adam fearnall (he/him) - Governance and administrative analyst

Adam is a public administrator and consultant with leadership experience from the frontline to  executive level of the nonprofit and charitable sector. His work is rooted in the lessons he learns from continued involvement in grassroots work and has allowed him to maintain a unique perspective while holding more formal roles like Board Chair,  Executive Director, CEO, and President. He has worked across a variety of thematic areas including youth leadership, community organizing, youth mental wellness, arts and culture, program evaluation, advocacy, and civic engagement. 

Adam values environments that allow people to feel seen, supported, and invited to experience a sense of community connection. He works to advance the practice of compassionate public administration by uncovering and cultivating healing potential in places where we might not expect to find it (ex. governments, institutions, political parties, workplaces, administrative and management processes, and disciplinary processes). He coaches individuals and teams and often jumps into roles within systems and projects. Adam runs ultramarathons, raises service dogs, writes songs, makes films, and writes from his home-bases in Fredericton, London, Halifax, and Steady Brook. He is a Level One trained Internal Family Systems practitioner, holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Western Ontario, and an undergraduate degree from Huron University College.