British ColumbiaBorn and raised in Nigeria and naturalized as a Canadian, Precious Ile is a TEDx & Keynote speaker, facilitator, spoken word poet, executive coach, and award-winning consultant. She is a Certified Executive Coach (CEC) and Co-Founder and Principal Consultant of Impact Plus Consulting, an award-winning consultancy that specializes in innovative stakeholder engagement and leadership communication using a co-design approach. As a Certified Public Participation Professional (CP3) and Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), she plans, facilitates, and executes high-stakes engagement and projects in an authentic, people-centered way, generating over 90% stakeholder buy-in with lasting results and impact in communities. She is also an Adjunct Faculty with the Justice Institute of British Columbia where she trains leaders and teams on leadership and collaborative conflict resolution. She holds a master's degree in Community Development from the University of Victoria and Bachelor’s degree in Criminology from Simon Fraser University. She is dedicated to serving the community and advancing access to quality education for youth. Precious serves as a Director on several nonprofit boards including IAP2 Canada and the Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement. She previously served as a Director on the City Hive Board and Vice-President of the SFU Alumni Association Board of Directors. Among several professional achievements, Precious is a 2x IAP2 Canada Core Values Awards Winner for Creativity, Innovation, and Contribution to the field of public participation. Precious was nominated for a YWCA Women of Distinction Award in British Columbia. She was also recognized by the SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue as one of over 90 practitioners leading the practice of dialogue and engagement in the region. |