Associates

Bryan Hiebert is Professor Emeritus, University of Calgary. He is a member of the Canadian Working Group on Evidence-Based Practice in Career Development and part of the coordinating team for Prove It Works, an international initiative aimed at demonstrating the value of career development services.

In 2005, Dr. Hiebert was granted Honorary Life Membership in the Alberta Teachers’ Association Guidance Council in recognition of his contribution to guidance and counselling in Alberta and in 2007 was awarded the Stu Conger Gold Medal and Diamond Pin for Leadership in Career Development. He has published more than 150 professional papers and 8 books dealing with career counselling, stress control, and counsellor training.

Alene Holmes, President of Steinbach Consulting & Associates, has 20 years experience in overseeing all aspects of conference planning, organizing and facilitating focus groups, as well as expertise in research and writing.

Mac has worked extensively in public education, not for profits, government, and the private sector. He has been the President of a publicly traded company and the Director of an International Trade section within the federal government. He has worked extensively with private sector companies in the field of international trade. Most recently Mac has been involved in a broad range work within Nunavut and North Western Ontario, and in the process has become an expert in the field of improving employability opportunities for Aboriginal Canadians.

Dave Redekopp is President of the Life-Role Development Group Ltd., a career development, leadership & productivity consultancy. He is known for his passion for career development, ability to develop career development models/frameworks, teaching/speaking effectiveness and penchant for connecting all things to career development. Dave is partially responsible for projects/concepts such as “The High Five,” “Blueprint for Life/Work Designs,” “Passion-Based Hiring” and the “NOW, NEXT, FUTURE” approach to career development.

Claude Richard is a bilingual consultant and trainer with over 20 years experience in Organizational Development and Career Development. He has trained employment counsellors and employment services managers across Canada, is a highly regarded public sector planning consultant and a skilled facilitator of strategic planning sessions and stakeholder meetings.

Dr. Amundson is a Full Professor in Counselling Psychology / Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia, Canada.  He has given numerous workshops and seminars and also has been a keynote speaker at many national and international conferences. In his writings, Dr. Amundson emphasizes the importance of creativity, imagination, cultural awareness, positive affirmation, and action as career development strategies. In his work he utilizes hope-filled metaphors, stories, and a series of active engagement strategies. His publications include over 100 journal articles; training DVDs; eight books, and several career workbooks (much of this material has been translated into different languages). Dr. Amundson has been widely recognized by many professional associations and has also been awarded an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Umea, in Sweden.