KJ Pender, Management Consultant
With over 30 years of municipal organizational leadership in eastern and northern Ontario, Kelly has a broad scope of knowledge and political acumen, serving communities and political leaders with integrity and confidence. Throughout his career, he has been involved in numerous high-profile, community-changing events, ranging from the 2010 G8 Summit of world leaders in Huntsville, Ontario, to the establishment of a municipal service corporation for the five municipalities in Frontenac County, to facilitating housing through the promotion and operation of communal water and wastewater services. He has successfully navigated highly political situations, earning praise for his ability to bring diverse groups to the table to develop equitable solutions.
As a consultant, educator, and mentor, Kelly has worked on projects as diverse as staff re-organizations, council and staff compensation, and as an advisor to not-for-profit boards. He is a program director with Good Roads, teaching effective management, and a professor at Laurentian University at St. Lawrence College, where he provides senior courses in human resources, organizational behaviour and labour relations.