Lawrie Ferguson

Biography

Lawrie Ferguson is a seasoned business professional who had a 25+ year career in the co-operative financial services industry, including over a decade as the Chief Marketing Officer, at Coast Capital Savings. Lawrie is experienced working with business professionals from different specialties including legal, finance, human resources, technology, and risk. Lawrie has deep expertise in the areas of strategic planning, marketing, communications, branding, public relations, product development, and community philanthropy. She also believes in the power of giving back and is the current Chair of the YWCA of Metro Vancouver and a volunteer mentor at Rise Asset Development.

Lawrie left the corporate world to help create more social good on a full-time basis. She founded Collective Good and manages the relationship between the social ventures and the Collective professionals in the network. Lawrie also provides hands on help on many projects completing much of the work herself. Lawrie is a committed volunteer in the non-profit community; she previously served as a Director of the Surrey Hospitals Foundation and the Boys and Girls Club of South Coast BC and was a member of the Loan Review Committee for Rise Asset Development. Lawrie holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia and an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.