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I have spoken at and worked with companies large small all over North America and beyond. As a result of my 25+ years of experience in these areas, I am honored to also be teaching these topics at the management school at Ontario Tech University, one of Canada's most forward-thinking universities.
FinancialBank of MontrealBirch Hill Equity PartnersBDO (Tax)CIBC Wood GundyCanada Pension Plan Investment BoardCertified General Accountant Association - CGACIBC World MarketsCollins Barrow (Chartered Accountants)Commcorp FinancialConnolley & Macnamara (Chartered Accountants)Credit Union Central of OntarioDeloitteErnst & Young (Tax)Famme and Co. LLP
Farm Credit CanadaFuller Landau LLPGrant Thornton LLP (Tax)Guardian Group of Funds (GGOF)Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)HSBC Bank CanadaICICI Bank CanadaInstitute of Chartered Accountants of AlbertaInstitute of Chartered Accountants of OntarioKPMG Tax/AuditMackenzie FinancialManulife FinancialMarquest Investment CounselMcLarty and Company LLPMerrill LynchMidland Walwyn Capital Inc.Mitchell, SandhamMutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA)Nesbitt Burns Ltd.Niagara Credit UnionOMERSPricewaterhouseCoopers (Accounting)Raymond JamesRBC Dominion Securities (Royal Bank of Canada) - Internal Audit ServicesRBC Dominion Securities (Royal Bank of Canada) - President's Club Investment Advisor SchoolRBC Dominion Securities (Royal Bank of Canada) - Associate Advisor EducationRBC Dominion Securities (Royal Bank of Canada) - President's Branch Administrator EducationRBC Investments - Global Risk ManagementRLB LLP - Chartered AccountantsRBC (Royal Bank of Canada) - Mortgage Specialists(The) Society of Management Accountants of Ontario (CMA)ScotiaMcLeodSmith, Nixon LLP
Sunlife FinancialTD Canada TrustTrimark Mutual FundsVengrowth CapitalVentures West Capital Ltd.VFC Inc. (Automotive Financing)YMG Capital Management Inc.York District Chartered Accountants Association
Construction/EngineeringMMM Group (formerly Marshall Macklin Monaghan Limited)McCormick Rankin GroupModern Niagara Toronto Inc.OACETT (The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists)Wajax
Consulting/HRBoyden InternationalBDO (Tax)The Courtyard GroupCB Richard EllisEmployee Assistance Program Association of Toronto (EAPAT)Ernst & YoungKnightsbridge Career ManagementGrant Thornton LLP (Consulting)Grant Thornton LLP (HR)(The) Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA)KPMG HRMercer Human Resources Consulting.Miller Dallas Ltd.PriceWaterhouseCoopersProfessional Services Marketing AssociationRight AssociatesSpencerStuart LLPZSA Legal Recruiters Inc.
Consumer/Industry Suppliers(The) Canadian Spice AssociationergoCentric Seating SystemsHanes CanadaH.J. Heinz CanadaHigh Liner FoodsKraft FoodsNestle CanadaSysco Systems
EducationThe Canadian Association of College and University LibrariesThe Niagara College Student Administrative CouncilThe Rotman School of Business, University of TorontoThe Schulich School of Business, York University, CanadaThe Toronto District School Board (TDSB)University of Ontario Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Toronto Law SchoolUniversity of Toronto Organizational Development and Learning Center
Government/Public SectorCanadian Human Rights Commission Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)The City of DurhamThe City of EdmontonThe City of MississaugaThe Legislative Assembly of OntarioThe Region of DurhamThe Region of PeelHuman Resources Canada (HRDC)Ontario Management Board SecretariatOntario Ministry of Economic Development, Tourism and Trade Ontario Ministry of FinanceOntario Ministry of French Language EducationOntario Ministry of Agriculture and FoodOntario Ministry of LabourOntario Ministry of Sport and RecreationOntario Trillium Foundation Quebec Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Healthcare and PharmaceuticalAstraZenecaBayerThe Canadian Cancer SocietyThe Canadian College of Physicians and SurgeonsThe Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA)The Canadian Red CrossThe Canadian Society of Physician Executives (CSPE)The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontiers (Canada)Eli Lilly CanadaNorthumberland Hills Hospital, Cobourg, OntarioThe Ontario Hospital AssociationThe Ottawa HospitalProcter & GambleSeptodont - NovocolSociety of Pharmaceutical and Biotech Training (SPBT)Straumann CanadaWaterloo Community Care Access Centre
High TechAVW TELAVBMC Compuware CA Technologies / Broadcom Cedara Technologies Cisco Webex/CollabCompugenDigital Equipment CorporationESET Executive Communications Ltd.IDG Motorola Canada SAPSHL SystemhouseTelesat Canada
