Ingrid Richter, PhD
Ingrid Richter is a partner in Threshold Associates, a consultancy that supports leadership development, participatory systems change and stakeholder engagement initiatives. She is an expert in the design and delivery of leadership development programs for local, national and international clients, including the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the government of Canada, the government of Jamaica, the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) and the German Development Organization (GIZ). At the University of Ottawa she has been Program Director for a wide variety of customized programs for leaders across the Canadian Federal Public Service; as well as the health care, justice and non-profit sectors.
Ingrid is highly respected for her creative, engaging and inspirational approaches to organization change as well as leadership learning and development. She has a particular interest in public engagement and social innovation and has provided strategic advice to a wide variety of health, economic and human development initiatives. From 2011- 2025 she was Executive-in-Residence at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa. She was an executive at the Government of Ontario as well as with the Federal Public Service, where she served as a Senior Fellow at the Canada School of Public Service. Dr. Richter has also taught in various leadership, organization development and social innovation programs at the UN Staff College, University of Toronto, Waterloo University and Royal Roads University.
An active member of the International Leadership Association, she co-chaired the ILA’s Global Conference in 2019. She holds a Master’s Degree in Adult Education and Organizational Change from the University of Toronto, and a Doctorate in Management from the University of Lancaster, UK. She serves on the Board of Genome Canada and supports various programs across the YMCA’s of Canada.
For more about Ingrid visit www.thresholdassociates.ca
Ingrid lives in Ottawa, Canada.
Christina Tector, M.Ed
Christina Tector holds 20+ years leading adaptive change and systems transformation. She has deep expertise in peer-coaching, facilitation, and organizational culture.
Christina has a proven impact in public sector innovation and leadership development. She is skilled in navigating complexity, aligning stakeholders, and mobilizing learning.
Christina delivers leadership programs through the University of Ottawa, Telfer Executive Programs, the Canada School of Public Service, and the Global Learning & Development Centre at the United Nations High Commission on Refugees. She works with teams to strengthen relationships and impact and coaches clients individually and in small groups, to help them re-discover their own sense of agency and power.
Christina is an Integral Associate Coach, and a Qualified Mindfulness-Based Symptom Management teacher. She is a certified facilitator in Emotional Intelligence Feedback and Coaching Circles. She holds a Master of Education in Counselling Psychology from McGill University.
For more about Christina visit www.livingchange.ca.
Christina lives in Chelsea, Quebec.