Operations Management, Human Resources Team
Career Program Delivery Team
Melita Thornhill
Melita Thornhill has founded and led a variety of successful businesses. She has also held executive positions in Marketing, Public Relations and Operations Management.
As President of this Company, and a strong believer in the holistic approach to career planning, Melita focuses her business and counseling expertise on developing career planning programs that offer the client realistic and achievable goals dedicated to meet both career and life needs.
Mike Sheppard
Mike Sheppard earned his Undergraduate and MBA Degrees and MBA studies at the Manchester Business School, UK, London Business School, UK and The Venerable College of Bede, Durham, UK.
As a Senior Career Consultant, Mike brings to the table his many years of successful international business development and leadership within a wide variety of industries to assist you in selecting your career, and preparing the right strategies for achieving your goals.
Ted Paxton
Ted is a Certified Professional Coach, has a business degree from Simon Fraser University and brings more than 24 years of experience operating his own business to CareerPlan.
As a career consultant at CareerPlan, Ted provides professional insight and counsel in formulating successful career transition marketing strategies customized to suit every corporate level. He is proficient with identifying personal and professional values combined with developing effective behavioral approaches to align with business environments and achieve client career objectives.
Carla Brown-John
Carla Brown-John has held leadership and management positions for more than twenty-five years, much of the time working in the not-for-profit sector. Her diverse and varied career path began in the world of banking then transitioned to work, both paid and volunteer, in charitable, arts, regulatory and social service organizations. Carla has extensive experience in operations management, human resources and program delivery.
As a coach, Carla's goal is for each client to feel alive as they make career, life and leadership choices which will allow them to reach their full potential, follow their personal dreams and ambitions, and to feel an inner sense of meaning and purpose. Carla uses an intuitive approach that is grounded in practicality which means that she offers helpful tools, strategies and action plans, but also deep listening, cheerleading, and heartfelt support.
Carla is certified to administer and interpret the Meyers Briggs personality indicator and offers workshops in conflict resolution. A Co-Lecturer with Federated Press, she speaks to leadership issues, Human Capital and Employee Engagement.
Carla holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of British Columbia and a Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching from Royal Roads University. She loves to garden and, occasionally, still finds the time to silversmith.
Carla Brown-John MBA, CEC's Specialties:
- Certified Executive & Career Transition Coach
- Human Resource Generalist
- Not for Profit Management / Operations Specialist
Deborah Frances Mulcair
Dr. Deborah Frances Mulcair, BComm, MBA, PhD is a management consultant specializing in strategic business development, entrepreneurial training and career transition.
She is a professional workshop facilitator with 25 years experience who brings workshops to life with enthusiasm and depth of experience. Deborah's career transition workshops have been described as life transforming by those taking them. Deborah spent the last 12 years researching the methods used by successful entrepreneurs who left secure corporate positions to develop entrepreneurial ventures. Dr. Mulcair specializes in the career transition process from corporate to entrepreneurial work. She is an expert on the topic of Right Livelihood and its impact on a person's well-being. Deborah also works as a training consultant to urban aboriginal executives and a financial management consultant to The Business Development Bank of Canada's entrepreneurial clients.
Jacqueline Arndt
Jacqueline Arndt earned her Masters in Psychology at UBC. She is a specialist in Education & Counseling Psychology.
With this training, combined with her comprehensive involvement in counseling individuals in both institutional and corporate environments, Jacquie is well qualified to provide the assessments and guidance that assist our private and corporate clients to make choices that fit their needs to achieve success, and job satisfaction.
Tom Locke
An MBA graduate of York University in Toronto, Tom has over 25 years experience at the corporate level within the sports, entertainment and communication industries. Now as a career/business coach, he focuses much of his time on human capital development, strategic planning and executive training. He is also the creator and instructor of a course on professional skill development for UBC's "Entertainment Administration" certificate program.
Over the past fifteen years he has studied and consulted on the impact of digital technology in business. In addition to speaking at various functions and conferences, Tom has sat on a number of provincial, national and international boards covering a wide range of interests.
Susana Baez
Susana Baez is our Office Administrator and Public Relations Representative, Susana is the first contact person for all inquiries about the company and our services. Susana administers vocational assessment materials for individual and corporate clients, and also is active in developing comparative statistics and market activity reports for the company.