Janice Cunning
MLS, PCC

Overview and Strengths

Janice Cunning partners with her clients to help them create an inspired vision, transform their lives, and make a difference in their community. 

As a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), she has been working with leaders and teams for over 15 years. Her clients appreciate how she listens deeply, asks the right (often tough) questions, and creates space for them to discover their own values, strengths and solutions. They describe her as someone with a powerful yet gentle approach. 

Janice uses her practical approach and targeted techniques to help leaders:

• articulate their personal values and make choices that align with them
• undertake work that has the highest impact on their organization’s mission
• explore how they can empower each of their team members, and
• choose a work/life balance that energizes them.

Janice also facilitates workshops to help teams improve their communication, align around a shared vision, and achieve greater results. She is certified to deliver DISC, a globally recognized tool that enhances workplace communication. She is also an ORSC trained coach, a systems-based coaching model focused on working with teams and professional partnerships.

Before becoming a leadership coach and facilitator, Janice spent 17 years in the nonprofit sector, including a role as Senior Consultant at KCI, Canada’s leading nonprofit consulting firm. 

Janice received her coaching certification (CPCC) from The Co-Active Training Institute (CTI), a BA from Trent University and a Master of Library Science from the University of Toronto. She is also a graduate of CTI’s 10-month Leadership program.

An active volunteer, Janice previously served as Vice President and Secretary for the International Coach Federation – Toronto Chapter and as a mentor for graduates of CTI’s Leadership Program. Currently, Janice volunteers for a dog rescue agency and is becoming a certified dog trainer.

Janice lives in Toronto with her husband, Manish, and their rescue dog, Qui Qui. She also loves to read and talk about books, especially with her book club. Her book club is currently undertaking a project to visit all 100 branches of the Toronto Public Library.

Coaching Experience

Long committed to working in the public sector and with community groups, Janice has worked with leaders and teams in a wide range of universities, hospitals, and nonprofit organizations across North America. These include the University of Toronto, Toronto General and Western Hospital Foundation, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Stratford Festival, YMCA of Greater Toronto, YWCA Toronto, United Way Greater Toronto, War Child Canada, Campfire Circle, and several American universities and major nonprofit groups.