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The Aspire Dream Team

Program Coordinator

Marilyn Magas

Niv Harris Marilyn Magas, principal of M. Magas & Associates Inc., is behind a number of employment related progams here on the Coast in addition to Aspire. These include the Sunshine Coast Employment Centre, Jobwave, Implicit Career Search, and the Young Adults program. In addition to her role at the helm of her own agency, Marilyn, a highly successful entrepreneur in her own right, is an avid supporter of local business and a passionate spokesperson for community involvement in business development and expansion.

Program Director

Claudia Redfern, MA Applied Communications

Claudia Redfern Claudia is a successful business person experienced in all phases of the business cycle. Her specialty is developing achievable business plans that are true to a business owner's objectives and goals. Past clients say they appreciate Claudia’s approachable style and practical ideas that connect their products and services to their target markets. Claudia's 30 year career includes ownership in a chain of 4 furniture stores (Quebec and New York City), a print and electronic gift catalogue, and a web development and internet marketing company. As a consultant she’s provided communications and digital marketing services to the tourism, retail, wholesale, manufacturing, and non-profit sectors. Claudia also holds certificates in General Counselling and Internet Publishing. In addition to running the Aspire Program with Niv and Heather, Claudia is a business advisor for Community Futures, Sechelt Nation and for other private clients. She is a regular contributor to Just Business People - the Sunshine Coast's business magazine and serves on the board of the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society.

Program Director

Niv Harris, MA

Niv Harris Niv brings over 20 years of experience in program development, teaching and training, mentoring, and coaching based on leading edge cognitive and psychological theory. She has a successful business as a professional speaker, futurist and consultant specializing in applications of psychological theories of personality type to business relationships and interpersonal communication. Popular topics include: Solution Thinking, Brainology, People Reading, Aging with Wisdom, Lighten up Means Brighten Up :Humour in the Workplace, and Wellness. In addition to her University of Toronto MA, Niv counts among her tool set 20 years experience with Myers-Briggs and Kiersey-Bates Type Temperament Assessment, Adlerian Therapy, Control Theory, Jungian Theory, Reality Therapy and Whole Brain Learning. She holds certificates in Myers Briggs Type Indicator Assessment, Strong Interest Inventory, Unified Transition Theory, True Colors, and Personality Dimensions, and is a Certified Practitioner of NLPT (Neuro Linguistic Programming).

Program Director

Heather Ingram

Heather Ingram Heather Ingram is an educator and business person with over 10 years experience helping small businesses owners develop their budgeting and financial tracking systems. An Aspire alumnus, Heather has helped hundreds of clients experience success in mathematics, bookkeeping, and other subjects through her own small business, The Learning Support Centre. She is now excited to be working with the Aspire team as a co-director to assist others in making complex concepts simple and easy to understand.

Aspire Staff

Aspire Review Committee Members

Aspire Workshop Facilitators and Advisors