Our Story

Our team shares more than 30 years of  experience in social justice, equity  & inclusion and anti-racism training and have led organizational audits, policy review and corporate strategic design within complex and unionized environments. 

Our teams have led equity audits and systems change initiatives within recruitment processes, training design and curriculum content, promotional processes, infrastructure audits and policy reviews.  We are well-versed in negotiation, collective bargaining, labor management and grievance processes within paramilitary and emergency service organizations.

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Our work has been within private and public sector organizations, and has focused on addressing systems of inequity, employee engagement and build cohesive teams and measuring internal workplace culture.  Much of our work has been within emergency service organizations, municipal & provincial governments, national affiliations  and academic institutions. 

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In addition to internal work, we have multiple publications, podcasts and have been privileged to act as  key-note speakers, presenters and guests for national conferences, leadership summits and symposiums 

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We are thoughtful and open-minded.  We do not tolerate any form of abuse, bigotry, racism, homophobia, transphobia or discrimination and will speak out, stand up and challenge these behaviours and beliefs.  We advocate for decolonization practices and actions, and amplify voices and experiences that are not often acknowledged or heard.

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Celene Lemire (she/her), most recently held a Deputy Fire Chief role with Vancouver Fire Rescue Services, holds  multiple certificates in Anti-racism, Gender-Based Analysis, Equity  & Inclusion as well as Emergency & Disaster Management and Incident Command Systems (100, 200 & 402).  She believes strongly in the power and impact of lived experiences, and much of her work is in connection and collaboration with the communities she serves.  Celene is a graduate of the University of Calgary, holds Master's degree in Forensic Psychology and winner of the Top 40 Under 40 Award.

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Natasha Goudar (she/her), holds a Master’s in Education from the University of Alberta. She has been an anti-racism and equity educator, organizer and strategic consultant for 20 years. She has 15 years of experience in leading systemic change for equity and inclusion integration into complex organizations and systems, including 9.5 years with the Edmonton Police Service. Her passion is working with communities and organizations that want to contribute to achieving social, political, environmental and economic justice for all.  

Natasha is an accomplished inclusive leader with nationally and internationally recognized success in the development and implementation of embedding equity and inclusion policies and practices within organizational systems and cultures. She is an innovative co-creator of numerous programs and strategies to advance racial justice and gender equity.