Tim's project work has included strategic planning assignments for municipalities, national associations and the federal government, analytical studies and program impact evaluations for government departments and agencies. He has also managed education sector reform projects in Swaziland, Oman, Zimbabwe, UAE, and Cyprus and conducted human resource consulting projects in Lesotho, Zambia, Thailand and Indonesia. Tim’s wide-ranging body of experience includes managing the following projects:

• Strategic planning projects for more than 15 Canadian municipalities. These projects included environmental scans, stakeholder engagement and conducting workshops with council and senior managers to develop and articulate strategic goals and priorities and identify metrics for tracking progress. Other work with municipalities has included developing economic master plans, organizational and service delivery reviews, and assisting in developing operational plans that would align with new corporate strategic plans.
• Strategic planning assignments for several national associations, foundations and government agencies including the Transportation Association of Canada, Resident Doctors of Canada, Hearing Health Association of Canada, Abbeyfield Canada, TAC Foundation and the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority
• Numerous projects for Algonquin College including writing submission materials for two international RFP competitions that resulted in Algonquin being awarded contracts to establish three new college campuses in Saudi Arabia. Tim also led Algonquin's risk analysis and development of risk mitigation strategies for the new Saudi campuses, prepared a series of regulatory submissions for the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, developed institutional policies for the new campuses and conducted a training needs analysis for oil industry post-secondary programs through local employers in Saudi Arabia.
• Two consultation and strategic planning projects for the Government of Canada's Science and Technology Integration Board, an ADM-level committee that brings together the Government 13 science-performing Departments and Agencies. The first consultation explored how the Integration Board could serve its membership more effectively. The second was carried out under the Science Policy Integration (SPI) initiative, which developed a federal action plan for nanotechnology. The consultation involved working group members who had been involved in process used to develop a federal nanotechnology framework including its strengths, weaknesses, lessons learned, and suitability to be used as a model for future multi-departmental S&T initiatives.
• Several regulatory projects on behalf of the Office of Energy Efficiency at Natural Resources Canada. These included developing and implementing a methodology to validate the impact of the ecoENERGY Retrofit for Homes program through a national telephone survey that was completed by over 2,000 program participants. Other regulatory projects for this client included two national surveys of labelling compliance for appliances and lighting products to assess the extent to which manufacturers were meeting the required labelling standards outlined in the NRCan regulations. Tim also managed a series of 5 market studies for NRCan to analyze the impact of minimum energy efficiency standards on Canadian manufacturers of appliances.
• A training needs analysis for emergency preparedness at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games This project was carried out for the Public Health Agency of Canada and involved assessing training needs to ensure emergency preparedness among five public health groups: mini-clinic staff, chemical/biological/radiological/ nuclear local and provincial first responders, quarantine officers, mobile clinic laboratory workers, and emergency response assistance teams.
• A business process review for Environment Canada that examined the environmental assessment (EA) process to find ways to improve efficiency and reduce EA timelines while minimizing environmental impacts. The project included facilitating a 3-day national workshop for EA practitioners, identifying key issues, and recommending strategies to optimize processes and clarify roles and responsibilities among the various Government of Canada groups involved in environmental assessments.

Dr. Wilson completed her doctoral degree from Columbia University with a key focus on using data to inform curriculum, instruction and professional learning in science education. Her academic work includes the role of evaluation in teaching and learning; the interface between school and non-school science learning environments and partnerships; effective professional learning for teacher and school leaders; and research and documentation of teaching and learning in diverse learning contexts. She has authored position papers and presentations on these topics and others. Her recent project experience includes the following:

• Conducting research in several key areas of school reform (assessment and accountability, curriculum and instruction, teacher learning, equity and access, and state and local policy) for the National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools and Teaching (NCREST);
• Examining Urban Advantage, a consortium of science rich informal and cultural institutions formed in partnership with the New York City Department of Education, for the purposes of deepening science inquiry in middle school classrooms;
• Serving as the team leader on a study of the teaching and learning of science in Singaporean schools during a month long visit to Singapore that was sponsored by Columbia University;
• Assessing and interpreting the impact and efficacy of the education programs and activities of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). This assessment was linked to K-12 science teaching on student learning in partnership with the New York City Department of Education;
• Assisting New York districts to launch STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) initiatives, documenting and benchmarking critical and creative thinking, educating for sustainability, and using collaborative inquiry as an approach to data analysis, interpretation and application;
• Working with schools in the Greater New York area to understand the use of aviation and aeronautics, specifically the roles of flight simulation and 20th Century aircraft restoration, as curricular “hooks” to integrate STEM and provide a new lens for the examination of World War I;
• Acting as lead consultant to the Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services (SWBOCES) on a project funded by a 1.8 million dollar award from the New York State Education Department for the purposes of identifying and strengthening excellent teachers and school leaders and expanding their sphere of influence on teaching and learning.

Dave’s specialties include: Change Management, Performance Management, Talent Management, HR Operations, Workforce Restructuring/Adjustment, Employee Learning, Compensation and Policy Development. Dave’s recent project work includes the following:

• Working with the Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) on a structural reorganization initiative that aligned organizational priorities with operational practices, and resources with project requirements. This included researching and developing a Responsibility Assignment Matrix, implementing a competency-based performance management system and generating relevant position descriptions.
• Providing support to Natural Resources Canada related to their strategic staffing process. The work has included building Statement of Mertit Criteria, Screening and Interviewing, and Reference Checks.
• Working with the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, Dave was accountable for the full process of change management in the review of the organization’s Total Compensation program. Additional work at Canadian Air Transport Security Authority included a review of the Performance Management program.
• Building a five-year strategic HR plan for a department within Aboriginal Affairs & Northern Development Canada. Dave interviewed key team members to gain their perspective on current challenges. He examined staffing levels and provided forecasts of headcount for the coming years.

Her project experience while working at Capital Park has included the following projects:

• Worked on a project that helped the Transportation Association of Canada in developing its first strategic plan. Siri assisted in developing and interpreting the results of a national online survey of TAC members, conducted follow-up interviews with stakeholders and helped facilitate a “town hall” meeting with partner organizations. She also conducted research into strategic planning best practices for similar organizations, prepared written materials for project reports, and assisted in developing materials and plans for workshops with the Board of Directors of this membership-driven organization.
• Siri did research and conducted stakeholder interviews to help the college develop an International Strategic Plan. Her work has included researching international best practices in strategic planning and interviewing internal stakeholders about current practices related to international students and projects.
• Conducted research into cardiovascular rehabilitation plans and practices in Ontario and other jurisdictions on behalf of the Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN). Siri’s work on this project included conducting consultations with hospital administrators in the Ottawa area to determine the extent to which these practices are aligned with the standards of the Cardiac Care Network (CCN).
• Siri assisted Invest Ottawa by researching, identifying, and setting up pre-qualified meetings with a list of potential companies in the Cleantech industry. The recommendations will enable Invest Ottawa to offer investment opportunities to interested companies and expand the clean energy sector in Ottawa.
• Siri used her public health expertise to develop training materials to support advisory group activity. She created comprehensive training and presentation documents to educate two Public Health Agency advisory groups on the policy and government-related particulars that directly impacted their activities and supported the groups’ future decision-making processes.