LET'S TALK: 1-905.703.1873
astrachan1@cogeco.ca
AMS and Associates, in business for over 25 years, is a consulting organization with a focus on process management and quality decision making. Through accessing a network of colleagues, we have the capacity to complete both large scale and small projects on time and on budget. Under the Experience tab you will find examples of some past contracts demonstrating the depth and breadth of both knowledge and ability of AMS and Associates
Alice Strachan is a Consultant, Facilitator, Curriculum Designer and Trainer with extensive experience in the not-for-profit and private sector arenas complimented by practical experience in various public service settings. She is a Certified Professional Facilitator, has won various awards for facilitation and training expertise and most recently became certified as a Lego Serious Play Master Facilitator, one of the few in Canada.
Alice is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and is certified in Alternative Dispute Resolution. Areas of demonstrated success have included assessing and analyzing needs, stakeholder engagement, curriculum development, quality improvement, collaboration, community activity, planning customer service and education.
A strategic planner and visionary, Alice utilizes a systematic and comprehensive approach to problem solving, and is a creative and energetic leader who motivates people to achieve individual and organizational goals. She has proven skills in facilitation and presentation and collaborative approaches to quality improvement and learning, as well she is a process management expert and advocate for quality decision-making.
Alice has been involved with numerous community consultations and was the Chair of the Field of Dreams Committee in Halton Hills. Field of Dreams was a project to build an artificial playing surface on an existing grass field area and involved not only project design but also stakeholder collaboration, partnership development and community fundraising. The committee raised over $600,000 from the local community. Alice has also provided leadership to the development of an eleven field soccer facility and has been an integral leader of a sports organization in Georgetown. She has vast experience in community consultation and has conducted province wide scans for active living policies and was also a part of a team that did an international search for best and promising practices in health.
Alice is currently on the Board of Directors for Ontario Soccer and the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada.
Alice has an Honours Bachelor of Science, Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo with a Speciality in Sports Medicine. She is also a Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF), CPF Assessor, Lean Six Sigma Black Belk, an Improvement Advisor with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Certified Lego Serious Play Master Facilitator and has completed the Dispute Resolution Certificate Course. Alice was inducted into University of Waterloo Hall of Fame, has received the Award of Excellence in Training from Parks and Recreation Ontario and is a dedicated community volunteer in sport, education and citizenship.
11 Eleanor Crescent
Halton Hills (Georgetown), ON
L7G 2T7
905.703.1873
@astrachan1
EXPERTISE
I am graduate of the Halton District School Board (GDHS 1979 - Alice Armstrong) and have a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo (1983). I am certifed in Alternative Dispute Resolution and am Lean Six SIgma Black Belt Certified. I am also a Certified Professional Facilitator and have expertise in working with organizations and groups in effective decision making and strategic planning. I pride myself on my ability to actively listen to understand first and then respond.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
I teach workshops in Crucial Conversations, Difficult Conversations and Conflict Resolution. I have also led workshops in Customer Service and Decision Making.
QUOTE
“ What a great advocate we have in Alice Strachan! Alice is and has been a great supporter of the Halton Hills Schools especially for us up in the north. I was born and raised in Acton, and Alice knows and understands how Acton can feel under-represented but has worked really hard to be present in the schools in both Acton and Georgetown. Alice keeps parents up to date with what is happening at the Board thru emails and social media and always makes an effort to attend School Council meetings to keep up to date with what is happening in the schools. Alice continues to be a strong representative for Halton Hills and I am grateful to have her on our side!"
Peggy Azimi, Acton parent
EFFECTIVE TEAM MEMBER
I have participated on numerous boards and committees both as a committee member and as Chair. I have been a volunteer with the Georgetown Soccer Club, President for last six years, Chair of the Field of Dreams Committee (resulting in Kiwanis Field), member of various school board committees and have participated on and chaired School Councils at LImehouse, Stewarttown and GDHS
QUOTE
In the years that she has served us, Alice has done a wonderful job in bringing the needs of Halton Hills to the forefront in a boardroom where in terms of numbers, we are not well represented. She makes sure that our voices are heard through Joint Council Meetings, and provides the volunteers of the community with various speakers to address the issues that we face in our schools at these meetings. I can only imagine what she could do in the next four years, and I look forward to finding out!
Marnie Carney, Georgetown parent
PLANNER
I am a skilled planner with expertise in strategic planning and achieving success in organizations. I have worked with many not for profit corporations and municipalities helping them to develop strategic plans and strategies for their organizations and action plans to make sure the work gets done
QUOTE
Alice Strachan is a dynamo. As she proved during her 16 years of volunteerism at elementary, middle and high school level school councils, she is a huge advocate for our kids. How wonderful that we have her as our dedicated Trustee!
Alice has it all…business sense, 16 years of volunteerism on school councils, community involvement in spades and a passion for education. Thank you Alice for your stellar work as our Trustee. We are so lucky to have you!
Alice is a hardworking and logical decision maker as our Trustee. Add her passion for kids and her longtime involvement in the Halton school system as both a parent and 16 year school council volunteer… she’s the ideal person to make our school system the best that it can be.
Lois Fraser,
President, Fraser Direct and Mom of 5