John has held various management roles for over 20 years in numerous organizations.  Currently, he is the executive director at Sheena's Place, a community-based organization offering mental health support for those with eating disorders.  John has extensive experience with all aspects of non-profit work, including strategic planning, finance, risk management, human resources, communications, fundraising, and working closely with boards. 

Coaching sessions can cover any of these subject areas, leveraging existing strengths to improve an individual's satisfaction with their work.  Supporting other leaders to grow and maximize their potential has consistently been a favourite part of every role John has ever held.

Gilad Cohen is a Toronto-based artist, photographer, podcaster, public speaker, and advocate for human rights. Since 2008, Gilad has worked as a community mobilizer with a focus on connecting audiences to urgent and compelling stories through multimedia arts.

In 2012, Gilad founded JAYU, an award-winning Toronto-based charity that serves the arts community through the annual Human Rights Film Festival, The Hum, a human rights podcast which he produces and co-hosts, as well as the iAM Program, an initiative that provides arts and social justice mentorship to more than 200 equity-deserving youth from across the GTA each year.

Gilad is deeply passionate about mental health, often speaking about it publicly and advocating for better practices in the arts and non-profit sectors. In 2020, this led him to shifting his organization to a 4-day work-week, extended paid sick and vacation leave, and more.

As a photographer, Gilad specializes in portraits and travel photography.

He is an alumna of the Toronto Arts Council Leaders Lab and the Rothschild Fellowship at Cambridge University in the UK. He has sat on the Board of Directors for several arts and human rights charities including Global Youth Volunteer Network, Scarborough Arts, and RISE Edutainment. He currently sits on the Board of HanVoice, Canada’s largest North Korean human rights advocacy group.

With over 15 years of experience shaping leadership and culture in mission-driven organisations, Hildah Juma partners with senior leaders to align purpose with action and lead authentically. Hildah brings a grounded, equity-driven voice to strengthen leadership capacity and build inclusive, resilient organisations.

Formerly Executive Director of the Black Talent Initiative, Hildah led transformative programmes advancing Black leadership across Canada. Through her consulting practice, Kijani Consulting, she supports organisations in strategic planning, governance optimisation and people-centred leadership.

She blends systems thinking with reflective practice and practical strategy to help leaders navigate complexity, build culture and create sustainable impact. Hildah holds a Specialized Honours Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and certificates in Applied Ethics, Nonprofit Management and Human Resource Management. Her coaching approach is rooted in stewardship: she sees her work as a relationship of service to the leader’s aspirations and to collective flourishing.

Rickesh Lakhani believes that we are all responsible for each other’s success. He is the Founder of Radiance Advisory, supporting social impact organizations and leaders to align their actions with their values and build stronger cultures based on truth and trust.

He has over 20 years of experience in the social impact sector, including serving as the Executive Director at a community-based organization serving children and as the Development Director leading an $8M annual fundraising campaign. Rickesh is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE), served on the inaugural Global Council for the Community-Centric Fundraising movement, and has volunteered with numerous causes and boards.

He enjoys spending time with his family including his 3 children, camping, bike riding, cooking, and playing drums. He is a work in progress.

Earl Miller is a non-profit Board Director with over 30 years of experience in senior leadership roles. He is a Director of the St. Christopher House Endowment Board and former Chair of the CEE Centre for Young Black Professionals, Toronto Artscape and West Neighbourhood House. He served on the Boards of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, United Way of Toronto, Harbourfront Corporation and Toronto Social Planning Council.

At CEE, he helped guide the Board’s evolution from a startup to a registered charity with sound governance practices, strong staff leadership, improved job opportunities for youth and a five-fold growth in revenues, exceeding $5 Million.

At Artscape, he led the Board through a two-year financial crisis, pandemic driven shutdowns and surging asset debt that resulted in receivership. As Chair, he was a key part of the group that helped the CEO and leadership team transition affordable housing and community programs to other organizations, avoiding significant losses in services for artists and averting Director financial liability.

At West Neighbourhood House, he helped modernize governance policies, streamline Board operations, improve Director engagement and champion Board and staff collaboration on key initiatives including a merger with another nonprofit, rebranding and renaming the organization and developing a new strategic plan.

Earl has a passion for strategy, board governance, organization building and relationship management, particularly mentoring Executive Directors and volunteer leaders. Developing current and future leaders is one of his core aspirations.

He is a recipient of the Ontario Volunteer Award and was honored by the CEE Centre through the inauguration of the annual Miller Award for Service.

Who his services are for:

• Board Chairs and Co-Chairs

• Board Vice Chairs

• Chairs of Board Committees

• Leaders of Special Task Groups and Working Groups

• Board signing officers (e.g., Treasurer, Secretary

Potential Board Leader coaching topics:

• How to be a good Board Chair

• How to be an effective partner with the Executive Director

• Setting board members up for success

• Identifying skills and experience your board needs

• Managing risk in the face of change

Michael Prosserman found his passion for B-Boying (“break dancing”) at a very young age. By the time he was three, Michael was already standing on his head while watching Saturday morning cartoons.

Michael is a professional speaker who specializes in team culture, development, succession and start-ups. He is the Founder of Unity Charity (www.unitycharity.com), an organization using Hip Hop to improve youth mental health. Michael built Unity from the ground up over fifteen years out of his passion for Hip Hop and mental health. By high school, Michael was accepted into Cirque Du Soleil and was featured in the major motion picture “Honey”. Since then, Michael has had the privilege to share his story, perform and facilitate for hundreds of audiences including municipalities, non-profits, corporations, associations, schools and more.

Michael grew Unity from a group of volunteers to employing eighty staff, raising $7 million and having an impact on the lives of over 250,000 youth. Michael has facilitated groups from Asia to Europe to the Canadian Arctic. Michael speaks from lived experience, bringing a practical, innovative approach to coaching, consulting and teaching. Michael’s new book Building Unity shares practical steps to launch, lead and leave a sustainable organization. Michael is an instructor at the University of Toronto for the Non-Profit Leadership for Impact certificate. Michael has travelled the world as a competitive B-Boy, placing first in over twenty-six battles. Michael has been featured in over sixty major media outlets in Canada including Maclean’s, Toronto Star, and CBC.

Michael is the Founder at EPIC Leadership, a firm focused on helping social impact leaders build sustainable organizations. Michael serves on the board of directors of several charities including Acorn Seed Foundation and RISE Arts and Community Services. He has a strong passion for making the world a better place in a responsible way.