Dom Cianflone is the founder of Synergy Management Consulting Professional Corporation and lead instructor in the Synergy Leadership Development Program. With 20 years of experience across many industries, his practice areas cover strategic planning, accounting and financial management, balanced scorecard development, sales coaching, leadership development training, and non-profit governance.

Dom currently teaches at McMaster University and has taught at the Schulich School of Business at York University where he has been nominated for teaching excellence. He is an instructor in the Schulich Executive Education Centre and has held teaching appointments at the University of Toronto, Wilfrid Laurier University, and Ryerson University. He has taught courses in managerial and cost accounting, financial accounting, performance management, management control, strategic planning, human resource management, financial management, and professional selling.

A passionate, enthusiastic, and engaging speaker, he integrates his consulting experience into his coaching and instruction. He is a published author and has written content for CPA Canada’s Professional Education Program. He is a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant, a Fellow Certified Management Accountant, a Certified Management Consultant, and a Certified Sales Professional. The Fellowship is the highest designation CPA Ontario confers, and is awarded for outstanding career achievements as well as outstanding service to the community and the accounting profession.

He is a past member of the Board of Directors and the Governance and Nominating Committee of CMA Ontario and a past member of the Governance Committee of United Way Peel Region. He actively volunteers his leadership skills with a global non-profit organization with nearly two million members.

Nancy M. Martini has taught adults in a Continuing Education setting with enthusiasm for 10+ years.  Nancy graciously joined McMaster CCE in 2019 commencing with Management Accounting.  Her work experience of 25 years has ranged from industries of distribution for lighting and decorative surfaces, to manufacture of transport vehicles and housing – in both corporate and family-owned settings.  Nancy incorporates her real-life experiences in all of her classes in an effort to match and solidify learning experiences.  She has one goal in teaching – to facilitate a warm, kind and knowledgeable experience where the student simply learns.  Today Nancy is working full-time as a Director of Finance and Administration for a manufacturing company in Burlington, Ontario; she volunteers at several non-profit organizations including sitting on the school council for her three children.

Michael Michalski is a member of the teaching staff in the McMaster University/Mohawk College Bachelor of Technology Program (BTECH) where he teaches Human Resources Management and Organizational Behaviour. He has over 30 years of experience in the fields of Finance and Human Resources Management. Michael holds an M.B.A. in Human Resources Management and a B.A. in Economics, both from McMaster University. He has taught courses at McMaster since 1993.