Blaine DonaisB.A., LL.B., LL.M. (ADR), RPDR, C.MED, WFA., President and Founder Author of Workplaces That Work and Engaging Unionized Employees (published by Canada Law Book), and the WFI WHITE PAPER on Workplace Conflict Management in Canada, Blaine has spent many years improving working relationships in public and private sectors. He authored the Donais Fairness Theory: that Fairness Excellence can be measured and achieved in any workplace.
Blaine, a labour lawyer and member of the Law Society of Upper Canada since 1995, is an expert in both the practice and theory of assisted labour/management negotiation, mediation-arbitration and facilitation. He has the Chartered Mediator (C.MED.) designation from the ADR Institute of Canada, and is a Registered Practitioner of Dispute Resolution (RPDR) through the Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiations (CIIAN).
Blaine trains Human Resources professionals, Labour leaders and others in Human Rights, Labour and Employment law, Human Resources, Collective Bargaining and Conflict Resolution. He is presently Adjunct Professor of Workplace Dispute Resolution at Atkinson College, York University, Toronto, and Adjunct Professor for the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources at the University of Toronto.
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BERND WELLERQ.Med., WFI Vice-President and Senior Consultant
Bernd Weller is Vice President and Senior Consultant with the Workplace Fairness Institute. He provides assessments, training, coaching, facilitation and implementation services to clients looking for effective and sustainable workplace conflict management solutions. Prior to joining the Fairness Institute, Bernd operated a successful consulting practice specializing in organizational excellence, including the implementation of globally recognized management systems designed to improve quality and environmental performance.
His consulting experience spans twenty years, various industrial sectors, several continents and many different work environments, including multi-stakeholder / multi-cultural organizations in Canada, the United States, China, Europe and the Caribbean. He has worked with clients such as Honda Canada, Ericsson Communications, Lyreco Office Products, Pioneer Consumer Electronics, Morrison Hershfield Consulting Engineers and the Industrial Accident Prevention Association.Bernd holds an Advanced Certificate in Dispute Resolution from York University. He is a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario (ADRIO) and was elected to the ADRIO Board of Directors in 2008.
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The Workplace Fairness Institute’s Alberta branch offers assessments to clients across the province. The Workplace Fairness Assessments are conducted by Marjorie Munroe (WFA) of our affiliate, the PULSE Institute, and Michelle Phaneuf. The assessments help organizations to identify and evaluate options for managing conflict and offers advice for improvement. This assessment tool compliments the toolbox of conflict management consulting services offered by our affiliate, the PULSE Institute. Founded in 2002, PULSE coaches individuals, facilitates conversations, creates meeting structure, develops leadership capacity and provides professional mediation certification. Marjorie is a member of the wfiJOURNAL Editorial Board.
Michelle is a practicing mediator who brings 20 years experience to the Workplace Fairness Institute as a professional engineer, energy management consultant, business owner, facilitator and property owner/manager. She has acted as a consultant for many government organizations including the federal government, provincial government, City of Calgary, and other public corporations (Honeywell, Siemens,etc). She has also assisted regional health authorities, school divisions and smaller municipalities across Canada.
Michelle is currently providing conflict resolution services to government, engineering, technical and other firms through mediation, conflict coaching, group and team facilitation, public consultation and conflict training. She is a member of the Court Roster for the Government of Alberta Civil Claims Mediation Program and a coach with the Mount Royal University Conflict Resolution Program.