From 2022-2023, I served as the Project Director of the Black Business Initiative Strategic Transformation Project funded by the Government of Canada’s Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative (SBCCI) via the Black Business Initiative. To support this project, Alinea International was contracted by Excel Family and Youth Services (EFYS) to provide consulting services and outputs related to strategic transformation, strengthening organizational governance and strategic planning. Excel Family and Youth Society (“EFYS”) is a 100% Black-led organization with its head office in Calgary, Alberta. EFYS’s mission is to empower, educate, and integrate self-identifying Black Canadians, so that they may live happy, healthy, and productive lives in Canada.