Experience

Canadian Skin Patient Alliance

• Canada
• Public Health
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  - Chair, Patient Advisory Council & Co-director, Skin Investigation Network of Canada (SkIN Canada) - Member, RareDERM Advisory Committee, Global Skin (IADPO) - Chair, Patient Advisory Council & Co-director, Skin Investigation Network of Canada (SkIN Canada) - Member, RareDERM Advisory Committee, Global Skin (IADPO)


Canadian Association of Psoriasis Patients
• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• Executive Director

  • Oct 2019 - Nov 2022


3Sixty Public Affairs

• Canada
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Associate & Director of Research

  • Jan 2017 - Sep 2019

• Senior Associate

  • Oct 2014 - Jan 2017

  Develops strategic public policy and government relations opportunities for clients in the health and life sciences sectors. Ensures clients have a well-researched policy basis upon which to engage with government and stakeholders, drawing on broad legal and government experience.



Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Apr 2013 - Oct 2014

  Provided health and regulatory policy advice to clients in academia and a health professional regulatory college in British Columbia and Ontario. As well, I provided management and governance advice to a national not-for-profit advocacy organization. Provided health and regulatory policy advice to clients in academia and a health professional regulatory college in British Columbia and Ontario. As well, I provided management and governance advice to a national not-for-profit advocacy organization.



Government of Canada - Department of Justice

• Legal Counsel

  • Aug 2009 - Sep 2012

  Advised Health Canada regarding drug and device regulation under the Food and Drugs Act, as well as development of regulations and privacy issues. Advised Health Canada regarding drug and device regulation under the Food and Drugs Act, as well as development of regulations and privacy issues.



Intellectual Property and Policy Research Group (UBC)

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2009 - Jul 2009

  While working with IPPRG, I researched intellectual property and regulatory regimes in the context of genomics research and analyzed the use of alternate modes of intellectual property regimes upon the products of genomic research. While working with IPPRG, I researched intellectual property and regulatory regimes in the context of genomics research and analyzed the use of alternate modes of intellectual property regimes upon the products of genomic research.