Our Facilitators
Dr. Brent Gallupe
Founding Director
bgallupe@business.queensu.ca
Brent Gallupe is the founding Director of Canada's first electronic group-decision support laboratory at the Executive Decision Centre at Smith School of Business. Brent advises both private- and public-sector organizations on the development and use of group support technologies for management teams. His reputation for being on the forefront of information technology has earned him frequent invitations to lecture at universities in New Zealand, the United States and France. He earned an MBA at York University and a Ph.D. in Business Administration at the University of Minnesota. Publications: Prolific author of dozens of research papers, articles, presentations and papers published in respected business and academic journals, including Journal of Information Management Systems, MIS Quarterly, Journal of Applied Psychology, Sloan Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Group Support Systems: New Perspectives, CMA Magazine, Canadian Data Systems, Pulp and Paper Canada, and Information and Management. Clients: Canada Post, Certified General Accountants Association of Canada, Health Insurance Division, Ontario Provincial Government, and the Canadian Urban Transit Association.
Erik Lockhart
Senior Facilitator, President, Lockhart Facilitation Inc.
elockhart@business.queensu.ca
Mr. Lockhart designs and facilitates meetings using group decision support technology and other more traditional meeting processes in both face to face and virtual modes. He has led over 2850 sessions for multi-stakeholder groups undertaking strategic plans, community consultations, environmental scans, budgets, risk planning, organization redesign, and focus groups. Mr. Lockhart has also led sessions on new product development, conflict resolution, team building, and continuous improvement. He has worked with over 600 different organizations in the private, public and not for profit sectors. His clients include: Addictions and Mental Health, Association of Ontario Land Surveyors, Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario, Burlington Hydro, Brantford Energy, Canada’s Walk of Fame, Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Science, Canadian Council of Academies, Canadian Country Music Association, Canadian College of Family Physicians, Children’s Mental Health Services, Department of Canadian Heritage, Economic Developer’s Council of Ontario, Electrical Distributors Association, Enbridge Pipelines, Golf Canada, Grid Smart City Cooperative, Humber College, London Hydro, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Music Canada, National Defense, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Ontario Medical Association, Parks Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority, and numerous municipal councils across North America. Prior to joining the Executive Decision Centre, Mr. Lockhart was a management consultant in the Vancouver Office of Andersen Consulting. Mr. Lockhart has degrees from U.B.C. (BComm) and Queen's University (MBA).
George Jackson
Associate Facilitator
qedc@kos.net
George Jackson is an Associate Facilitator in the Executive Decision Centre. Over the last dozen years Mr. Jackson has worked with many groups designing and conducting meetings and workshops. He is particularly interested in the aspects of ‘virtual scaling’ for business along with discovery-driven planning. Mr. Jackson has led sessions on strategic thinking, team building, and scenario planning. He has worked with over 200 organizations in the private, public and not for profit sectors. Some of his clients include Honeywell, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Big Sisters of Canada, Hummingbird, Empire Life, AT&T, Hewlett-Packard and United Way. Prior to joining the Centre, he was a team member that helped Queen's University raise over $100 million in the Challenge Campaign. Most recently he assisted the Kingston United Way in redeveloping Leadership Development Services, a professional development service for the Boards of local non-profit organizations. Mr. Jackson loves yacht racing, and although the Canada’s Cup has returned to Canada, he one day hopes to race across the Atlantic Ocean.