About...
Shawna Lagassie
My name is Shawna Lagassie, I'm the owner/operator of Solutionized Events. I've always had a love of Event Planning and I'm excited to finally be making my dream of planning events full time come true! I'm a Certified Associate in Project Management with 10+ years of experience in event management.
Through my professional and personal experience I've worked on fundraisers, sporting events, team building, community outreach and promotional events, holiday celebrations, educational workshops, AGMs, virtual events, and more.
My background in social services has allowed me to develop the skills to work with many personality types in even the most stressful of situations while remaining calm and focused. In fact, being a life long learner has had many benefits for me including the ability to see a situation from multiple diverse perspectives which helps find a solution that will work within the constraints of time, quality, budget, and legality.
When you hire me you get so much more than just a party planner!
Education & Certificates
Scrum Master Certified
Certified Associate in Project Management
Project Management (Honours) program at Centennial College
Certified Lego Serious Play Change Facilitator
Organizational Design Change Facilitation
Mental Health First Aid
Anger Solutions Facilitator
BA Social Welfare & Social Development at Nipissing University
Police Foundations (Honours) program at Canadore College
Learn more about How it started
Established in 2023
I was born and raised in Northern Ontario and have worked in the non-profit sector for over 10 years which has involved a lot of event planning spanning a wide variety of events. It was always my favourite part of the job so I decided to take the Project Management program at Centennial College’s School of Business. After graduation I went back work in the non-profit sector but my passion for event planning needed an outlet and I’ve always wanted to be an entrepreneur so I decided to start Solutionized Events.