Recommendations

Sherry Lamb Solutions

"I’ve had the pleasure of partnering with Sherry over many years, 2 organizations, and several high-impact event projects, and her value cannot be overstated. She brings an exceptional blend of strategic thinking, fundraising acumen, plain-speaking honesty, and flawless execution to every initiative. A gifted coach and collaborator, Sherry has a natural ability to bring out the best in teams — driving results while elevating the process. Her strength in project management and event production makes her an indispensable partner in delivering mission-driven work with excellence. Most importantly, her reliability can be counted on — helping me out during times of staff transition and turnover … She will always be someone I count on to get the job done!"

- Winnette Sampson, Vice President, Community Giving & Advancement Operations, Kids Help Phone

"Sherry was an absolute pleasure to work with. She was brought in to support us in the 11th hour and delivered a wonderfully successful four-day conference. Sherry’s extensive experience in event planning ensured that every detail was considered and planned for, and that the whole team was clear on their roles. During the conference she was on top of all the elements of the event and was unfazed by last minute changes and even a power outage! All was resolved quickly and smoothly. I would love to work with Sherry again in the future."

- Meg French, Executive Director, Stephen Lewis Foundation

"Sherry is outstanding and I can't wait to work with her again! She is detail oriented with superb project management skills and an overall joy to be around. She meticulously kept our event and team on track with her abundance of experience, knowledge and recommendations. She stick handled everything with grace and managed a diverse group of team members and talent. We can not thank Sherry enough for her outstanding efforts!"

- Kait Green, Executive Director, Dress for Success Toronto

"Sherry led the oversight and implementation of JDRF’s Let’s Make History Again event. This was no small feat since we were entering uncharted territory to do something unique, bold and significantly out of our traditional event fundraising scope. She did an amazing job of effectively collaborating with partners, volunteers and staff to develop a project plan that ensured we had all elements covered, including a very complex and comprehensive health and safety plan. This was required since we had 5 people living 40’ in the air on flagpoles with tented platforms, many who also had type 1 diabetes and we needed to ensure their safety at all times. As you would imagine, this entire initiative was built from scratch and Sherry continuously provided clear direction on deliverables and timelines, and identified areas that required attention to ensure the many interconnected elements stayed in sync.

I would strongly recommend Sherry – she is a clear communicator, a thorough and thoughtful planner who understands how all of the pieces fit together, and is a very professional representative with external partners and passionate volunteers. For JDRF, she truly helped us make History!"

- Dave Prowten, President and CEO, JDRF Canada

"Sherry Lamb managed a short-term (7 months) fundraising project for JDRF involving the design, engineering, construction and installation of five flagpoles with small tents on top, in five locations across Canada. In large part due to Sherry’s competence, the Let’s Make History Again event will be recognized as one on the most successful fundraising events in Canadian history….$25 million raised in 7 months with virtually all costs covered by participating companies.
Sherry’s supervision was simply outstanding and I would hire again for another similar complex project in a heartbeat."

- Peter Oliver, Oliver and Bonacini, Lead Volunteer for JDRF

"I hired Sherry to revamp CAMH Foundation's peer-to-peer fundraising strategy. It was one of the best professional decisions I have ever made. Under Sherry's leadership, we created the Sunrise Challenge. In its first year, we raised $2.5 million from 4,000 participants and 20,000 donors. Thanks to Sherry's leadership and hard work, it was the most successful flagship fundraiser in our history. Hire her!"

- Chris Ide, Vice-President, Corporate and Community Partnerships, CAMH Foundation

"Sherry is a fundraising project manager extraordinaire! She was instrumental in launching CAMH’s Sunrise Challenge, and helped us surpass every imaginable goal. Her style earned her the title of “velvet hammer” and everyone enjoyed collaborating with her. She is not your average consultant/contractor – she will integrate with your existing team, marshal resources and help optimize your project. Sherry helped our organization build capacity and brought passion, focus and determination to everything."

