Ballantyne & Associates

Specialties

Ballantyne and Associates facilitate organizational development or change, including re-​visioning, strategic planning, and creative problem-​solving. We have extensive knowledge of non-​profit governance and management, themed attractions, environmental organizations, and planetariums. Principal, Robert Ballantyne, has received advanced training by author John Carver to facilitate all processes associated with the implementation of Policy Governance®.

History

Established in 1989.

Robert Ballantyne produced planetarium shows in Montréal, Toronto, and Winnipeg and directed the Manitoba Planetarium for a decade. He has been a museum director, the Interim CEO of the Marmot Recovery Foundation and executive director of the Vancouver Hotel Association. As a volunteer he has also led the boards of a number of large non-​profit organizations. In 1989 he moved his family to Bowen Island in North America’s most southerly fjord (near Vancouver, BC) and set up Ballantyne & Associates.

Meet the Business Owner

Robert B.

Business Owner

* 12 years senior management of major public attractions

* 20 years producing, delivering, promoting public and school planetarium shows

* Successful marketing of cultural /​educational experiences to a wide audience

* Trained by Miriam and John Carver to teach Policy Governance®

* Skilled in Facility Development and Project Management (including use of PERT/​CPM)

* Track record of working productively with the cultural, educational, entertainment, environmental, and scientific communities

* Record of effective government relations

* Strong public presence as columnist and broadcaster

* Experience in labour negotiations for management

* Experience facilitating and implementing strategic planning

* Responsible fiscal management of a public institution

* Practical experience in developing and marketing consumer products