Donna-Lea Bowman

Driving change through successful strategic initiatives.

A solutions driven business strategist specializing in business development, strategic business relationships and client relationship management. Employing organizational skills and process-driven nature to effectively drive change for clients in a wide array of complex industries.

Work Experiences

Senior Associate
Bonar Institute
Working Dates Aug 2020 – Present
Working Period 1 year 4 months
Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
A committed people-focused, bilingual, solution driven business strategist, mentor, and trainer. I work with a portfolio of businesses and institutions across diverse industries to help build value-based strategic initiatives and partnerships. Working with Executives to empower them to meet their goals, develop meaningful relationships and impactful networks.
Donna-Lea Bowman Consulting Group Inc.
Founder, Business Strategy Consultant

Business Strategist
WorkAway Offices
Working Dates Sep 2019 – Currently
Working Period 2 years 3 months
Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Resident Business Consultant and Mentor. Working with WorkAway entrepreneurs on strategic initiatives to grow their businesses.
Dunin-Deshpande Queen's University Innovation Center

QICSI Founder
Dunin-Deshpande Queen's University Innovation Center
Working Dates May 2020 – Aug 2020
Working Time 4 months
Location Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Manager, Strategic Recruitment & Business Development
Telfer Executive MBA, University of Ottawa
Working Dates Jan 2009 – Jun 2019
Working Period 10 years 6 months
Location Ottawa, Ontario 

Market Development Manager, Eastern Ontario
CARSTAR Automotive Canada
Working Dates Jan 2003 – Jan 2008
Working Time 5 years 1 month
Location Eastern Ontario

Management
Bell Canada Yellow Pages
Working Dates 1982 – 2000
Working Time 18 years
Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada