Our Leadership
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Founder & Chief Experience Officer (CXO)
Tamara Rebick is an eternal optimist, an organizational leader, strategic thought-partner, community catalyst, experiential educator, generational whisperer and cultivator of "respectful disruption".
She brings strong, results-oriented and collaborative leadership to projects, backed by a proven track record of driving transformative organizational change. Tamara is especially savvy in cultivating stakeholder engagement, relationship-building and curating accessible, inclusive and relevant professional and community growth experiences that speak to a broad spectrum of backgrounds through her “Audacious Authenticity” approach.Tamara works with local, national and global organizations, consulting on project optimization, re-prioritizing priorities, and designing transformative experiences - often with limited resources. Advising executives, educators and community leaders on addressing "how do we reach the young people?", Tamara’s engagement and culture strategy yields attractive solutions.
Tamara speaks on a range of topics and facilitates interactive professional development training workshops for audiences ranging from teen through adult. She has trained almost four thousand youth, teens, emerging and grown adult leaders to be peer educators, mentors and change agents. She attributes her own leadership acumen to time spent growing up in youth movements, summer camps and being active in university campus life.
Tamara holds a B.A. (Hons) from Queen’s University, a M.Ed in Adult Education & Community Development, Workplace Learning & Change from the University of Toronto, and a Certificate in Experiential Jewish Education from Yeshiva University. She has completed certificates and trainings in Adaptive Leadership, Storytelling for Change, Social Entrepreneurship and Human-centred Design (Design Thinking). In 2018, Tamara was noted to be part of the most influential speakers the Jewish and social innovation sector has to offer.
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COO & Practice Lead: Labour Relations & Human Resources
Jonathan (Jon) Rebick brings over 20 years of experience in Labour Relations, Human Resources and Operations to this consulting practice. Leveraging a successful senior executive career in the electricity, health care, and construction sectors, Jon led LR/HR teams in the not-for-profit, private and Broader Public sectors.
Jon leverages a unique ability to manage complex and disparate relationships to build labour strategies that drive sustainable change, deliver results and breed trust. On behalf of multiple organizations, Jon has successfully negotiated numerous collective agreements as chief spokesperson, including agreements that met the Ontario government’s stringent “Net Zero” mandate. Having spent much of his career leading on the ground and at the table, Jon brings real-world experience having routinely exceeded performance objectives under difficult mandates.
Unique for a LR/HR executive, Jon brings executive operations experience. Overseeing a workforce of 3500 electrical workers spread across Ontario, he led the organization to a 30+% improvement in safety performance and a 10% increase in productivity.
Jon is a passionate ally who actively seeks opportunities to mentor and advance the next generation of LR/HR leaders while building a more inclusive and thoughtful sector that accurately represents its people. One of his proudest accomplishments is seeing his former direct reports and mentees move into Director and Vice President roles. Jon holds a B.Comm (Hons) from Queen’s University, a M.I.R. from the University of Toronto and a M.B.A from the Schulich School of Business at York University.
Our Team
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Over the past decade-and-a-half, Rabbi Avi Olitzky has served as spiritual leader of Beth El Synagogue in Minneapolis. During his tenure he reestablished one of the most successful early childhood centers in Minneapolis, raising $25+ million for charitable causes, campaigns and endowments, and forged communal partnerships between the for-profit and non-profit world.
As part of the work, Avi helped develop national best practices in early childhood, youth, and young adult engagement, believing that youth groups and summer camp are vital to developing a strong sense of self and identity in young people. In his work as a rabbi and beyond, Avi has spoken truth to power to help build a world where people feel connected and included.
Avi has been published in major periodicals all over the world, including the New York Times and Jerusalem Post, as well as featured on ABC News and CNN. He is also the coauthor of New Membership & Financial Alternatives for the American Synagogue - From Traditional Dues to Fair Share to Gifts from the Heart (Jewish Lights).
Having recently launched Olitzky Consulting Group, Avi prides himself on his uncanny ability to understand the nature of a challenge with unparalleled acuity.
Avi is thrilled to be part of the CORIPHERY team, leaving the world in a better place with every new partnership.
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Shoshi Rothschild is a consultant, facilitator, and informal educator from Montreal, Canada, with over 15 years of experience working in the non-profit world. She holds a master’s degree in Human System Intervention from Concordia University, a program that includes aspects of change management, organizational development, and organizational leadership.
Shoshi specializes in strategic planning, impact assessment, and program development, and loves working with organizations to help them implement new processes and build strategic plans that reflect their organizational values and help to further the impact of their work. Shoshi was the recipient of the Foundation for Jewish Camp’s Award for Excellence in Jewish Education at Camp in 2018 and is a proud alumnus of the Yitro Leadership Program and the M² Passport to Jewish Life Fellowship.
