Alder Group - About us

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Through her roles as a manager and an executive in various organizations over the past 24 years, Marnie has learned what works and doesn’t in leadership. She now helps leaders achieve success by building teams that thrive. Marnie educates clients on effective ways of mitigating strategic execution risk, growing a culture of learning and feedback, and adopting a human-centric approach while cultivating peak performance. 

Marnie is steadfast about delivering quality programs and resources backed by the leading research on organizations and people. She’s trained in multiple workplace assessment systems, ICF-certified in executive coaching, earned a master’s degree in organizational development, and is completing a PhD in behavioral science.

She passionately supports local literacy programs, animal rescues, mental health resources, and arts organizations. Marnie’s favorite moments involve puzzles, champagne & french fries, and walks in the river valley with her Bernese Mountain Dog, Fitzgerald.

Keomi is a certified professional coach and seasoned business coach with deep expertise in people management and organizational strategy. She is recognized for her ability to identify patterns in behavior and business operations, helping organizations uncover root issues and drive strategic growth. With experience across both public and private sectors, Keomi brings a nuanced understanding of diverse organizational landscapes. 

Her leadership in the hospitality industry led to the creation of empowered, high-performing teams and a significant reduction in turnover—demonstrating her capacity to implement sustainable change in dynamic environments. Keomi is passionate about fostering engagement and collaboration, and she excels at guiding teams and leaders toward clarity, alignment, and measurable impact.

In her downtime, Keomi enjoys traveling, watching sports, golfing, and spending quality time with friends and family.

Vivian has over 35 years of experience in leadership within the healthcare, software, telecommunications, and public services industries.  She has built several highly effective, successful teams, including those distributed across several countries and continents. This has required developing strategies for dealing with varied cultural and legislative differences.  

Vivian also has had extensive experience implementing quality systems and lean methodologies, as well as providing one-on-one leadership mentoring and training.

Vivian’s greatest reward from her years in the workforce, has been helping emerging leaders realize their potential and encouraging new employees to stretch their limits. 

In her spare time, Vivian enjoys traveling, gardening, cooking and crafting, as well as reading biographies and books on business trends and leadership.   

For more than two decades, Anita has built and facilitated experiences for instructors and learners in post-secondary and professional environments. 

She holds a Master of Education degree in educational technology and has built her career teaching and consulting with instructors of adult learners, providing course development support, including pedagogical strategies and resource creation. Anita has taught science and computing at the college level, as well as accreditation courses and professional development for fitness instructors. She excels in teaching synchronously online, implementing evidence-based strategies to maximize engagement through authentic activities and impactful assessments. 

Anita embraces new and innovative educational technologies that improve content personalization and accessibility for every learner. 

When not in the classroom, Anita finds balance on Edmonton’s river valley trails, on her yoga mat, or curled up with her Kindle. 

As a seasoned business builder, community leader, and trusted mentor with over 30 years in leadership, Paavo brings a wealth of experience to our team. 

Previously a founding partner of Western Canada’s largest independent insurance brokerage firm, Paavo has provided risk management and strategic guidance to private and public Alberta based companies with operations around the world.

He is a Certified Business coach (International Coaching Federation) and graduate of the Executive Coaching Program at Royal Roads University. He is currently advising entrepreneurs as a Mentor on the University of Alberta Venture Mentorship Program. 

Paavo is an active Edmontonian and has served on numerous community boards and committees. His passion for cycling and travel has led him to ride in distant places like Chile, and on Tour de France and Giro d’Italia courses.

Christabel's people-centered approach has stimulated the growth of small to medium-sized businesses globally by providing innovative solutions. 

Her passion for leadership development led her to complete her MBA with a focus in Global Leadership. Christabel’s methods are built on the premise that exceptional service delivery and emotional intelligence are essential to creating value for clients. 

She has successfully managed multi-million-dollar projects from initiation, developed practical courses, and executed strategic and marketing initiatives that increased organizational profitability. 

 Victor is a Professional Engineer with over 25 years of technical and leadership experience across a variety of industries, including Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, and Pharmaceuticals. He is diversely knowledgeable, creative, and successful in building high-performance teams that communicate efficiently and effectively, even when located in different parts of the world. He is passionate about supporting organizations achieve maximum value with their talent, processes and technology, while maintaining the delicate balance between risk and reward.