Profiles
Bonaventure Bowa (Bona)
Chris Ford
John Heney
John Maskell
Kensel Tracy
Bonaventure Bowa (Bona) is the embodiment of think global
act local - think local act global. Born and raised in Zambia
he has that wonderful quiet African capacity to listen to
the 20% of messages that are actually articulated and perceive
the 80% that is left unspoken. He combines both Canadian
and Zambian work experiences and has a deep understanding
and experience of both cultures. His passion is to build
bridges among developing and Western Industrial cultures.
Mr. Bowa studied and worked in Canada for many years.
He has worked for Supply and Services Canada, Labour Canada
and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. In Canadian government
employment, he rose to the level of senior analyst.
In 1997, he was asked by the Government of Zambia to serve
at its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, promoting trade interests
in the Nordic Countries. Subsequently he was appointed Zambia's
Ambassador to the UN and its permanent representative to
the WTO in Geneva. Bona recently relinquished his position
as Ambassador to the UN and the WTO. He is now involved in
trade related capacity building efforts for Africa. He is
also involved in governance and human rights issues in the
African context, which he believes are fundamental to the
continent's development and its fruitful relationships with
the Western Industrial World.
Mr. Bowa holds a Master's degree in International Affairs
from the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs,
Ottawa, Canada and a Master's degree in Public Administration
from the same University. He also holds a bachelor's degree
in political science from the University of Zambia as well
as an honours baccalaureate in economics from the University
of Ottawa.
Bona's connection with what became GWLI goes back almost
8 years to the before his life as a diplomat. He participated
in the original questions about what should be the skills
and knowledge necessary for leadership in the 21st Century.
Contact
Bona
Chris Ford is a leader of people, a leader
in the creation of new ideas and a master communicator, consensus
builder and conflict resolver. A retired general officer
from the Canadian Forces, Chris now focuses on what he does
best - helping people and organizations realize their potential
and more, through the medium of excellent organizational
and inter-personal communication. He has a special skill
of linking details solidly to the big picture, and vice versa.
His passion is to be a guiding force that breaks people and
organizations loose from their inhibitions.
As a military officer for 35 years, Chris has served across
Canada and in many countries around the world, including
peace-support operations. As a member of Toastmasters International
for 23 years, Chris has distinguished himself as leader at
the club, district, and international levels. He is also
a member of the Ottawa chapter of the Canadian Association
of Professional Speakers.
Chris is a graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada
(Bachelor of Applied Science); the Defence Services Staff
College, India; the Queen's University Program for Public
Executives and Strategic Leadership, and recently earned
a Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution from Carleton
University in Ottawa.
Chris's connection with GWLI happened when he realized that
he had met a group of leaders who were marching with a mission
that was parallel to his own, and he could help them march
in step.
Contact
Chris
John Heney is a welcome back from the
dead. At the age of 35, at the peak of his career as a journalist
and writer, he suffered a near-complete physical collapse.
Conditions of his cerebral palsy -- largely undiagnosed since
birth -- had combined with sudden-onset dystonia ,
robbing him, in an instant, of virtually all his major and
fine motor skills. While his mind remained completely clear
and functional, his body became totally spastic as he endured
as many as sixty convulsions per day . By all earthly
wisdom he should have died. Determined to triumph, he reached
into the well of human energy we often call the sub-conscious,
struggling back to a full and normal life.
With that experience came a new understanding of energy,
of thought and of how they each function - something he has
come to refer to as spiritual mechanics . Through
his writing, coaching, speaking and consulting, John's passion
shows people how to accept what their souls already know
they can do, and how to give themselves and others permission
to live that way.
John holds a Bachelor of Journalism with Political Science
and an M.A. in International Affairs, both obtained from
Carleton University in Ottawa. He has almost thirty years
experience in government and public policy, marketing communication,
and print and radio journalism. After writing The Thunder
Within: A True Story and Ladies and Gentlemen! Daring
to Live What the Soul Already Knows , John is at work
on his third book about how humans trip over themselves to
get to where they already are. His audiences have included
The Conference Board of Canada, the University of Toronto
Faculty of Medicine and the International Association of
Facilitators. Feedback from readers comes in from places
as far flung as New Zealand, Newfoundland, the Yukon and
many parts of Canada. He demonstrates just how real is the
connection we already have with one another.
John's relationship with GWLI goes back to its early days
when he just "happened" to discover its energy
space. He accepted the simple recognition that something. something. was
coalescing and that his larger self was already part of it.
Its been an enjoyable journey ever since!
Contact
John
John Maskell is a Professional Facilitator,
Economic Developer and Business Retention and Expansion Consultant.
His special skill is to bring fresh insight to impossible
challenges and to perceive the big picture and its relevant
details at the same time. His passion is to render the concept
of sustainable development operational and to inspire others
to achieve greater than what they believe is their best.
John has 35 years varied experience including 6 years in
a quasi-government role, 4 years in an academic role, three
years in "big business" roles, 22 years in entrepreneurial
roles and many years in volunteer roles such as development
work with UN-NGO agencies interspersed throughout. His entrepreneurial
experience includes such widely diverse pursuits as agriculture,
mining, journalism, construction, business development, market
research, academic research, corporate development and cable
television. Most of this lifetime experience has involved
providing leadership.
John has a BSc(Eng) from Queens, a Master's in Applied Environmental
Studies (Economic Development) from U of Waterloo, and a
PhD in Geography (Sustainable Development) also from U of
Waterloo. He is the founder of Group Works Inc., and the
original inspiration of Group Works Leadership Institute.
Contact
John
Kensel Tracy is a walking encyclopedia of marketing knowledge
and experience. His passion is to coach business people into
their zone of excellence. He combines a strong sales personality
with business coaching experience, an advertising background
and the insight of a wizard. For 25 years he has linked creativity
and strategic planning skills to produce many entrepreneurial
successes in the marketing, advertising, and communications
field. In fact it is estimated that he has been personally
responsible for over $1 Billion in sales.
Mr. Tracy has successfully undertaken major marketing programs
for such clients as: the Hunter Douglas Corporation, Noranda
Forest Projects, The National Capital Commission, Canada's
Capital Visitors and Convention Bureau, the Ottawa Winterlude
Community Festival, and the Canadian Tulip Festival. He is
currently the president and principle Associate of By Ward
Marketing Group. Kensel attended the University of Toronto
majoring in Business and Urban Geography and is a graduate
of Coach University - a three-year mentored program for business
and personal coaching. He is an excellent all round business
owner/manager, communicator and marketer.
Kensel's connection with GWLI happened almost before GWLI
itself when he realised, with the eye of a true marketer,
that the idea that was forming among a group of leadership
people was not only highly sellable, there was already a
market for it.
Contact
Kensel
|
