Maria Hampvent
Xwesam (Roberts Creek),BC
Summary
TO USE MY ABILITIES TO FACILITATE LEARNING IN ORDER TO UPLIFT AND CATALYZE PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTIVITY FOR ORGANIZATIONS.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Adjunct Professor
University Canada West
08.2023 - Current
- I teach MGMT 601: Leadership in a Global Context at UCW in their esteemed MBA program.
- UCW runs 4 terms per year, each is a 12 week term.
- I teach 3 out of 4 terms per year as a Sessional Instructor.
- The class maximum is 45 students and I typically have a waitlist of interested students.
- Skills that are used in this job are: Moodle and now Brightspace integration and utilization, adapting to changing policies and procedures, adapting to international student global trends and changes in immigration polices as they affect the context.
- Post secondary institution politics and networking.
- 100% of my students are ESL adults who are studying in Canada for a better life for themselves and their families.
Elected Trustee
SD46
01.2018 - Current
- Oversight including corporate board responsibilities for 600 staff, focusing on the Superintendent: Hiring, Evaluation, Review and Performance of the Superintendent.
- Strategic Planning: Initiating, Developing, Actioning, Analyzing, Creating Solutions, Implementing, Monitoring and Evaluating Systems change in response to the findings of the strategic plan, and in response to the legal responsibilities of graduation requirements set out in the school act.
- Managing these expectations, alongside building rapport on the team of seven, as well as weekly team work responsibilities with senior management staff, and monthly public engagements, events: including speeches and conferences.
- Skills that also were needed to successfully campaign: successfully re-elected in 2022.
- ROLES HELD: BCSTA (2018-2019) Elected Representative, BCPSEA (2019-2020) Elected Representative, VICE CHAIR (2020-2022) Elected Representative, EQUITY SCAN (2018-2021) Appointed Representative, INDIGENOUS ADVISORY CIRCLE Representative (2018-2022), ADHOC ANTI RACISM POLICY COMMITTEE CHAIR (2020), ADHOC PARENT ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE (2025).
Founder, ICF Certified Somatic Leadership & Emotional Intelligence Coach
Haven Touchstone
01.2015 - Current
- I have served over 200 individual clients as well as graduated over 100 students of all ages in educational, self-awareness and coaching programs in the past 10 years.
- I am highly trained as a coach and specialize in leadership and emotional intelligence.
- I teach professional development programs to organizations as well as Indigenous Nations.
- I recently created, curated and completed a 6 month training program with Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh Úxwumixw (the Squamish Nation) teaching Leadership Development and Emotional Intelligence.
- I am authorized to teach and facilitate an internationally taught leadership program: Steps to Leadership.
- The program combines transpersonal psychology, experiential learning, academics, and non-denominational mysticism for a student's self-awareness journey.
- I am Internationally Certified through both the CCA Certified Coaches Alliance and ICF International Coach Federation.
Researcher
Sechelt Consulting
01.2020 - 12.2020
- I worked to conduct field research and produce findings for submission to Division of Family Practice.
- I was able to support the team lead by: conducting interviews, collating data, organizing subcontractors and editing, making additions from my research to the report.
- I was selected to present the data with the team lead at a conference in March 2021.
Coordinator
Status of Women Canada
01.2017 - 12.2017
- I was hired to conduct research, host events, collect data and interface with youth from the Sunshine Coast to add to research that had been collected by the Community Resource Center of the Sunshine Coast as part of a project called: "The Progress Plan: Women's Wellbeing on the Sunshine Coast."
- I was expected to complete the Gender Based Analysis training to conduct this work, which as a Women's Studies focus in my undergraduate studies was both familiar and easy for me.
- I managed my own schedule, was given a time frame and a mandate for data collection and support from the program manager, which involved weekly meetings.
- I made a list of all the relevant stakeholders and conducted meetings with department heads and facilitated small group discussion with youth on 3 separate occasions.
- I was hired to "implement systemic change".
Executive Financial Planner
IG Wealth Management
01.1993 - 12.2011
- I spent my first career as a "legacy" third generation entrepreneurial financial planner.
