Vania Sakelaris
Expertise:
Healthcare • Not-for-Profit • Government • Board Governance
Vania Sakelaris is a seasoned executive, founder, and a respected leader in management consulting. With a 30-year career spanning healthcare, higher education, and public administration, Vania offers customized advisory, executive coaching, and training services to help corporate executives, their boards, and their teams manage transformation and strategic development.
Previously serving as CEO of multi-million dollar not-for-profit and for-profit healthcare organizations, and as a senior executive at a provincial crown agency, Vania has a well-established reputation as a strategic and trusted leader. Her coaching practice is particularly focused on empowering leaders and large teams to align with their goals and navigate challenges, change, and growth. Her approach fosters a committed partnership in accountability, attracting Board Chairs, C-suite leaders, and senior executives across various sectors.
Vania holds an Executive MBA from the Ivey Business School and is a Certified Business Coach. Further bolstering her credentials, she is certified as a Healthcare Executive through the Canadian College of Health Leaders. Her deep understanding of daily leadership challenges and her commitment to empowerment and capacity building are the hallmarks of her professional practice.