Alberta

Crystal Dreeshen, President of GraceAllen Associates has spent the past 12 years supporting people in their leadership and professional development.  She is a Certified Executive Coach (Faculty of Management, Royal Roads University), is currently pursuing a Master of Arts Degree in Leadership and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology.“I’ve been fortunate.  My clients are really smart people.  Talented, experienced and committed to delivering their best, they find themselves tackling increasingly complex and intricate business challenges.   It’s exciting to be part of their quest to become better leaders.”

Email:  crystal@graceallen.ca
Web:  www.graceallen.ca

Marilyn Conner has over 24 years experience in all facets of leadership in both government and not-for-profit environments. For the past 13 years, Marilyn has been the CEO of a not-for-profit organization. Marilyn built the organization from one that had failed 190 contract requirements; was in an unsafe building; and had lost program funding to one that achieves 100% provincial certification; is now housed in a state-of-the art facility for persons with disabilities and has increased its contract revenues by more than 300% since her commencement with the agency.  In addition to her leadership role, Marilyn is also a Certified Executive Coach, a Management Consultant, and college instructor.

Marilyn earned a Bachelor Degree in Administration with Distinction and in 2006 she earned an MBA in Executive Management with a Specialization in Leadership from Royal Roads University (RRU) in Victoria, British Columbia. In 2007, Marilyn completed a graduate Diploma in international Management Consulting with Distinction, in France at the Grenoble Graduate School of Business (GGSB).In 2008, Marilyn continued her learning at RRU with her commencement in the Executive Coaching Graduate Certificate Program from which she graduated in the fall of 2008. She has essentially devoted her career to both supporting and inspiring people of all abilities to be the best they can be. Coaching is an extension to this work.

Marilyn’s strengths and focus are on leadership development, strengthening organizational capacity, and financial analysis.  Marilyn’s drive, education and experience serve to empower, inspire and energize the leaders with whom she works. Marilyn believes in life-long learning and sharing her learnings with others. Balanced by a sense of humor, she is energetic, enthusiastic and has a strong work ethic and values base.

Phone:  780.437.6726
Email:  m.conner@shaw.ca                           

Diane Bonneau is an experienced coach … deeply committed to the success of her clients. For more than 15 years she has been challenging teams and individuals to take risks, experiment with new behaviors, and reach for higher levels of success.  Diane brings her previous experience in human resources and working with high level executives in the oil and gas industry to her coaching.

She has coached and facilitated in a variety of organizations, focusing on existing strengths, knowledge and expertise while defining and addressing unique needs and challenges.

Her clients include executives and teams in oil companies, government, construction companies and smaller organizations. She has trained in corporate hotels across Canada.

Diane is also a bilingual public speaker, focusing on leadership, communication and professional development. Audience participation is a key element of her presentations.

Diane is highly qualified… as a CoachU Certified Graduate, a Professional Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation and Past-President of the Calgary Association of Professional Coaches.

Certified in DiSC Behavioral Assessment and 360 Degree Feedback, Diane uses several assessment tools to help leaders better understand how their behavior impacts their effectiveness and how to adapt their behavior and communication style to meet the needs of the organization.

Diane is also a coach’s coach… passionate about supporting coaches as they develop their skills and strive to meet accreditation criteria. She is a Faculty Member of Coach University International, one of the largest coaching institutions worldwide and accredited as a Professional Mentor Coach.

Diane is personally committed to lifelong learning… viewing her own evolution and growth as a base for modeling and igniting the potential of others.

Loie has spent over 35 years managing teams and events in a variety of industries and non-profit organizations. With training from Royal Roads University she has added Certified Executive Coach to her resume, adding their techniques to her own innate coaching ability. Loie has also achieved the ACC level of accreditation from the International Coach Federation.
 
With experience in areas such as telecommunications, municipal government, property management and the retail industry, Loie has developed operational and strategic  plans and built relationships and teams to deliver on those plans. As a Facilitator and Business Coach Loie uses a coach approach in every aspect of her work and has a passion for helping others to achieve their own success. Loie has helped her clients move themselves and their organizations forward by working on the skills of planning, listening, teamwork, coaching, goal setting and accountability. One step at a time – one foot in front of the other - her clients have achieved new levels of success and satisfaction.
 
Loie is delighted to be able to offer Coaching Out of the Box® training to her clients and the public on its own or as part of a development package and invites you to contact her to learn more.

Edmonton, Alberta

Phone:   780-479-2790

Email:    Loie@drumawillan.com

Website:  www.drumawillan.com

You have ambitions.   Ambitions for growing your business unit, developing your people, increasing your sales, or starting a new business.    Maria Saley can help you move forward with your vision and translate it into "inspired strategies" and action plans.   Strategies that are a fit with who you are, whether a corporation, small business, or individual.  

  Maria is an accomplished coach, facilitator and consultant with over 27 years of senior sales, marketing and leadership experience. Her diverse career has ranged from entrepreneurship to multi-million dollar corporate responsibilities. In addition to her MBA, she has her Certified Executive Coach designation from Royal Roads University, is a credentialed member of the ICF (International Coach Federation), and is certified to assess Emotional Intelligence.

Maria works with a wide variety of clients from industries such as oil and gas, packaged goods, legal services, insurance, telecommunications and technology.   She brings value to each relationship through her significant corporate and small business experience as well as her commitment to her client's success.

As a skilled instructor and facilitator, she provides business and leadership seminars for a variety of organizations and teaches at the University of Calgary. Maria’s presentation style is very participative as she helps her audience to learn by doing. Theory is combined with interactive exercises and discussion to ensure that participants leave with new valuable tools to assist in their success. Her objective, non-judgmental style allows participants to experiment and learn in a safe environment.

Contact Maria today to see how she can help you fulfill your ambitions!
Web Site: www.inspiredstrategies.ca
Email address:  maria@inspiredstrategies.ca
Phone number:  403 660-6719