Esther Schvan
Associate

Esther Schvan is a fluently bilingual consultant, coach and facilitator who brings to the team over 10 years of experience facilitating diverse groups as well as providing one-on-one coaching and mentoring within public and private sector organizations.

As a coach and mentor, Esther is experienced in coaching executives, managers and team members, customizing the approach to address the client’s unique needs. She has also conducted hundreds of one-on-one career counseling sessions, including the exploration and assessment of life goals, priorities, and desired future direction. Providing individualized coaching to new entrepreneurs is a particular area of interest for Esther.

As a business consultant, Esther assisted 18 business start ups establish strategic business plans; implement and evaluate them. She developed the curriculum, lesson plan and schedule for courses of study on such topics as Business Communication, Sales and Marketing, Advertising and Promotion, Customer Service, Business Plan Writing and Stress Management.

In organization development, Esther designed, implemented, and documented strategic planning sessions and multi stakeholder consultations. She designed and facilitated round table discussions for federal, provincial and municipal politicians and policy makers at a conference. Esther has assisted with meetings and planning sessions involving group processes for 50 to 1500 attendees. She is able to facilitate team building, change management, leadership development and conflict transformation.

Esther has designed and delivered hundreds of different Career Transition sessions. She also delivers Diversity Training within the public sector and participates in diversity-sensitive projects, most recently with HRSG. Esther has provided training to new Canadians and English, as a second language, speakers in various employment and self-employment initiatives.

A motivator, Esther has developed a reputation for high energy, positive attitude and contagious enthusiasm. She is an effective communicator with a passion for inclusiveness. She speaks 7 languages and has lived on 3 continents.

Esther holds a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University where she received the James McGill Award for Excellence. She is a graduate of the Advanced Facilitation Program of ICA Associates in Toronto. Esther is certified in Birkman First Look, Emotional Intelligence, 360 degree Feedback, Appreciative Inquiry for Organization and Community Transformation as well as Open Space Technology.

Esther is a member of the International Association of Facilitators, the Organization Development Network of Ottawa-Outaouais and the Institute of Cultural Affairs.