Milton Orris is a consultant in Health and Education and former Dean of Continuing Education at Ryerson University. Orris earned his BA in History and Political Science from the University of Manitoba, his MA in Sociology from the University of Saskatchewan, his PhD in Organizational Development from York University, and is also a certified Project Manager (PMI). After finishing his MA, Orris was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the University of Regina, where he became Department Chair. Subsequently, he took on the role of the first Dean of Health and Social Sciences at Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, then worked for the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities and the Ministry of Health. He returned to academic life as the developer and first Director of the Master's Program in Health Administration at the University of Toronto before his appointment at Ryerson University. He was President of the Canadian Association of University Continuing Education and has worked extensively with Aboriginal Organizations in Saskatchewan and Ontario. His consulting in education and health care development has taken him to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, the Ukraine, Republic of Georgia, as well as most Canadian provinces and many US States. He is a frequent speaker at conferences on a variety of topics including Leadership, Coaching and Mentoring, Strategic and Operational Planning, Project Management, and others, and is in the process of writing three books, two of them as a co-author. He is President of management consulting firm Orris Consultants Inc.