Shona McGlashan FCG, GPC.D, ICD.D

Shona McGlashan FCG, GPC.D, ICD.D leads McGlashan Consulting, where she helps organizations strengthen governance, advance inclusion, and build healthier workplaces. A Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute and Canada’s 2023 Governance Professional of the Year, she’s known for bringing clarity, candour, and humanity to complex leadership challenges.

Shona’s governance career includes a decade in executive roles within the credit union and co-op sector, most recently as VP Governance & Corporate Secretary at Vancity and Chief Governance Officer at MEC. She blends deep expertise with a people-first approach that makes good governance both practical and powerful.

McGlashan Consulting focuses on:

• Governance: values-driven governance advisory, board evaluations, chair/director coaching, governance culture workshops, strategic planning
• EDI in leadership: strategy, advisory, and learning experiences that build inclusive, accountable leaders and teams
• Workplace wellbeing: practical mental health strategies, workshops, and training

Shona also serves as board chair at Pain BC and vice-chair and Governance Committee chair at Bard on the Beach Theatre Society. She is a parent of teenagers, voracious reader, and student of mindfulness.