Flourishing Workplace

Shelly is a Registered Social Worker & counsellor for adults & children. Shelly has her own private counselling practice, is a consultant and trainer for the Centre for Suicide Prevention, facilitates training for the Crisis Trauma Resource Institute and ACHIEVE Center for Leadership.

She has been working in the social and human services field for almost 30 – years and has experience in the areas of: suicide intervention, awareness and prevention, domestic violence, youth justice, child welfare, mental health, and homelessness within Canada and Australia.

Shelly’s intention is to listen to you, empower you. With a very proactive approach she will equip you with tools and strategies to implement into your daily life, right away, no more waiting. No more time spent in long sessions for months or even years reviewing all the things that have gone wrong…let’s look forward.

www.shellyqualtieri.ca

Emily Zhang is a leader, connector, engineer and proud wife/mom. She is fueled by a passion to help others and is currently transitioning her career into the mental health field. Emily enjoys volunteering and spends much of her time on strategic work for several non-profit organizations in Alberta. She is ignited by helping people thrive in their personal and professional lives, and is excited to support workplace mental health initiatives with Flourishing Workplace. Having gone through her own challenges with burnout, anxiety and depression, Emily can relate to what is most needed for individuals and organizations to combat mental illness and flourish.

As a leader, systems innovator and change-maker, Denise is a passionate advocate for oral health access and equity, particularly for priority populations. Years of working with diverse teams within various healthcare systems has further inspired her to become a strong advocate for collaborative and supportive relationships within the workplace. Based on the rich tapestry of her experiences, Denise is devoted to promoting psychological safety in the workplace which serves to create the foundation for flourishing environments. She is the Chief Operating Officer of Nation's Dental and is writing a book focused on positive and appreciative perspectives for female leaders in today’s dynamic business world.

Dr. Jan Jaffer, TREC Dental CEO

Dr. Jan Jaffer graduated from UOP in San Francisco in 2002 at the age of 22.

Through his ethos of hard work, integrity and giving back to his patients, staff and the community, Jan developed the TREC Dental Partnership that operates 20 dental clinics in the Calgary area, including 4 specialty clinics.

In 2018, TREC Dental partnered with CUPS to operate a free dental clinic in Calgary providing care to some of Calgary’s neediest citizens.

Jan regularly volunteers with Kindness in Action and Dentistry For All. He has been on 14 overseas dental missions and he is also currently the Chair of the World Partnership Walk Calgary, an annual event that raises money for international development. He is passionate about health and fitness, and is the co-owner of TREC Fit Lab.

Jan has been invited to speak at national meetings on practice management and team empowerment.  He is currently a lecturer with Straumann Dental in the field of restorative implant dentistry.

Hesam moved to Canada in 2006 to pursue his master's where he later started his family and career in Canada’s Oil & Gas industry.

Faced with physical and mental health challenges while adapting to a new culture and the economic downturn, he reshaped his perspective on life and went on to complete his MBA at Cornell University and start his consulting practice.

As a listener in the making and building on his personal journey and learnings, Hesam is helping individuals and companies develop meaningful relationships, build confidence & trust, and elevate their performance through "listening".

When speaking of Pamela Morgan, the only word that comes to mind is change. Change is defined as "the act or instance of making or becoming different."

Pamela understands and embraces the definition of collaboration. Whether serving in her local community as the president of the Okotoks Business Association, sitting on the board of Chambers or putting strategic plans into place as a stakeholder with the ecosystem, she incorporates collaboration and inclusion in all her efforts, this practice is woven in all accepts of her professional and personal life.

Every single day, Pamela trail-blazes new ways to move forward with the intention of making every life better. In doing so, she believes in one simple mission statement:

Jarrod Hindman, MS

LivingWorks Education Inc

Jarrod Hindman, MS is the Vice President of Community Development at LivingWorks Education Inc. Mr. Hindman oversees community development and engagement with existing and potential LivingWorks partners, providing suicide prevention and community development content expertise. Mr. Hindman is building a team of regional Community Development Specialists, working to provide subject matter expertise, technical support and partnership designed to support the LivingWorks mission of creating suicide safer communities. Prior to joining LivingWorks, Mr. Hindman spent fifteen years as the Deputy Chief of the Violence and Injury Prevention – Mental Health Promotion Branch and the Director of the Office of Suicide Prevention at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Don Schapira, Q.Med, PM, CDS, founded Fresh Start Mediation in 2014 because he believed that there was a better way to overcome conflict in the Family Room, Board Room and the Class Room.

Sharpening  his skills through Harvard, Cornell and Northwestern Universities, coupled with helping hundreds of families come to healthy solutions, Don has found a balanced, successful approach to securing your Fresh Start.

Don has also pledged himself to many charitable organizations in the local community, working with Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Peer Mediation and Skills Training as well as Businesses For Calgary Kids.

Staying true to his desire to grow the world of ADR, Don also works with ADRIA, is a Board Member with Alberta Family Mediation Society and acts as Executive Director for the Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society.

Don's background, tireless commitment and knowledge will help him understand your needs, so you can achieve the agreement you want.

Cameron is a Canadian author, speaker, philanthropist and advocate against Gender Based Violence. As a sales and leadership authority Mike has studied the impact that emotion has on human behavior for over 2 decades. After his girlfriend was murdered by an ex-boyfriend in 2015, Mike turned his expertise to lend his voice to help eradicate violence against women. He has designed programs to assist men to tap into their emotions in a real and authentic way. His 2017 Tedx “The way men think of strong is wrong”, urges society to help redefine what it means to be a badass.

Dr. Hammond is a founding partner and CSO with Flourishing Life Technologies in Calgary, Alberta and holds an adjunct status with Ambrose University and the School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. Over the past twenty-five years, he has worked extensively with complex youth and their families and is considered a leading expert on the concepts of resilience, strengths-based practice and positive psychology. He has served in clinical supervisory capacities, worked in a comprehensive residential treatment centre and has provided clinical services in an inpatient/outpatient forensic setting as well as an adolescent comorbidity program based in a hospital setting. As part of his professional practice, he has published several scientific articles, developed an innovative framework for evaluating and assessing resilience and potential for human flourishing. He has also been an active lecturer with regards to understanding the role of human flourishing and its implications for embracing a strengths-based approach to nurturing human potential and positive well-being as critical for supporting individuals and organizations to thrive.