Dr. TC Waisman

Since 1998, TC has worked with leaders in large organizations to enhance their leadership capabilities and make consequential changes to their leadership practice. Coaching and training leaders for over 20 years, TC has learned to support her clients’ development using organizational best practices and evidence-based research.

TC is an ICF certified coach, holds a Master’s degree in Leadership & Training, and holds a doctoral degree in leadership, policy, and governance. Inspired by her late autism diagnosis at 48 years old, her doctoral research focused on how higher education leaders can enhance services and outcomes for Autistic students in higher learning.

Since her diagnosis, TC has co-founded the Autistic Researchers Committee for the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), spoken on autism related topics, published articles and academic literature reviews on autism, intersectionalities, and the implications for higher learning, and she was appointed an editorial board member of the new scientific journal Autism in Adulthood.

TC is of Indigenous Fijian and Nepalese origin and moved to Vancouver in 1976 where she lives with Dean her partner of 31 years. TC is a proud mother to her fiercely funny 23-year-old daughter Sunshine and the author of the book 75 Traits of Great Leaders. TC is on target to complete her doctoral degree in 2020.