Dr. June Donaldson
Who is Dr. June Donaldson, MBA, EdD,
Certified Mediator and Arbitrator?
Dr. June Donaldson, best-selling author and international business consultant provides conference keynotes, leadership workshops, management retreats, lunch and learn sessions and coaching on a wide variety of people related business and interpersonal issues. Her work, in both the private and public sector, has taken her throughout North America, the Asia Pacific and Caribbean.
June has an extensive track record of success within the Information Technology (IT) industry - primarily with IBM Canada. Team that with her far reaching academic credentials, her mediation, arbitration and conflict management background and her motivating and encouraging style and it results in June providing realistic, common sense perspectives and remedies to her clients and their issues.
June, in her work with her associate, Wendy Turner-Larsen, Registered Psychologist, focuses her conference, retreat, workshop, lunch and learn and coaching sessions on the integration of Emotional SMARTS®, otherwise known as "emotional intelligence", with critical business initiatives related to how people:
- manage unrelenting change
- lead with courage and vision
- participate productively in teams
- provide empathic client sales and service
- effectively negotiate in a timely manner
- manage conflict with confidence
As a Certified Mediator and Arbitrator, trained by the Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society, June also provides Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services such as mediation, conflict management systems design, neutral investigations and conflict management workshops.
In terms of background, June has had, and is having, a dynamic and successful career. She was one of the first women sales representatives with IBM Canada. She then became one of the first women managers in the IT industry. In 1987, she established Donaldson & Associates, Inc., a company that provides high value, cost-effective consulting, education, learning and development opportunities. June is most proud of her many long term client relationships - some of which go back over 20 years.
Academically, June has a Diploma in Adult Education from St. Francis Xavier University; a Diploma in Conflict Management from the Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society; a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington; and a Doctor of Education (EdD) degree with a specialization in adult learning.
Dr. Donaldson has served in the Rotary Club and on board positions ranging from establishing a Federal Government loan fund for women entrepreneurs through to Enviros, an organization that provides services to troubled young people. Today, she is a Human Resource Association of Calgary and Calgary Chamber of Commerce member. A highlight of June's career was when she was invited to participate in the Canadian Prime Minister's Task Force on Women Entrepreneurs. June has received nominations for the Calgary Chamber of Commerce Small Business Owner of the Year award, the Canadian Women Entrepreneur of the Year, and two nominations as a YWCA Woman of Distinction. To learn more, please visit emotionalsmarts.com or call June at Donaldson & Associates, Inc., Calgary, Alberta, 403–287–2244 or email jad@emotionalsmarts.com. Thank you.