Speakers
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Passionate about what we do, The Refinery team is always excited to share our knowledge and experience with others. If you are looking for a dynamic and experienced speaker for an upcoming event, contact us today to discuss opportunities.
Our Speakers
Our Managing Director, Mark Frein is an adjunct professor in SFU’s Business Administration faculty and is a seasoned presenter. Mark is available to speak about emerging trends in strategic human resource management, organizational learning and development, as well as learning design. Read more…
The Refinery's Director of Business Development, Consultant and teacher in SFU’s Faculty of Business, David Gibbons has extensive experience presenting on a wide range of topics. Specialty areas include business process design and automation, financial analysis and planning, decision science, and strategic decision-making.
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Valerie Nishi has created environments and experiences for people to release their leadership potential. She has held leadership and senior consulting roles in the oil and gas and telecommunications sectors. Valerie has established a presence for the Refinery Leadership Partners Inc in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
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Lisa Eckmyn's 17 years in organizational development include extensive experience with coaching, group facilitation, organization wide training, needs analysis and mediation. Read more…
Tim McGrady and Paco Castellanos are the Refinery's Latin America team and they present in both languages - English and Spanish. Between the two of them, they each bring over 10 years of experience to a variety of leadership development programs. Read more.....about Tim and about Paco