- Stacey (Silverberg) Carcao LLB, CFRE, Senior Manager, Community Fundraising and Events, CAMH Foundation

"Professional and provides expert guidance. Excellent planning and risk management. Understands the underlying logistics of an event and applied industry best practices in order to make our complex event a success. Honest and ethical. Hard working. Always delivers on time. Can work with short runways by rolling up her sleeves and just getting the job done without fuss. Always even-keeled. Quotes fairly and sticks to it and the contract deliverables so there are no end of event surprises. Would absolutely work with again."

- Rory, Manager, Special Assignment, Hope for Children (Catholic Children's Aid Foundation)

"Sherry was the perfect resource to lead a very important stewardship event for UNICEF Canada. Sherry jumped in at very short notice and seamlessly delivered a complex and intense two and a half day conference for a select group of major donors in New York City. I strongly recommend Sherry - she was the right resource at the right time for us!"

- Linton Carter, Chief Development Officer, UNICEF Canada

"Sherry stepped in to JDRF at a crucial moment in time and was responsible for executing one of our largest events. Sherry is a true professional and was exceptional to work with! Her constant attention to detail, positive attitude, and willingness to help on every front was truly appreciated. She seamlessly integrated with the team and was able to pull together a large scale event on a very short timeline. I would highly recommend Sherry and would be thrilled to work with her again in the future."

- Dayna Backus, Regional Director, BC and Yukon at JDRF Canada

"It was a pleasure to work with Sherry. She is strategic, collaborative, innovative and solution-oriented. She gave insightful recommendations, and successfully balanced managing the needs of the team she was working with, with the targets she set to achieve. I would welcome the opportunity to work with her again."

- Shannon Carkner, Regional Director, Central Canada, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

"Great to have you a part of our Christmas Market team this year Sherry! You were a great addition. Your attention to detail and leadership was very helpful. Hope you are coming back!"

- Justina Klein, Director, Toronto Christmas Market

"I want to thank you for all of your help in launching a new brand for PMCF called BREASTOBER. I really appreciate that you jumped in during a very busy planning time where I was short staffed and had multiple competing priorities in my programs. You very quickly gave me a lot of confidence in your abilities by translating our briefings into comprehensive documents and executing the work needed to achieve results. Your working style was really terrific and you met every deadline. Your writing and communications are excellent, and you are always professional in all of your dealings with our volunteers, staff and other stakeholders.

Sherry, it was a pleasure working with you and getting to know you. I would highly recommend you to colleagues, friends or outside groups who are looking for staffing, strategy or event solutions."

- Cindy Goelman, Associate Vice President, Special Events, Princess Margaret Cancer

Foundation

"Sherry came in at a very critical time in our event season, bringing her expertise to help fill a temporary gap on our team. Her ability to gather a vast amount of information in a very short amount of time and provide recommendations in how to move forward provided a lot of stability for our team and resurged our confidence in getting the job done. She consistently went above and beyond a contracted relationship, and quickly became a leader and confidant on our team. Her ability to execute a successful event while juggling multiple priorities amongst a variety of decision makers was incredible.
Sherry's honest and open approach to business is extremely refreshing and makes her very easy to work with. She is a top leader in her field and I hope I am able to work with her again."

- Cristin Christopher, Peer-to-Peer and Community Engagement Manager, Central Canada,

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Previous Employment

“Over and over, Sherry demonstrated her experience and expertise as a seasoned event planning professional and was an invaluable member of our team. She is a highly organized and efficient leader with great ideas, creative problem solving skills and can-do attitude. You can confidently place your trust in Sherry to plan, implement and assess any event while juggling budgets, deadlines and different stakeholders.”

- Mark Rodgers, President & CEO, Habitat for Humanity Canada

I had the pleasure of working with Sherry on our Habitat for Humanity "Brick for Brick" campaign in January 2016. Although I only worked with Sherry for a few short months, I was impressed with her project management skills. This project was something the organization had never done before, and we needed to pull it off in a very short time. Sherry was extremely efficient, keeping all stakeholders on task, on time, and on-budget. The event was well executed and a huge success."

- Meghan Reddick, Vice-President, Marketing & Communications, Habitat for Humanity Canada

Working with Sherry was a great experience in many ways – she was highly organized, very personable, a great communicator and collaborator, all with a great sense of humour and passion for her work. I learned a lot of invaluable lessons from her and the years of experience she has in managing events from concept to execution. She is a very capable professional and a fantastic team player. I look forward to the opportunity to work with her again in the future."