- I began my career at the front desk and worked my way up, earning credibility and licenses, education and solid reputation.
- At the end of this career I was managing tens of millions of dollars for over 300 family groups.
- I worked in an environment that was 100% commission for most of my career, so was in fact self employed as an independent contractor, built my clientele 50% from a good reputation, 50% from legacy referrals.
- I had a 100% closing rate.
Education
Masters of Arts -
ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY
01.2018
Graduate Certificate in Values-Based Leadership -
ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY
01.2016
Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Community Development -
ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY
01.2015
Dual Insurance License-Life & Disability -
01.2006
Mutual Funds Dealer -
01.2004
Associate of Arts - Gender Studies
TRU, YORK UNIVERSITY, CAPILANO UNIVERSITY
01.2003
Skills
- VALUES-BASED LEADERSHIP
- COACHING FOR PERFORMANCE
- GOVERNANCE: TRAINING, DEVELOPMENT
- POLICY WRITING
- EXECUTIVE ASSESSMENT, OVERSIGHT
- DEVELOPING CURRICULUM
- EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TOOLS AND IDEAS
- TEACHING AND FACILITATING USING RESTORATIVE CIRCLE PRACTICES
- COMPASSIONATE SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP
- SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
- ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDED
- FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
- STRATEGIC PLANNING
- FINANCIAL LITERACY
- ASSESSING PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUALS
- Innovative pedagogy
- Course planning
- Online teaching
- International collaboration
- Interdisciplinary approach
AS A PROFESSOR:
Professional Development
- CERTIFIED EXCELLENCE, 01/01/25
- MITx: PRESENCING INSTITUTE: Leading from an Emerging Future, 01/01/23
- INTERNATIONAL COACH FEDERATION: Associate Certified Coach, 01/01/21
- THE COACH TRAINING ACADEMY: Certified Somatic Leadership Coach, 01/01/21
- THE COACH TRAINING ACADEMY: Certified Emotional Intelligence Coach, 01/01/21
- STROZZI INSTITUTE: Certified Embodied Leadership, 01/01/21
- MARIE FORLEO B-SCHOOL: Marketing and Social Media Entrepreneurship, 01/01/20
- UBC: Reconciliation through Indigenous Ways of Knowing, 01/01/18
- UBC: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, 01/01/17
- JUSTICE INSTITUTE: Certified Restorative Justice Facilitator, 01/01/17
- PSYCHOLOGY OF VISION: International Leadership Training, 01/01/10
- VISIONWORKS FOR LIFE: International Leadership Training, 01/01/10
- LANDMARK EDUCATION: ILP Invitation, 01/01/07
- LANDMARK EDUCATION: Self Expression & Leadership Program, 01/01/03
- LANDMARK EDUCATION: CPP, CAP, 01/01/02
- LANDMARK EDUCATION: Advanced Forum, 01/01/00
- LANDMARK EDUCATION: Forum, 01/01/99
Incorporation
Haven Touchstone Consulting Inc., 787350610 RT0001,
AON Preventative Health Services Group, PHSG 04096, 01/01/20, 01/01/22
Awards
- ICF Foundation: Recognized for pro-bono coaching for BIPOC women, 01/01/21
- Coach Training Academy Entrance Scholarship, 01/01/20
- TD Environmental Stewardship Award, 01/01/15
- IAVE GLOBAL Conference: Recipient of Community Award for Excellence in Volunteering, 01/01/98
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Elementary
Timeline
Adjunct Professor
University Canada West
08.2023 - Current
Researcher
Sechelt Consulting
01.2020 - 12.2020
Elected Trustee
SD46
01.2018 - Current
Coordinator
Status of Women Canada
01.2017 - 12.2017
Founder, ICF Certified Somatic Leadership & Emotional Intelligence Coach
Haven Touchstone
01.2015 - Current
Executive Financial Planner
IG Wealth Management
01.1993 - 12.2011
Graduate Certificate in Values-Based Leadership -
ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY
Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Community Development -
ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY
Mutual Funds Dealer -
Associate of Arts - Gender Studies
TRU, YORK UNIVERSITY, CAPILANO UNIVERSITY
Masters of Arts -
ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY