Evaleen Jaager Roy, Business & Human Resources Consultant, Chair & Board Director and Honorary Consul - Collaborating with CEOs & Executives to achieve growth through talent.

Awards & Honours

Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal

Honorary Doctorate, SFU

Honorary Doctorate, Emily Carr University

BIV Influential Business Woman Award

Outstanding Alumni SFU

I collaborate with CEOs to grow their profitable businesses and thriving non-profits through strategic HR, talent, team development and consensus building. Coaching Executives for top performance, I support strategic planning and implementation of initiatives that produce desired results.

As Honorary Consul of Estonia, I build alliances between digital leader Estonia, and BC businesses and government. I hold the elected position of Executive Committee Member within the BC Consular Corps.

Evaleen has been instrumental in helping us grow and develop the Renewal Funds team by leading effective sessions that have helped the team get clear on goals, strategies and better team communication. She is also a pleasure to work with and very effective as a 1:1 CEO Coach. I would highly recommend her.

Paul Richardson
CEO of Renewal Funds
Evaleen has been an invaluable partner for me as CEO at Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. Her expertise, keen sense of humour, calm approach and perspective are all brought to bear in her CEO coaching sessions and business problem solving. I have worked with Evaleen for over five years and continue to develop my leadership skills thanks to her guidance and coaching. I would highly recommend her.

Bev Holmes
CEO of Health Research BC
Evaleen brings a wealth of international executive experience. She is a valuable CEO coach and advisor. At Kasian, she has helped me restructure the top team in alignment with business priorities, and worked with me to enhance accountability and leadership team performance. She is unique in being able to easily deliver both strategic thinking and vision, but also delves into the details to help execute. She is also using her broad international HR experience to coach and guide our HR function.

Don Kasian
President, Kasian Architecture, Interior Design and Planning Ltd
Evaleen brings a sophisticated expertise to her assignments. She has an ability to grasp issues from the client’s perspective and to work collaboratively on both strategy and execution. Her extensive background in working at the executive level with global organizations in different business lines allows her to bring a comprehensive solutions-based approach to almost any type of challenge or opportunity facing an organization.

Jack Davis
CEO, Mobile Inc. | Past CEO, Calgary Health Region | Former Deputy Minister, Government of Alberta
We are thrilled to give our endorsement as a team to Evaleen for her exceptional Executive Coaching. She has helped us continue to drive Adera’s leadership position in our industry for over a decade. Throughout our coaching journey, Evaleen has provided a tailored approach from simplifying effective annual HR practices across the organization for increased effectiveness, to taking on our individual development issues with charm, grace and elegant solutions to allow us to flourish as a team. We have no hesitation in offering our strongest endorsement for Evaleen.

Adera Development Company (Established in 1969)

Achieve Strategy Through People

Executive Development

Executive Coaching

Mergers & Acquisitions

Talent Recruitment & Retention

Persuasive Communications

Negotiations & Analysis

Relationship & Consensus Building

Diplomacy & Leadership

Board Cultural Alignment

Business Acumen

Board Governance

Inclusion & Belonging

Innovation & Growth

Social Judgement Perspective

Accountability & Influence

As a trusted advisor, collaborative leader, and connector, I draw on my private, public, and diplomatic background to influence discussions and outcomes. With a Harvard MBA and local and international business experience, I have dual citizenship for the EU and Canada.

Former Board of Governors Chair for Simon Fraser University and Emily Carr University of Art + Design

Inaugural Chair, Chinatown Storytelling Centre Advisory Board

HR & Compensation Committee Chair for Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada & YWCA of Metro Vancouver

Immediate Past Chair, Beedie School of Business Advisory Board

Former VP, HR, Electronic Arts - Created Electronic Arts Canadian Philanthropic Framework

If you have an opportunity within your company to act on growing your people and profits, I’d welcome the chance to meet with you.