Biography
Eldon is the Principal Consultant at Baobab Staffing & Consulting Inc. He is an award-winning Bilingual HR professional with over 13 years of experience in community development, program evaluation, Labour Economic research, recruitment and project management. Giving back and helping others is a fundamental part of what keeps Eldon occupied. Whether it is hosting workshops to equip youth entrepreneurs with skills to secure paying customers, or connecting communities across the country to create positive collective impact – he is committed to building a more equitable Canada for the next generation. Eldon has a track record of building capacity for underrepresented groups including Black, newcomer, and Indigenous Peoples (FMNI) through his community leadership across Canada. He finds new ways to raise funds, rethink solutions, and brings new stakeholders to the social impact table.
Before founding Baobab Consulting, he co-authored and published the Counter-Cyclical Workforce Planning Strategy
for the Canadian Mining sector which was used to implement workforce sharing agreements for vulnerable communities and employees. His area of expertise is developing workforce planning policies, and talent management strategies for the private, public, and non- profit sectors. As a bilingual Certified Human Resource Consultant, he is often called upon to build specialized and diverse leadership teams from across Canada. He is passionate about the Skilled Trades and helping great people find meaningful work.
Eldon designed, funded, and led the Connecting The Dots Project, a national initiative that established a Canadian network of Black leaders working towards positive change. His work was nationally recognized. Deeply connected to community, he is a recipient of the United Way Community Builders Award 2017, and the 2018 Ontario Black History Society UN International Decade Award For People of African Descent. Eldon has always been an active member of the community.