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 Our Team > > > > Career 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. Shauna Born Shauna Born has extensive background as a Trainer, Facilitator, writer, and conflict resolution specialist. She is also involved in program preparation and delivery for the Justice Institute. As a Career Advisor and Trainer, Shauna is well positioned to assist clients in preparing their transition into new careers, and to ensure that they get the appropriate training to succeed in effectively presenting themselves in their chosen job market. Tony Parsons Tony Parsons has a Degree in Economics from UBC, and did Graduate Studies in Labour Market Economics, London School of Economics. As a Senior Corporate Consultant, Tony offers extensive experience in senior human resource management combined with 20 years consulting experience in the fields of human resource planning and development, managing outplacement transition services, search, corporate human resource retention and succession planning. Shirley Gust Shirley Gust offers a background with the Provincial Government as a senior Labour Market Coordinator. She has also worked professionally in the field of Training, Vocational Rehabilitation, and extensively in Human Resource Management and Labour Relations. As a Career Advisor and Counselor, Shirley offers excellent knowledge of the job market, and the strategies needed to achieve a successful career transition 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. 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. 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. |
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