About Katherine Lazaruk
Katherine comes from a performance and education background with bachelor’s degrees in music and education from the University of British Columbia. Katherine holds certificates in Image Consulting and Advanced Image Consulting from the International Image Institute (Ontario, Canada), as well as her second level international designation (Certified Image Professional) with the Association of Image Consultants International (AICI) and two coaching certifications, Certified Leadership Coach (CLC) with Essential Impact and Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation. She helps professional women and men learn to walk, talk, act and look like leaders. With the creation of customized educational programs, she brings over twenty years of instructional development and corporate training experience to bear when teaching women and champions of women to leverage their professional presence to achieve their goals. With an additional thirty-five years of performance experience, she helps leaders with everything from how they look to how they have tough conversations. She is a sought-after keynote speaker on topics related to leadership and presence, offering engaging and effective presentations for groups. In addition to her executive coaching and consulting practice, Katherine has been an instructor with the Image Consulting Programs at Langara College, trained consultants for Dress for Success Vancouver, has served on the Canada Chapter Board of her professional association (AICI), as Vice Chair for the Women’s Leadership Council of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade and on the Nominations Committee for the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards. She currently serves as the Education Sub-Committee Chair with AICI’s Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.