Faculty List

Credentials, skills and experience

Our program faculty members are among the best in their field. Drawn from the ranks of Queen's University and the practitioner world, our facilitators are experts in their fields and committed to the principles of experiential adult education. They know how to deliver their sessions in an engaging style to ensure the lessons you learn are truly internalized. For the credentials, skills, and experience of the men and women who will present at your program, click on the names in the column to the left.

Rick Adkins Rick Adkins is a member of the Canadian Auto Workers (C.A.W.) union. Over his more than 30 years of union activity, Rick has negotiated collective bargaining agreements, Memorandums of Understanding, and in-plant overtime agreements. Most of these agreements were negotiated using a mix of traditional bargaining and interest-focused bargaining. <Full Bio>.
Stacey Allerton Firth Stacey Allerton Firth is Vice President, Human Resources, at Ford Motor Company of Canada. She joined Ford in 1990 and has held various human resources positions in Michigan, Minnesota, and Ontario. <Full Bio>.
Brenda Barker-Scott Brenda Barker is a faculty member with Queen's University Industrial Relations Centre and the designer of the professional development programs offered in the Queen's Certificates in Organization Development, Human Resources Management, and Industrial Relations. She also teaches change management in Executive MBA programs at the Queen's School of Business. <Full Bio>.
Yvon Bastien For 10 years, Yvon Bastien has been president and general manager of Sanofi Synthelabo Canada, a Paris-based global pharmaceutical company with affiliates in 100 countries. Yvon is an experienced leader who has been at the forefront of numerous organizational transformations during his 31-year career. <Full Bio>.
Carol Beatty Dr. Carol Beatty was Director of the Industrial Relations Centre at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, from 1996 to 2006. She is an expert in change management, an Associate Professor with Queen's School of Business, and has taught in undergraduate and graduate programs in the Queen's Schools of Business, Industrial Relations and Policy Studies. <Full Bio>.
Lucinda Bray Lucinda Bray has more than 20 years of experience as a manager and consultant in the public and private sectors, working in Canada and the United Kingdom. She specializes in organization development, developing customized learning programs, facilitating groups, and creating learning materials. <Full Bio>.
Felicity Briggs Felicity Briggs has been a mediator and arbitrator since 1991. Felicity began her career in labour management relations after working for six years as a registered nurse. <Full Bio>.
Donald Carter Professor Donald Carter is a member of the Queen's University Faculty of Law. From 1993 to 1998, he served as dean of law at Queen's, and from 1985 to 1990, he was director of the Industrial Relations Centre and the School of Industrial Relations. <Full Bio>.
Wynne Chisholm Wynne Chisholm is principal consultant of Wynne Chisholm and Associates, a management consulting firm based in Alberta that specializes in building organizational capability. <Full Bio>.
Eric Cousineau Eric Cousineau is Managing Director of OCG Strategy and Organization Consulting and specializes in assisting clients in articulating and implementing their strategy. <Full Bio>.
Alison Cunningham Alison Cunningham is a strategic human resources consultant and advisor with MultiNexus Corp., a strategic people and project management firm in Ottawa. Alison has experience in grievance handling, mediation, and arbitration, and has negotiated collective agreements for various organizations. <Full Bio>.
Henry Dinsdale Henry Dinsdale joined Heenan Blaikie in 1991. He practices in all areas of labour and employment law at both provincial and federal levels, advising employers and appearing on behalf of management before a broad range of administrative tribunals, arbitrators, and courts. <Full Bio>.
Peter Edwards Peter Edwards has been with Canadian National Railway Company (CN) since 1999. In his role as Vice President of Human Resources, Peter has been dedicated to facilitating large-scale organizational culture change and building a high performance organization. <Full Bio>.
Kristin Eliot Kristin Eliot is a founding partner of Eliot, Smith, a law firm that restricts its practice to labour, employment and human rights law. She is also an adjunct professor in the Queen's School of Policy Studies and the Queen's School of Business. <Full Bio>.
Reginald Ellis Dr. Reginald T. Ellis is President and Senior Partner of Ellis Associates, Inc., and has been working in the area of industrial/organizational psychology for more than 30 years. <Full Bio>.
Michael Failes Michael Failes is a partner in the management, labour and employment law firm of Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP in Toronto. He provides specialized expertise to the firm's clients in collective bargaining negotiations and at arbitration hearings. <Full Bio>.
Gary Furlong Gary Furlong has extensive experience in mediation, mediation training, organizational facilitation, negotiation, alternative dispute resolution and conflict resolution. He is currently a director of the Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Ontario. <Full Bio>.
Andrew Graham Andrew Graham is Adjunct Professor in Queen’s School of Policy Studies. A former senior federal public servant, Andrew served as Assistant Deputy Minister with Public Service of Canada, Senior Deputy Commission of Correctional Service of Canada, and Senior Financial Officer with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. <Full Bio>.
Anthony Griffin Tony Griffin, a graduate of Queen's and Dalhousie universities, has been counsel to the Ontario Human Rights Commission since 1988. At present, he is the acting director of the commission's Legal Services Branch. <Full Bio>.
Jim Harrison Jim Harrison has more than 18 years experience in consulting, training, and development. As a management consultant and senior level trainer, Jim has specialized in marketing and sales, negotiation skills, strategic relationship management, sales coaching, and client service. <Full Bio>.
