Our Trusted Advisors
	It is important to have leading edge programs to offer our clients, but if a facilitator or coach does not have the talent to deliver the program effectively – that leading edge program is not worth much at all.  At InCourage, we lead with our talent – facilitators and coaches that have walked in your shoes and actually care about the growth and development of your people.  Our customers tell us that we have become trusted advisors at every stage of a learning process.  From our perspective there is no better complement to describe the talent we have working for you.
	Tim Dixon Partner & Czar of Creativity and Chaos Tim has been serving organizations since 1987 by designing and facilitating organizational experiential learning programs. His creative workshop designs have taken him across North and South America, Europe and Asia to deliver dynamic programs and processes for many progressive organizations. His focus is experiential training, often creating programs that are fun and action-based. Tim believes that unless you are able to make a direct transfer to the work environment, then the experience did not achieve its full impact. After my initial meeting with Tim regarding the activity and the way he collected information from us, I knew you would organize a great event, I was excited about this activity and by the end was more than pleased. It was more than I expected. Thank you for your professionalism and your expertise. - Director of Training Click here for a full bio...
	Tom Bowes Partner & Prime Minister of Chaordic Possibilities Tom started his corporate career in Sales and Marketing for IBM and went on to work with smaller organizations in the technology industry. Over this fifteen year period Tom became aware that organizations, regardless of their size and of their "fiscal performance", needed to develop leaders who inspire individuals to work and relate together more effectively. This awareness spawned the creation of InCourage in early 1997 with the vision of developing a regenerated workplace, where people find the courage to raise their performance while creating new ways to do business. His primary role is to establish the strategic direction for InCourage and ultimately ensure that we meet and exceed our clients expectations. His marketing responsibilities also ensure that we have enough client expectations to meet! I am a believer in the coaching experience. It takes a dedicated coach and Tom Bowes exemplifies this. Just the right balance of listening and challenging made my experience one I will take with me for a lifetime. National Sales Director He also offers himself as an executive coach alongside other coaches whose values are consistent with InCourage's. He is a graduate of Coach University.
	Peter Bailey Partner & Captain of Order and Reason Peter keeps us on the ropes. He serves our clients by creating and facilitating a wide variety of experiential and unique programs. His mandate has been to create engaging and intense experiences that reflect specific business issues. Recent examples include strategic planning on sailboats in the British Virgin Islands, role clarification on a dude ranch in Wyoming, goal setting on the dunes in Cape Cod, and team effectiveness in the everglades of Florida. It was great. I've never done anything like this before and will highly recommend to others! Thank you Peter & Dave. - Instructional Designer. Click here for a full bio...
	Michelle Squarciotta Director of Sales Michelle's mandate is to manage client relationships and focus on growing the business. She has 15 years of experience working as a seasoned Learning and Development professional in the financial services and software sectors. Michelle is very passionate about human capital growth and enjoys watching people make the connection between performance and fulfillment. Michelle is an avid golfer and heated yoga enthusiast.
	J.P. Folz Explorer of Western Possibilities J.P. Folz comes to InCourage with 10 years of developing and facilitating experiential educational learning programs. JP’s passion for supporting teams and learning about what motivates people has led him to work and lead programs in France, Switzerland, The Netherlands, the UK as well as various centres in Northern Ontario and Alberta. JP has also lived and traveled extensively in South America learning about sustainable development programs, which brings a unique understanding of cultures and people to InCourage. As the Director for Western Canada, JP is passionate about developing new relationships and working together to build courageous teams and individuals within organizations.
	Theresa Wilkerson Account Manager/Director of Business Development Theresa manages accounts and presides over all aspects of InCourage business development in the Western United States. She is a qualified HR Professional with over 10 years in the Human Resource industry. She holds a Master's Degree from the University of San Francisco and a Certification in Human Resouces Management from the University of California at Berkeley. Theresa spent several years delivering sales and customer service training and has more than 8 years of staffing experience including work with a non-profit organization that has been widely recognized for their social responsibility efforts to communities across the globe. In this role, Theresa managed all of the recruiting, hiring and training needs of the company. Theresa also serves as a volunteer Business Coach to an organization that assists immigrant and refugee women in starting their own businesses.
	Mike Kelly Client Server With over 25 years as a Sales Engineer and successful Sales & Marketing professional, Mike has developed a keen skill set for interpreting client needs and working diligently with them to ensure their business requirements are realised. Having also run his own technology business, Mike is familiar with the various levels of the corporate/government world. This combined with Mike's dynamic personality and his sincere interest in helping others, allows him to address the most challenging of needs. Mike's role at InCourage is to consult with our clients in Ottawa and Montreal and help them select appropriate programs for developing the potential of individuals and teams in order to meet organizational challenges. In helping organizations build sustainable success, Mike strives to help them balance the head with the heart, organizational needs with individual needs, profit with meaning.