InsuranceAetna Canada (now Maritime Life)The Citadel Assurance Co.General Accident Assurance Company of CanadaLiberty International UnderwritersLiberty Mutual InsuranceSwissRe Canada
LaborOntario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)
LawThe Association of Corporate CounselBennett JonesBorden, Ladner Gervais (through LifeSpeak)The Canadian Bar Association of Ontario (CBAO)The Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC)McCarthy Tetrault (through LifeSpeak)Oatley, Purser LLP OslerSmith, Lyons LLPThe Strategy Institute
ManufacturingCanadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME)Corus Group S.E.C.Honeywell (Canada) Ltd.Magna InternationalNord Gear CanadaRicoh Savin Ltd.U.S. Steel WajaxThe Woodbridge Group
MediaFamous Players Ltd.Rogers CommunicationsShaw CommunicationsSpark Media Solutions/The CISO Series Stoddart & General Publishing TelusWarner Brothers Home Entertainment
Non-ProfitThe Archdiocese of TorontoThe Community Foundation for Greater TorontoThe Donner Canadian FoundationOntario Non Profit Housing AssociationScouts Canada
Professional AssociationsAssociation of Corporate Counsel (ACC)Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE)Association of Independent Consultants (AIC)Canadian Association of Exposition Managers (CAEM)Canadian Chinese Chartered Accountants Association (CCCAA)Canadian Professional Sales Association (CPSA)Canadian Snack Food AssociationCanadian Society of Magazine EditorsCanadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE)Employee Assistance Program Association of Toronto (EAPAT)Etobicoke Chartered Accountants AssociationHAPPEN (Halton-Peel Executive Network)Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) Annual Convention 2007Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) Annual Convention 2008Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) Annual Convention 2009International Coaches Federation - GTA Chapter (ICF-GTA)Meeting Planners International: World Education Congress, Charlotte NC 2006Meeting Planners International: World Education Congress, Montreal 2007Meeting Planners International: World Education Congress, Houston TX 2008Meeting Planners International Southern California Chapter, 2008Meeting Planners International Atlanta, GA Chapter 2010Meeting Planners International Denver, CO Chapter 2009Meeting Planners International Louisville, KY Chapter 2010Meeting Planners International Mid-America (Lexington, KY, Cincinnati, OH), Chapter 2009Meeting Planners International Minnesota Chapter, Minneapolis, MN, 2011OACETT (The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists)Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) Ontario Association of OptometristsPhoenix Executive GroupProject Management Institute of Northern Alberta (PMINA)Sri Lankan Chartered Accountants Association of Ontario Strategic Capabilities Network 2009Toronto Board of Trade The Trillium Foundation
Public Relations/AdvertisingCanada's Walk of FameEnvironicsFreeForAll Marketing (A division of Environics)Gorrie Marketing Services
Real Estate/Property ManagementFoundry Student Living GMAC - Signature Service GMAC Real Estate, MississaugaGWL Realty (A Division of Great West Life)Imperial Parking Canada (Impark)Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate BoardRe/Max RealtorsRoyal LePage Real Estate ServicesThe Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB)
Resources(The) Canadian Pulp & Paper Association (CPPA)Cominco Ltd.Enersource (Mississauga Hydro)Enmax, Calgary's Power UtilityINCO LimitedRanger OilXstrata
Retail and Consumer GoodsHBC (Hudson's Bay Company)The Bargain! ShopSprings Canada
SpecialtyBoard of Funeral Services Napier Bailiffs
Travel/LeisureAmica Mature LifestylesThe Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE)HRG North AmericaMexicana AirwaysOntario Lottery and Gaming (OLG)The Sports Clubs of CanadaThe Sutton Place Hotel
Construction/EngineeringMMM Group (formerly Marshall Macklin Monaghan Limited)McCormick Rankin GroupModern Niagara Toronto Inc.OACETT (The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists)Wajax
Consulting/HRBoyden InternationalBDO (Tax)The Courtyard GroupCB Richard EllisEmployee Assistance Program Association of Toronto (EAPAT)Ernst & YoungKnightsbridge Career ManagementGrant Thornton LLP (Consulting)Grant Thornton LLP (HR)(The) Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA)KPMG HRMercer Human Resources Consulting.Miller Dallas Ltd.PriceWaterhouseCoopersProfessional Services Marketing AssociationRight AssociatesSpencerStuart LLPZSA Legal Recruiters Inc.