Brian Hayman Brian Hayman is an OD consultant and jazz musician who has worked in the industrial and financial service sectors, and with a wide variety of professional and human service organizations. His consultancy, Getting in the Groove (GitG), shows leaders where music and leadership development, organizational change and teamwork come together. <Full Bio>.
William Hayter William Hayter is a labour and employment lawyer based in the Niagara region who acts for employers in disputes with their employees. He is engaged in a broad spectrum of disputes associated with the negotiation or administration of collective agreements. <Full Bio>.
Roy Heenan Roy Heenan is a senior partner in the law firm Heenan Blaikie, where he specializes in industrial relations and labour law. He represents management in negotiations before the boards and courts, and pleads extensively before arbitrators across the country. <Full Bio>.
Scott Kress Scott Kress has worked with some of the leading experiential training organizations in the world including, Pecos River, Aon Consulting, and Outward Bound. He studied adult learning, leadership, conflict resolution, and change management from some of the most talented trainers in North America. <Full Bio>.
Yvonne Latta Yvonne Latta is a long-time public sector executive and consultant who works for a variety of clients, including Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Privacy Commissioner, Department of National Defence, Foreign Affairs, Transport Canada, and the Conference Board of Canada. <Full Bio>.
Deborah Leighton Deborah Leighton, an arbitrator and mediator, is an adjunct professor and research associate in the Master of Industrial Relations program offered by the Queen's School of Policy Studies. Before joining the school, she was a practicing lawyer. <Full Bio>.
Diane Locke Diane Locke is Principal of People Strength, a training, coaching, assessment, and consulting organization. Diane has more than 20 years experience in the areas of leadership development and organizational effectiveness, including both internal and external consulting roles.<Full Bio>.
Alan Loyst Alan Loyst has been a member of the Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW) for 29 years. Throughout his career, he has held delegate status with CLC and OFL and is currently an elected member of the CAW council. <Full Bio>.
Julie Macfarlane Julie Macfarlane Ph.D. is a full professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Windsor. Julie has been a mediator for almost 10 years and has a special expertise in dispute resolution program evaluation. She conducts qualitative research on the impact of conflict resolution on professional practices. <Full Bio>.
Bernard Mayer Bernard Mayer Ph.D. is a partner at CDR Associates, based in Boulder, Colorado. A skilled mediator, Bernie has facilitated many complex and highly controversial environmental conflicts, commercial and organizational disputes, planning and development issues, and public decision-making processes. <Full Bio>.
Andrew MacDonald Andrew MacDonald is the Fire Chief with Brampton Fire and Emergency Services, and is chief spokesperson for the corporation's bargaining team. Before joining management, he was for many years a member of the Brampton Professional Fire Fighters Association, so his insights about negotiation cover both sides of the bargaining table. <Full Bio>.
Françoise Morissette A bilingual human resource consultant, Françoise Morissette is a major contributor to the field of organization development in Canada. She has also provided consulting services across North America and in Europe. <Full Bio>.
Alan Okros Dr. Alan Okros is Associate Professor in the Department of Military Psychology and Leadership at the Royal Military College of Canada. Senior appointments include serving as Commanding Officer or Director of four academically focused organizations: the Canadian Forces Personnel Applied Research Unit, the Personnel Research Team, the Directorate of Strategic Human Resource Coordination, and the Canadian Forces Leadership Institute. <Full Bio>.
Dale Olm Dr. Dale Olm is Principal Consultant, Human Resource Management and Organizational Development, for Government Consulting Services, a federal government department. <Full Bio>.
Tony Petrella Tony Petrella has consulted to key executives in major corporations in the United States and internationally for the past 40 years. The primary objective of his current work is the operational restructuring of organizations, as well as coaching and counseling key executives. <Full Bio>.
Jean-François Pinsonnault Jean-François Pinsonnault is a senior learning and development consultant with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. <Full Bio>.
Chris Riddell Chris Riddell is Assistant Professor in Queen’s University School of Policy Studies. He teaches a course in compensation and skills seminars in finance and compensation and diagnostics for change management. <Full Bio>.
Rick Russell Rick Russell has a broad range of experience in dispute resolution, having practiced as a civil-litigation lawyer, a university ombudsperson, a mediator, an arbitrator, a fact-finder and a trainer. He offers many public courses in alternative dispute resolution and advanced mediation clinics. <Full Bio>.
Jean-Pascal Souque Jean-Pascal Souque is an Associate of the CCI Leadership Institute, an Ottawa-based company that advances individual excellence and organizational effectiveness through strategic leadership development. Jean-Pascal coaches intact executive teams and high potential senior managers, and provides strategic advice on succession planning and change management.. <Full Bio>.
Megan Telford Megan Telford joined the labour and employment practice group of Heenan Blaikie in 2002 after clerking at the Federal Court of Appeal. She practices and advises on a diverse range of labour relations, employment litigation, and administrative law matters. <Full Bio>.
Warren (Smokey) Thomas Warren (Smokey) Thomas is President of the Ontario Public Services Employees Union. <Full Bio>.
Marvin Weisbord One of the founding fathers of organization development, Marvin Weisbord has been an entrepreneur, manager and organizational consultant for more than 30 years. <Full Bio>.
David Weiss Dr. David Weiss is President and CEO of Weiss International Ltd. David and his team of organizational consultants lead innovative consulting projects that generate effective strategy, leadership, and HR solutions for Boards, executives and senior leaders throughout North America and Europe. <Full Bio>.