About
Wild Cedar
Wild Cedar was born from the belief that meaningful change starts with seeing differently.
We all get caught inside familiar patterns - our own ways of working, leading, and understanding the world. To grow, we need to step outside.
Outside can mean a walk in the woods or simply a new kind of conversation - one grounded in curiosity, empathy and connection. That’s where insight deepens and real transformation begins.
Meet Lisa
Lisa Robbins-Garland is an experienced facilitator, executive coach, and former humanitarian leader who helps people and teams reconnect with what matters most.
Her journey began with a love of stories, service, and global connection. After studying international relations, Lisa worked with the United Nations in Geneva and later spent more than a decade with Mercy Corps, managing programs in child protection, food security, and gender-based violence prevention. She led global management approaches across 44 countries, built project and leadership training pathways for her organization and as a PM4NGOs Board Member across the sector.
Throughout her career, she championed co-creation with local leaders, prioritized equity and inclusion, and learned that the most lasting breakthroughs happen not in boardrooms, but outside the conventional—where hierarchy fades and honest connection grows.
“Transform yourself to transform the world.”
- Grace Lee Boggs
The Heart of the Work
When Lisa founded Wild Cedar, she wanted to blend her global leadership experience, her passion for social impact and her love of the natural world. The result is a practice that brings people together to reflect, connect, and find new ways forward—personally and collectively.
Whether guiding a team through a forest retreat, supporting a leader in transition, or training facilitators, Lisa’s mission is simple: Help people and teams grow themselves so they can have the impact they’re meant to have.
Credentials
Wild Cedar reflects the full breadth of Lisa’s coaching credentials, leadership expertise, and facilitation experience, developed through years of work with leaders and teams around the world. Grounded in extensive certifications and hands-on practice, the work blends proven coaching methodologies with experiential and nature-based approaches to support lasting personal and collective change.
Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation
Co-Active Coach
Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation
CTI Leadership
EQ-i 2.0 Certified
EQ 360 Certified
Prosci Change Management Certified
PRINCE2 Project Management Certified
Program DPro Certified
Project DPro Certified
Positive Intelligence (PQ)
Life outside the work
Lisa lives in Vancouver, Canada, with her husband and daughter. She finds joy in forest trails, deep conversations, and helping others rediscover the clarity that comes when we step outside.
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