Profile: Donna Clark is a workplace innovator with 28 years of experience in the public and private sectors in advisory and senior management positions. She has worked in the areas of economic development, federal/provincial relations, and environmental conservation. In 1995, Donna entered into the partnership of Carmody, Clark & Associates, in Halifax , Nova Scotia . She continued with the organization for the next 10 years, focusing her work and honing her skills in the areas of organizational, leadership, and personal development. In 2005, Donna Clark embarked on her own business, Emergent Futures Consulting, where she continues to work with individuals and organizations seeking growth and development. She is committed to developing the capacity of individuals to connect to each other with courage and compassion to collectively create life nurturing organizations and communities. Much of Donna's work has been with public sector organizations working in the areas of science and technology, project management and procurement, accounting, public policy, economic development and health care. As Emergent Futures grows, she looks forward to continuing work in these fields in Atlantic Canada and is particularly interested in collaborative projects including innovative employer/union collaboration, client/service provider projects and whole system initiatives.

She serves as facilitator, mediator, coach and organizational advisor and has supported public and private sector clients in the areas of leadership development, conflict management, team/community building, communication and interpersonal processes, and organizational transformation. Her volunteer work has included mediating restorative justice forums for victims and youth offenders. She has degrees in science, business and education, and is a Registered Practitioner in Alternative Dispute Resolution with the Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation, a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute, a Certified Management Consultant, a Master Practitioner of NLP, and a WEL-Systems® facilitator. Since 1999 Donna has been facilitating Open Space Technology meetings and working regularly with Whole Person Process Facilitation. She is an Authorized Trainer and Co-Owner in the Genuine Contact™ program. Donna also serves as a facilitator and coach at the Dalhousie University Negotiation and Conflict Management Programme and facilitates several executive leadership development programs for the Canadian government's Canada School of Public Service.

Donna is married and a mother of three children. Her life is enriched by singing, and spending time in nature.