Distress Centres of Greater Toronto
Lisa Swartzman is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in strategic advisory, turnaround management, and corporate leadership. Currently serving as Interim CEO at Calgary Co-op and Principal at BGO Advisory, Swartzman specializes in business transformation and evaluating merger and acquisition opportunities for small to mid-market companies. Notable past roles include Vice Chair and President at AirBoss of America, where a growth strategy increased revenue by 45% and earnings by over 100%. Swartzman has also held various board positions across several organizations, contributing to financial and strategic oversight, including Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee at Distress Centres of Greater Toronto. Swartzman holds an ICD.D from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, an MBA in Finance from Queen's University, and a BA in Economics from Western University.
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Distress Centres of Greater Toronto
For 50+ years, Distress Centres of Greater Toronto has provided 24-hour support, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to individuals in our community who are at-risk and vulnerable. We are Canada’s oldest volunteer delivered crisis, emotional support, and suicide prevention + intervention + postvention service agency. Our crisis and emotional distress services are available via telephone, online chat, and text. We provide services in 9 different languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi. We also offer face-to-face individual and group support/counselling to those who have lost a loved one to suicide or homicide and are navigating through their healing journey. Distress Centres of Greater Toronto continues to expand, and our service users, service demands, and call volume increase each year.