Succession planning is critical in developing sustainable ECE organizations and for the sector as a whole. Managing seamless transitions in leadership and nurturing growth and expertise through the organization is complex but ensures a positive legacy remains, quality of care is maintained and sustainable early learning services for our communities is ensured.
Watch to hear from Canadian Child Care Federations’ interim CEO, Marni Flaherty to learn from her experience in managing a successful transition and her take on the important issues around this topic. Marni is the Ex-CEO of Today’s Family, an Ontario based multi-site ECE organization, and we’ll be joined by the current CEO, Brenda Ferguson, for unique insights on leadership transition in ECE organizations, and learnings based on their experience.
Integral Master Coach, Leslie Rohonczy, who specializes in leadership and executive coaching will also be joining to offer key learnings about succession planning and leadership development from other professions, and how this can be applied successfully in the ECE sector.
During this webinar we introduce and discuss:
- succession planning for all key positions within the organizations
- transitioning to new leadership
- top five priorities during a transition: what roles do boards play in this?
- emergency succession planning within organizations
- critical policies and governance
(Certificates of attendance are not available for watching the webinar recording)
Key strategies to support you and your team in managing a sustainable succession plan
Useful resources and knowledge to positively impact your organization
Greater understanding of succession planning, and how you can apply this in your organization
Answers to your questions
Interim CEO, Canadian Child Care Federation
Marni Flaherty is the Interim CEO of Canada Child Care Federation, a Registered Early Childhood Educator and former CEO of Today's Family. Marni was also the Former Chair of Canadian Child Care Federation, the Home Child Care Association of Ontario and former Co-Chair of the Quality Early Learning Network of Ontario. She is currently a member of the Children's Aid Society of Hamilton.
CEO, Today’s Family Early Learning and Child Care
Brenda Ferguson is the CEO of Today’s Family Early Learning and Child Care, a not for profit charitable early learning and child care agency serving 6000 families in Hamilton, Halton, Haldimand Norfolk and Oxford; employing more than 300 Educators, support staff and licensed home child care Educators. Brenda is an active participant in numerous community initiatives supporting early learning and child care, governance, and the arts with a focus designed to improve the lives of children. Her many professional and voluntary community activities include: Board Chair of the Home Child Care Association of Ontario, Former Board President of Culture for Kids in the Arts (now Arts for All), Former Vice Chair Centre 3 For Artistic and Social Practice Committee, Member Quality Early Learning Network, Co-Chair CMSM Hamilton Brenda has been involved in governance training from the United Way Halton and Hamilton, Bay Area Leadership, McMaster University Governance Training, and the Social Enterprise Academy Scotland Leadership Award Training.
Certified Integral Master Coach, Leslie Rohonczy Consulting
Leslie Rohonczy is a certified Integral Master Coach™ specializing in executive coaching, leadership development, and building high-performance teams. Her creative and compassionate approach helps senior leaders and their teams to put real, impactful changes into action.