About Global Learning


Why Choose Global Learning?

Providing Tools for the 21st Century Workplace

We are a dynamic, forward-looking organization that provides corporations with the tools they need to shape diverse, inclusive, vibrant working cultures that optimize efficiencies and enable every employee to realize their potential.

Certified, Woman-Owned Business 

Our woman-owned business has been operating for more than 25 years, delivering premium training and consultancy services to clients that include Fortune 500 corporations, not-for-profit organizations, universities, and more. Our strength lies in creating workplace cultures and environments that facilitate success.

Creating an Optimal Working Environment

Inclusive, diverse workplaces aren’t just great places to work; research has shown they’re also more productive, have lower staff turnover, and ultimately generate more profit. We enable our clients to create an environment where creativity, motivation, and enthusiasm thrive.

Collaborative Approach That Prioritizes Partnership

Our strength lies in collaborating with our clients, treating their outputs like our own, and working with empathy, vision, and shared goals. This approach enables us to deliver on challenging and sensitive corporate cultural issues.

Our Team

Our team consists of a carefully chosen set of highly skilled, motivated, and experienced members. With a wide skill set between us, we bring diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas to every project that we complete.

Elaine Newman

Founder | Chief Executive Officer

Margaret Werdermann

Chief Operating Officer

Greg Dimmer

Chief Financial Officer

Caroline Williams

Chief Learning Officer

Fred Werdermann

VP | Technology and Privacy

Michael Mastroddi

VP | Branding and Communications

Karen Lablans

VP | Consulting Services

Jessica Prentice

Director| Client Services

Taylor Lovsin

Senior Manager | Consulting Services

Franny Champion

Manager | Knowledge Solutions

Maddy Prentice

Manager | Projects

Symone Prince

Manager | Consulting Services

Our Mission

Global Learning’s mission is to create diverse, inclusive, and accessible employment environments and optimize working cultures for all employees, in all sectors.


We carry out our mission by providing employers with strategic consulting, training, and tools that facilitate the global and cross-cultural evolution of business in a dynamic and competitive marketplace. By becoming immersed in our client’s business and culture, we anticipate their needs and help them excel in a dynamic economy.

Our Story

The Global Learning Group of Companies is a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) consulting firm. Having worked with hundreds of small-to-large scale organizations in all market sectors, we have advised, trained, and surveyed over 850,000 employees across Canadian corporations, post-secondary institutions, and not-for-profit organizations. 


Founded in 1996 by former Xerox Executive Elaine Newman, we are a privately held, certified woman-owned business working with Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 corporations along with small and mid-size companies in all market sectors on a local and global scale.


Global Learning is committed to maximizing the potential of every organization and every person, which is a strategic imperative in today's business environment.


Global Learning employs a diverse group of highly educated and experienced professionals that have combined experience in both Human Resources and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. We bring knowledge from long-term working relationships with an impressive, established client base. Our devoted team has built a strong reputation from knowing how to partner with organizations and helping them achieve success with an innovative approach that truly defines us as a
unique DEI service provider with unique solutions.

Connect with Global Learning to help assess your DEIB needs. Discuss our strategic planning services, training solutions, or view a survey demo! 

Contact Us

Book an appointment by calling us at: 

1398 Mt Pleasant Rd.

Toronto, Ontario M4N 2T8


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