Pillar Nonprofit Network would like to welcome Dharshi Lacey as the new Diversity Program Manager. Dharshi will be starting with us on January 19. Dharshi can be reached at diversity@pillarnonprofit.ca.
Welcome to the team!
Dharshi Lacey
An immigrant from Sri Lanka, Dharshi Lacey holds a B.A. in Business and Economics. She has over 20 years experience working in the London community in the nonprofit sector.
Dharshi is a Certified Inter-Cultural Competency Trainer for the Cross Cultural Learner Centre. She has worked as a Diversity Consultant for Pillar Nonprofit Network, assisting the Pillar Board as well as other nonprofit boards to assess their organizations, cultural competency and develop action plans to develop more inclusive practices within their board recruitment, board policy, strategic planning and Executive Director accountabilities. She has sat on multiple nonprofit boards herself and currently sits as past Chair of the Board of Violence Against Women Services, Elgin County.
Dharshi is coming to us from the London Inter-Community Health Centre (LIHC), holding the role of Team Lead for Ethno-Cultural Programs. In this role she implemented a successful strategy to recruit and retain internationally educated immigrant professionals.