Advanced Executive Lab

Lab Outcomes

By the end of this lab, you will be able to:

• Leverage your personal strengths to effectively lead your organization.​
• Work & collaborate successfully with your board.​
• Apply tools to develop, articulate, & implement your strategic vision.​
• Establish frameworks to ensure legal & financial accountability & manage risk.​
• Explore techniques for developing a desired work culture.​
• Support & foster diversity amongst your team & board.​
• Enhance team performance at your organization.​
• Apply a coaching lens.​
• Build stronger relationships amongst your team, board, & community.

Meet Our Facilitators

Maria Turnbull

Maria Turnbull brings over 20 years of leadership experience in staff and director roles within the non-profit sector, both here in Canada and in the UK. With a BA in International Relations and MBA, Maria is a skilled facilitator and consultant in board governance, organizational development, and management. She has consulted for Foundations, the City of Vancouver, various colleges, and hundreds of other non-profit organizations.

Learn more about Maria on our team page.

Dorla Tune

Dorla Tune is Vantage Point’s Organizational Consultant who supports and strengthens our organizational and leadership training, planning, and consulting services. Dorla has over 20 years’ experience in the non-profit sector which spans across multiple provinces and organizations. She holds a degree in Social Work and Sociology from McMaster University. Prior to working at Vantage Point Dorla held management and director positions in a variety of community-based non-profits including women’s shelters, community health care centres, immigrant-serving organizations, and a neighbourhood house.

Learn more about Dorla on our team page.

Daniela Cohen

Daniela Cohen’s mission is to help bridge divides to build communities where everyone can thrive. Her passion stems from the experience of growing up in apartheid South Africa. Even though she was privileged as a white person in this system of institutionalized racism, witnessing the injustice around her at a young age as well as experiencing barriers to connecting with peers of different races left a lasting impact.

Daniela has a background in education, an MA in Conflict Analysis and Management and extensive experience facilitating programs to create equitable, inclusive communities. Her expertise includes designing and implementing conflict-positive organizations and environments. Daniela is also a women-centered coach, helping women to break through hidden internal barriers to soar towards their dreams.

Helen Jackson

Helen Jackson began her career as an early childhood educator, gained a profound understanding of human dynamics working with children and families in residential childcare. As a lifelong learner she transitioned to Human Resources where she spent 16 years in progressively more senior roles at the heart of Canada’s largest Port. Helen was responsible for all aspects of Human Resources including, people strategy, managing complex organizational change, organizational and leadership development, talent management, culture measurement and planning.

In addition to her significant experience managing complex change in a rapidly growing organization, Helen has a degree from SFU, is a UBC Certified Organizational Coach, a member of the International Coaching Federation and holds a Prosci Change Management Certification.

Helen now brings her passion for coaching and developing capacity in others to creating space for inspiration, reflection, and pathfinding.

Grace McKeown

Grace McKeown is a highly experienced professional offering 30+ years of experience, in planning, project and change management, including experience in a major P3 projects. She has a proven ability to work in complexity and work at all levels in the organization in planning and implementing strategic and system change. She is consistently recognized for exceptional leadership, stakeholder engagement, facilitation, coaching and consulting skills. Grace excels at building relationships and is a trusted advisor.