We want to help you build relationships that drive transformative change.

We do our work on the ancestral territories of Indigenous nations.

We acknowledge with respect and gratitude that we are based on the unceded, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and sel̓íl̓witulh peoples, and that we do our work on the territories of many nations across Turtle Island (North America).

In recognition of our presence on unceded territory, in gratitude for the ways that Indigenous knowledge systems have informed our work, and to ensure that our work is bound to the resurgence of Indigenous nations, 2% of annual gross sales is redistributed to support Indigenous-led language & cultural revitalization across the territories that we do our work. To learn more about our commitment to advancing Indigenous resurgence, (re)conciliation & decolonization, click here.

Our immediate service area is Metro Vancouver, but we travel across BC and Canada.

WHO WE ARE

In a time when it feels more challenging than ever to find common ground, we take a human-centred approach that works to reground us in the foundation of human achievement - the trust that exists between us.

We are a team of consultants committed to supporting the trusting, authentic relationships required to address complex challenges. Our strengths-based approach blends expertise from diverse contexts of community organizing and community development, with traditional approaches to facilitation, project management, engagement, education, and other professional skills.

We support organizations and professionals of all types doing transformative work to promote health for individuals and communities.

At Noah Chalifoux Consulting, we do not shy away from hard conversations. We are your support for the challenges & conversations that divide us.

OUR VALUES

Connection

Connection is what sustains us as human beings, motivates us to work together and allows us to create collaborative solutions. It is both an approach and outcome in our work. Healthy connection means a consent-based approach that is trauma-informed, culturally safe and empathetic.

Authenticity

You cannot have strong relationships, connection or trust without being authentic. Getting to a place of authenticity allows us to remove the unspoken barriers that exist in our work, to deepen relationships and stop wasting time pretending.

Trust

Trust is the foundation of human achievement, Moving towards greater trust between people within and outside your organization is what creates resilience and impact.

Our Mission

Building healthier organizations and communities by supporting authentic relationships of trust between people working on important challenges.

Our Vision

Healthy, connected, authentic, human relationships empowering a stronger, more resilient and trust-based economy.

Learn more about our approach to (re)conciliation.

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MEET THE TEAM

Noah Chalifoux (he/they)

OWNER & CONSULTANT
Noah Chalifoux is a settler of mixed French/Irish/Scottish ancestry who now lives on Unceded Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver). Noah is a facilitator, educator, project manager, writer and consultant who specializes in solving complex problems from a place of authenticity, mutual respect and trust. With a degree in Human Geography from Queen’s University, their studies focused on how space structures inequities in Canada. He has led or supported a diversity of research and education projects related to reconciliation, community overdose response, community health and Indigenous health, including engaging local governments across BC in dialogue around community overdose response. He centres building relationships of mutual respect and trust in all of his work, and believes that this empowers organizations to be more effective in their work, while creating the conditions for human flourishing.
Kara Crabb (she/her)

DESIGN CONSULTANT
Kara Crabb is non-status of mixed ancestry, from Windsor, Ontario; traditionally stewarded and protected by the Three Fires Confederacy (Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi) and the Huron-Wyandot. After graduating from Concordia with an Honours in Linguistics, she co-directed language conservation programs in Inuktitut and Cree-speaking communities. In 2023, she worked with the group Architects Against Housing Alienation! for the Venice Biennale of Architecture, where she met Sim’oogit Saa-Bax̠ / Patrick R. Stewart. With his team, they developed a LANDBACK! project initiative, and have since worked on securing funding for longhouse group homes with Gitxsan Child & Family Services Society. In 2024, she worked with Cory Douglas and Ginger Gosnell-Meyers as a historical researcher for the City of Vancouver. She graduates from the Master of Architecture program at UBC in 2025.
Sydney Chalmers (she/her)

MANAGER, FINANCE & OPERATIONS
Sydney Chalmers has lived all over Ontario and has experience participating in Treaty Land Entitlement Claims and conducting Indigenous Consultation with both First Nations and Metis. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from Carleton University, and over a decade of experience working with Government in resource management and IT. She is our Manager of Finance & Operations, and has a keen interest in improving administrative processes to ensure we can consistently provide quality services to our clients. She considers relationship building to be a pillar of success in any organization and brings a human-centered approach to any work she does.
Andrea Derban (she/her)

SENIOR CLINICAL ADVSIOR
Andrea Derban and her family live on unceded Tseycum First Nation Territory, colonially known as North Saanich. Across her career, Andrea has demonstrated an incredible ability to translate complex clinical expertise and evidence in a way that empowers people to understand and work together on complex issues, including BC’s Unregulated Drug Poisoning Crisis. A graduate from UBC with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Andrea is a seasoned Public Health Nurse with over 33 years of experience as a Communicable Disease Control Lead. She was the province’s first Vaccine Educator at the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) for seven years, before moving on to a management position with the Ministry of Health. In 2013 Andrea joined First Nations Health Authority as the Clinical Nurse Lead for HIV and Hepatitis C. In 2020 she joined two joint projects between the BCCDC and Community Action Initiative (CAI) as the Clinical Lead for Episodic Overdose Prevention, where she developed provincial practice guidelines and led difficult conversations about stigma within healthcare and communities. Currently, Andrea works as a consultant, supporting communities and health organizations in meeting the needs of equity-deserving populations. Driven by a passion for social justice, Andrea strives for systemic change that empowers all community members to live healthy and dignified lives.