Facilitators

Our experienced facilitators will deliver your CFBD session with professionalism. All facilitators have an extensive background in Community Economic Development and other topics related to the CFBD modules.

Find out about the Board Development Facilitators for your province.

British Columbia
Joanna Winter



Joanna Winter
c/o 135 Third Street
Duncan, BC
V9L 1R9
Tel: 250-746-1004
Email: jwinter@futurecorp.ca
Joanna says her inspiration in her work with Community Futures comes from the synergy that happens when individuals who care about their community get together to make great things happen.

Joanna knows the Community Futures program from many different perspectives. She started with Community Futures Cowichan as a volunteer in 1992, and later joined the staff as Community Development Co-ordinator. Joanna has held her current position as General Manager of Cowichan Community Futures since 1996. Between 2004 and 2006, she took on the additional role of Capacity Building Manager for the BC Community Futures Association, developing and implementing a program designed to help Community Futures staff and volunteers run excellent organizations and deliver the highest quality programs and services.

Joanna has an extensive background in communications and management, has worked in government at the federal and provincial levels, written for a local newspaper, been self-employed as a communications and public relations consultant, and was partner in a small business making wood products for IKEA. Throughout her CED career, Joanna has designed and delivered a variety of training workshops for staff, volunteers and community members. Her approach to training is to engage and challenge her audience, and to learn from workshop participants as they learn from her. Joanna’s varied CED experience and work with many Community Futures organizations gives her a wealth of real-life stories and examples to illustrate the subject at hand.

Giving back to the community is important to Joanna. Her job allows her to do that every day, and so do her volunteer activities. Her two daughters are a constant reminder that the work Joanna does today will help create a better future for them.


Available sessons facilitated by Joanna Winter: Module 1 - Community Economic Development and Role of Planning; Module 2 - Operations: Board and Staff; Module 4 - Financial Management of a CF; Module 5 - Board Development and Evaluation; Module 6 - Community Futures Lending; Module 7 - Management, Recruitment, Performance, Planning & Evaluation; Module 8 - Board Leadership; Module 10 - Social Economy;
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Dr. Layne Marshal



Layne Marshal
3116 Brent Road
Campbell River,BC
V9H 1A6
Tel: 250-923-0350
Email: layne@mlmarshal.com
Dr. Layne Marshal returned to Canada in 1995 with Paulette, his wife of now nearly forty years, and two geriatric Silky Terriers to take up the position of Regional Director for North Island College in Campbell River, British Columbia. His area of responsibility included major campus operations in Campbell River and community centres in Tahsis, Gold River and on Cortes Island.

In 1999, after nearly three decades in post-secondary education, he left North Island College to start a private consulting business supporting community, organisational and personal development in both the not-for-profit and for-profit sectors. Now, as a small business owner in Campbell River, he focuses his energies in areas that reflect his interest in community, organisational and personal growth and empowerment.

Since his arrival in Campbell River, helping others achieve their educational and training goals has taken many forms. Dr. Marshal has worked as a teacher, trainer, coach and consultant. He has facilitated large community workshops, led training and consulting sessions for small groups and been a coach to individuals seeking new career paths.

Over the past fifteen years, Dr. Marshal has brought his education and experience to bear in developing and delivering board training; facilitating strategic, operational and financial planning; and helping organizations to prepare and implement evaluation programs and procedures for both internal and external reporting. Most recently, he has begun working with boards to develop their governance knowledge, skill and structures, enabling them to step beyond traditional directors’ roles to better guide their organizations.


Available sessons facilitated by Dr. Layne Marshal: Module 2 - Operations: Board and Staff; Module 3 - Legal Responsibilities; Module 5 - Board Development and Evaluation; Module 8 - Board Leadership; Module 9 - Cultural Awareness;
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Marie Gallant



Tel: 604-685-2332
Email: mgallant@communityfutures.ca
Bio is not available at this time.


Available sessons facilitated by Marie Gallant: Module 2 - Operations: Board and Staff; Module 4 - Financial Management of a CF; Module 5 - Board Development and Evaluation; Module 6 - Community Futures Lending; Module 7 - Management, Recruitment, Performance, Planning & Evaluation; Module 8 - Board Leadership; Module 11 - Organizational Assessment;
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Alberta
Judy McMillan-Evans



Judy McMillan-Evans
Certified Adult Educator
and Certified Facilitator
723 - 5th Ave SW
High River, AB
T1V 1B9
Tel: 403-652-9664
Email: bjcevans@telusplanet.net
Non profit organizations and rural communities have always been a passion of Judy's, thus immersing her in the world of rural community economic development. She has been a member of the Community Futures family since 1995, where she gained extensive experience with board development.

Judy currently instructs, not only for the CFBD and CFPD programs, but for Mount Royal College and SAIT in their business departments. Having well over 20 years experience training and facilitating groups, Judy believes that adults must have fun to learn. You will, no doubt, enjoy her style and learn at the same time.


Available sessons facilitated by Judy McMillan-Evans: Module 1 - Community Economic Development and Role of Planning; Module 2 - Operations: Board and Staff; Module 3 - Legal Responsibilities; Module 5 - Board Development and Evaluation; Module 8 - Board Leadership; Module 9 - Cultural Awareness; Module 10 - Social Economy;
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Leona Hanson



Leona Hanson
CoAction Consulting Inc.
Box 1596
Beaverlodge, AB
TOH OCO
Tel: 780-876-7582
Email: leona@coaction.ca
With over 16 years working for Community Futures, Leona’s passion for the program and the diversity of each individual region served grows. As Executive Director of SMEDA which serves the Grande Prairie Region in Northwest Alberta, her experiences span from administration/business analysis to project management and human resources. Combine this with counseling and program development and you will find that Leona brings a wide perspective on a variety of topics.

