Tracey Lorenson Email & Phone Number

Civicexcellence.com - a "Community of Communities" was set up to connect local governments on matters of mutual interest.

Paragon Strategic Services has provided executive advisory services focusing on local governments, regional entities and not for profits for more than 15 years. Our expertise is in working with senior executives on both elected and nominated governance entities and aligning perspectives to move the organizations forward.Paragon provides high quality advice and support to a select group of clients in such areas as: * Executive Facilitation and Conflict Resolution * Training and Development of Management and Front Line * Strategic Planning and Performance * Human Resources and Labour Relations; * Leadership Coaching and Development; * Organizational Change Management; * Governance Design and Consultation;

Over the almost five years at E-Comm I was responsible for human resources and labour relations, then moved into the Operations area and for the last two years was responsible for both the wireless radio and information technology portfolios. In addition I was responsible for E-Comm's client development functions (including its involvement in the 2010 Games) and for providing legal and governance support to the Board of Directors,

At LYA our practice was focused on the local government and education sectors, which allowed me to gain a deep understanding of the unique needs of those clients. With a focus on labour and employment law my practice gave me a deep understanding of the motivations and drivers of both individuals and organizations.

Providing training to the BC Government, the Government of Alberta, a wide range of municipal clients, as well as Telus and BC Hydro. The trainings focus on competitive procurement, including "Law and Ethics", Negotiation, "How to Avoid the Tender Trap", "Avoiding Service Contract Disasters".(Note: Currently working on various contracts with NECI throughout Canada)

Ll.B, Faculty Of Law

I received both my LL.B. and my Bachelor of Arts (International Relations) from the University of British Columbia.

Mba, Edinburgh Business School

From the website (http://www.ebsglobal.net/): "Edinburgh Business School is the Graduate School of Business of Heriot-Watt University.

Chartered Director Designation, Degroote School Of Business

The Directors College is a partnership between the Conference Board of Canada, and the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University..

Executive Human Resources Program

More information on this program is available at http://www.business.queensu.ca/execdev/programs/hr.php

Executive Management Development Program

This executive program was offered by the SFU School of Business and graduates attended a series of courses targeted at the MBA curriculum.