	Lorne Brown InCourage Account Manager/Leadership Coach Lorne is a Leadership Coach and Group Facilitator. He brings to his customer’s powerful intuitive skills and a strong desire help his clients achieve results. He has 20 years of corporate management experience, enabling him to comprehend and relate directly to the challenges faced by today’s business leaders. In his corporate career, Lorne has had overall responsibility for Human Resources, Customer Service, Information Systems, and Sales and Marketing functions. Lorne was consistently recognized for bringing a unique style of empathic leadership to each role. His compassionate and honest approach and style inspire high potential Executives and Managers to think in terms of possibility and embrace and excel in purposeful leadership.
	Belinda Clemmensen, B.Sc., M.Ed. Belinda Clemmensen has been a management and training & development consultant since 1994. Her skills and experience have made her a sought after designer and facilitator of corporate training initiatives across North America and beyond. Areas of specialization include conflict resolution, change management and team development. The foundation for Belinda’s work with people matches respect, sensitivity and authenticity with a high degree of technical competence. Although working with organizations is her primary work, Belinda is also a skilled expedition guide. Her most recent project was to co-found, lead and manage Paddle to a Cure: Journeys of Hope, a community-based sea kayaking expedition that has raised almost $1 million for breast cancer research and education since it began in 2000.
	Kathy Kaye Corporate Coach / Facilitator Kathy is an enthusiastic member to the InCourage team. She is passionate about inspiring others to reach new heights in their own potential through her coaching and facilitation. She brings a range of facilitation and training experience with various processes in government, non-profit and corporate sectors. Her Masters in Planning and Development coupled with her international work and travel have given her a broad perspective on cultural differences and how people achieve innovative change in their lives. She has lived and worked in South Korea, India and Zimbabwe in addition to traveling extensively around the world.
	Dave Dawe Master of InErgizing Connections/Facilitator Dave constantly looks for the opportunity to make meaningful learning fun. Having worked within a large organization for many years he has been part of, and has helped develop, many effective teams. His experience in helping facilitate departmental change initiatives and developing leadership capacities in individuals has sharpened his ability to share this expertise with people at many different levels within an organization. As a recognized, dynamic facilitator Dave has gained a reputation for enabling people to create positive, energized relationships. Dave is qualified to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® as well as Personality Dimensions®. With a Master's degree in Developing Human Resources and an Honour's degree in Outdoor Recreation, Dave is able to connect vital business issues to creative experiential learning opportunities.
	Kelly Parent Organization and Development Consultant Kelly Parent is a leading organization and development consultant; having worked as a Human Resource & Organization Development Manager and an Adult Learning Professional for over 11 years.   She is driven by her fundamental belief that people development is a critical business asset.  With her past employers she has achieved outstanding results: reduced turnover and increased productivity, creation of strategic learning systems through multiple delivery styles including classroom, online and distance learning, developing plain language technical skills training & leadership development, team building at every organization level. She has managed and executed projects impacting thousands of employees and hundreds of thousands of dollars with great success, while also having experience in managing large projects and teams in tight financial times.
	Bob Isenberger Facilitator and Director of Sustainability Bob is a seasoned facilitator with over 30 years’ corporate experience.  His undergraduate degree in Geology from the University of Minnesota, certificate in Earth Literacy from Genesis Farm in New Jersey, and Masters in Environmental Studies from York University speak to his lifelong passion for the Earth. Having spent many years consulting for a software vendor consulting in many roles, Bob is equally comfortable working at all levels, in organizations large and small and in many diverse industries.  He also understands the demands on an organization to be profitable as well as to be a good corporate citizen. It is the combination of his passion for the planet and broad business experiences which drives his ability to guide teams from any field through their unique analysis and planning processes as they strive to tread lightly on the planet while simultaneously being successful.
	Ken Victor Associate, Executive Coach Lead Facilitator/Consultant Ken has over twenty years experience in coaching, education and training, assisting organizations and individuals to achieve their potential. He has worked with numerous Canadian and multinational organizations, including AstraZeneca, Bayer Inc, Goodyear, Motorola, KPMG, The McGill Executive Institute, 3Com and Telemedia. He has extensive experience with Outward Bound in Canada and the U.S., including directing its Professional Development Program and founding the Outward Bound Centre for Change, as well is the founder of The Edgework Leadership Group, Inc. Certified practitioner with varied backgrounds in adult learning, conflict resolution and learning organizations, he is a leader in developing innovative applications of action learning to organizational change. As well, he's taught at Motorola and 3Com Universities and the McGill Executive Institute.
