Experience You Can Trust - Results You Can Count On

Richard Plummer,  Principal/Partner

As Senior Director & Principal, Richard is  your direct liaison ensuring  all aspects of your project and initiatives are optimized from start to completion. Having held senior leadership and consultant positions with key sector institutions locally and nationally, he understands your need to achieve outcomes that have the greatest impact . 

Key Attributes:

• engaging and solutions oriented  
• culturally competent
• resourceful and  experienced 
• executive management & leadership skills
• committed to help vulnerable citizens & communities 

Richard leverages his leadership experience & knowledge from a variety of  organizational change management & strategic planning projects resulting in measurable improvements for: 

1.  greater impact
2.  expanding partnerships
3.  increasing funding & resources
4.  improving team performance.

Deirdre Speers,  Principal/Partner

Deirdre brings more than 25 years of leadership in the charitable, not-for-profit and municipal sectors specializing in youth and family services, mental health, housing, child care, governance and community development. Previously, Deirdre’s leadership roles included:

• Executive Director Family Services Ottawa
• President and CEO of the YMCA-YWCA National Capital Region
• Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters Victoria and
• Governance roles on local, national & provincial Boards

She brings a vast repertoire of resources, knowledge and strategies to advance:

•  organizational leadership performance
•  strategic planning projects 
• program development & change management initiatives
• social enterprise implementation processes

Deirdre's  diverse background equips her with both the practical experience and change management theories to delivery results for your organization.