Experience

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  Soden Leadership Group

  • Toronto, Canada Area

  • President

    • Jan 2014 - Present
    • Toronto, Canada Area

    Global leadership consultancy. Helping Executives and strategic leaders create their legacy by aligning organizational leadership capacity to sustainability and growth. Provides a wide range of services to achieve Effectiveness and Results with: Board Governance; Strategy and Structure; Culture and Values; Managment Systems and, Leadership Talent Development.

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  Collingwood General and Marine Hospital

  • Collingwood, ON

  • Board Trustee

    • Jun 2016 - Jun 2018
    • Collingwood, ON

    Ontario’s 6th most efficient hospital that serves more than 60,000 permanent residents and 3.5 Million annual visitors.- Chair, Executive Compensation Framework Task Force 2017 – 2018- Board representative – South Georgina Bay Alliance 2017 – 2018- Member of the Governance and Quality Committee 2018 – 2018

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  Kinark Child and Family Services

  • Director and Secretary of the Board

    • Jun 2012 - Nov 2016

    Ontario’s largest agency ($80M; 900 staff) whose mission is helping children and youth with complex mental health and autism needs achieve better life outcomes- Secretary of the Board 2015 – 2016- Chair of Governance & Nominations Committee 2013 – 2016- Chair of the Nominations Sub-Committee 2016 – 2016- Chair of Risk Sub Committee 2014 – 2016- Chair of Strategic Planning Sub-Committee 2012 – 2014- Member of Finance and Audit Committee 2014 – 2015

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  Kinark Foundation

  • Markham, ON

  • Vice Chairman Of The Board

    • 2015 - 2016
    • Markham, ON

    Dedicated to supporting children’s mental health and autism initiatives in Ontario- Vice Chairman of the Board 2015 – 2016

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  Institute of Corporate Directors

  • Toronto, Canada Area

  • Director

    • 2015 - 2016
    • Toronto, Canada Area

    To represent the interests of directors — to foster excellence in directors to strengthen the governance and performance of Canadian corporations and organizations- Director 2015 - 2016

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  Strus & Associates Inc.

  • Toronto, Ontario

  • President

    • 1989 - 2014
    • Toronto, Ontario

    Executive Management Consultancy. Enabling the successful attainment of organizational results through Excellence and Change Managment. Providing organizational assessments, strategic planning facilitation, balanced scorecard development, customer and employee measurement systems, and process management. Canada's leading consultancy in strategic guidance to achieve internationally recognized levels of Excellence, through either Excellence Canada's PEP program or Baldrige.

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  National Ski Academy

  • Vice Chairman Of The Board

    • Sep 2004 - Oct 2008

    Established in 1986 to provide an environment for student athletes to maximize individual potential through the pursuit of alpine ski racing excellence, academic achievement and personal growth.- Vice Chair of the Board- Director of Housing- Director of Education- Member of Fundraising Committe

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  The Jean Tweed Centre

  • Board Trustee

    • 1996 - 1997

    A leading community-based organization that provides a safe and supportive environment for women with substance use, mental health, and/or gambling issues- Director, Quality Committee

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  Xerox

  • Toronto

  • Country Product Manager - Large Laser Printers

    • Apr 1984 - Dec 1988
    • Toronto

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  IBM Canada Ltd.

  • London, Toronto, New York, Regina

  • Branch Manager - Office Products Division

    • 1973 - Mar 1984
    • London, Toronto, New York, Regina