Experience

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  Quarry integrated communications

  Sept 1996 - Aug 2013

  Responsible for all talent functions for Canada/US, including leadership development, strategic planning, recruiting, retention, compensation, and culture (internal brand development). Coached entire senior leadership team on organizational development and leadership development. Created award-winning corporate university and lead internal training initiatives and facilitated leadership-training courses.• Experienced business partner – coached senior leaders weekly and facilitated team development initiatives• Assessed talent and coached for leadership development• Created curriculum structure and format for multi-level, internal university (branding, sales, leadership and coaching) Show less

  • VP, Talent, Learning and Culture (TLC)

    Sept 2001 - Aug 2013

  • Director of Client Services

    Sept 1996 - Sept 2001
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  Kitchener blues festival

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2011

  Board member

  - Developed re-branding strategy for Kitchener Blues Festival in 2006 (from Blues, Brews and BBQ's)- responsible for all marketing initiatives of the festival in Canada and the US- Main stage emcee and on-air representative for festival (TV and radio)- VP of the Board (2009-2011)

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  Momentum2vision

  Aug 2013 - Sept 2015

  Partner

  A consultancy practice creating positive momentum for clients to reach their vision via employee engagement and organizational development. Employee engagement is the #1 challenge organizations face to reach their potential.The momentum2vision engagement model is based on: Leadership, Involvement and Support. We help clients understand their Leadership based on Culture, Rewards & Recognition, Vision and Leadership Capabilities. Then we review organizational Involvement based on Copowerment (agility), Team Play, Learning & Development and Change Management. Lastly, Support is addressed via Coaching, Communications, Recognition and Accountability.www.momentum2vision.com Show less

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  King university

  Oct 2014 - Dec 2018

  Adjunct professor

  Undergrad adjunct faculty member, teaching HR in the Business School.

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  Gci general communication, inc.

  Sept 2015 - Jan 2018

  Director, talent & leadership development

  Responsible for creation, facilitation and measuring the impact of leadership/talent development programs. The programs support the organizational priorities and enhance individual and team development. Custom programs have also been developed to meet the unique needs of teams and business units across the organization.• Created the GCI University brand and the first multi-level program – Leadership Development• Use psychometric assessment tools (e.g., Korn Ferry Leadership Assessment, Tracom Social Styles) and 360 tools (Profiles CheckPoint 360) to provide feedback and development direction• One-on-one coaching post training/development programs Show less

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  Provision healthcare

  Feb 2018 - Dec 2019

  Vp, talent & culture

  Lead all talent and culture initiatives across all of Provision’s entities. Initiatives included: employee engagement survey, CARES patient experience program development, renewed review process, competency framework for building skills and engagement, leadership development program, LMS deployment, team building initiatives and coaching. I was also a part of the senior leadership team and re-worked the team’s strategy sessions and team/individual development.

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  Bluecross blueshield of south carolina

  Sept 2020 - Nov 2023

  Od consultant

  Working within the HR team to help bring OD Consulting, Leadership Development, Competency Modeling and Succession Planning to the broad BCBSSC organization.

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  Sheetz

  Nov 2023 - now

  Corporate leadership development

  I lead the corporate leadership development team in providing on-going development programs, one-off learning opportunities and development business partner requests to support the growing needs at Sheetz.