Giving back to the community is an important part of life for Stacey Cerniuk, President of Annex. Annex supports a number of local charities. In addition, here are examples of Stacey’s personal volunteer work:
2008
University of British Columbia (UBC) Sauder School of Business
Stacey was on the Advisory Board of UBC’s Certificate in Project Management program and UBC’s Certificate in Business Analysis program.
Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS)
Member of the Advisory Board for CIPS Vancouver section.
Women in ICT National Forum
Stacey participated as a panelist at the Women in ICT National Forum hosted by the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC). The forum aims to create actions on the recruitment and retention of women in the ICT sector and to discover ways of encouraging more women to pursue educational training toward ICT. For more information about ICTC, please visit http://www.ictc-ctic.ca.
S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
Mentor with S.U.C.C.E.S.S. helping new immigrants to Canada.
Business Advisor
Stacey acted as a Business Advisor to a number of small businesses.
Career Counselor
Stacey provided career counseling to a number of IT students at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University.
Guildford Athletic Club
Stacey was the coach of a cup-winning, select U11 division boys soccer team.
Whalley Little League
Stacey was the coach of a little league baseball team for 9 and 10-year olds at one of the top baseball programs in Canada. Stacey coached the team to a league championship. He was selected to coach a 10-year old all-star team that went on to win the district championships.
BC Children’s Hospital
All Annex staff participated in Jeans Day for BC Children’s Hospital.
2007
Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS)
Member of the Advisory Board for CIPS Vancouver section.
University of British Columbia (UBC) Sauder School of Business
Stacey has been an Advisor to UBC’s Certificate in Project Management program since the inception of the program in 2002. He gave inspirational talks on project management as a career at UBC approximately five times per year. The UBC program won the CAUCE Canadian award of excellence for adult education.
Stacey was also a member of the Advisory Board of UBC’s Certificate in Business Analysis program.
International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)
Co-presented with Denise Holleran-Boswell as the keynote speakers at IIBA Vancouver’s September 2007 dinner meeting.
ProjectWorld*BusinessAnalystWorld
Co-presented both 1-hour and 1-day workshops on System Selection Best Practices with Denise Holleran-Boswell.
S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
Mentor with S.U.C.C.E.S.S. helping new immigrants to Canada.
Langley Christmas Bureau
Stacey participated in an event that raised money to purchase food and gifts for children in need during the holiday season.
Business Advisor
Stacey acted as a Business Advisor to a number of small businesses.
Guildford Athletic Club
Stacey was the coach of a U10 division boys soccer team.
Whalley Little League
Stacey was the coach of a Minor 9/10 division championship-winning baseball team at one of the top baseball programs in Canada.
Children’s Hospital
All Annex staff participated in Jeans Day for BC Children’s Hospital.
2006
CIPS Vancouver
Member of the Advisory Board
Past President
Director of Special Projects
International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)
The IIBA is an international not-for-profit association for Business Analysis professionals. Stacey was a panel member for an IIBA event on the future of business analysis.
Stacey also acted as an advisor to the Board of Directors of the new Vancouver chapter of IIBA to assist in establishing the new organization.
University of British Columbia (UBC) Sauder School of Business
Completed five inspirational talks throughout the year on project management as a profession.
Society of PM Professionals of Greater Vancouver
Stacey presented a workshop on Project Management Offices (PMOs) at a Society seminar and provided an overview of the demand for project management across multiple industries and geographies.
ProjectWorld*BusinessAnalystWorld
Stacey was a panel member at the ProjectWorld*BusinessAnalystWorld conference in Vancouver. The topic was career paths for Project Managers and Business Analysts.
S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
Mentor to new immigrants to Canada to help them search for work and adapt to Canadian culture.
Business Advisor
Stacey acted as a Business Advisor to a number of small businesses.
Guildford Athletic Club
Stacey was the coach of a U9 division boys soccer team.
Whalley Little League
Stacey was the coach of a Mini 8’s division baseball team. The team finished the year as the playoff champions for its age division.
Children’s Hospital
All Annex staff participated in Jeans Day for BC Children’s Hospital.
2005
CIPS Vancouver
President
Past President
Director of Special Projects
Speaker at a CIPS event – Job hunting for employment positions as a joint presentation to CIPS and Landell & Associates.
Speaker at educational institutions – Stacey presented to universities, colleges and high schools encouraging students, particularly young women, to consider a career in information technology.
Event organizer
Strategic Plan – Facilitated session and developed CIPS Vancouver Strategic Plan.
Empty Stocking Fund – Lobbied for prizes and organized ticket draw and silent auction, with all proceeds going to The Province newspaper’s Empty Stocking Fund.
University of British Columbia (UBC) Sauder School of Business
Completed five inspirational talks throughout the year on project management as a profession.
Society of Project Management Professionals (PMPs) of Greater Vancouver
Stacey organized and project managed a professional development seminar for Project Managers with the theme “Delivering Systems Projects”. The full-day seminar included two lectures, two workshops and one panel discussion. He moderated a panel discussion on project challenges.
Landell & Associates
Stacey gave a talk to over 50 members of a job club on how to find work.
Business Advisor
Stacey acted as a Business Advisor to a number of small businesses.
Guildford Athletic Club
Stacey was the coach of a U8 division boys soccer team.
Whalley Little League
Stacey was the coach of a Mini division baseball team.
2004
CIPS Vancouver
President
Vice President
Speaker at a CIPS event – Tips for finding work as an independent consultant.
Event organizer
Empty Stocking Fund – Lobbied for prizes and organized ticket draw and silent auction, with all proceeds going to The Province newspaper’s Empty Stocking Fund.
University of British Columbia (UBC) Sauder School of Business
Completed four inspirational talks throughout the year on project management as a profession.
Guildford Athletic Club
Stacey was the coach of a U7 division boys soccer team.
2003
CIPS Vancouver
Vice President
Director of Membership
Speaker at a CIPS event – Project management as a career.
University of British Columbia (UBC) Sauder School of Business
Completed five inspirational talks throughout the year on project management as a profession.
Society of Project Management Professionals (PMPs) of Greater Vancouver
At a summer professional development seminar, Stacey presented a workshop on the top 10 characteristics that make a great Project Manager.
At a winter professional development seminar, Stacey ran a workshop to determine the best project management templates, as voted on by Vancouver certified PMPs. Templates were selected for the following:
project charter, project plan, change request, decision request, issues log, weekly status report, monthly status report, project audit, acceptance document, meeting agenda, meeting minutes, risk assessment, cost tracking and project organization chart.
Guildford Athletic Club
Stacey was the coach of a U6 division boys soccer team.
Prior to 2003
CIPS Vancouver
Director of Membership for several years.
University of British Columbia (UBC) Sauder School of Business
Participant in Focus Groups to determine what hiring managers look for when recruiting Project Managers. Provided advisory services to UBC on curriculum development for the new Certificate in Project Management program. Completed an inspirational talk on project management as a career.
Algorism Technology Network
Keynote speaker on starting a technology business.
United Way
Volunteer for annual campaign.
Children’s Hospital
Company organizer of Jeans Day for Children's Hospital for many years.
Guildford Athletic Club
Coach of a children's soccer team.
YMCA
Manager of a co-ed softball team.