Leona’s experience as a trainer and facilitator dates back to the early 90’s. She thoroughly enjoys interaction while working with community groups. It can be said that she truly enjoys working with people, with words such as ”good listener” and ”open learning” being used by past participants. Leona likes to create a relaxed/fun learning environment where even if the content is ”heavy”, participants walk away with renewed knowledge and a smile on their face.


Available sessons facilitated by Leona Hanson: Module 1 - Community Economic Development and Role of Planning; Module 2 - Operations: Board and Staff; Module 3 - Legal Responsibilities; Module 4 - Financial Management of a CF; Module 5 - Board Development and Evaluation; Module 6 - Community Futures Lending; Module 7 - Management, Recruitment, Performance, Planning & Evaluation; Module 8 - Board Leadership; Module 9 - Cultural Awareness;
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Kal Polturak



Kal Polturak
Management & Consulting Inc.
Box 2336 Lakeview Crescent
Lac La Biche, AB
TOA 2C0
Tel: 780-984-2060
Email: kanan@telus.net
Kal graduated from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology with a business administration diploma and has a certificate in project management from Mount Royal College. Currently he holds two professional designations - Certified Economic Developer and Certified Credit Professional.

Spanning a 30 year career in commercial & developmental lending, and community economic development Kal brings extensive operational and governance experience to share with both staff and volunteers with community economic development organizations.

As general manager of Community Futures Lac La Biche for 21 years Kal’s overriding passion was assisting entrepreneurs achieve success in a vibrant community. Professional and volunteer activities in tourism promotion, economic development, industry consultation and board memberships contribute to the overall skill sets he brings to these workshops.


Available sessons facilitated by Kal Polturak: Module 1 - Community Economic Development and Role of Planning; Module 2 - Operations: Board and Staff; Module 3 - Legal Responsibilities; Module 4 - Financial Management of a CF; Module 5 - Board Development and Evaluation; Module 6 - Community Futures Lending;
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Jon Close



Tel: 403-851-9995
Email: jon@cfna.ca
Bio is not available at this time.


Available sessons facilitated by Jon Close: Module 1 - Community Economic Development and Role of Planning; Module 2 - Operations: Board and Staff; Module 3 - Legal Responsibilities; Module 4 - Financial Management of a CF; Module 5 - Board Development and Evaluation; Module 6 - Community Futures Lending; Module 7 - Management, Recruitment, Performance, Planning & Evaluation; Module 8 - Board Leadership; Module 11 - Organizational Assessment;
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Saskatchewan
Terri Parent



Terri Parent
250 Churchill Drive
Saskatoon, SK
S7K 3Y7
Tel: 306-242-8783 or 306-227-8415
Email: parentt@shaw.ca
Terri Parent is an experienced workshop and training facilitator recognized for her ability to translate theoretical business concepts into practical, easy-to-implement techniques.

She has received formal training in Adult Education and has both developed and facilitated training workshops on a wide variety of topics, including a Certified Small Business Counseling course for the Acadia University’s Centre for Social and Business Entrepreneurship, Human Resources Management series to mention a few.

Terri is an entrepreneur, operating her own business that offers business training solutions. She is an APEC International Certified Small Business Counselor with both hands-on and theoretical expertise in all aspects of entrepreneurship and small business management.


Available sessons facilitated by Terri Parent: Module 2 - Operations: Board and Staff; Module 4 - Financial Management of a CF; Module 5 - Board Development and Evaluation; Module 8 - Board Leadership;
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Manitoba
Maurice Bouvier



Maurice Bouvier
Box 1939
Stonewall, MB
R0C 2Z0
Tel: 204-467-5006
Email: moebouvier@mts.net
Community Futures Board Development Maurice Bouvier, more commonly known as ’The Man of 1000 Songs’ to his numerous Community Futures friends and colleagues, has been a practitioner of community economic development for the past twelve years, serving mainly in government supported non-profit organizations. He brings with him a broad perspective of the operations of CFDCs, having served as a CFDC General Manager for 4 1/2 years and as the General Manager of Community Futures Partners of Manitoba (Manitoba's CF association) for 5 1/2 years.

Drawing on his extensive CF experience, Maurice is able to provide many practical examples and options for CFDC Directors to consider as they seek to strengthen their organizations. Maurice has also been directly involved in the facilitation of planning sessions with CFDCs in the north, south and those serving Aboriginal communities.

Maurice holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of North Dakota. Following the completion of his MPA, Maurice was employed by the University of North Dakota, teaching courses related to federal and state governments. He is currently employed by the Government of Manitoba.


Available sessons facilitated by Maurice Bouvier: Module 1 - Community Economic Development and Role of Planning; Module 2 - Operations: Board and Staff; Module 3 - Legal Responsibilities; Module 4 - Financial Management of a CF; Module 5 - Board Development and Evaluation; Module 6 - Community Futures Lending; Module 7 - Management, Recruitment, Performance, Planning & Evaluation; Module 8 - Board Leadership;
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Jason Denbow



Jason Denbow
Suite 559, 167 Lombard Ave.
Winnipeg, MB
R3B 0V3
Tel: 204-943-2905
Email: jdenbow@cfmanitoba.ca
Bio is not available at this time.


Available sessons facilitated by Jason Denbow: Module 2 - Operations: Board and Staff; Module 3 - Legal Responsibilities; Module 4 - Financial Management of a CF; Module 5 - Board Development and Evaluation; Module 6 - Community Futures Lending; Module 7 - Management, Recruitment, Performance, Planning & Evaluation; Module 8 - Board Leadership; Module 10 - Social Economy; Module 11 - Organizational Assessment;
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