership and management, conflict analysis, strategic planning, conflict management, applied research, peace operations and peacebuilding. He has also launched and NGO called Beyond Boundaries which is based on his belief that a new approach is needed to capacity building in human development work, an approach that favours local development and is based on philanthropic principles. Jason’s latest professional experience was a nine-month tour with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan where he worked in the Joint Operations Centre.

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Stockton Julie University of British Columbia

JULIE STOCKTON, ED.D., has been working in the field of Organization Development since 1989, providing consultative and facilitation support to organizations striving to effect positive change. Working primarily in the public service sector, Julie has consulted to multiple organizations across Canada, with a major focus on building capacity for learning, leadership, and appreciative space during organizational change. She joined the University of British Columbia in 2000, as the Director of Human Resources, Organizational Development & Learning where she has been influential in the development of award winning programs in Coaching and Leadership. She is a faculty member in the Masters in Organizational Psychology program (MAOP) at Adler University, as well as in the UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching. As a Consulting Partner with the Corporation for Positive Change and Principal of the Canadian Centre for Positive Change, Julie’s current research focuses on aspects of Social Architecture and Positive Organizational Scholarship.

Taplay Alison Vancouver Island University

Alison provides leadership to the human service programs offered by Vancouver Island University’s Powell River Campus. In 2014, she received the Provost Award for Excellence in recognition of teaching design and practice that uses technology to enhance student learning in part due to her work transitioning programs to blended models accessible to the BC Coastal Region. She brings over 30 years of experience in the community living sector to her teaching practise. Her research interests in include innovation, engagement and change processes. She is passionate about social justice, citizen engagement, and sustainable community development and is now concluding an action research project funded by the Vancouver Foundation. Alison sees innovation as an essential tool for change. She serves on the First Credit Union Board of Directors and is a member of Inclusion BC, and the Powell River and Regional United Way. Her personal interests include hiking, kayaking, and gardening.

Taylor Marilyn Royal Roads University

Marilyn Taylor is appointed in the School of Leadership Studies where she teaches primarily in the domain of values based leadership and methodology in the Doctor of Social Science program. She is academic lead of the Graduate Certificate in Values Based Leadership. Her work and research is focused on the intersect of leadership, organizational culture, and social values. She led the National Values Assessment for Canada in 2009. As Director of the Institute for Values Based Leadership she launched a values based business leader profile project and organized public events that highlighted the critical intersects among business, government and civil society.

Taylor-Reid Meaghen Community Living BC

Combined non-profit and public sector experience, Meaghen currently works in community engagement for the Simon Fraser Region of Community Living BC. Having just completed her Masters of Leadership through RRU, she researched inter-ministerial collaboration in support of individuals living with the label of developmental disability. In her research, Meaghen incorporated graphic facilitation and with a modified Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope (PATH) decision making process. Meaghen loves spending time with her family kayaking, travelling, and hiking.

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Terbasket Kelly Indigeneyze Kelly Terbasket lives where her family has been based for many generations. “It’s what gives me the strength to do what I do.” She owns a homebased business named after the Blind Creek ranch where she grew up in the Similkameen Valley, and where she has raised her two daughters. Kelly’s career has worn many faces over the years including facilitating, curriculum development, consulting/mentorship, coaching, filmmaking, and project coordination. Coaching and creative facilitation are the foundation to how she facilitates all her workshops. Kelly is known for her big heart and positive attitude. She has a strong desire to help people grow and take their next steps forward in life. She delivers her workshops the way she likes to learn – fun, engaging and personable – so be prepared for an interesting time!

Van Aerde Johny Canadian Society of Physician Leaders

John is a neonatologist with 30 years of clinical experience, 20 of which combined with leadership roles related to innovative integration with the health (care) system in Alberta and BC. He holds a PhD in Medical Sciences and a MAL (RRU). More recently, he has been teaching at the Physician Management Institute (Ottawa) and in the MAL-Health program at RRU. Over the last two years, he has influenced some aspects of the Canadian health system as the president of the Canadian Society of Physician Leaders. He consults on many aspects in the health (care) system. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers, 150 abstracts and 20 book chapters. Besides Neonatology, and nutrition & metabolism, his favorite topics are systems theory and physician engagement in transforming the health system.

Van Wingerden Christina Western Washington University

Christina Van Wingerden is the Assessment, Training, and Special Projects Manager, Dean of Students Unit (DOSU), Western Washington University. Among her responsibilities, she enjoys leading the planning and implementation of the Dean’s Unit diversity/cultural competence staff development program, working collaboratively for program assessment in each area of the DOSU to result in effective, evidence-based program planning, and supervising the implementation of online employee orientation training. She received her Master’s in College and Continuing Education and was chosen as Commencement Speaker. Van Wingerden graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelors of Arts in General Studies, focusing on human development. She teaches Program Planning and Evaluation in the Human Services Department at WWU. She is on the Boards of The Flow Project and Whatcom Volunteer Center. Christina’s first love is family. She is a parent and grandparent.

