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Mark Frein, PhD
Managing Director, The Refinery Leadership Partners Inc.
As The Refinery’s Managing Director, Mark Frein oversees the design and delivery of all leadership and organizational development services. Mark holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of British Columbia, where he received the prestigious Killam Predoctoral fellowship for research on imagination and learning. Before joining The Refinery, he spent seven years as a senior associate in the Learning Strategies Group at Simon Fraser University. Today he continues at SFU as an Adjunct Professor in Business Administration, specializing in organizational development and change, and organizational theory. Mark is a seasoned presenter, speaking at various professional associations on emerging trends in strategic human resource management, organizational learning and development, and learning design.
Past Engagements
Entertainment Software HR Assoc. (ESHRA) - January, 2009, Vancouver, BC
"How HR can help develop leadership skills in our Managers and what innovative leadership programs are doing differently."
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ASTD Global Conference - June 5, 2007
"Getting Results with Action Learning”
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Justice Institute of British Columbia Innovation, Education, Teaching, and Learning Series 2007 - April 16, 2007
“SimCity: The Many Uses of Experiential and
Simulation-based Learning”
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Midlyn Communications - October 1, 2007
“Leadership for Retention”