With 30 years as an Executive Director, Founder, Funder, Engagement Lead, Mediator, and Strategist, Kyle brings wisdom and innovative perspectives to help organizations and groups to manifest and deliver on their ideas.
Kyle supports agencies and businesses in various sectors to achieve a healthier organization and world. Collaborating with leaders, he enhances service design and access for marginalized communities in non-profits, for-profits, healthcare agencies, and industry associations.
His expertise in stakeholder engagement has helped numerous organizations redesign services regionally, develop provincial policy, and gain buy-in for changes in direction.
Kyle's governance work includes incorporating non-profits, training boards, coaching leaders, and rebuilding organizations. He excels at resolving long-standing conflicts to renew organizations or complete initiatives.
His background in cross-cultural communication and diversity focuses on decolonizing organizations and programs as well as dismantling barriers to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce. Ask about new offerings to help you meet equity goals, working from the inside out.
Kyle continues to serve as a board member and capacity builder for various non-profits working with vulnerable populations. As a father of two teenage boys, he strives for an inclusive and sustainable world.
Career Highlights
principal, think: act consulting. 2007-current
Executive Lead, Provincial Attachment Initiative. 2010-2012
Executive Director, Britannia Community Services Centre. 2005 - 2007
Manager, Enterprising Non-Profits, Vancity Community Foundation. 2004-05
Community Planner, United Way of the Lower Mainland 2001 - 2004
Community School Coordinator, Strathcona Elementary School
Educational and Training Highlights
Master in Environmental Studies, York University
Honours BA, Carleton University
Gender relations in post-revolutionary Nicaragua
Bachelor of Social Sciences
Sustainable Mining ESG program, 2024
Conversation Factory - Summer intensive, 2022
San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training, 2021
University of Alberta Indigenous Canada Course, 2022
Keynotes and Speaking Engagements
Anishnabe Business Association: Transforming Resource Wealth into Community Wellbeing
Moderator: What Impact with the Gitxaala Decision have on Mining and First Nations?
Satarla Responsible Raw Materials Conference: FPIC and its Meaning for Miners
Satarla Responsible Raw Materials Conference: Trust in Mining: Digging into the Amygdala to Build Community
Transforming Dominant Culture: Building Resilience for White People on a Path to Allyship
Vancouver Parks Board: Mindfulness in Strategic Planning
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