Linda Banister, B. Comm., MPM, FCMC , CMRP
Principal, Banister Research & Consulting Inc.
Linda Banister is the Principal and sole owner of Banister Research & Consulting Inc., and is a Certified Management Consultant. She has over eighteen years consulting experience in areas of evaluation and market research. Linda is the Past President of both the Institute of Certified Management Consultants of Alberta and the Canadian Evaluation Society, Alberta Chapter. Linda is a member of the Professional Market Research Society of Canada and is on the faculty of the Banff School of Management.
In May 2002, Linda was inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Association of Management Consultants of Canada. Fellows of the Association are broadly recognized as outstanding professionals within and beyond the confines of management consulting. They have been singled out by a combination of peers, clients, colleagues and community members for their integrity, pioneering efforts, innovation and significant accomplishments and contributions to both the profession of management consulting and the community.
Linda is skilled in all aspects of quantitative and qualitative research methods, program evaluation and performance measurement and is an experienced focus group facilitator.
Linda's duties as principal/manager include responsibility for client development, project management, analysis and reporting, and process facilitation. As well, she is responsible for the administrative functions associated with managing a consulting practice (specifically financial management and marketing the consulting practice).
Linda is a recognized Evaluation Consultant and has been on the Board of the Canadian Evaluation Society - Alberta Chapter for nine years, three of which were as President. She is also the Past President of the Institute of Certified Management Consultants of Alberta and has sat on the national board of the Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CAMC).
In 2003, Linda was awarded the YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the Category of Business, Management and the Professions. The award is given for outstanding achievement in business and significant contribution in one's chosen profession, to the benefit of greater Edmonton .
In August 2004, Linda was awarded her Certified Market Research Professional designation, accrediting her in the field of market research. The designation is held by only a couple of hundred practitioners across Canada.
Darren Chernuka, B.A. Psych/Sociology
Senior Associate, Banister Research & Consulting Inc.
Darren is a Senior Associate with Banister Research and has an established track record in maintaining excellent client communications and ensuring all aspects of a project are duly considered. His area of specialization are in evaluation, data analysis, and documentation of research datasets. Darren has been involved in several community-based evaluation assignments and partner surveys which required data collection from multiple sites and populations within tight timeframes.
Caroline Pinckert-Rust, MBA
Associate, Banister Research & Consulting Inc.
Caroline is an Associate with Banister Research and specializes in all aspects of data management and is programmer for the firm's CATI system. She has several years of research experience in a wide range of areas, including Customer Satisfaction Measurement, Program Evaluation, Advertising Awareness, and Product Research. She is a senior statistician highly capable in sample design and advanced analysis.
Trudy Fitzsimmons, Management Development Certificate (UofA)
Associate, Banister Research & Consulting Inc.
Trudy is an Associate with Banister Research and specializes in all aspects of data collection, including market research, project planning and evaluation. Trudy is proficient in database management, reporting and conducting senior management in-depth interviews. She has outstanding organizational and interpersonal skills.
Tracy With
Senior Associate, Banister Research & Consulting Inc.
Tracy brings a wealth of experience in data collection logistics and management, coordination and scheduling, programming, management of all data collection methodologies, written analysis and reporting. Before joining Banister Research, Tracy was a key player in a number of large scale projects in both Edmonton and Calgary. Her experience expands all areas of government as well as the private sector.
Erik Benke
Associate, Banister Research & Consulting Inc.
Erik is our most recent addition to the Banister Team. He possesses a wealth of experience in management of daily data collection activities in data verification, sample selection, programming, data verification and data analysis. Erik manages our 45 survey staff and oversees the Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing system. He is also directly responsible for supervising the data coding and generation of detailed data.
Erik Benke
Erik is our most recent addition to the Banister Team. He possess a wealth of experience in management of daily data collection activities in data verification, sample selection, programming, data verification and data analysis. Erik manages our 45 survey staff and oversees the Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing system. He is also directly responsible for supervising the data coding and generation of detailed data.
Edmontonians Magazine Poll Station
Banister Research conducts a monthly poll for the Edmontonians magazine. Edmontonians is a local publication which profiles people, places and events in the capital region. The Poll Station surveys 100 local residents or business people regarding a variety of interesting topics. While the results of the research are not statistically reliable, they do provide a qualitative indication of what people are thinking. Each month, the Banister Research website is updated to include the new Poll Station results.