Experience

Pain BC

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

• Executive Director

  • Jun 2010 - Present

  Provide strategic leadership to a province-wide non-profit organization working to enhance the lives of people who live with pain through empowerment, care, education and innovation. Responsible for supporting the Board in their governance role in developing strategic plans and monitoring progress against goals, overseeing operations, leading fundraising and strategic partnership development, and advancing the organization's government relations portfolio. Provide strategic leadership to a province-wide non-profit organization working to enhance the lives of people who live with pain through empowerment, care, education and innovation. Responsible for supporting the Board in their governance role in developing strategic plans and monitoring progress against goals, overseeing operations, leading fundraising and strategic partnership development, and advancing the organization's government relations portfolio.



Health Canada | Santé Canada

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Co Chair

  • Apr 2019 - Dec 2021

  Co chair of the Canadian Pain Task Force announced on April 3, 2019 by previous federal Health Minister the Honourable Ginette Petitpas-Taylor. The CPTF was mandated to advise federal, provincial and territorial governments on the elements of an improved approach to pain care, education, research and data/surveillance in Canada and work with the public, private and non governmental sectors to advance action. The work of the CPTF culminated in A National Action Plan for Pain in Canada. Co chair of the Canadian Pain Task Force announced on April 3, 2019 by previous federal Health Minister the Honourable Ginette Petitpas-Taylor. The CPTF was mandated to advise federal, provincial and territorial governments on the elements of an improved approach to pain care, education, research and data/surveillance in Canada and work with the public, private and non governmental sectors to advance action. The work of the CPTF culminated in A National Action Plan for Pain in Canada.



Hudspith and Associates Consulting

• Principal

  • Jan 2010 - Apr 2016

  I provide organizational development and systems change consulting to social mission and public sector organizations, bring 20 years of experience in community engagement and capacity building in diverse environments. I have a demonstrated track record in fostering inter-sectoral partnerships, generating involvement of diverse partners and fostering progressive change. I am a catalytic leader with the ability to inspire teams and foster growth and development. An innovative program developer and policy implementer, I work with organizations to identify new opportunities, build enthusiasm and deliver results. I provide a range of services to organizations wanting to deepen their networks, understand the complex systems they are working in, identify the levers for change, and effectively advance their missions.



Doctors of BC

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Executive Director

  • May 2012 - Jun 2014

  Provide facilitative leadership to advance the palliative care agenda across BC. Foster engagement of palliative care physicians in provincial initiatives to improve the system of care and outcomes for palliative patients and their families. Provide strategic guidance, planning and facilitation support as well as communications expertise to the SPM Executive. Provide facilitative leadership to advance the palliative care agenda across BC. Foster engagement of palliative care physicians in provincial initiatives to improve the system of care and outcomes for palliative patients and their families. Provide strategic guidance, planning and facilitation support as well as communications expertise to the SPM Executive.



MakeWay

• Canada
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Consultant, Hollyhock Leadership Institute

  • Sep 2008 - Jul 2009

  I carried forward the development of the enterprising non-profit model at one of Tides Canada’s projects, a capacity building organization serving the health, social change and environmental sectors in BC and beyond. In this role, I provided strategic counsel, project management, process design and facilitation, community engagement training to organizations. Examples include design and facilitation of the provincial policy priority setting process for a BC-wide coalition of environmental groups, implementation of the stakeholder engagement process for the VANOC 2010 Sustainability team, and design of a 5 day leadership development conference for senior and emerging leaders from progressive sectors across Canada.



Vancouver Coastal Health

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Community Engagement

  • Mar 2005 - Sep 2008

  In this role, I led the team mandated to engage the community in planning, program and policy development for a large public sector health organization. I co-authored VCH’s Community Engagement Framework (http://www.vch.ca/media/CE%20Booklet%202009.pdf), recognized as the first Canadian organizational framework on community engagement in health care and adapted for use by health care and non-profit organizations across Canada and elsewhere. Working hand-in-hand with the leaders, staff, patients and their families, and community organizations, we successfully embedded engagement approach within the organization and fostered new approaches to community partnerships. In addition to working within VCH, I advised senior governmental partners across Canada on organizational and provincial policy initiatives related to community involvement in health care.

• Leader, Community Engagement

  • Feb 2002 - Feb 2005

  As part of a systems change team, I designed and carried out mechanisms to engage the community in health service planning and policy development. Coached staff and managers on community development projects and facilitated communities taking action on issues. Initiated/ sustained inter-governmental partnerships through the Vancouver Agreement and worked with senior leaders from all levels of government, non- profits and business on policy and programmatic initiatives.