About Cardea

Our subject matter expertise runs deep.

We are a health-promotion consultancy grounded in one idea: people thrive when the environment makes the healthy, supported path the easy one.

Our team

Specialists who bring evidence — and keep the human in frame.

Kate Milne

Founder & Principal Consultant

With over three decades in health promotion, Kate specializes in transforming workplaces and cities into age-friendly environments. She fosters inclusive communities and supports organizations in optimizing their experienced workforces. Her expertise spans health promotion, workplace wellbeing, women's health, and age-friendly initiatives.

Teresa Isabel Dias

Menopause in the Workplace Advisor

A pharmacist with 25 years of professional experience and a certified Menopause Practitioner (MSCP). She founded MenopausED, a virtual women's health practice that helps women navigate the stages of menopause, and addresses menopause as a workplace health priority.

Valerie Travis

Canadian Employee Benefits Advisor

For over 25 years Valerie has guided Canadian employers toward sustainable benefits strategies that support employee wellbeing. As founder of Bespoke Benefit Solutions, she collaborates on surveys, audits, plan launches, and education through tailored project approaches.

Anna Orenstein-Cardona

Workplace Financial Educator

An NFEC-certified educator and author from Puerto Rico, and founder of Wear Your Money Crown®. MIT-educated with 20+ years of Wall Street and London leadership experience, she provides holistic financial empowerment that addresses money mindsets and cultural nuances, particularly for women and people of colour.

Cliff Feng

Accessibility Advisor

MCP RHFAC, specializing in accessibility within built environments, community planning, and inclusive wayfinding signage. He holds a Master's in Community Planning, works with Vancouver Island University, and serves on the Accessibility Standards Canada Technical Committee and ISO committees for signage standards.

Olivia Milne

Research Associate

BSc (Hons) Psychology from Dalhousie University, with peer-reviewed behavioural science publications. She contributes to accessibility and community wellbeing projects through data analysis and knowledge translation. Proficient in SPSS, Jamovi, and R Studio, and bilingual in English and French.

What we believe

Principles that shape every project.

Health is shaped, not prescribed

We lead with environments, systems, and behaviour change support. We make the supportive path the default.

Dignity first

Our work centers on the people most systems overlook. We treat them as experts on their own lives.

Inclusion-centered

Inclusion is the spine of our work, not a footnote.