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Principal, Nichols Applied Management
Core Specializations:
General
management, program evaluation, organizational and strategic and
business planning
Education:
B.A.
(Distinction), University of Alberta
M.B.A., University of Alberta
Associated with firm since: 1986
Previous Experience:
Management
control systems auditing, legislative assistant
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Ms.
Somerville provides management consulting services to a broad
range of clients including federal, provincial and municipal government
organizations, school boards and post-secondary educational institutions,
private sector companies, and not-for-profit organizations. Her
particular areas of expertise include performance measurement,
program evaluation, and strategic and business planning. She has
also participated in several socio-economic impact assessment,
financial feasibility, and organizational studies completed by
the firm over the years. She has been actively involved in the
management consulting profession in Canada as a board member of
the Institute of Certified Management Consultants of Alberta and
the Canadian Association of Management Consultants.
Assignments in the
field of performance measurement and program evaluation comprise
an important part of Ms. Somerville's work. She has completed
evaluations of education and labour force development programs;
programs for immigrants; legislation; and senior government operational
and support programs. She has carried out performance measurement
studies for municipalities, educational institutions, and senior
government departments and agencies.
Ms. Somerville has
directed a number of planning and directional studies for educational
institutions, municipal and provincial organizations, commissions,
aboriginal organizations, industry associations, and others, and
has served as facilitator and speaker at a number of planning
forums.
Ms. Somerville also
has participated in a considerable number of general management,
organizational, marketing, and economic studies. |