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Dominique  Dennery   Certified  Management  Consultant    Certified  Professional  Facilitator    www.dominiquedennery.com  

dominique@dennery.ca    

   Language  Capabilities:    Fluently  bilingual  English  and  French    Security  Clearance:    Secret,  valid  until  2019  

PROFESSIONAL  PROFILE  Dominique  Dennery  is  a  senior  management  consultant  and  an  expert  bilingual  facilitator  and  coach  with  over  25  years  of  experience  in  the  field  of  human  development  in  organizations.  She  is  a  Certified  Management  Consultant,  a  Certified  Professional  Facilitator,  is  accredited  for  the  Myers-­‐Briggs  Type  Indicator,  and  has  been  licensed  or  certified  in  three  coaching  instruments.  

AREAS  OF  EXPERTISE  Dominique  Dennery  provides  consulting  services  to  public  service  leaders  who  want  to  build  their  teams,  resolve  long-­‐standing  interpersonal  conflicts,  manage  diversity  issues  and  address  ethical  risks.  She  is  also  sought  after  as  a  career  coach.  Her  clients  have  included  DFAIT,  CIDA,  Industry  Canada,  the  House  of  Commons,  RCMP,  the  National  Research  Council,  Canada,  Justice  Canada,  Human  Resources  and  Skills  Development,  the  Office  of  the  Commissioner  of  Official  Languages,  and  a  number  of  for  profit  and  not-­‐for-­‐profit  organizations  in  Canada  and  overseas.    

• Facilitation  and  Training:    Development,  customization  and  in-­‐house  delivery  of  workshops  on  a  wide  range  of  topics  related  to  individual  and  group  development.  These  include  change  management,  organizational  and  individual  transitions,  career  development,  diversity  and  inclusion,  coaching  and  leadership  skills,  interpersonal  skills,  conflict  resolution  and  values  and  ethics.  Workshops  are  developed  and  delivered  in  English,  French  or  bilingually.  

 

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• Coaching:  Support  and  guidance  to  individuals  looking  to  make  a  job  or  career  change.  This  includes  coaching  in  the  development  of  career  objectives;  administration  and  interpretation  of  a  variety  of  assessment  tools;  résumé  writing/preparation;  networking  and  job  search;  preparation  for  interviews,  including  executive  interviews;  negotiating  job/contract  offers;  and  preparing  for  self-­‐employment.  Recognized  expertise  in  counseling  individuals  from  Employment  Equity  Groups.    

• Strategic  Planning  and  Human  Resource  Planning:  Design  and  facilitation  of  planning  exercises  at  team,  directorate,  branch  or  departmental  levels;  research  best  practices;  design  consultative,  participative  or  bottom-­‐up  planning  forums;  document  results.    

• Employment  Equity  and  Diversity  Management:  Support  departments  and  agencies  in  developing  EE  and  Diversity  Strategies  and  Plans;  conduct  consultations;  facilitate  large  forums;  lead  Employment  Systems  Reviews;  develop  programs  -­‐-­‐  including  Succession  Planning,  Mentoring  programs;  design  and  deliver  training,  Diversity  Awareness  and  Cross-­‐Cultural  Sensitization  workshops.      

• Values  and  Ethics:  Facilitation  of  consultations  on  values  and  ethics;  development  of  Codes  of  Ethics;  support  in  addressing  ethical  conflicts.  

 

EMPLOYMENT  HISTORY    1995  to  present    President,  Dennery  Resources  Inc.  Dominique  Dennery  founded  Dennery  Resources  in  1995  in  response  to  a  strong  need  for  bilingual  consulting  services  in  human  resources  development  in  the  federal  public  sector.  The  company  draws  on  seasoned  consultants  to  provide  clients  with  support  in  organizational  development,  change  and  transition  management,  employment  equity/diversity,  career  management,  learning/development,  coaching  and  facilitation.  Clients  include  federal  departments  and  agencies,  crown  corporations,  and  non-­‐government  organizations  in  Canada  and  abroad.    Coopers  &  Lybrand  Consulting  (1992  –  1995)      Senior  Manager,  Organizational  Development/Human  Resources  Dominique  Dennery  conducted  consulting  assignments  in  human  resources  management  for  clients  in  the  public  and  private  sectors  in  Canada  and  abroad.  Assignments  included  the  HR  components  of  large-­‐scale  re-­‐engineering  projects  for  Income  Security  Programs  and  International  Immigration  Services;  large  training  initiatives  geared  at  managers  and  team  leaders  to  increase  their  proficiency  in  facilitating  group  dynamics  and  leading  transitions;  change  management  initiatives;  HR  audits  and  evaluations;  Employment  Equity  program  design  and  development;  executive  search;  outplacement  counseling  and  a  number  of  facilitation  assignments  related  to  strategic  and  business  planning.  

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 Privy  Council  Office  (1990  –  1992)  Resourcing  and  Succession  Planning    Governor-­‐in-­‐Council  Appointments  Dominique  Dennery  was  a  senior  officer  responsible  for  succession  planning  for  appointments  made  by  the  Governor-­‐in-­‐Council.  These  include  deputy  heads  and  heads  of  Crown  Corporations,  federal  agencies,  boards  and  commissions.  In  this  capacity,  she  supported  the  review  by  the  Committee  of  Senior  Officials  of  individuals  aspiring  to  deputy  head  positions  within  the  public  service  and  coordinated  executive  search  processes  for  external  candidates.  She  prepared  key  files  for  the  performance  review  of  individuals  in  the  senior  echelons,  and  led  a  project  focused  on  improving  the  performance  management  process.  She  was  responsible  for  increasing  the  representation  of  women  and  employment  equity  group  members  in  the  pool  of  candidates  for  appointment.    Public  Service  Commission  (1981-­‐1990)  

§ External  Recruitment  (Executive  Programs)  

§ Policy  Analysis    (Executive  Secretariat)  

§ Creative  Services    (Communications  and  Public  Affairs)  

Dominique  Dennery  began  her  career  in  the  federal  public  service  in  Health  Canada  as  a  professional  writer-­‐editor.  She  then  moved  to  the  Public  Service  Commission  where  she  worked  as  a  professional  in  internal  and  external  communications,  communications  planning,  and  creative  services.  She  managed  the  Creative  Services  Division  for  the  PSC  for  a  year  and  eventually  made  the  transition  to  the  Executive  Programs  Branch  where  she  developed  expertise  in  the  staffing  of  executive  positions,  as  well  as  career  counseling  and  referral  services  for  individuals  aspiring  to  these  positions.    EDUCATION  AND  LEARNING  University  of  Ottawa  

M.A.,  French  Literature    

ê University  of  Ottawa  Bachelor  of  Arts  (Sociology/Psychology/Literature)  

 

ê Algonquin  College  Certificate  in  Public  Affairs  

 

ê NTL  Institute  (Washington,  D.C.)  Workshops  in  Organizational  Development  

 

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ê Various  workshops  in  Management  and  Leadership  Development,  Advanced  Facilitation  Skills  (including  Future  Search,  Appreciative  Inquiry,  Open  Space  Technologies,  Cross-­‐Cultural  Facilitation),  Neuro-­‐Linguistic  Programming  and  Depth  Psychology  

PROFESSIONAL  ACCREDITATIONS  ê Certified  Management  Consultant  (CMC  Canada)  

 

ê Certified  Professional  Facilitator  (CPF),  International  Association  of  Facilitators  (IAF)    

ê Accredited  trainer  for  the  American  Management  Association    

ê Accredited  for  the  Myers-­‐Briggs  Type  Indicator  (Psychometrics  Canada)    

ê Licensed  Trainer,  Corporate  Coach  University  –  Coaching  Clinic    

ê Accredited  Coach  –  Code  Model  Coaching  -­‐  Wel-­‐Systems  Institute      

ê Coaching  Accreditation  in  progress  with  Erickson  College  International  (has  achieved  ACSTH  Level,  International  Coaching  Federation)