	Steve Donahue Associate, Transition Coach, Keynote Speaker Steve is a professional speaker, coach, consultant and author of Shifting Sands: A Guidebook for Crossing the Deserts of Change. In 1994 he was named a Consummate Speaker of the Year sharing the distinction with only 25 others in the world including Margaret Thatcher. Steve has the unique ability to facilitate large groups, keeping them engaged and entertained with his stories, exercises and wisdom gleaned from 14 years of experience as presenter/facilitator. Click here for a full bio...
	Christy Deere Developer of InSpiring Relationships /Facilitator Christy is inspired by human and interpersonal dynamics and spends much of her life helping others become more effective in their relationship with themselves and others. She is helping InCourage clients create meaningful change in their organizations as an Insights Discovery® Licensed Practitioner. Christy custom designs and facilitates experiential learning programs that help individuals in organizations understand inter-personal dynamics, identify ways to build stronger relationships and improve individual and team performance. In addition, Christy has developed adventure based learning programs for various youth at risk groups and women who have survived abuse in her community. She also presents safety management and effective delivery techniques to staff of adventure programs at camps and resorts across Canada. “A greater awareness in individuals and teams will ultimately lead to more meaningful and effective change, but it all takes courage – LEAP and the net will appear!”
	Mark Jenkins Associate, Storyteller Coach Mark is the storytelling coach to many of the world's top Himalayan climbers and speakers on the international speaking circuit. He is the co-developer of Team Everest a leading edge, immersive story that takes organizations on a virtual expedition to the summit of Mt. Everest. He has crafted and told stories to more than 40 leading organizations across North America. Mark is highly involved in the local and national storytelling community. He has worked with street children and local organizations, assisting them in telling their stories and creating their emergent stories. He is on the board of the longest running storytelling festival in North America, a Director of Storytelling School of Toronto and host of 1001 Friday Nights, a storytelling group that has met continuously every Friday Night for the past 23 years.
	Carrol Suzuki Associate, Listening Coach/Facilitator Carrol believes the key to exceptional communication is through the effective use of the “language of listening”. And that furthering that mastery leads not only to results in one’s business & professional life but also deeper fulfillment in all our relationships. Carrol holds a Masters degree in Adult Education and Human Resource Development & has managed departments in large & major organizations in both the public & private sector providing leadership & organization development. Carrol recently completed a year-long graduate program in coaching. Carrol’s sessions are fun, engaging, fast-paced experiences in practical “hands-on” skill development, experiential & awareness exercises & short theory bursts. She is considered Canada’s premier listening coach. Carrol is a rare "excorporate animal" who has always modelled life/work balance while still getting exceptional results.
	Steve Zanini, Coach Steve offers personal coaching services aimed at the individual and business professional. Following a designed process that promotes possibilities, perspectives, courageous action and self-awareness, Steve focuses on accelerating personal results. Experienced in the telecommunication, oil and gas, and utility sectors as well as a self–employed consultant, Steve blends his knowledge and experience to help him relate to the daily realities that drive individuals and leaders. A graduate of the Coaching Training Institute (CTI) program, he augments his experience with an effective process geared towards action and accountability. Hiring Steve as a coach means you have a tireless champion. Centered on you and your agenda, he is able to ask powerful questions and listen. You will explore new perspectives, uncover alternatives and have someone who will hold you accountable for your actions. He loves what he does, and believes in the power of people.
	Bruce Harrott Executive Coach Bruce Harrott is a highly intuitive and effective Executive Coach who helps organizations become more successful by helping their leaders perform at maximum potential. He believes in coaching the whole person and asking powerful questions that move clients through transformational experiences. He has been a business owner for over 20 years. As a writer and communications specialist, he combined strategic left-brain thinking with insightful right-brain creativity to help senior executives communicate more effectively. He has also written and directed business theatre productions, performed on and produced a full-length album of his own songs, managed Yuk Yuk's comedy club and served as artistic director of the Black Cat Cabaret Theatre.
	Julie McGillivray Keeper of Harmonius Order Julie joins the InCourage team to ensure all internal processes work seamlessly.  She brings her 10 years of customer service and account management experience to our team in order to assist our facilitators, coaches and clients in getting the most professional, organized and expedient service available.  Her 10 years of experience in raising 3 young boys has greatly expanded her capacity to see life as a journey that is meant to be enjoyed with a strong sense of compassion and humor.  She loves being part of such a talented team of individuals.