CKC’s new Executive Director,
MR. LANCE NOVAK
The TopDogWeekly team had a chance to meet the CKC’s new Executive Director, Mr. Lance Novak both in person and on the telephone this last week. We have been able to secure an opportunity to chat with Lance after the CKC’s AGM that is happening this upcoming weekend in Victoria, BC. In order to get more acquainted with Lance, he was kind enough to provide this bio for us to share with all our readers and a few pics of him and his lovely Irish Wolfhound. We hope this gives you a good snapshot of who Lance is and his capabilities! We look forward to getting to know Lance and to sharing our chat with everyone over the next few weeks with you our readers! Lance has over 20 years of experience in senior management and executive roles primarily in the regulatory and non profit sectors. Most recently he was part of the executive team at the Ontario College of Trades. As Director, he provided strategic direction for start up of member services, standards development and assessment services for skilled trades in Ontario. Prior to that, Lance was Vice President, Sales and Marketing at the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). Over his 15 years at CSA, Lance was involved with multiple stakeholder groups across Canada and lead a portfolio that grew revenues by more than five-fold and reached record high client satisfaction ratings. Throughout his career, Lance has brought success and business growth through a variety of initiatives and projects including; new product development and delivery, IT direction and implementation, event management, new business development and strategic alliances. Lance is also a firm believer that success is achieved through engaged and motivated staff that are attuned and aligned to the needs of members, customers and stakeholders. He has also served and been involved in many Boards over the years with a common thread of a volunteerism and a social mandate. For example, he served as Chair of the Board of one of Canada’s largest health and safety associations (Industrial Accident Prevention Association) during a major system overhaul and merger. As a supporter and owner of purebred dogs for over thirty years (with perhaps a small bias to Irish Wolfhounds), Lance is proud and excited to have this opportunity to champion the mission and goals of the Canadian Kennel Club. He sees a world of opportunity for the Club to flourish and prosper and is eager to get started. Welcome LANCE TO the TopDogWeekly Family! And we wish you and the Board a successful and positive AGM this weekend!