Team

Ludmila has been a senior member of the Western Management Consultant group for over 10 years. Serving enterprises in private, public and non-profit sectors, she offers clients her strategic and business planning expertise, as well as her wide knowledge of organizational and governance effectiveness. Before joining Western, Ludmila was market and corporate planning manager at Canfor, an international forest product company. This followed 16 years of management consulting experience with Ernst & Young and its predecessor firm, Woods Gordon, based in Toronto and Vancouver. In addition to serving clients across Canada, she has worked in the U.S. and the U.K. Ludmila is a Certified Management Consultant and holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. She has worked voluntarily with many non-profit groups and is past chair of the Museum of Vancouver. Ludmila's experience with non-profits has brought her into contact with numerous organizations in both the arts and health fields. Not only has she helped these societies shape their future direction and priorities, she has brought her practical knowledge of best practices from various sectors to help with operating and development issues. She enjoys her home, neighbourhood walks with her husband, the Vancouver gardening season, and a good book.

After completing a BA in Political Science at University of Toronto Lynda escaped to BC where she has lived in 22 communities with a variety of work experiences. From Vancouver Island, East and West Kootenays, Northeast and Northwest (including Haida Gwaii), the Okanagan, Shuswap and Cariboo regions, experiences have varied. A Bachelor of Social Work and a teacher’s certificate had Lynda working with adults with special needs for several years, and as a middle school teacher. Stints in the private sector include managing a shopping mall, publishing a daily newspaper and owning an art gallery. Lynda has worked as a Community Economic Development officer and is currently a Community Liaison with Columbia Basin Trust (a Crown Corporation with offices in Castlegar, Golden, Cranbrook and Nakusp). Lynda’s work involves working with communities and organizations to access funding, to build capacity and to serve as a general resource. As part of her role with CBT she administers the Arts, Heritage and Culture funding program with a $706,000 budget. Lynda’s experience in rural communities has been a benefit to her paid and volunteer work over the years.

Susan has over twenty-six years of experience as a music therapist working in complex care and in hospice care in BC, and as a vocal psychotherapist working with adults. Susan was the director of the Kickstart Choir for the Society for Disabilities, Arts and Culture for many years, culminating in performances at the Kickstart Festivals in 2001 and 2004. She is on faculty at Capilano University in the music therapy department, supervises practicum and internship students, and serves on three professional boards: as Past President of the Music Therapy Association of British Columbia (MTABC), treasurer of the Federation of Associations for Counselling Therapists in BC (FACTBC), and on the board of directors for a new charity which raises money for music therapy, Music Heals. Susan’s doctoral research with Antioch University's Leadership and Change program explored how singing is a healing influence for change and transformation. Susan taught in the Alberta education system and also has worked with adults with developmental challenges in communities in BC and Alberta.