Meet our Facilitation Team
EmploymentWorksOur Approach
The Spero Careers Canada Coaching Team hold certain values as the most important: transparency, honesty and listening. We won’t have all the answers because we know that you likely do. What we do have is a good amount of curiosity that helps us to ask the right questions to find the answers with you, not for you.
Any type of change, which is what coaching is usually about, needs to involve the individual helping to design the process for that change. We help you do this through asking, listening and being creative. Did we mention that’s the motto for our whole company? You can see why it’s part of our coaching services as well.
What Is Partnership Based Coaching?
Career Coaching Partner
A career coaching partner works with you to dive in to helping you break in to a new career or navigate a pivot. We don’t have a package of steps for you to follow. We work with you to create the steps you want to take.
Accountability Coaching Partner
Accountability: this is key for some folks in order to achieve their goals. Not someone to nag or push but someone who works with you to set up deadlines and action items. And then holds you accountable to achieve them or helps you overcome roadblocks.
Thinking Coaching Partner
Are you feeling stuck and not quite sure which way to move forward? It could be career, school or other goals. A thinking partner can help you develop a plan forward.
Skill Building Partner
Sometimes you’ve got a clear goal but there are certain skill sets that you might be struggling to develop. A skills partner can help you clearly define what steps you need to take and set up an action plan.
Elizabeth Plouffe
Chief Minion and Coach
I’m a huge believer in asking why, giving as much information as someone needs, asking digging questions and holding people accountable. Tools include curiosity based coaching, Enneagram in the Workplace, Career Personality Profiler, mind mapping and my first love: whiteboards.
We need to work together to determine where you’re at, where you want to go and build the steps to get you there. I can help but it’s up to you to do the work! We set the timeline and steps together and build confidence in achieving goals.
I’m the proud wife of Michael who is an Industrial Millwright, Industrial Electrician and Commercial Electrician. He is also dyslexic. I’m also the proud mom of Thomas who is Autistic, dyslexic and ADHD (he comes by that last one honestly – wink, wink). Thomas is also a trained Welder and apprentice Millwright.
Focuses include: employment / career development, business develoment and strategy
Please take a look at the calendar below and book your coaching time!
Maddy Dever
Coach
Maddy Dever (they/them) is a non-binary, Autistic adult and parent of five children with four who are also Autistic, living in Smith’s Falls in rural Eastern Ontario. Maddy advocates with both provincial and federal governments for inclusion and acceptance of Autistic individuals and for Autistic people to have their own voice in policy decisions. Maddy is also the parent of four individuals who are also autistic.
Prior to 2020, Maddy had over 20 years in web & graphic design and in IT & Project management, working with many companies to improve their processes, empower their people, and enable their technology to work for them – not them for their technology. It’s always about finding the solution, not fixing the problem. This has translated well into their current life of advocacy.
Sydney Elaine Butler
Facilitator
Sydney Elaine Butler (they/them), a Neurodiversity and Disability Employment Coach with a background in Human Resources, is dedicated to providing resources and support to facilitate inclusive and sustainable employment opportunities. Drawing on personal experience with neurodivergence and disability, as well as a thorough understanding of Human Resources policies and practices, they strive to bridge gaps and promote equitable employment for all.
We’re fortunate to have other folks in our network who are mentors for the EmploymentWorks program. If you’d like to learn more about what they do or have questions about their careers, let us know and we’ll connect you!
Paul works in a variety of roles with his most recent involving filming for a children’s puppet TV show, creating e-learning for trades, virtual tours and an honest to goodness Santa Claus!
Michael Plouffe
Millwright and Electrician
Jason plays guitar, bass, drums, keyboard and banjo (sort of). He writes, records and produces his own music, Jason Ross. And his music videos? He does all those too 😉 He co-founded Clever Weapon band and is part of the siginging group, Maple Vodka Duo. He also happens to create ausome Christmas videos!