Karen is committed to helping leaders find the clarity, focus, and resiliencethey need to lead with vision and intention, direct effective teams, and maintain their energy.

Prior to joining the alliance, Karen developed her insights and expertise during 30years of leadership at one of Canada’s largest financial institutions managing large and specialized teams in a global environment while holding executive roles in audit, technology, and operational risk management, including CIO for TD Canada Trust and for TD Corporate, and Vice President of Operational Risk Management for TD Bank Financial Group. She has an MBA in Organizational Behaviour and a BSc in Psychology, and certification in a variety of proven coaching methodologies.

Since2016, Karen has been a Strategic Facilitator and an Executive Coach, guiding leaders in  organizations of various sizes and industries, including financial services, public services, the arts and the not-for-profit sector.  As a committed volunteer, she teaches emotion management skills to families and designs & implements large and small organizational transformation projects.

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