Shona McGlashan FCG, GPC.D is the principal at McGlashan Consulting, specializing in values-based governance, EDI in leadership, and workplace mental health. She is a senior leader with over 25 years’ experience heading governance, public affairs, diversity and inclusion, and workplace mental health functions on both sides of the Atlantic. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute, a governance thought leader, and a sought-after speaker and facilitator. Shona is particularly focused on helping boards add strategic value to their organizations through the thoughtful and proactive development of an inclusive decision-making culture.

Shona began her career advising the Speaker, MPs, and parliamentary committees in the UK’s House of Commons. Her most recent executive roles were VP Governance & Corporate Secretary at Vancity Credit Union, where she also led the organization’s mental health strategy, and Chief Governance Officer at Mountain Equipment Co-op.

As principal at McGlashan Consulting, Shona supports organizations in the following areas:

· Governance: governance advisory services with an inclusion lens, including board evaluations, chair and director coaching, governance culture workshops, strategic planning facilitation, and governance insights for new directors
· Equity, diversity, & inclusion in leadership: strategy advisory services, education for boards and executive teams on gender, race, and bias in organizational culture
· Workplace mental health: designing and implementing impactful workplace mental health strategies; mental wellness workshops for leaders and individual contributors.

Shona is the board chair at Pain BC and vice-chair and Governance Committee chair at Bard on the Beach. She is a parent of teenagers, voracious reader, Gaelic learner, and student of mindfulness.

Margie is the founder of On Governance Consulting and serves on the boards of the Canada Revenue Agency and LIFT Impact Partners. She was Chair / Lead Director of the BC Energy Regulator, CISV International, and Mountain Equipment Co-op, and has served on numerous other boards, including Camosun College and Oikocredit Canada.

A Chartered Director and Certified Financial Planner, Margie also holds an MBA from Columbia University and NFP and Crown governance certifications from the Institute of Corporate Directors. She is on her way to achieving the Competent Boards Global ESG designation (Environment, Social, Governance), in order to support her boards and clients to amplify their impact in creating a net-zero/real-zero world.

Her many community roles include volunteering as a Mentor for Women Get On Board Inc. and the Professional Women’s Group for Dress for Success, and Coach for RISE on Boards for young directors, all of which drive leadership participation of underrepresented groups.

Boards, outdoor adventures, volunteer work, and dark chocolate keep her days filled on the beautiful coast of Vancouver Island.