A Few of THG’s Dedicated People
Founded in 1995 by a deeply committed Cast of Characters with broad-based business and organizational development experience, our people are dedicated to greatness each and every event! Team Higher Ground offers some of the world’s most sought-after Group Leaders and Facilitators. We understand the interaction of our people with yours is a critical enabler of your satisfaction and therefore ensure all our people meet your high expectations of skill and professionalism! Here's a few words on some of the dedicated Team Building Professionals you'll work with at Team Higher Ground!
Brad Nykyforiak/Lead Facilitator
Since founding Higher Ground in 1995, Brad has been a driving force in developing our corporate range of products and services. His curiosity, empathy, and abiding intention to help our clients thrive is at the core of Higher Grounds values driven approach! He's passionate about leaders, teams, and giving back.
Stephen Abbott/Lead Facilitator
With over 25 years of business experience within world-class global organizations, Stephen has gathered a unique understanding of how companies work, and how teamwork infiltrates every aspect. Stephen is passionate about closing the gap between client's current and potential performance.
Diane MacDonald/Lead Facilitator
Diane's strengths are in strategic planning, stakeholder consultation, organization design, and leadership development. She is particularly known for her expertise in designing and facilitating meaningful large group events. Her style is enthusiastic, and results driven. She believes in combining theory and action.
Stephen Largy/Lead Facilitator
With over 35 years of business operations experience within world-class organizations, Stephen brings his organizational effectiveness approach to everything he does. His passion for attending to the 'devil in the details' helps ensure every program's success. His customer service is unparalleled.
Ines Eisses/Lead Facilitator
With a strong background in the world's of finance and media, Ines brings a breadth of experience to our team that allows her to relate easily to our client's challenges. Her effervescence, joy for living, and courage make her an invaluable member of the Higher Ground team. She makes our client's experiences better.
Mitch Fairrais/lead facilitator
For Thirty-Plus years Mitch has pioneered the use of experiential learning in major corporations including British Telecom, Kellogg’s, and Microsoft. His preparation and masterful facilitation has allowed him to deliver outstanding outcomes while also creating learning environments that are enjoyable and engaging.
Maria Sariego/lead facilitator
For the past twenty-three years Maria has excelled as a corporate facilitator and business coach devoting herself to helping people and organizations live and work well. Maria’s corporate career encompassed training, corporate communications, and change management at several high-tech firms including AT&T and Avaya.
Grant Penner/lead facilitator
Grant offers over thirty years of training, facilitation, consulting and operational experience. A balanced perspective, good sense of humour and the ability to zero in on your business needs form the essence of his facilitation style. His approach balances results-oriented objectives with a belief that work must also be fun.
Gale Yamashita/lead facilitator
Gale has held corporate training and development roles in the airline, telecommunications, and hi-tech industries for nearly 25 years. Her sense of humour and dedication to getting the job done 'no matter the obstacle' make her an invaluable member of the Team Higher Ground cast of characters.
Debbie Douez/lead facilitator
Deb brings a strong background in Customer Relationship Marketing (CRM) with world-class organizations like Intrawest. Deb's analytical abilities are only matched by her creativity. A true left-brain right-brain integrated being, Debbie has an ability to see any problem through multiple lenses. She brightens our days.