Sarah L. Thomas
MSc, MBA, CPC, PCC
Founder, SaLT Catalyst Consulting
I am a certified executive coach and consultant focusing on leadership, governance and organizational design. With over 17 years of rich experience leading organizations, my work focuses on cultivating leaders, building effective teams, supporting strong governance and creating and implementing strategy, policy and organizational design. My commitment to my clients is to understand their vision for success and partner with them to get there. All while establishing and maintaining strong trust as we work together.
I am a professional certified coach (PCC) certified through the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and trained through Erickson Coaching International, where I now serve as faculty, facilitating the training of aspiring coaches. I have earned an MBA from Queen's University, an MSc, biomedical engineering from the University of Alberta, a BSc, neuroscience from the University of Lethbridge and certificates in Organizational Design and Designing Collaborative Workplaces from Queen’s University.
I am a certified facilitator of EQ in Action, Total Strengths Development Inventory® (Total SDI® ), Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®) and Coaching Out of the Box®
My professional career began when I moved to Edmonton for graduate studies in biomedical engineering and where I was hired to serve as the chief executive officer of the Professional Association of Resident Physicians of Alberta (PARA). Following my work with PARA, I served as senior advisor to the registrar at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA). From there, I struck out on my own and launched my boutique coaching and consulting company SaLT Catalyst Consulting where my clients include: HootSuite; Alberta Medical Association; College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta; Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Parlee McLaws LLP.
I love to travel, I am an outdoor enthusiast and an amateur artist, tap dancer and musician.
Volunteerism
Volunteer
Project Adult Literacy, tutoring low literacy clients to improve reading and writing skills
EPCOR, serving on the Community Advisory Panel
University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, serving on the Admissions Committee
YWCA Edmonton, organizing women in business events