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Cara Gold is a dynamic Jewish community builder dedicated to fostering inclusive and diverse community engagement within the Toronto Jewish community. As the former Manager of Jewish Life at the Miles Nadal JCC, Cara spearheaded the strategic growth of inclusion programming, particularly focusing on interfaith and intercultural Jews, LGBTQ+ Jews and Jewish people under 40. Cara’s commitment to LGBTQ+ advocacy and inclusion can be seen through her founding of LGBTQ+ at the J and Queer Jewish Incubator as spaces to centre Queer Jewish voices. As an organizational consultant, Cara has collaborated with organizations such as Shoresh, Annex Shul and Shorelines Collaborative guiding them toward greater strategic alignment with their missions. She holds an MBA/MA in Social Impact and Jewish Professional Leadership from Brandeis University.
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Arielle is a consultant supporting organizations in achieving their goals. She has Masters degrees in Jewish Education and Jewish Nonprofit Management from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute for Religion, and a Masters Concentration in Israel Education from The iCenter.
Since embarking on her journey as a Jewish professional, Arielle has lived in Jerusalem, Los Angeles, New York, Halifax, and Winnipeg. She has had the opportunity to build communities and help them to thrive through her work at Hillel and Jewish Federations. For the past two years, Arielle has been actively honing specializations in experience design, strategic planning, project management, and leadership development.
In addition to her work as a consultant at CORIPHERY, Arielle is the Curriculum and Hebrew Coordinator at Temple Emanu-El in Toronto, an Assistant Producer for Vanier College Productions at York University, and a proud member of Senior Educators Cohort 5 at M2 : The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education.
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Noa is currently working on completing a BA at The Hebrew University, studying sociology, anthropology & musicology. Noa brings significant field-based experience in data analysis, strategic planning and project management.
Noa spent a year volunteering in the Jewish community in Toronto. She has worked in formal and informal education since childhood, and hopes to deepen her understanding of social sciences and how they can be implemented in organizations.
Noa lives in Jerusalem, Israel.
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Eli is a Canadian born, NJ bred transplant to Toronto, most recently, via Chicago. She is a voice over artist, TV/Film and theatre actor, and administrative superstar with a BA in Theatre Arts from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA and an MA in Acting from East 15 in London, England. She also spent 11 years as the Assistant to the Clergy at Congregation Beth Shalom in Northbook, IL, while, simultaneously, working as an actor in Chicago. She is the daughter of Israeli immigrants, bilingual in Hebrew and English, and proficient in French. Eli and her husband, Justin, are the proud parents of an extraordinary son named Zev and a mouthy kitty called Mrs. Weasley. You can see and hear her work at www.elikatzvo.com.
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Judy McKellar retired from 38 years of service with Hydro One where she was Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Human Resources/Heath, Safety and Environment at Hydro One Networks, a large electric utility provider that recently became a publicly traded company. As the CHRO, Judy was accountable for board matters with respect to human capital with the Corporate Governance and Human Resources Committee. Judy ensured that Hydro One attracted, engaged, and retained a high-performing workforce to deliver the company’s business strategy safely and effectively. In addition to this strategic contribution, Judy oversaw the provision, through the staff of the HR and Health Safety & Environment functions, of a wide range of services to managers and, on their behalf, to employees. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team and a Direct Report to the CEO, Judy provided strategic leadership for the organization at large.
With the establishment of the Hydro One Networks IPO, Judy assisted the new CEO with establishing an entirely new executive team as well as designed and implemented commercial HR practices and compensation incentive programs.
Judy was previously a member of the Canadian Women's Foundation Economic Advisory Committee and is currently a Board member of the Set Sail Charity which assists youth in pursuing a career in the music industry. She has been recognized as one of the top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada. Judy graduated with an honours degree in Political Science from Victoria College, University of Toronto. Judy has completed the Directors Education Program at Rotman School of Management and the ICD-Rotman Not-for-Profit Program.
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Lorna Blair retired from the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) following a 38 year career in the Nova Scotia Public Sector. Lorna began her career as a Medical Laboratory Technologist working for 17 years on the front line and supervising staff, before shifting into what became her passion of Labour Relations and Human Resources.
Lorna worked for a large provincial union where she was responsible for a broad portfolio of Collective Bargaining and all aspects of Labour Relations with public, private and nonprofit organizations. Lorna then went on to gain experience in Occupational Health and Safety as an Employee Health Manager before returning to Labour with the city of Halifax. She then joined VON where she held both the portfolios of Senior Director of Labour Relations and Senior Director of Occupational Health, Safety and Wellness.
In addition to her extensive Collective Bargaining experience Lorna has led the development of strategic plans to align with organization goals in both Labour Relations and Occupational Health and Safety. In addition to leading strategic planning she also had responsibility for the introduction of an organization-wide Safety Management System for employees.
Lorna has a keen interest in mentorship and developing the next generation of Human Resource Leaders and is proud to see her previous mentees in leadership roles across the country. Lorna is an active member of her community volunteering with a number of organizations throughout the province including Feed Nova Scotia.
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