Consultants
Many of BCSSA's Senior Active Members offer consulting services for school districts and other organizations. Please contact them directly if you are interested in their services. Consultants are listed in alphabetical order.
| Bruce Beairsto BB Educational Services bruce.beairsto@gmail.com 604.731.2279 Leadership development, ethical decision making, dialogue and decision-making, critical thinking, supervision for learning, general consultation services and program review. See website http://public.sd38.bc.ca/~bbeairsto/ for articles and recent workshops and presentations. |
| Dawn Benson, PhD Dawn Benson Consulting dbenson@sunwave.net 250.832.6626 cell 250.833.6774 Training, online moderating services and follow-up support to BC schools and districts wishing to utilize online web conferencing, online meeting and professional development style presentations. Facilitating groups needing to work collaboratively on shared documents from different locales through the use of online technology. |
| Robin Brayne (Deputy Director), Daniel Laitsch (Director), Cynthia Lewis, Fred Renihan, Larry Sackney, Lee Southern SFU Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy rbrayne@sfu.ca 778.782.8561 cell 604.551.4192 www.edpolicy.com Strategic planning, program evaluation, needs assessments, board operations and development, leadership development, performance reviews, board/executive relationships, policy analysis and development, executive recruitment, and action research. |
| Dick Chambers radchambers@telus.net 250.688.9073 Twenty-two years of superintendent experience in seven BC districts and additional work with many districts, ranging from smallest to largest. Service provided: capacity building and senior staff mentoring; sustainability through district organization review and financial alignment; facilitating board/management relations; and leading board/senior staff/administrator working sessions. |
| Irene Corman Irene Corman Research and Training Associates irene.corman@telus.net 250.514.6238 Assisting districts to plan for improving student achievement through leadership development, program evaluation and strategic planning towards evidence-based practices. Facilitation and supportive coaching for problem resolution. |
| Judy Dallas Mobius Consulting jdallas@mobiusconsulting.ca 778.868.7211 www.mobiusconsulting.ca Interested in quality online learning: administration, course design and digital resources to make it happen. |
| Patricia Dooley PJD Consulting Educational Advisor and Organizational Consultant pat.dooley2010@gmail.com 250-551-0248 (cell) 250-352-9175 (home) Current with national and international research on leadership for student learning, including how to personalize learning for the 21st century. Designer of an inquiry approach to school planning. 26 years experience at a district staff level, including work as an educational advisor with universities, industry and businesses in a partnership approach to enhancing opportunities for students. Services offered include work on leadership development, facilitation of any type of meeting, retreat or working session, coaching, mentoring and planning to enhance student and staff learning. |
| Wendy Herbert Wendy Herbert Consulting wherbertonsaltspring@telus.net 250.537.8755 cell: 250.537.7310 Evaluations of superintendents and senior staff, strategic planning, assessment/reviews: organizational, relational, ethical decision-making, workshops, interview facilitation |
| Geoff Johnson Future Focus gfjohnson4@shaw.ca 250.743.2950 cell 250.514.2942 Communications, executive searches, organizational structure |
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| Linda Jones Interconnect Management lindakjones@shaw.ca 604.985.2420 Research and protocol writing as well as program development concerned with leadership and student success. |
| Stewart Ladyman Ladyman Consulting Inc. sladyman@telus.net 250.462.0735 Provides a full range of professional services to the education system based on educational research, sound educational practice and a firm philosophical foundation. Hiring of senior staff; performance appraisals; board governance; running of First Nations Independent Schools and solving internal issues. |
| Grant Lenarduzzi, Ed.D. gpl2@sfu.ca; lenarduzzi@gonzaga.edu (cell) 1250.521.0353 (office) 1509.313.3509 (res) 1250.368.3120 Principal Effectiveness; Topical Research Overviews; School and Organizational Culture and Communication; Teacher Supervision and Instructional Practice; School Improvement; System and Program Assessment; Leadership Development and Administrative Inservice. Consultation is provided from the experience and perspectives of a teacher, school administrator, senior manager, Trustee, and active educational researcher. Achieving with educational leaders who are evaluative, effective, and ethical. |
| Mike McAvoy MJM Consulting Inc. mike@mjmconsulting.ca 250.309.2705 Leadership development for principals, vice principals, superintendent advice/evaluations, board/superintendent advice/evaluations, board/superintendnet working relationship, investigations, critical issues. |
| A.C. Roy McLean yormclean@yahoo.ca 250.423.4246 Aboriginal education and more specifically, effectiveness of Aboriginal education enhancement agreements and the corresponding leadership strategies employed in British Columbia school districts. |
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Neal Mutadi National Center for Organizational Improvement (NCOI) |
| Ed Napier et_n@hotmail.com 250.992.5884 cell 250.983.4177 Experience as a superintendent, a district administrator/leader in special education and Aboriginal education, and a provincial student appeals adjudicator. Iinterested in supporting boards of education, district administration, and school staff in the areas of visioning/planning, relating/communicating, evaluating/improving and managing/administrating. |
| Doug Player Player-works Inc. d_player@shaw.ca 604.329.5605 Consulting services include: international student recruitment, leadership development (RIPPLE Leadership©), strategic planning and leadership innovation and creativity training (www.dicor.org) |
| Sheila Rooney Sheila Rooney, Educational Leadership Consultant rooneysm@shaw.ca 604.241.1648 cell 778.385.1648 Sheila is interested in working in a wide range of areas such as: strategic planning; leadership development; investigations; conflict resolution; coaching and mentoring; job searches. |
| John Simpson Educational Consultant john_s28@telus.net 604.944.4425 cell 778.988.9309 Mediation, conflict resolution, student achievement (use of data), culture building at both the school and district level, team building at both the school and district level (ask him about "Executive Adventures", performance enhancing mentorship, performance reviews of principals, senior staff and superintendents. |
| David Stigant Dave Stigant Professional Services cdstigant@shaw.ca 250.488.9448 Labour relations, occupational health/disability management, contract application/implementation, employee conduct investigations |
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| Jacquie Taylor Jacquie Taylor Consulting jacquietaylor@shaw.ca 604.607.5806 Working with schools and districts to develop leadership that supports student learning and community engagement. |
| Don Truscott Don Truscott Consulting dtruscottconsult@shaw.ca 604.751.3395 Policy development/upgrading; investigations; and strategic planning |
| Rod A. Wickstrom Ed.D Wickstrom Consulting Ltd. rodwick@telus.net 604.943.2504 Consulting services to districts and schools on executive search, team building, performance review, administrative structure and compensation, strategic planning, board operataion & policy review, and leadership development. |
| Richard Zigler Integrated International Consulting richardzigler@gmail.com 250.804.0009 Special education review, Aboriginal education program development, inservice and DL program reviews. |
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