In a career spanning 35 years, Margaret Soden-Strus has firmly established herself as a leader in the areas of Governance, Strategic Planning, Change Management, Organizational Excellence, and 360 Organizational Assessment. She has, furthermore, honed a reputation as one of Canada’s foremost experts in the application of all International Excellence Models: Baldrige, National Quality Institute, and EFQMA.

Since establishing Strus & Associates in 1989 and Governance & Strategy Group in 2011, Margaret has provided Governance and Excellence consultation to a vast array of Private and Not-for-Profit sector organizations.

A list of her Not-for-Profit clients, along with a sampling of client testimonials, will provide you with a more fulsome appreciation of the breadth and depth of her consulting. However Margaret is best known in the Not-for-Profit sector in three areas: Strategic Planning, Governance, and having strategically led the Regional Municipality of Peel to be the first Government in Canada to receive the highest award of Excellence from Excellence Canada (formerly the National Quality Institute).