Laurie, BSA, MBA, CEC, ACC, offers 27 years of diverse experience as an HR executive and senior business professional. She has proven expertise in change management, employee engagement, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, performance management and succession planning. Laurie’s combination of business experience and coaching skills allows her to partner with executives and senior leaders to become enlightened leaders that inspire their employees and teams to high levels of performance.
Laurie has partnered with senior executive teams to identify/deliver business-focused HR solutions to meet business strategies in dynamic company environments. She has transformed HR teams by streamlining and standardizing HR processes, procedures and systems. She has been a catalyst in improving overall business effectiveness through strategic change management and communications regarding a major business transformation project. She also has extensive experience in guiding organizations through mergers and acquisitions.
Laurie has worked for large national and global organizations in the agricultural and oil and gas industries including: Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (now Viterra), NOVA Corporation, TransCanada, Suncor Energy Inc. and BP Canada Energy Company. Laurie has held several senior corporate roles including Vice President, Human Resources with BP Canada Energy Company, Director of Change Management, Communications & Training and Director of Human Resources & Communications with Suncor Energy Inc.
Laurie holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Regina, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Saskatchewan. She also holds a Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching from Royal Roads University where she was certified as a Certified Executive Coach, and she is an Associate Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation. She is: the President of the Prairie Professional Coaches Association, a licensed trainer of Coaching Out of the Box®; and is certified to use in the ASSESS suite of tools.
While Laurie lives in Regina, she travels across Western Canada to work with her clients in the oil & gas, agricultural, manufacturing, non-for-profit and pet food industries. She also provides alumni coaching to students working to obtain their certified executive coach status at Royal Roads University.
