Meet our team & consultants
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Denise Young, MACT
TIGERS EYE ADVISORY GROUP FOUNDER, SPEAKER, FACILITATOR.
Denise is a collaborator, connector and broker. She is passionate about making a difference in every organization and with every person she connects with.
An empowering facilitator and business strategist, Denise is always looking for continuous improvement which provides cost-savings to organizations. With over 15 years in project management, facilitation and communications, Denise’s multifaceted experience fuels her success as an internal and external multi-disciplinary consultant. She is driven to create change, impact culture and move teams to sustainable success. Denise ensures inclusive environments where everyone learns and everyone is heard.
Personally, Denise enjoys traveling and adventure sports including completing multiple Ironman races
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Michelle Negreiff, BA.
PROJECT MANAGER
Michelle has been working with children and families for the past 20 years in supporting children with diverse abilities in reaching their full potential within various environments.
She brings her experience, skills, and enthusiasm to project teams. She supports creating project frameworks and ensures tasks are completed on time and within budget.
When Michelle isn’t working, she is communing with nature through gardening, camping, paddleboarding, hiking, and mountain biking
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Ayeana Mills
COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER
Ayeana is a Social Activist, that is dedicated to championing diversity, equity and inclusion in all spaces, community building and fostering collaboration.
Ayeana's passion for collaboration is evident in her commitment to creating synergies that promotes teamwork and mutual growth, which enables people to work together and achieve their goals collectively.
With her innovative thinking and dedication to diversity, equity and inclusion, Ayeana is actively helping to create an equitable and inclusive world for everyone. She has over 15 years experience in Administration, Customer Service and Leadership and over 8 years Community Outreach.
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Jemma Galt
MARKETING MANAGER
Jemma is an experienced marketer specializing in brand, strategy, design and communications across varying industries.
She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from British Columbia's Institute of Technology specialized with a Marketing Management Diploma and an Events Management certificate.
Jemma is down-to-earth, personable, and organized with a passion for the great outdoors, fitness, board games, and her friends and family.
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Courtney Miller
SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIST
Instagram Coach | Entrepreneur | Instagram Marketing
Courtney has a passion for helping service providers grow their business through social media in a strategic, fun and community-centered way. With 6+ years in marketing, she knows that every business is unique and no social media strategy is the same. Each client she works with has unique goals and strategy to grow through online presence.
Courtney works with small business owners and brands for full social media management, content creation services or 1:1 social media coaching.
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Harriet Tinka, BBA,CPA,CMA, CCP, DTM
CONSULTANT
EmpoweredME Inc, Founder/CEO
#1 International Bestselling Author, Chartered Professional Accountant, Turning Point Expert. Harriet is a transformational speaker, a life coach, a blogger, a youth supporter, a passion-fueled entrepreneur and an all-around life enthusiast.
Her passion and deepest desire in life is to help empower people of all ages to let go of their limitations and fears to step up and be the best version of themselves.
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Dr Candy Khan
CONSULTANT
An award-winning executive leader and strategic advisor with over 20 years of progressive experience in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). She is an adjunct professor with a doctorate in education with extensive experience and excellent skills in developing courses and training. .
Dr Candy is an international best selling author living in four countries outside of Canada and has extensive lived experience related to EDI.
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Jessica Vandenberghe, P.ENG. M.SC
CONSULTANT
As a mother of two and an Indigenous female engineer, she is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion along with Truth and Reconciliation. She serves on a variety of Boards and Councils and you can find her doing volunteer outreach work with students in her spare time along with co-hosting the Podcast called Unsettled: Journeys in Truth and Conciliation (download wherever you get your Podcasts and follow along on Facebook).
Her consultancy firm, Guiding Star Consulting, works to bring advisory services on governance, policy, TRC awareness training, Calls to Action implementation and walks with Indigenous Communities in a good way.
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Kristy Ware
CONSULTANT
Health & Well-Being Expert, Speaker and Author of Dismantling The Obstacles to Workplace Inclusion. Kristy has a decade of experience in coaching, consulting and leadership.
She inspires individuals and organizations to take action toward creating equitable and inclusive workplaces for the LGBTQ2+ using her 6 obstacles to inclusion as the foundation. Kristy weaves together powerful stories, current research, and effective strategies to uplift, inspire and educate. Expertly using her contagious energy and straightforward approach, Kristy sparks her audiences to take conscious steps towards implementing change.
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Irma Vartanian Balian
CONSULTANT
Irma supports corporate leaders and public sector professionals develop their leadership and communication skills. A Global DISC & Growth Zone Licensed Practitioner and a Certified Diversity Executive with a background in Protocol & Diplomacy, all of which combined, enable Irma to provide customized and effective solutions for diverse and multicultural teams and stakeholders.
With over 20 years of experience in corporate business, Irma has a global mindset and a unique approach to help people achieve their purpose successfully.
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Sally Strikwerda
BRAND CONSULTANT
Sally has over 20 years of brand and marketing experience, having worked for lifestyle, beauty and wellness brands across the globe.
Sally specializes in bringing her passion for branding, consumer psychology and inclusivity together with her wealth of knowledge from the corporate world into her branding projects and workshops.