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meet niCk slonosky

“ you CAn hAVe eVerything in liFe you WAnt, iF you Will
Just help enough other people get WhAt they WAnt.”

– Zig Ziglar, motivational speaker

he CCCA’s new Chair, Nick Slonosky, makes him a good ft at Investors Group,
knows the value of helping others. He with its long heritage of community in-
thas seen frsthand the incredible im- volvement, which he joined in 2007. He
pact volunteers—himself included—have is Director and Legal Counsel in the Le-
in the communities they work in his entire gal Department. Based in Winnipeg, his
career. For the CCCA/CBA community, to current practice focuses on information
name only a few, he has participated on technology transactions of all sorts for In-
the CCCA’s Executive, Advocacy, Certifca- vestors Group and its affliates, which are
tion and Professional Development Com- all members of the Power Financial Cor-
mittees and in its Mentorship Program; poration group of companies. Previous to
the Manitoba Bar Association Council that, he worked in the communications
and the MBA CCCA Section; and various sector for almost 30 years.
CBA working groups. In the wider com- He calls himself “very fortunate” to
munity, he has volunteered at the Legal have worked in-house his entire career. “It
Help Centre of Winnipeg’s drop-in clinic, is not just variety of interesting work but
in the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of also learning about the complexity and
Law’s negotiation course as a judge, and ever-changing challenges facing business.
in his workplace’s many initiatives, such We must fnd creative solutions to meet
participating in WE Day and United Way business needs as well as work collabora-
Days of Caring as well as serving meals to tively with other business professionals to
those less fortunate. He sees importance of contribute toward achieving our organi-
saying “yes” to any request for help. zation’s goals every day.”
It is not for the accolades (of which Nick’s life is also strongly shaped by
there are many). Nick says, “It is impor- family. He and his wife, Liz, have been to-
tant to me and is a part of who I am. I gether for 30 years and are proud parents to
consider myself extremely fortunate, and a son (now 25) and a daughter (21), both at
volunteering is my way of giving back and university. They know that sometimes the
helps me stay grounded.” real work begins when you get home!
Born, raised and educated in Manito- He also has his extended “family” of col-
ba, Nick lives up to the province’s reputa- leagues and friends, both in-house and pri-
tion for friendliness and generosity. This vate practice. With this “unique and great

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