User:ColinFunk

From CWC/Corus

Colin Funk joined Leadership Development as Director of Creative Development in 1994. Colin is well known for his ability to artfully assist individuals, teams, and organizations to enhance their capacity for creativity and innovation. Colin served as Community Development officer for the Town of Banff from 1990 to 1994. During his tenure, Colin worked with a myriad of stakeholder groups (including 120 not-for-profit organizations in the Bow Valley) building capacity in Board Governance, Volunteer Development, and Fund Development.

Colin has spent the last 20 years working as an actor, director and theatre producer throughout western Canada. He is a graduate of the British Columbia Institute of Technology – with a special focus on Broadcast Communications (1981), and a graduate of the Vancouver Playhouse – specializing in Theatre Arts and Dramaturgy (1985).

Colin is the founder and Artistic Director of Precipice Theatre based in Banff, Alberta. Since 1989, Colin has led the creation of unique leadership development initiatives that bring the arts, ecology and business together through the medium of Theatre. Colin is a renowned speaker, lecturer, facilitator, writer, and program designer in the area of creativity, innovation, community development, and environmental education.

Over the last 10 years, Colin has also played a number of diverse roles both as an Arts Administrator and Program Developer with The Banff Centre. More recently, Colin has taken the role of Director, Creative Development and Manager of The Banff Centre’s Leadership Learning Lab.

Colin is currently pursuing a Master of Arts degree in communications and is a firm believer in the power of the arts as a transformative means for increasing our capacity as teams, organizational and community leaders.