Consumer/Industry Suppliers(The) Canadian Spice AssociationergoCentric Seating SystemsHanes CanadaH.J. Heinz CanadaHigh Liner FoodsKraft FoodsNestle CanadaSysco Systems
EducationThe Canadian Association of College and University LibrariesThe Niagara College Student Administrative CouncilThe Rotman School of Business, University of TorontoThe Schulich School of Business, York University, CanadaThe Toronto District School Board (TDSB)University of Ontario Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Toronto Law SchoolUniversity of Toronto Organizational Development and Learning Center
Government/Public SectorCanadian Human Rights Commission Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)The City of DurhamThe City of EdmontonThe City of MississaugaThe Legislative Assembly of OntarioThe Region of DurhamThe Region of PeelHuman Resources Canada (HRDC)Ontario Management Board SecretariatOntario Ministry of Economic Development, Tourism and Trade Ontario Ministry of FinanceOntario Ministry of French Language EducationOntario Ministry of Agriculture and FoodOntario Ministry of LabourOntario Ministry of Sport and RecreationOntario Trillium Foundation Quebec Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Healthcare and PharmaceuticalAstraZenecaBayerThe Canadian Cancer SocietyThe Canadian College of Physicians and SurgeonsThe Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA)The Canadian Red CrossThe Canadian Society of Physician Executives (CSPE)The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontiers (Canada)Eli Lilly CanadaNorthumberland Hills Hospital, Cobourg, OntarioThe Ontario Hospital AssociationThe Ottawa HospitalProcter & GambleSeptodont - NovocolSociety of Pharmaceutical and Biotech Training (SPBT)Straumann CanadaWaterloo Community Care Access Centre
High TechAVW TELAVBMC Compuware CA Technologies / Broadcom Cedara Technologies Cisco Webex/CollabCompugenDigital Equipment CorporationESET Executive Communications Ltd.IDG Motorola Canada SAPSHL SystemhouseTelesat Canada
InsuranceAetna Canada (now Maritime Life)The Citadel Assurance Co.General Accident Assurance Company of CanadaLiberty International UnderwritersLiberty Mutual InsuranceSwissRe Canada
LaborOntario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)
LawThe Association of Corporate CounselBennett JonesBorden, Ladner Gervais (through LifeSpeak)The Canadian Bar Association of Ontario (CBAO)The Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC)McCarthy Tetrault (through LifeSpeak)Oatley, Purser LLP OslerSmith, Lyons LLPThe Strategy Institute
ManufacturingCanadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME)Corus Group S.E.C.Honeywell (Canada) Ltd.Magna InternationalNord Gear CanadaRicoh Savin Ltd.U.S. Steel WajaxThe Woodbridge Group
MediaFamous Players Ltd.Rogers CommunicationsShaw CommunicationsSpark Media Solutions/The CISO Series Stoddart & General Publishing TelusWarner Brothers Home Entertainment
Non-ProfitThe Archdiocese of TorontoThe Community Foundation for Greater TorontoThe Donner Canadian FoundationOntario Non Profit Housing AssociationScouts Canada
Professional AssociationsAssociation of Corporate Counsel (ACC)Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE)Association of Independent Consultants (AIC)Canadian Association of Exposition Managers (CAEM)Canadian Chinese Chartered Accountants Association (CCCAA)Canadian Professional Sales Association (CPSA)Canadian Snack Food AssociationCanadian Society of Magazine EditorsCanadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE)Employee Assistance Program Association of Toronto (EAPAT)Etobicoke Chartered Accountants AssociationHAPPEN (Halton-Peel Executive Network)Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) Annual Convention 2007Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) Annual Convention 2008Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) Annual Convention 2009International Coaches Federation - GTA Chapter (ICF-GTA)Meeting Planners International: World Education Congress, Charlotte NC 2006Meeting Planners International: World Education Congress, Montreal 2007Meeting Planners International: World Education Congress, Houston TX 2008Meeting Planners International Southern California Chapter, 2008Meeting Planners International Atlanta, GA Chapter 2010Meeting Planners International Denver, CO Chapter 2009Meeting Planners International Louisville, KY Chapter 2010Meeting Planners International Mid-America (Lexington, KY, Cincinnati, OH), Chapter 2009Meeting Planners International Minnesota Chapter, Minneapolis, MN, 2011OACETT (The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists)Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) Ontario Association of OptometristsPhoenix Executive GroupProject Management Institute of Northern Alberta (PMINA)Sri Lankan Chartered Accountants Association of Ontario Strategic Capabilities Network 2009Toronto Board of Trade The Trillium Foundation
Public Relations/AdvertisingCanada's Walk of FameEnvironicsFreeForAll Marketing (A division of Environics)Gorrie Marketing Services
Real Estate/Property ManagementFoundry Student Living GMAC - Signature Service GMAC Real Estate, MississaugaGWL Realty (A Division of Great West Life)Imperial Parking Canada (Impark)Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate BoardRe/Max RealtorsRoyal LePage Real Estate ServicesThe Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB)
Resources(The) Canadian Pulp & Paper Association (CPPA)Cominco Ltd.Enersource (Mississauga Hydro)Enmax, Calgary's Power UtilityINCO LimitedRanger OilXstrata
Retail and Consumer GoodsHBC (Hudson's Bay Company)The Bargain! ShopSprings Canada
SpecialtyBoard of Funeral Services Napier Bailiffs
Travel/LeisureAmica Mature LifestylesThe Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE)HRG North AmericaMexicana AirwaysOntario Lottery and Gaming (OLG)The Sports Clubs of CanadaThe Sutton Place Hotel