Nellie Mayshak is the founder and President and Principal Consultant ofCanaf Consulting Associates, an Ontario-based firm working with government agencies and other organizations around the world to design and lead public administration reform initiatives.

Nellie Mayshak has spent more than 30 years applying the principles of public administration reform and working with governments in various nations that are in transition or recovering from conflict. Nellie has worked in assignments in Africa, Eastern and Central Europe and China, among other international regions.

In public sector management assignments in Canada and internationally, Nellie has gained expertise in institutional strengthening of government structures and processes. She has also helped governments build their capacity for effective public policy management, reform management and coordination.

Nellie Mayshak has also held senior management positions in the government of Ontario that provided grounding for her expertise in public administration reform. During her years there, she held such positions as Senior Policy Advisor to the Cabinet Office, Policy Advisor to the Solicitor General and Minister of Correctional Services, and Director of Research for a Justice Commission of Inquiry, among others.

Nellie has also served as the Deputy Director for International Programs at the Institute of Public Administration of Canada, IPAC.

She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Ife in Nigeria and her master’s degree in sociology from the University of British Columbia, Canada. She also completed all but the dissertation requirements for a doctorate in sociology from the University of Toronto.