Alder Group - About us
Why Alder?
Our firm’s name is a nod to the Alder Trees commonly found growing in Western Canada. Alder Trees, most notably Red Alders, remarkably enrich the soil enabling nearby plants and trees to thrive.
Likewise, our purpose is to enrich the people, businesses, institutions, and not-for-profit organizations within our community.
Our Philosophy
Organizations that have highly-skilled, confident, and fulfilled employees can outperform their industry peers while spending less on resources. The key to attracting and retaining top talent rests in the use of validated people-data to make decisions about hiring, career-pathing, and organizational structure, and in embracing leadership practices that build trust, leverage strengths, optimize communication, and enhance purpose. Leaders who use people-based data ethically and effectively and master these practices through skill development programs and coaching, report greater confidence and overall results.
Our Team
Marnie Kiel - Managing Director
Christabel Khumalo - Leadership Advisor
Marnie Kiel - Managing Director
Through 22 years of entrepreneurship and leadership, Marnie weaved the achievements and learnings into the foundation of Alder Group to support the success of other leaders. She is passionate about building strong working relationships and remaining best-in-class in industry education. Intuitive and highly resourceful, Marnie's great
Through 22 years of entrepreneurship and leadership, Marnie weaved the achievements and learnings into the foundation of Alder Group to support the success of other leaders. She is passionate about building strong working relationships and remaining best-in-class in industry education. Intuitive and highly resourceful, Marnie's greatest thrill is building exceptional teams and her expertise in workplace analytics and coaching is often sought by clients and colleagues when understanding team dynamics to resolve business challenges.
Keomi Grad - Leadership Advisor
Christabel Khumalo - Leadership Advisor
Marnie Kiel - Managing Director
Keomi is a Certified Professional Coach, with a strong background in people management. She has a passion for engagement and establishing collaboration within organizations. While working in the hospitality industry Keomi built highly effective and empowered teams, which, significantly reduced turnover in an industry known for its flu
Keomi is a Certified Professional Coach, with a strong background in people management. She has a passion for engagement and establishing collaboration within organizations. While working in the hospitality industry Keomi built highly effective and empowered teams, which, significantly reduced turnover in an industry known for its fluctuating workforce. Her experience in both the public and private sectors has given her a broad knowledge of various organizational environments.
Christabel Khumalo - Leadership Advisor
Christabel Khumalo - Leadership Advisor
Christabel Khumalo - Leadership Advisor
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
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.
Vivian Grad - Leadership Advisor
Laura Haynes - Leadership Advisor
Christabel Khumalo - Leadership Advisor
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 a
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.
Laura Haynes - Leadership Advisor
Laura Haynes - Leadership Advisor
Laura Haynes - Leadership Advisor
Laura is an experienced technology leader specializing in people management, with an extensive history of successfully training and coaching high-performing sales teams across North America. She has excelled in fostering employee engagement, boosting revenue, and implementing transformative strategies across public and private organizatio
Laura is an experienced technology leader specializing in people management, with an extensive history of successfully training and coaching high-performing sales teams across North America. She has excelled in fostering employee engagement, boosting revenue, and implementing transformative strategies across public and private organizations. Laura's approach revolves around empowering teams to thrive and grow, addressing complex business challenges, and nurturing meaningful connections for long term partnerships.
Victor Lin - Leadership Advisor
Laura Haynes - Leadership Advisor
Laura Haynes - Leadership Advisor
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
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.