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Robert Kwauk
Financial Acumen, Strategic Leadership
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Robert Taylor
Public Sector
Public Sector
Robert is Chief Executive Officer for the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC), where he has led numerous innovation projects across Canada and globally. Previously, Robert was Assistant Deputy Minister with Ontario's Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing where he was responsible for delivering key government priorities to over 400 municipalities across the Province. In addition, he was the Assistant Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Research and Innovation and led the launch of the Province's first Innovation Strategy.
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Roderick Morgan
Lean Six Sigma
Lean Six Sigma
Rod is the lead instructor for Schulich School of Business’s Master Certificate in Lean Six Sigma Black Belt program. Having instructed and coached thousands of Six Sigma Black Belts, Green Belts and Champion in Canada and internationally, he is one of Canada’s foremost Six Sigma trainers and practitioners.
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Ron Babin
Disruption & Transformation, Strategic Leadership, Technology
Schulich Mini-MBA: Physician Business Leadership Program
Disruption & Transformation, Strategic Leadership, Technology
Ron Babin, DBA, is a professor of Technology Management and Innovation, and an award-winning instructor with many decades of IT professional experience. As a management consulting partner at KPMG and Accenture, he has provided strategic guidance to CIO clients across all industries.
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Roxane Fast
Project Management
Masters Certificate in Project Management
Project Management
Roxane Fast has a unique blend of expertise including project management, financial management and business analysis holding designations as a Project Management Professional (PMP®), Certified Management Accountant (CMA®) and a Registered PRINCE2® Practitioner as well as being a member of the International Institute of Business Analysts (IIBA). She is an experienced project/program manager of large scale business improvement and software development initiatives in a variety of organizations including retail banking, financial services, not-for-profit, government, oil and gas, telecommunications and higher education. Roxane also enjoys sharing the latest project management trends and techniques as an instructor, facilitator, mentor and speaker.
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Roy Cook
Business Analysis, Lean Six Sigma, Project Management
Business Analysis, Lean Six Sigma, Project Management
Roy has taught hundreds of Project Managers, Business Analysts and Six Sigma Green and Black Belts. Roy has tailored training for a variety of organizations in such industry verticals as Health Care, Manufacturing and Technology. Roy brings over 35 years of Management Consulting and private industry experience into the classroom which adds immeasurably to the learning experience he offers to each student. His teaching skill and sense of humour bring high praise across a broad spectrum of teaching assignments.
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Ruby Lee
Technology
Technology
Ruby Lee has served as president and director of Lee Food Microbiologists Inc. and senior food safety specialist of NSF-GFTC since April 2011. She provides consulting and training services in microbiology, HACCP, SQF and BRC. Ruby has served as an approved consultant for the IFS PACsecure Standard since 2014. As chief microbiologist & senior food safety project manager of the NSF-Guelph Food Technology Centre, Ruby provided consulting services via microbiological program assessment, troubleshooting and HACCP program development and validation, provided training services via creating and delivering NSF-GFTC and customized microbiology and HACCP workshops, and provided auditing services via AudiTech Audit and NSF-GFTC/AIBI HACCP Accreditation Audit. Ruby has been a speaker at annual food safety conferences since 2003 organized by Agrifest, Alberta Food Processors Association, Canadian Meat Council, Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety, Fondation Initia, Guelph Food Safety Seminar Series, Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives, Manitoba Food Processors Association, 3M Food Safety, NSF-GFTC Annual Auditor Conference, NSF-GFTC Innovative Breakfast Series, North American Mushroom Conference, Ontario Food Processor Association, Ontario Independent Meat Processors, PAC, Sani Marc Advanced Microbiology Workshop, and Women in Food Industry Management. Ruby completed her MSc in Microbiology, PhD in Food Science and Technology, and was a postdoctoral scientist in animal science at Iowa State University, with a focus on the development of rapid microbial methods. She also studied the mode of action of food-grade phosphates used in meat industry and application of food irradiation in the food industry.
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Säad Rafi
Public Sector
Public Sector
One of the most influential government executives in Canada, Säad most recently was the CEO of the highly successful Pan Am Games in Toronto. He has held the post of Deputy Minister in several key Ontario Government ministries.
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Sam Ricchezza
Marketing
Marketing
Sam has 23-plus years' experience in building B2B life-sciences companies and a great passion for helping companies build their businesses strategically. He specializes in developing high-performing sales and marketing strategies, tactics and teams. Sam is also a guest speaker in Schulich ExecEd's Key Account Management and Client Development program. His areas of expertise include shareholder value creation, driving bottom-line results, strategy, corporate brand value creation and customer value creation.
