Tania Lafreniere
Chief Operating Officer
Fluently bilingual, Tania Lafrenière has served as a Senior Executive at the CBC-Radio Canada, Groupe Nordik, PSAC, and the Canadian Red Cross. Ms. Lafrenière has over 20 years of experience in Human Resources management, Conflict Resolution, Mediation, Governance, Board Development, Strategic Planning, and Organizational Design. In 2019, she founded her own consultancy and provided strategic HR and Organizational Design guidance to clients in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. As the National Gallery of Canada’s Senior Vice-President of People, Culture and Belonging, Tania will institute a new people-centred approach to HR management. She will play a pivotal role in sustaining the change management work the National Gallery embarked upon in 2020 through its first-ever Strategic Planning process. Her experience in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors will help the National Gallery of Canada work closely with staff over the coming years to create a true culture of collaboration. With her team she will institute educational and training opportunities, new recruitment strategies, and human resources policies and frameworks to allow the NGC to implement its first-ever Strategic Plan.