- Matthew Gustafson, Manager, National Projects, Habitat for Humanity Canada

“Strategic thinking and creativity. Supportive teacher and mentor. Fearless leader with a drive to succeed. These are just some of the many qualities that make Sherry a terrific professional, mentor and colleague. No matter the scope, from high profile signature events to everyday tasks she brings the same attention to detail, drive for excellence and seasoned professionalism to every project and event.”

– Renata Lecznar, Special Events Coordinator, St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation

“I have had the opportunity to work with Sherry on a couple of projects over the past several years and I must say, she is a total dynamo! Not only is she detailed and driven, she is strategic thinker, an expert organizer and amazing activating on site. In the time I've gotten to know Sherry, I've come to know she is one of those people who goes above and beyond to get things done and is someone you can depend on. It's been a pleasure working with her!”

– Serena Schwab, President & CEO, Tigris: A Brand Experience Agency Specializing in Personnel, Promotions, Marketing and Events

"Sherry is an effective, positive leader, and I feel lucky to have been her employee. Sherry hired me as the Event Intern at St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation in 2014. I learned more from Sherry in my short time as an intern than I had from any previous manager. Sherry constantly provided insight on events and the fundraising industry. In my time as her intern she would regularly ask what I was learning and what I had a desire to learn. Sherry cares immensely about her employee’s development and would be an asset to any charity."

- Shannon Moore, Event Coordinator, Make-A-Wish Toronto & Central Ontario

"Sherry was my supervisor when I was interning at St. Joseph's Health Centre and she made my event internship an incredible learning experience. She took the time to explain not only how to do something but why it is done that way, and for someone new to the events industry, that was very valuable. She is extremely organized, detail oriented and thorough, and taught me to have a plan for any challenge that may come about.
Sherry gave me a variety of responsibilities and encouraged me to learn by doing throughout my time as an event intern. She was always there to provide support when I ran into a challenge and rather than just telling me what I should do, talked me through the challenge so that I could come up with a solution with her guidance. Sherry brings a positive and enthusiastic attitude to every event and committee meeting, motivating her volunteers and colleagues to create successful fundraising strategies and events that engage the community and focus on the cause.
It was a pleasure learning from Sherry and I believe she would be a huge asset on any team."

- Melanie Baird, Coordinator, Special Events, The National Ballet of Canada

"I have worked with Sherry on several campaigns and with a few organizations. Sherry is great team person who is detail oriented and has the ability to think beyond the norm. Her dynamic personality coupled with great event and fundraising skills made each of our common projects flourish."

- Andrew Kwiatkowski, Creative director and Owner, Katika Integrated Communications Inc.

"I worked with Sherry for several years as a volunteer at the Canadian Cancer Society and when she reached out for volunteers at St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation, I jumped at the chance to work with her again!
Sherry is a strong leader who provides direction and encouragement to her volunteers and her teams. She trusts me to take independent action on her instructions, yet is always there to provide support when needed.
Organized and diligent, she is able to keep committees focused on the task at hand and executes - yet she paints the big picture and vision for the events and keeps everyone motivated, always brings us back to the passion for the cause - ensuring that it is at the forefront of everything that we do. Positive and encouraging, Sherry always expresses her deepest gratitude - I always feel tremendous appreciation from her, even for the smallest things.
Any time Sherry asks, I'm always willing to put up my hand to help! I look forward to working with her on many more initiatives in the future."

- Amy Roberts CHRL, Career Transition Consultant / Coach

"Sherry is a results oriented individual with a terrific bottom line orientation. She has the ability to not only manage people in a fast paced environment but is terrific with volunteers at many levels of a non-profit organization. Sherry has a very strategic approach to the events and projects that she is responsible for ensuring that they are completed on time and on budget with minimal fuss along the way. A terrific member of our team doing what it takes to get the job done. I would be happy to have her on another team of mine in the future."

- Guy Laporte, CFRE, Owner at Craigleith Manor Bed & Breakfast