With over 15 years in the Human Resources field, Kacey-Neille is a strategic leader with broad experience in several industries including manufacturing, professional services, childcare and telecommunications, within small, medium and large enterprises.

As an HR leader Kacey-Neille is a strategist, an implementor and a communicator of all HR initiatives, to ensure alignment with the overall strategy of the company. She is a strong business partner capable of approaching HR challenges from both the business and the people perspective and creates change through partnerships and teamwork.

Kacey-Neille holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Schulich School of Business and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) from York University. She is also holds a Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL) designation from the HRPA.

Passionate about giving back to the community, Kacey-Neille is an active member and Board Director of the York Region Chapter of the HRPA, and has enjoyed serving and interacting within the HR community through mentorship, volunteering and professional development. Outside of HR, her volunteer work has focused on women’s empowerment and supporting women from all walks of life through change. In 2022, Kacey-Neille is excited and proud to join the CTI Board of Directors and hopes to bring her experience and knowledge to support the community through the continued advancement of this incredible organization.

As Global Controller and Group Chief Accounting Officer at Manulife, Adrienne leads a global team of finance professionals responsible for Company-wide financial reporting practices and controls. She has overall accountability for accounting policy, external and internal financial reporting, expenses, global finance transformation and the enterprise’s financial planning and reporting systems. Adrienne has been with Manulife for 16 years and has held progressively senior roles in the Company’s insurance and wealth businesses. Most recently, she served as the Global Head of Investor Relations where she was the Company’s primary spokesperson to the investment community and oversaw the preparation of investor communication materials. Prior to joining Manulife, Adrienne worked at KPMG in both the assurance and advisory practices.

Adrienne holds CPA, CA and CFA designations and is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University where she obtained an Honours BBA. Adrienne is passionate about education and was deeply involved in CPA (formerly CA) education in Ontario for many years, including serving as a Sessional Lecturer at Laurier for graduate-level accounting courses (evening sessions) and as a Seminar Leader at the CA School of Accountancy held at York University.

Adrienne was raised in Montreal and spent several years in each of Calgary and Waterloo early on in her career. She has been based in Toronto since 2013 where she and her husband enjoy the vibrance of the city.

Dorota is an award-winning and forward-thinking Learning and Performance strategist, known for the ability to drive transformative learning experiences. With nearly 8 years of experience in Learning, Organizational Development, and Instructional Design, complemented by 9+ years in diverse corporate, non-profit, and startup environments, she brings a fresh perspective to L&P initiatives.

Dorota is a Certified Training & Development Professional (CTDP) and holds a Master degree in Strategic Management. Her skillset encompasses the entire spectrum of learning and development, including needs analysis, design, development, implementation, leading projects, and evaluation of learning programs. She’s also an ICF-trained workplace and performance coach, empowering individuals and teams to unlock their full potential.

Beyond her professional achievements, she’s deeply committed to making a positive impact in her community. She volunteers as a committee chair for the Institute for Performance and Learning (I4PL Canada), she’s a dedicated member of the Newcomer [Advisory] Council in Toronto, a mentor and coach to newcomers/refugees and underemployed people.

Lee is the Senior Manager of Training and Organizational Development for Metro Inc, one of Canada’s largest grocery retailers, and has more than 15 years’ experience in teaching, training, international development, community adult learning, and leading innovative corporate learning and development teams. He brings both Canadian and global experience in public and private sectors, and has lived and worked in more than eight countries throughout his career. His portfolio of experience and projects includes such diverse activities as helping to research and design a sanitation capacity building platform with the government of India, developing safe drinking water and hygiene training for community organizations after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, creating job-upskilling programs with community organizations across Alberta, working with youth development groups throughout Japan, authoring award-winning eLearning courses and implementing strategic HR initiatives for businesses, and teaching at international schools in China, among others. His passion is helping individuals, organizations, and communities to learn, grow, and thrive, and it was this alignment with CTI and its mission that first drew him to the work of the organization.

Lee holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Francis Xavier University, a Bachelor of Education degree from Memorial University, and a Master of Education degree specializing in adult learning and global change from the University of British Columbia. As a lifelong learner, he has also started taking French language classes as well as completing certificates in business leadership through Harvard Business School. His community work includes previous experience volunteering with newcomers to Canada, running youth day camp programs, working with persons who have intellectual and/or physical disabilities, volunteering during provincial and federal elections, and chaperoning international students for exchange and homestay programs. He moved to Toronto in 2023 and currently volunteers as a youth mentor for an organization that supports young people in or aging out of the foster care system in Ontario.

Dr. Chris Bart, FCPA, FCIoD, ACC, RCC, HRCCC, C.Dir. is the Co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Caribbean Governance Training Institute, and the Caribbean Institute of Directors. He is also the Founder of The Directors College of Canada where from its inception in 2003 to 2013, he served as its inaugural Principal and Lead Professor. Among his many qualifications, Dr. Bart is the world’s leading expert on organizational mission statements and how companies can use them more effectively to become a “mission driven” organization. 

Dr. Bart has authored the 10 years Canadian business best seller, “A Tale of Two Employees and the Person Who Wanted to Lead Them” as well as the widely acclaimed publications: “20 Essential Questions Corporate Directors Should Ask About Strategy – 3^rd Edition”; “20 Essential Questions Directors of Not-For-Profit Organizations Should Ask About Strategy; “Achieving the Execution Edge: 20 Essential Questions Corporate Directors Need to Get Answered About Strategy Execution”; and “The Mission Driven Hospital: Turning Noble Aspirations into Accountability and Action”.

A retired Professor of Strategy and Governance from McMaster University, now “Professor Emeritus”, Dr. Bart has published over 190 articles, cases and reviews. He currently serves as Associate Editor of the International Journal of Business Governance & Ethics and he continues as a Research Fellow of the Asian Institute of Corporate Governance at Korea University. Previously, he helped establish the Management of Innovation and New Technology Research Centre (MINT~RC) at McMaster and was named its first Director.