Sherry Ferronato
Director since 2018
Nonprofit Management Consultant, Ex Animo Consulting
Sherry Ferronato is a nonprofit management consultant with Ex Animo Consulting. Much of her work has involved helping nonprofit organizations explore and undertake mergers, co-locations and other alternative ways of working, as well as offering training, guidance and facilitation regarding such issues as deep organizational partnerships, board training, strategic planning and program development.
Before establishing her consulting practice, Sherry led Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Calgary and Area for eight years, initially as a Co-Director and later the Executive Director. Prior to this, she was the Executive Director of Aunts at Large, one of the three organizations that merged to form Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Calgary and Area. She was honored to receive a Muttart Fellowship Award, enabling her to write a series of articles on issues of concern to the charitable sector. She has also held several other non-profit, public and private sector positions.
Sherry has a passion for charitable foundation work, initially inspired by her long-time volunteer service on Calgary Foundation’s Grants Advisory Committees. She has been involved in a number of projects with Calgary Foundation, such as the research and community consultations that informed the Foundation’s “Vital Priorities.” She is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Kahanoff Centre for Charitable Activities, and chairs its Management and Marketing Committee.
Sherry has a Bachelor of Social Work degree from University of Western Ontario, and a Master of Social Work degree from University of Toronto.