Board of Directors for 2009/10

Lisa Ryan – President, Building Community Organizations (BCO) Liaison

Lisa is returning for her third consecutive year as BCODN’s President. Currently, she is the Vice President of Talent Management  for Right Management, a Vancouver-based firm that specializes in talent and career management and a subsidiary of Manpower Inc. She has over 15 years of experience working in a variety HR and OD roles at organizations like Royal Bank, Terasen Gas, Best Buy Canada, and MICA Consulting Partners and has developed and implemented management and leadership programs: performance management, leadership development, coaching, talent management, and change management are just a few examples. Her clients come from both private and public sectors.

Lisa is a Certified Human Resources Professional with an MBA from UBC specializing in Managing People and Organizations, and holds a certificate in OD from National Training Labs. She is also a Certified Executive Coach, a qualifed Myers-Briggs Type Indicator facilitator, and a Gallup StrengthFinder coach.

Teresa first joined BCODN in 2003…and has been hooked ever since. “I was excited to find a group of people who thought just like me!”, she says. She returns to the BCODN Board of directors as this year’s Vice President and Membership Chair.

Teresa is an independent OD consultant and part-time instructor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business and BCIT. With over 20 years of experience, her areas of expertice include communication, leadership development, team development, interpersonal relationships, and high performance in organizations. Her previous volunteer experience included a four-year term with Leadership Vancouver, a three-year term as a leadership development trainer with Volunteer Vancouver, and a four-year stint iwht the Advisory Planning Commission.

“I am passionate about OD, its values and beliefs in helping organizations.”

Antonio returns as BCODN’s treasurer for the third consecutive year. Since 1999, he has provided OD consulting services - coaching CEOs, crisis management, change management, team building, and pure OD –  to academic institutions, healthcare organizations, and mid-sized to large corporations. He is passionate about making OD work practical and valuable for clients. In turn, clients have described Antonio as “motivational: and “inspirational”.

Currently, Antonio is a QOAPS Coordinator with the Vancouver Island Health Authority located in Victoria, BC. He holds a Masters of Arts degree in Applied Behavioural Science from LIOS.

“By being on the board of BCODN, I want to contribute to further the practice of OD in BC.”

For almost 20 years, Danny has been involved in project management, communications and adult development, and has an interest in moving deeper into the study and execution of Organizational Development. His background includes managing training departments at one of the world’s largest software companies, creating and implementing a learning strategy at Canada’s largest medical not-for-profit, volunteering at the Ottawa Talent Initiative to motivate and retain high-tech workers , and being a board member of the Ottawa Distance Learning Group

Danny is presently employed at the City of Vancouver in a change management and L&D role.  He is also a part-time lay chaplain and performs as an improvisational comedian.  He is also in the process of earning a Masters of Arts in Integrated Studies: Community Studies, Work, Organization and Leadership.

Nick began his career as an urban policy planner and systems analyst whose clients include BC Housing, BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, Providence Health Care, and the BC Cooperative Housing Federation. Currently, he is transitioning into OD with a focus on communication, collaboration and knowledge sharing as mediated by information technology. He joined BCODN two years ago to meet and learn from other OD practitioners.

As communication chair, Nick strives to build on the already strong interconnections among the membership by extending the use of internet and web technologies to support the network.

Deb is an accomplished organizational development practitioner with a Masters in Organizational Psychology from Antioch University, Seattle. She has  35 years of experience in US, Canada and Europe working with professionals and teams at all levels. Deb is also the owner of  Team Talk, a consulting firm that specializes in enhancing team performance through focused authentic conversation. She is also a member of the National OD Network and was a presenter at the 2008 ODN conference in Austin, TX.

Deb’s passion for OD includes, creating dynamic learning opportunities where new ideas can flourish, collaborating with other professional organizations to build alliances, and building a larger OD community in the province, and specifically the Okanagan where she currently resides.

Patti has been a member of BCODN since 2005, and this year, joins the Board as a director and chair of Affiliate organizations. Her previous experience with BCODN included being involved with the Building Community Organizations (BCO) committee and linking up and coming consultants with projects from non-profit clients.

A member of BC College of Occupational Therapists, Patti is a therapist facilitator, whose big love is development of collaborations, transition management and integrated group effectiveness.  She is a long time member of the Canadian Group Psychotherapy Association, and volunteers with the International Association of Facilitators to promote professional facilitation in OD.

Currently, Patti is a clinician with the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. She holds a MA in Organizational Management and Development from Fielding Graduate University.