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Sandra Folk
Communication
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Sandra Harris
Coaching and Collaboration
Masters Certificate in Adult Training and Development, Masters Certificate in Healthcare Management
Coaching and Collaboration
Sandra is the principal of Synergy Management Consulting, specializing in leadership coaching, customized training and facilitation services. Sandra is certified in MBTI, BarOn Emotional Intelligence Assessment, Facilitation First Train-the- Trainer, Coaches Training Institute and is training as a psychotherapist. Sandra facilitates in several Schulich ExecEd programs, including the Masters Certificate in Adult Training and Development (MCATD),
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Sandra Martyn
Project Management
Foundations of Project Management + Using Microsoft Project, Foundations of Project Management, PMP Exam Preparation Course: Project Management Professional, The
Project Management
Sandra Martyn is president of The Martyn Group, a private consulting and training company specializing in project management. Managing her own successful project management business for almost 28 years has provided her with a unique perspective on the challenges experienced in almost all industries, including projects in manufacturing, construction, government, food, health, automotive, financial, transportation, pharmaceutical and biotech, among others. She has a reputation for planning and executing projects and building strong, cohesive teams. Sandra consistently receives the highest ratings from her clients for the value she provides in her courses. Sandra adheres to the framework set out by the Project Management Institute, but her own business experience enables her to make difficult project management concepts seem easy as she delivers her training in clear and understandable terms. She helps program participants avoid common project management mistakes. Her teaching aids and exercises are popular, and the group work sessions are critically important in applying concepts to real life projects. Sandra has developed and authored programs in project management fundamentals, PMP® exam preparation, implementing/operating a project management office, juggling multiple projects, and using Microsoft Project software. She has delivered programs to clients across Canada, as well as numerous management and project team members from other countries, including: China, Malaysia, Greece, India and the Philippines, among others. For several years Sandra has been on the Executive Development faculties of the Schulich School of Business at York University, Toronto; the Health Learning and Leadership Faculty at York University; Sobeys School of Business, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax; Edwards School of Business, University of Saskatchewan. In addition, she has delivered training at the University of Winnipeg, PACE, and University of New Brunswick, Saint John College. Sandra is an active member of the Project Management Institute and has obtained her Project Management Professional certification.
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Sanjay J. Dhebar
General Management, Marketing
Winning Sales Strategies, Management 1: The New Managers Course, Strategic Account Management and Client Development, Developing and Presenting a Successful Business Case, Schulich Mini-MBA: Media Mastery in the Digital Age
General Management, Marketing
Sanjay is a highly rated faculty member with the Schulich ExecEd, Schulich School of Busines at York University. He coaches and develops senior leaders in organizations including Four Seasons Hotel, Siemens, Hoffman La Roche, TD Bank, NN Group, Mercedes Benz, Samsung, Teva, and Sick Kids Hospital. He uses the ‘case study’ methodology in his teachings drawing on best practice approaches across sectors. Sanjay has developed a respected process and practical approach called “The Business Workout”, which enables business leaders achieve better performance and success. Sanjay is an adjunct member of faculty at the Schulich School of Business and the University of Salzburg Business School in Austria. Sanjay’s teaching focus includes sales, marketing and strategy. Building on his decade-long international teaching experience, and his expertise in developing cutting-edge experiential curriculum design, Sanjay has partnered with different universities to re-evaluate their pedagogy and enhance their new programs with current best practices including flipped classroom and online learning. In 2019 and 2020, Sanjay was nominated for a Schulich teaching excellence award as a top Faculty member. In 2018, Sanjay published his first book: Tool box for Performance Driven Leaders. He holds an Honours BA in Public Policy from Ryerson University and an MBA in Marketing from the University of Leicester, UK. Recently, Sanjay completed an advanced certificate in digital marketing from MIT Boston along with a train the trainer certificate from Disney on Quality Service.
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Sapna Sriram
Healthcare
Schulich Mini-MBA: Clinical Professional Entrepreneurship Program
Healthcare
Sapna Sriram is a leading Canadian chiropractor and registered acupuncturist with a focus on sports injuries, pre- and post-natal care, and chronic pain. She is also the award-winning co-founder and CEO of Integra Health Centre, Toronto’s largest and most reputable, collaborative full-service medical and health clinics. Sapna is a mentor and educator; having been a clinical and business mentor to clinic owners and clinicians across Canada. As a media personality, Sapna is Canada’s go-to injury expert and has been featured on multiple media interviews including on CityLine, The Social, Breakfast Television, Global Morning Toronto, HuffPost, CTV Morning Live, CTV News, City TV News, CP 24, CHCH Morning Live, 680 News, Rogers Daytime, The Globe & Mail, Global News, the Toronto Star and many more. In 2018 Sapna became the first Canadian featured on the cover of CEO Mom magazine.
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Sarah Bay-Cheng
Schulich Mini-MBA: Media Mastery in the Digital Age
Dr. Sarah Bay-Cheng is Dean and Professor of Theatre & Performance Studies in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD) at York University in Toronto. Her research and writing focuses on the intersections between theatre and media including histories of film, social media, and technology in performance. She is the author or editor of 4 books, including Performance and Media: Taxonomies for a Changing Field (2015) and Mapping Intermediality in Performance (2010) as well as more than 100 academic essays, lectures and reviews. She also writes and gives talks on performance and media in popular culture, including film, social media, and sports. Prior to becoming Dean of AMPD at York, Bay-Cheng served as Chair of Theater and Dance at Bowdoin College (Maine, USA) and as the Founding Director for the Techne Institute for the Arts and Emerging Technologies at the University at Buffalo (New York, USA).
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