Liliane de Vries

PCC, CPCC, ASTP™, Non-practicing RPN

Founder of ALIVE in Healthcare, a division of ALIVE, Liliane’s 20+ years of experience as an RPN, gave her the knowledge of what it meant to be a passionate nurse with strong communication skills in a fast-paced, ever-changing career. She cared for patients through some of the most challenging times with increased professional demands and significant cutbacks. The continuous personal growth in her role as a nurse – to be her best possible self and build honest and trustworthy relationships – was the foundation of her nursing career. Today she calls this Relationship-Centred Care©, where all relationships with self and other healthcare professionals demand a healthy approach to providing stellar Patient-Centred Care.

With almost two decades of working in healthcare organizations delivering workshops and Leadership Coaching, Liliane has created a very unique approach to leadership with a program that includes Leadership Circles© and Nursing Leadership Circles©. Leadership topics of discussion are introduced in alignment with the LEADS approach of Leading Self, Engaging Others and Systems Thinking. The circles are set up to create conversation, support, experiential learning and real-life application. The Leader in Action Circles© of the program are what creates sustainability and continued learning.

Recently, Liliane has created Join the Movement – Nurses Reclaim Life©, inviting nurses to be part of a global community that meets weekly to share real life experiences turning challenges into a more positive experience. Here they listen to encouraging stories and learn how they can take the golden nuggets to their future experiences. “The power of a community looking to find more powerful ways to deal with the present challenges is necessary for our mental well-being, and our collective ways of coming together will empower the change that each one of us is called forth to make happen in our own unique ways.”

Bilingual in both English and French, Liliane is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the ICF (International Coach Federation), a Co-Active Professional Certified Coach (CPCC) with the acclaimed CTI (Coaches Training Institute), as well as a graduate of the Co-Active® Leadership Program. Her additional training at CRR Global (Centre for Right Relationship) expands her work from individuals to ‘system thinking’, in alignment with organizational missions and values. As a Positive Intelligent (PQ) Coach, Liliane highlights mental fitness in her work with her clients. Her successes include work with Unity Health Toronto, Providence Health Care, SCO Healthcare (Ottawa), Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Baycrest Geriatric Centre, Sick Children’s Hospital and RPNAO. My specialty with Nursing Leadership Circles© has brought my work into South Africa and the USA.

James Voulakos

CPCC, BCom, MA

James is an Executive Leadership Coach and a Professor of Management at George Brown College and Ryerson University. An experienced leader with 16 years of senior management positions in a variety of large corporations and early stage startup ventures.

In the past 15 years, James has been a dual professional with a solid footing in academia and leadership coaching. James has completed a Master of Arts in Leadership and brings forth an in-depth knowledge in strategic mapping, organizational change, and system thinking, while aligning strategy to vision and leadership philosophies.

James’ strength is in strategizing with senior leaders and their teams to help position their organizations for success in areas of organizational change, succession planning, leadership and business development. He often facilitates leadership teams through strategic processes in creating cultures where strategy, mission and human values work together to cultivate empowering environments.

As an educator, James has conducted numerous research projects on leadership and how to create cultures that invite deep learning. He has led innovation teams through design and implementation phases to cultivate enriching learning environments through integration of learning pedagogies and technology.

James’ current role as an Executive Leadership Coach and Strategic Team Lead for ALIVE in Healthcare offers a rich expertise in research-based projects, action-oriented strategy, implementation, and evaluation. He believes that a culture of leadership is key to a successful workplace leading from humanity.

Casandra Bryant

B.A. hon., M.Sc., TCM

Casandra’s fusion as a strategic thinker and listener along with her ability to get to the heart of the matter connects with anyone who has a desire to step into their spotlight.  As a Certified Transformational Life Coach, she appreciates that a purpose-led life is about personal development, curiosity, courageousness and believing in oneself.

Casandra comes with over two decades in strategy planning, assessment, implementation and evaluation.  Her work with two private companies serving the non-profit industry focused on research, engagement, advocacy and fundraising campaigns as well as a consultant to select best constituent relationship management (CRM) platforms based on strategic plans, current needs and future growth. Her successes include working with Children’s Hospital Foundation, Multiple Sclerosis Society, Heart and Stroke Foundation, St Michael’s Hospital Foundation, Credit Valley Foundation, and Cancer Research U.K.

She completed a Masters of Science in Capacity Development and Extension focusing on social and environmental change processes involving communication, education, community engagement, leadership, technology and innovation.

Casandra’s current role as a Leadership Coach and Strategic Team Lead for ALIVE in Healthcare offers a rich expertise in research-based projects, action-oriented strategy, implementation, and evaluation. She believes that building capacity amongst individuals is key to a successful workplace culture that leads from humanity.

Anne Hurtubise

ACPC

Anne is our Emotional Intelligence Specialist. Since 1999, Anne has worked closely with CEO’s, Executive Vice Presidents, Directors, Managers and their teams to achieve outstanding performance by enhancing their emotional intelligence.

Anne has extensive coaching experience, business knowledge and leadership expertise cultivated over 25 years as a businessperson and entrepreneur. As a professional coach, with over 8500 hours of coaching, she has impacted hundreds of leaders to live a more fulfilled life. Anne was Vice President on the Board of Directors for the GTA Chapter of the International Coach Federation from 2005-2007.

•Certified Emotional Intelligence instructor through Hay/McBer in Boston, the Emotional Intelligence Development Corporation in Montreal.

•Adler School of Professional Coaching, Organization and Relationship System Coaching (ORSC) through Coach Training Institute by the Centre for Right Relationships in California.

•Adler Workplace Coaching Program (train the trainer), Certified in Tilt 365.

•Certified in Team Training Intensive and Team Diagnostic by Team Coaching International.

•Certified in Myers Briggs Type Indicator, Level 1, Level 2 and Stressors with types.

•Certified in Shadow Coaching by the School of Shadow Coaching in Ottawa.

•Certified practitioner in Synergology (body language).

•Studied Management and marketing at the University of Montreal.

•Studied Information Technology at Control Data Institute.

•Additional studies in nutrition, physical training, stress management and meditation.

•Bilingual in French and English.

Liz Mason

BScN, MN, CPCC

Liz is an ICF Certified Coach and Registered Nurse who helps people create the transformational change they desire in their lives through fostering their self-awareness and personal leadership.

She is a fierce advocate for the power that Nurses hold in the health of our communities.  She has also seen, firsthand, how often Nurses are held back by a sense of disempowerment and frustration with the systems and circumstances they work in.

Liz started her Coaching practice in 2015 after spending a decade working as a Registered Nurse in a variety of fast-paced settings.  She now works to make a greater difference by developing more conscious and responsible leaders in our healthcare system and in our world.

She holds a Masters in Nursing from the University of Toronto, is a graduate of the Co-Active Leadership Program from the Coaches Training Institute, and a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC).

In addition to her private coaching practice, Liz coaches with, and facilitates, the Nursing Leadership Circles© with ALIVE in Healthcare.