Veerapen Richard University of Victoria

Richard is a retired specialist physician, currently completing his Law and Society Ph.D. project at the University of Victoria. Besides his clinical experience and interest in conflict management systems in healthcare, his work experience includes five years as an administrator of health, social development and education programs for a First Nations community on Vancouver Island. Having acquired a degree of understanding of the historical and socio-cultural determinants of health amongst First Nations communities, he also became aware of the enormous potential for partnerships between on-reserve social and health services, and local governmental, non-profit and post-secondary education institutions.

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Vowles Kevin Salt Spring Women Opposed to Violence and Abuse (SWOVA)

Kevin Vowles is a violence prevention facilitator with Salt Spring Women Opposed to Violence and Abuse (SWOVA). He has a combined fourteen years experience as an educational practitioner working with youth, communities, and disenfranchised members of society around issues of social justice, education, health promotion and violence prevention. As a Master’s student at Royal Roads University, his specific research areas of interest include: child and youth participation; youth participatory action research; theories of aggression and hypermasculinity as they relate to cyberbullying; youth exposure to pornography and corresponding sexualized violence increases; leadership; sustainable community development, and effective violence prevention education.

Walker Sandy Routefinder Consulting Inc.

Sandy Walker is a 20-year marketing, product development, and project management veteran with extensive experience in a variety of industries including publishing, consumer-packaged goods, energy, telecommunications, and recreation/tourism in the for-profit, not-for-profit, and government sectors. Sandy is an expert in business strategy, change management, marketing, and project management. A graduate of Royal Roads University’s MBA program, Sandy is currently Associate Faculty at RRU, teaching Strategic Leadership and Business Strategy for the Faculty of Management. Additionally, Sandy operates a boutique consultancy, Routefinder Consulting Inc., out of Canmore Alberta, offering her clients Strategic Planning services. An active leader on mountaineering trips around the world, Sandy has climbed and backcountry skied in Japan, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Greenland, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, and Switzerland. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Alpine Club of Canada, Canada’s national mountaineering organization.

White David Synergy Solutions Group

Former CEO and current consultant, author, speaker and current MAIS student. Values-based leader working to catalyze resilience in organizations.

Whitehead John John K. Whitehead and Associates

John Whitehead is an experienced leader, facilitator and coach with over 25 years of senior sales management experience. John started his sales career at 16 yrs of age selling Fuller Brush door‐to‐door. Over the years John has experienced various sales management experiences from retail to direct sales, selling both tangible and intangibles. John has held senior operational positions with national organizations achieving significant recognition for his results. Currently John owns his own consulting practice focusing on Interpersonal communications. In 2010 John decided to return to school and in 2012 graduated from Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC with an MA in Leadership. John describes himself as a continuous learner, motivated to learn more so that he can better help others achieve their goals. Since 2012 John has become a certified instructor in Tracom's SOCIAL STYLE® and Versatility process and a level one facilitator with The Leadership Challenge©.

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Whitmore Bev Red Deer Primary Care Network

Bev Whitmore is a health care consultant. She is a Registered Dietitian and received a Masters of Business Administration from Athabasca University. She has worked on functional food projects, with the innovative Alberta Value Chain and with a number of Alberta Primary Care Networks (PCNs). Bev has enjoyed working with the Red Deer PCN for a number of years as their philosophy of making the complex simple and engaging staff and participants in dynamic and effective programming fits her style. She has co-authored two books with Lorna: Taking Control of Your Blood Pressure: Steps to a healthier lifestyle and Vitality and Vitals: My Health and Lifestyle Journal. She enjoys reading, walking, curling and yoga.

Yoon Patty Providence Health Care

Patty Yoon is an Operations Leader for two Tertiary Mental Health Programs at Providence Health Care in Vancouver. She is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse and a graduate of Royal Roads University, Master of Arts in Leadership (Health). She combines her knowledge and experience in the field of mental health into her leadership practice and in particular leading people through change. She believes in the importance of understanding cultural norms and the power of teams. She focuses on team building through reflective practice, experiential exercises and activities, fun, humour and applying relevant and real life experiences.

Zidulka Amy Royal Roads University

Amy Zidulka is an Assistant Professor in the Royal Roads Faculty of Management. She teaches in the area of organizational creativity, and is focusing on this topic in her doctoral studies at the University of Calgary.

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