Consulting Partners

As the Canadian consulting partners in the Corporation for Positive Change, Julie Stockton and Maura Da Cruz, Principals of Poiesis Consulting, opened the Canadian Centre for Positive Change in 2016 to support the transformation of people, teams, and organizations through a different kind of conversation. Using strengths inspired processes that are flexible and scalable, their work with clients amplifies the quality of relationships, trust, energy, insight and purpose, to build shared accountability and commitment among all stakeholders to achieve the desired results.

They have worked with organizations at multiple levels, predominantly within unionized environments, in higher education, health care and not-for-profit sectors for over 15 years. They each bring extensive experience in Organizational Development and Learning, program design, leadership development and Appreciative Inquiry processes.

Maura da Cruz, M. A., ICF-MCC,
Maura is the Lead of Coaching Services, a Learning Consultant, and Certified Coach at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She also holds the rare accreditation of Master Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation (ICF). In her work as a professional coach at UBC, Maura’s multidimensional and holistic approach enables leaders, managers, and individuals in transition to reach their professional goals while creating vibrant and fulfilling lives. In her role as co-founder of Poiesis Consulting for Generative Action, and as a Principal of the Canadian Centre for Positive Change, her coaching and facilitation helps individuals identify and amplify their strengths to realize their goals and aspirations in work, at home and in their communities.

Contact Maura
coach.maura@telus.net
778-227-4708

Julie Stockton, Ed.D., CPPC,
Julie has consulted to multiple organizations across Canada, with a major focus on building capacity for learning, leadership, and appreciative space during organizational change. She spent several years in health care before joining the University of British Columbia, as the Director of Human Resources, Organizational Development & Learning where she was influential in the development of award winning programs in Coaching and Leadership. She holds a positive psychology coaching certificate (CPPC) from the School of Coaching Mastery, a doctorate in Education from SFU, and although still supervising thesis students, has just retired as a faculty member in the Masters in Organizational Psychology program (MAOP) at Adler University.

Contact Julie
juliemstockton@gmail.com
778-828-5972