House of Blues Skies Consulting

03/08/2023

Grateful for all the women in our lives - including our amazing collaborators and clients at House of Blue Skies Consulting.

02/18/2023

Be kind, today and every day.

12/21/2022

All the best to you and yours – wishing you rest, respite, and joy over the holidays.

12/12/2022

Spending time in the mountains gives us plenty of metaphors we use in our work, but more importantly, it provides a reset for our souls, teaches us to respect the land, our place within it, and the resilience of knowing we can get there ... one thoughtful step at a time.

Gratitude to my long-time collaborator and dear friend Angela who shows me over and over again that two minds are ten times better than one.

December 11 is International Mountain Day, and this year’s theme is “Women Move Mountains.” We thought it would be a good time to introduce you to two of the women behind House of Blue Skies Consulting.

Our CEO Dymphny Dronyk has specialized in conflict resolution, stakeholder and community engagement, corporate and crisis communication, and emergency preparedness for both corporate and non-profit sectors for more than 30 years. She has held management positions in municipal development and resource industry projects throughout Western Canada as well as the United States, and has extensive Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), BC Oil & Gas Commission (OGC), Canada Energy Regulator, and Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) knowledge and experience. She has a special interest in energy industry mediation and negotiation, is a Qualified Mediator and mentor on the Alberta Justice Civil Court mediation roster and has been a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Alberta (ADRIA) since 1999. Public Consultation during extremely controversial times resulted in interest-based mediation practices becoming embedded in the stakeholder engagement process and led to the development of innovative strategies such as Ambassador Training and Ombudsman programs for clients.

Angela Kublik, Strategy and Data Analysis Consultant, joined the team a year ago. Angela has played a leadership role in engagement initiatives focused on growth and change in rural and urban communities. As a public librarian, Angela has spent the past 20 years embedded in the community, working closely with municipal governments, funders, non-profits, and other key stakeholders to build better communities. She is a customer-focused leader with a track record of building relationships to move projects forward. She also brings considerable expertise in strategic planning, data analysis and reporting, documentation, and editing to our team.

We’ve been friends and co-conspirators on numerous projects for decades, including founding House of Blue Skies Publishing (blueskiespoetry.ca) and co-editing the bestselling poetry anthologies Writing the Land: Alberta Through its Poets and Home and Away: Alberta’s Finest Poets Muse on the Meaning of Home.

Here we’re pictured with Assiniboine Mountain in the background, a place close to Dymphny’s heart as her father’s work meant they spent summers at the Naiset Huts in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park during her childhood.

12/12/2022

December 11 is International Mountain Day, and this year’s theme is “Women Move Mountains.” We thought it would be a good time to introduce you to two of the women behind House of Blue Skies Consulting.

Our CEO Dymphny Dronyk has specialized in conflict resolution, stakeholder and community engagement, corporate and crisis communication, and emergency preparedness for both corporate and non-profit sectors for more than 30 years. She has held management positions in municipal development and resource industry projects throughout Western Canada as well as the United States, and has extensive Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), BC Oil & Gas Commission (OGC), Canada Energy Regulator, and Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) knowledge and experience. She has a special interest in energy industry mediation and negotiation, is a Qualified Mediator and mentor on the Alberta Justice Civil Court mediation roster and has been a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Alberta (ADRIA) since 1999. Public Consultation during extremely controversial times resulted in interest-based mediation practices becoming embedded in the stakeholder engagement process and led to the development of innovative strategies such as Ambassador Training and Ombudsman programs for clients.

Angela Kublik, Strategy and Data Analysis Consultant, joined the team a year ago. Angela has played a leadership role in engagement initiatives focused on growth and change in rural and urban communities. As a public librarian, Angela has spent the past 20 years embedded in the community, working closely with municipal governments, funders, non-profits, and other key stakeholders to build better communities. She is a customer-focused leader with a track record of building relationships to move projects forward. She also brings considerable expertise in strategic planning, data analysis and reporting, documentation, and editing to our team.

We’ve been friends and co-conspirators on numerous projects for decades, including founding House of Blue Skies Publishing (blueskiespoetry.ca) and co-editing the bestselling poetry anthologies Writing the Land: Alberta Through its Poets and Home and Away: Alberta’s Finest Poets Muse on the Meaning of Home.

Here we’re pictured with Assiniboine Mountain in the background, a place close to Dymphny’s heart as her father’s work meant they spent summers at the Naiset Huts in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park during her childhood.

11/29/2022

This we encourage you to support an organization that has made a difference in your life! We are supporting the Southern Alberta Brain Injury Society (SABIS) and the Tamarack Institute Be a Light scholarship fund:

SABIS: https://sabis.ab.ca/getinvolved/

Be A Light: https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/be_a_light?utm_campaign=Be%20A%20Light&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=235016706&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-93oIoLWA8DyyeBGGq53e21Qcdr4fN4vZbd4mHTIyfo2zsxwdOKIOIgd1c07iuz4rOc4rBw6oes1HEhPlrAnOoFhDJZzQpazfND0vSHrs-m1kXaftVRnQDXaVaoyBuNTqcmwhKi&utm_content=235016706&utm_source=hs_email

11/10/2022

Tomorrow is Remembrance Day. We remember the impact past wars had on our families.

We thank family members and friends for their past and current service in armed forces and WWII resistance movements, even while we watch with dismay the ongoing violent conflicts in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Ukraine, Yemin, and other places around the world.

Today, more than ever, we remember the importance of listening to diverse voices, having those difficult conversations, and working toward building peaceful solutions in the face of conflict.

11/09/2022

At HOBS, we love seeing communities collaborate on projects that aspire to change the world in big ways while making incremental, tangible steps toward their goals.

We’ve been working with Heartland Community Commons for the past six months and several partners from that project are also involved in Poverty Awareness Fort Saskatchewan.

We think this is a powerful project – small actions can make a big difference – and want to boost its reach on our channels. Angela worked in Fort Saskatchewan for years and the community remains near to her heart.

Please consider supporting this initiative or a similar one in your home community.

Help others in our community stay warm this winter! For the month of November, Fort Saskatchewan Victims Services in partnership with Poverty Awareness Fort Saskatchewan are collecting donations of new, adult-sized:

☑️Toques

☑️Gloves

☑️Socks

☑️Blankets

As well as:

☑️Hand warmers

☑️Transit tickets

☑️$5 gift cards to Tim Hortons, McDonalds & 7-11

Donations can be dropped-off at:

🔴Fort Saskatchewan Alliance Church

🔴Careers Under Construction Fort Saskatchewan

🔴Fort Saskatchewan RCMP station

🔴Fort Saskatchewan Public Library

10/21/2022

Happy Conflict Resolution Day!

Conflict can be an opportunity to engage in a dialogue about what matters. Use deep listening and curiosity to work together to build bridges that overcome the barriers.

10/08/2022

Wishing our clients a wonderful Thanksgiving. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with you!