Experience

Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care

• Canada
• Mental Health Care
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Patient Safety / Quality Improvement Coordinator

  • Apr 2020 - Present



North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Quality and Risk Analyst

  • 2018 - Apr 2020

  In my role as a Quality and Risk Analyst with the North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network (NSM LHIN), I have acquired extensive knowledge and experience in event management as part of the organization’s overall enterprise risk management and quality improvement approach to providing services to patients. This role, has provided me with the skills to support and facilitate quality improvement initiatives to improve system level and process changes. A central part of this role is to coordinate the local execution and analysis of provincial surveys and lead the development, implementation and analysis of local specialty surveys.



Cancer Care Ontario

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Policy Research Analyst

  • 2012 - 2014

  As a research and policy analyst with the newly formed Patient-Centred Care team, I provided supportive research and analytics to help inform and shape policy and strategic direction to ultimately aid in shaping the organization’s cultural shift toward advancing patient-centred care. I worked with various departmental teams, working groups and committees to achieve consensus to move quality initiatives forward whilst assessing the impact at each level of the organization. As a research and policy analyst with the newly formed Patient-Centred Care team, I provided supportive research and analytics to help inform and shape policy and strategic direction to ultimately aid in shaping the organization’s cultural shift toward advancing patient-centred care. I worked with various departmental teams, working groups and committees to achieve consensus to move quality initiatives forward whilst assessing the impact at each level of the organization.



University of Toronto

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Manager

  • 2006 - 2012

  As research manager with the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, I planned, implemented and managed several major nursing health services research projects of importance to health care leaders, policy makers and other decision makers. I utilized both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to gather, analyze and interpret data to in effect stimulate policy change. As research manager with the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, I planned, implemented and managed several major nursing health services research projects of importance to health care leaders, policy makers and other decision makers. I utilized both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to gather, analyze and interpret data to in effect stimulate policy change.



Region of Peel

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Health Promotion Officer

  • 2004 - 2006

  Through evidence based knowledge of health promotion theory, I designed, implemented and evaluated a number of health promotion programs and campaigns. I worked closely with community partners to assess program needs and developed social marketing campaigns aimed at improving family health metrics. Through evidence based knowledge of health promotion theory, I designed, implemented and evaluated a number of health promotion programs and campaigns. I worked closely with community partners to assess program needs and developed social marketing campaigns aimed at improving family health metrics.