Experienced consultants, here to help, here to improve.
At McKim and Associates, we help organizations gain absolute clarity on their goals and ensure every action aligns with mission and purpose. Success begins with understanding what defines it—then identifying the gap between intention and execution to close it effectively.
We are builders and improvers, strengthening the foundation of your success while adapting strategies to evolving needs and markets. Where change is required, we design and implement new approaches that drive results.
Leveraging leading trends and sourcing hard-to-access information, we enhance decision-making and operational performance.
As approved consultants for the New Brunswick Department of Health and the Community Business Development Corporation (CBDC), we bring broad, cross-industry expertise to help clients achieve meaningful, sustainable progress.
Greg McKim
Greg McKim has led organizations across multiple industries in Eastern Canada and Ontario in addition to owning small businesses. He is a veteran transitional and change management expert through numerous acquisitions, rebrands and government contract development and execution.
Greg has extensive experience in Community Based Health Services and has Co-Chaired both the New Brunswick Home Support Association , the Nova Scotia Health Association Home Care Network and represented home care for the Nova Scotia Community Care Council. He has served as a Committee Chair for the Horizon Health Network. He currently is a board member for the Financial and Consumer Services Commission for New Brunswick and for Athol Forestry.
Currently, as President of McKim and Associates, he is a recognized consultant for the CBDC and the Department of Health New Brunswick for Planning and Evaluation.
Paula Withrow
Paula Withrow RN, HSM is a consultant in the leadership and management of health care programs and has an extensive background in both the private and public sector. During her 20 years in the Continuing Care Branch, Nova Scotia government Department of Health & Wellness (DHW) she was employed in several roles such as: Long Term Care Advisor, Single Entry Access Project Manager, Supervisor of Assessment, District Manager; Manager, Liaison & Service Support & prior to her retirement as Acting Director, Liaison & Service Support. Her role(s) in Continuing Care Liaison & Service Support, provided the opportunity to inform and influence strategies, standards, and policies.
Paula has experience in project management, leading operational planning, implementation and over site of new and/or revised programs. Paula is a subject matter expert in Continuing Care programs and services in the Nova Scotia Health Care System which include: Long Term Care, Home Care and Community Care Programs. Paula has been a member on numerous taskforces and is recognized for her analytical skills and attention to detail. Since her retirement, Paula has been employed on occasion as a Continuing Care Consultant for the DHW on particular projects.
Ross Wace
Ross Wace has led the HR function in a series of national organizations with as many as 4,500 employees. He has owned and operated small businesses throughout his career. Across a myriad of industries, there is one common element – organizations whose frontline staff interact with the public. In public, private and government based industries, he has improved the alignment of an organization’s people to the business objectives. In both union and non-union environments, he has improved performance, productivity and morale.
While Vice President, Human Resources for We Care Home Health (now CBI) he led a complete overhaul of the scheduling and billing system. Re-training users led to dramatic improvement in the data entry error rate, which led to significant savings across the organization. He also led a transformation of the hiring process, providing support and tools to local hiring managers that resulted in reduced time to hire, consistency and improved retention. He also introduced an employee engagement customer service program “Together We Care”, which led to a 23% improvement in Customer Satisfaction results.
Ashley McKim
Ashley McKim MN, RN has frontline healthcare experience as a nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a background in quality improvement. Bilingual, she has led QI initiatives and collaborated with multidisciplinary committees to effect change and improve outcomes. Her passion for ongoing learning, research, and evidence based practice led her in pursuing original research into trauma and management methodologies as part of her thesis in her successful achievement of her Masters of Nursing . This has also included studies in healthcare systems and policy, statistical analysis, and knowledge translation.
Our Values and Principles
We are committed to serving you with:
Integrity
Transparency
Accountability
Clarity
Flexibility
In our work, we commit to:
Approach Holistically.
Utilize evidence based decision making.
Provide exceptional value.