Company president, Tom Abbott, B.Comm.,
CGA, CAE has been awarded the Dalton N. Murphy, CAE Award by the
BC Chapter of the Canadian Society of Association Executives.
The award was granted to him "in recognition of both outstanding
and sustained contributions to the association community".
The firm specializes in providing consulting services to not-for-profit
and public sector organizations and since 1987
has assisted over 450 local, provincial, national and international
organizations in the areas of staff recruitment, board training,
meeting facilitation and organizational effectiveness reviews.
Senior Consultant, John J. Finlay, CAE, has over 35 years of
experience as a senior manager in a broad range of organizations and industries and for
over seven years he has provided clients with management consulting services. He has served in
the not-for-profit sector for over 25 years and managed organizations at both the national
and provincial levels. His experience as a senior manager of not-for-profits was gained in a
wide variety of organizational types and structures in business areas as diverse as retail
and construction to the arts and cultural sectors.
John is an effective communicator and a strong presenter with a successful track record
working with a wide variety of stakeholders, all levels of government, and the media.
In addition to his expertise in the development of strategic plans and governance models
he has proven skills in board training, succession planning, meeting organization, advocacy
and public relations, development and design of communication vehicles, organizational
benchmarking, executive search, design and implementation of education and training programs,
team building, and finance and budgeting.
AMC is the only consulting firm in British Columbia specializing in
staff recruitment for not-for-profit and public organizations.
AMC is the only consulting firm in British Columbia specializing in
the not-for-profit and public sector management and governance.
Our Mission
To help the volunteers and staff in not-for-profit associations and
public sector organizations excel in governance and management.
To keep abreast of "best practices", trends, and ideas
that can improve the quality of management and governance in the
not-for-profit and public sector.
To incorporate these improvements into the way our firm operates
and the services we provide.
To disseminate these improvements to not-for-profit and public sector
organizations and managers.
To provide exceptional service to our clients.
To professionally fulfill our commitments to our clients.