Governance Education, Governance Reviews & Governance Advisory
Building governance competence — and preventing governance failure — for boards and councils across Canada.
Governance challenges are most often caused by unclear systems — not by a lack of commitment.
How Governance Optimizer Supports Your Board
Pillar 1 – Governance Education
Structured education that builds judgment, discipline, and decision literacy.
Pillar 2 – Governance Reviews
Independent assessments that identify governance risk before crisis emerges.
Pillar 3 – Professional Advisory
Independent governance advisory, including professional parliamentary opinions.
Orientation vs Education
Orientation introduces roles. Governance education builds competence.
Most boards receive orientation once. Few receive education continuously — yet governance demands both.
Governance Risk
Governance failures develop slowly. The consequences do not.
Governance reviews identify weakness while correction is still possible.
Independent Governance Reviews
Governance reviews examine how a board or council actually governs — not just how it intends to govern.
They assess governance structure, procedural integrity, officer effectiveness, meeting discipline, role alignment, and policy application.
You receive documented findings, professional analysis, prioritized recommendations, and a practical correction roadmap.
Governance Education
Governance competence is learned — deliberately, continuously, and systematically.
Governance Optimizer provides education through structured learning programs, professional briefings, governance skill development, authority training, and boundary management education — delivered online, live and on-demand, and designed around governance schedules.
Who We Serve
Governance Optimizer works with:
- School boards
- Municipal councils
- Associations
If your organization governs — Governance Optimizer supports how you do it.
Independent. Credentialed. Governance-Focused.
Governance Optimizer is led by Diana Bacon, MBA, PRP — a professional governance advisor specializing in governance systems, procedural leadership, and board education.