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Shelly Berlin

Chair, SMUS Society Board of Governors

Shelly Berlin, MBA (UBC), is a certified management consultant and executive coach with over 30 years experience, consulting to the public, not-for-profit and private sectors. In addition to consulting with and coaching senior executives in the BC government, Berlineaton has a niche practice in the Independent Schools sector. Shelly has advised over 35 independent schools across Canada in the area of strategy development and execution, governance, and leadership development, including working closely with the Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS), the Independent Schools Associations of BC (ISABC), and the Federations of Independent Schools Associations in BC (FISA-BC). 

As Chair of the Board, Shelly sits on the Executive Committee and is serving in her fourth term on the Board. She was instrumental in the development of Floreat 2020-2030, SMUS’ strategic plan, and chaired the Head of School Search Committee that recently appointed Dr. Jeff Aitken as Head of School.

In 2023, Shelly completed the Competent Board’s ESG (Environment, Social Governance) Designation, a 24-week program focused on developing ESG competencies for board directors and senior business leaders. Shelly and Richard are parents of two children at SMUS, lifer Kat Eaton '24 and Tommy Eaton '26. She lives with her family and a menagerie of pets in Victoria, BC.

Portrait photo of Shelly Berlin

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St. Michaels University School is an independent day and boarding school of 1,000 students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 in Victoria, BC, Canada.

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