John O'Grady
John O'Grady is a Partner at Prism Economics and Analysis. Prior to launching a full-time consulting career in 1990, he worked for the Ontario Federation of Labour, the Canadian Labour Congress, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, and the Economic Council of Canada. Mr. O'Grady has prepared wage arbitration submissions for several construction unions, and has also represented a number of police associations in wage disputes. During "social contract" negotiations, Mr. O'Grady was an advisor to the Ontario Association of Physicians and Dentists in Public Service. He has taught industrial relations courses at two Ontario universities, and is the author of several published articles on industrial relations and human resource management issues. Mr. O’Grady has served as an executive member for various research and social organizations such as the North-South Institute, the Institute for Work and Health, ORTECH Corporation. He as also served on a committee for the Centre for the Study of Living Standards, and the editorial board for Canadian Business Economics. Mr. O’Grady holds an MA in economics from the University of Toronto. Mr. O'Grady runs an independent consulting practice, John O'Grady Consulting Ltd. (http://www.ogrady.on.ca)

Bob Collins
Bob Collins is a Partner at Prism Economics and Analysis. He has a M.A. in Economics from Dalhousie University and over ten years experience as a consultant and business economist. Mr. Collins specializes in industry, policy and economic analysis. He has extensive experience in the construction industry, and has worked closely with the Ontario Construction Secretariat since its inception.

Christine Newton
Christine Newton is an Associate with Prism Economics and Analysis. She has a M.B.A. and has completed program requirements to the dissertation stage of a Ph.D. in Human Resource Management/Labour Relations from McMaster University. She also has a Bachelor of Education degree and is a member in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers. Ms. Newton's prior work experience includes positions as Lecturer and Teaching Assistant - in computers, industrial relations, and human resource management - at two Ontario universities. In addition to her consulting work with Prism, Ms. Newton is the firm's web site designer/administrator.

Claire Gregoire
Claire Gregoire is an Associate with Prism Economics and Analysis. She has considerable experience with the construction industry in Quebec, having worked with the Commission du Construction du Quebec (CCQ) for an extensive number of years. Ms. Gregoire has worked with Prism on a number of other assignments for the manufacturing and engineering sectors.

Cathia Badière
Cathia Badière is a Senior Consultant with Prism Economics and Analysis. She has an Undergraduate Degree in Economics at York University and a Master's Degree in Industrial Relations from the University of Toronto. Cathia's analytical and research skills include an emphasis on Census and immigration data.

Sonya Tomas
Sonya Tomas has a Master's Degree in Industrial Relations from Queen's University. Her experience includes survey analysis with a focus on apprenticeship training programs. In the past, Ms. Tomas has lead qualitative and quantitative research projects at the University of Toronto and Queen's University.

Adam Cywinski
Adam Cywinski is a consultant with Prism Economics and Analysis. He has an Undergraduate Degree in Economics from York University, and is currently working towards an M.A. in Labour Studies at McMaster University. Prior to joining Prism, Adam worked as a Market Research Analyst with the Ontario Construction Secretariat. Adam’s construction industry experience includes providing analyses of construction market conditions, developing surveys, and conducting various research studies related many aspects of construction, including extensive work in the area of trades training and apprenticeship.

Sadiya Khan
Sadiya Khan is the Office Administrator at Prism Economics and Analysis. Ms. Khan's previous experience includes office and administrative responsibilities with the Association of Architectural Technologists of Ontario.

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