Don Gnatiuk, Mba, Icd.D Email & Phone Number

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

✅ Handpicked to provide leadership and vision for the college community – managed operations, and implemented strategies and programs to promote understanding, awareness, and compliance of the regulatory processes, regulations and guidelines through effective communication, executive leadership, financial program development, and change management tactics👉 Chair, Alberta Association Community Colleges and Technical Institutes (AACTI) Presidents’ Council. Chair, eCampus Board of Directors. Championed the formation of Alberta’s first ever Council of Post-Secondary Presidents of Alberta.👉 Enabled the formation of a capital cabinet to support resourcing through fundraising for the transformation of our college within the community context. Success of the campaign was realized by reaching a local goal of $20M by 2020.👉 Negotiated a research partnership with the Federal Department of Agriculture to create the National Bee Diagnostic Centre at the Beaverlodge Research Farm—Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada facilities in Beaverlodge, Alberta. 👉 Negotiated a collaborative partnership with Alberta Health Services, Alberta Advanced Education and Technology and Alberta political leaders to establish the delivery of integrated health and education services in the Grande Prairie Region. The joint project includes a $715 million health and education facility scheduled for completion in summer 2020.📌 Negotiated, acquired and integrated Fairview College, and the Yellowhead Regional Educational Consortium (Grande Cache, Hinton, Edson and Jasper) into GPRC.📌 Initiated a cultural transition process for the Board of Governors, staff and students of GPRC which included current state analysis, cultural definition and an implementation strategy. Success was realized and confirmed by the “2009 Employer of Choice” award by the Grande Prairie and Region Chamber of Commerce.

Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

✅ An integral member of the senior leadership team with a collective responsibility for achieving the vision, commitments, and goals of the organization. Developed strategic plans, articulated the vision for the future, spearheaded marketing, recruitment, fundraising, and external relations initiatives. Focused on exceptional service delivery and eliminated operational deficiencies. 👉 Played a key role in directing administrative and program management operations, budget preparation, funding development, sponsorships, strategic development plans, public relations, and financial and human resources. 👉 Deployed product management expertise, advising marketing manager and corporate management on brand positioning, marketplace research, and consumer exploration along with addressing distribution strategy and profit estimates.👉 Evaluated, translated, and communicated strategic priorities and incorporated business initiatives into key deliverables by working closely with leading brands to determine objectives and tailor operations that increased client engagement.Key Contributions📌 Introduced and implemented a corporate health, safety, and wellness program. Acted in the capacity of President as required. Integrated fire etc., a subsidiary corporation, into the College administration. Consolidated the business units into one cohesive team providing a seamless service, while building the positive reputation of Lakeland College.📌 Led the cultural transition of the institution to a new people centred culture – the transition’s success has been defined through a new mission, vision and values validated by all staff and formally adopted by the Board of Governors.

✅ Brought on board to oversee the strategic direction of the training center – offered thoughtful and administrative leadership in the formulation and development of operating policies, procedures, and programs to maintain and improve the effective operation of the organization. Developed effective public relations with community groups and various government agencies.👉 Led a comprehensive institutional expansion plan – establishing a satellite-training centre in the capital region.👉 Developed and delivered a business plan, within the government framework, that allowed the Alberta Fire Training School to transition to “cost recovery” and become a profitable subsidiary corporation. Negotiated long-term partnerships for the delivery of training and consulting services to meet the specific needs of indigenous communities in Quebec’s north.👉 Negotiated the first collective agreement for the institution, enabling the formation of the Alberta Fire Training School Staff Association.Key Contributions📌 Fostered major long-term partnerships with Edmonton Regional Airports Authority (development of airport fire fighter training), Government of the Northwest Territories (design and implementation of a territorial-wide fire training program specific to needs of the various communities and indigenous groups), and Syncrude Canada Ltd.📌 Implemented innovative practices such as distance education delivery, a consulting services division (Plan A), Alberta’s first pre-employment firefighter program (a partnership with NAIT), and Canada’s only full-time diploma program.📌 Introduced the concept of laddered emergency services credentials from certificate, diploma, applied degree and Masters level to Lakeland College and negotiated its delivery, including building a network of industry subject matter advisors and instructors. Today the Lakeland College program flourishes, as a nationally recognized and attended program.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Executive Management

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (A.A.S.), Fire Service Administration

Icd-Rotman Directors Education Program (Dep), Governance