Sylvia Schippke

Sylvia began her career as a front-line social worker and progressed to senior leadership roles over the past 30 years in a variety of settings covering both private and public sectors.  Her career has been diverse and includes healthcare, education, banking, and manufacturing.   Sylvia has led complex integration projects and change management initiatives.  An experienced executive with significant skills in building organizational capacity, Sylvia focuses on finding solutions to complex issues through creative problem-solving and meaningful collaboration.  She remains a committed advocate for health care and education.

Sylvia has served as the Head of the Human Resources function within Bombardier Aerospace, Toronto Division.     She was the Vice-President Academic and CE0 of The Michener Institute of Applied Health Sciences.  Currently, as a consultant Executive Director for a private mental health residence, she works to ensure programs are developed to meet the needs of this underserved population.   Sylvia has served on previous volunteer Boards in a variety of positions.