Sonja Christopherson
Sonja Christopherson’s background is in organizational development, diversity (cross-cultural communication) and professional/life coaching. She spent 25 years in the manufacturing sector
as a Diversity, Learning and Development Specialist and is currently responsible
for curriculum design and delivery for a huge retail chain in both Canada and
the U.S. Sonja earned her degree at McMaster University and is working on
her Masters in Distance Education through Athabasca University. She
attended the Richard Ivey School of business and earned her “Practitioner of
Change” certification from the Organizational Learning Institute in Calgary,
Alberta. She has been a coach with the Windsor Law School Mediation
Program, offered by the Stitt, Feld, Handy Group for several years. Sonja
is a part-time instructor at Mohawk College and was mentored by community elders
on native teachings and is now pursuing her accreditation on professional and
life coaching. Sonja is proficient in all phases of communication
and collaboration and has been a key note speaker for Deans and Department
Heads, as well as the HRPAO in Halton. Most recently, Sonja toured with
the Disney Institute in partnership with her organization. The
organization for which Sonja works is Tim Horton’s.
Sonja’s
experience in the world of business, her commitment to education, her
involvement in diversity and her understanding of teaching and learning in
post-secondary education make her a very informed and knowledgeable presenter on
diversity in today’s college classroom. Sonja’s insights will encourage
and inspire you.