Josepha Vanderstoop Email & Phone Number

Strathos Coaching & Consulting services are designed to meet your unique needs. - Personal and Leadership Coaching: Through purposeful exploration and discovery, you’ll find clarity, build confidence and have a road map to continually grow and achieve.- Strategic Planning : Ensure your organization has a clear “north star” to guide your actions, address risks, monitor progress and achieve success.- Communications Planning and Implementation: Create the best experience for your customers and employees to support building a strong brand.

Calgary

• Lead management and project teams through a third-party efficiency and effectiveness review of water, wastewater and stormwater services to ensure value for customers• Provide trusted strategic advice to the Director and management team to ensure service reviews are used as a tool to drive continuous improvement• Develop and implement change management and communication plans to support effective employee engagement and implementation of service review recommendations to drive change• Influence the development of implementation plans for final recommendations • Lead cross-department team to develop work plan for achieving department workforce goals• Support employees through coaching and mentoring to strengthen organizational effectiveness

Calgary

In addition to regular duties, was asked to lead interim recovery team after 2013 Calgary flood: • Facilitated sessions and lead Water managers to plan and coordinate flood recovery for the Water Utilities• Worked collaboratively with infrastructure recovery lead and business continuity and emergency management team members to develop a plan and ensure smooth transition from emergency response to embedding recovery into regular business• Presented final report to the Water Management Team with recommendations to embed learning into business unit work plans

Calgary

• Led development and supported implementation of the 2012-2014 UEP business plan, including facilitating strategy sessions, leading project teams and working collaboratively with Corporate team• Coordinated UEP’s input for accountability report to Mayor and City Council• Facilitated trends analysis and risk reviews to promote organizational resilience• Led UEP cross- department team in development of performance measurement and benchmarking improvement strategy to support effective business decisions and employee engagement• Developed tools and processes to support effective delivery and implementation of business plan• Built and nurtured effective relationships to influence decision-making to help achieve UEP business goals • Supported leadership development by facilitating UEP leader sessions, developing leadership tools and participating as mentor in UEP and Corporate mentorship programs

Calgary

• Provided strategic support for the Director on high priority and politically sensitive issues• Edited and wrote Council and administrative reports on various environment and safety-related policies and programs• Led development and implementation of work plan to achieve UEP business plan goals• Developed and organized employee sessions to support line of sight to business unit and department business goals• Fostered and maintained exemplary communication links within and across business units, the department, members of Council and the public

Calgary

• Developed and implemented strategic communication plans to achieve business goals• Wrote and edited communication materials, such as news releases, speaking notes, and briefings• Managed issues, including developing internal, public and media strategies and messaging• Provided strategic communication counsel for senior managers • Responded to media inquiries and assessed media questions to provide guidance to spokespeople

Calgary

• Developed and implemented strategic communication plans for senior managers, physicians, and project leads to support effective internal and external communication• Worked collaboratively to coordinate and manage issues across a complex organization • Wrote and edited various communication tools, including news releases, web content and speeches

Edmonton

• Responded to media inquiries, managed issues and acted as spokesperson for Alberta Learning• Provided communication and media relations advice to Minister and senior officials• Supervised and provided advice on communication planning and tools to team members

Graduate Certificate In Executive Coaching, Executive Coaching

Achieved certification as an Executive Coach

Building Personal Leadership

Support personal leadership journey by gaining a deeper understanding of self (values, purpose, strengths); personal leadership style.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History