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Taras started his consulting practice, TN Governance and Strategy, after serving as SVP Strategy and Governance for Servus Credit Union for over 14 years where he was a member of the Executive Leadership Team. Taras’ consulting focus is on governance, strategic planning and government relations.

Prior to Servus, Taras held several senior management roles in 4 ministries with the Government of Alberta, spanning 15 years in: Health and Wellness, Economic Development, Seniors and Community Development. His responsibilities focused on business planning, policy development, issues management and marketing.

Taras' educational background includes:

• MBA and BComm from the University of Alberta; 
• Master's Certificate in Risk Management and Business Process from Schulich School of Business;
• The ICD.D, Institute of Corporate Directors designation from Rotman University in Toronto; and
• CMC, Certified Management Consulting designation from CMC Canada.

Taras is involved in several Boards including as Vice Chair of North Central Cooperative, Governance Committee member of EMCN, and Treasurer of Kappella Kyrie Choral Ensemble. In his spare time Taras enjoys spending time with his family and 4 dogs, golfing, biking, and playing the accordion. 
 

Andrew is the Director for the Business Design Initiative (BDI), an education and research center at University of Toronto which focuses on Design-led Innovation Management. A graduate of Rotman’s MBA program he is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration at the Paris School of Business. He is also a highly trained and experienced Design Thinking and Lego Serious Play facilitator.

In addition to his work at BDI, Andrew provides consulting on organizational innovation projects across a range of industries in both public and private sectors. Prior to joining UofT, he worked extensively in Corporate Strategy, Planning, Financial Management and Partner Relations Management. In addition, he was actively involved in theatre, having founded and led a successful not-for-profit theatre company.