Experience

Nevvon

• United States
• E-learning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Development Manager

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Nevvon is an all-in-one e-training solution trusted to help health service provider agencies achieve regulatory compliance while saving time and money, and empowering caregivers with the knowledge and confidence they need to make their patients’ lives better. My role is to help grow the company through the acquisition of grant and award funding, proposal writing, and copywriting sales and marketing materials. Nevvon is an all-in-one e-training solution trusted to help health service provider agencies achieve regulatory compliance while saving time and money, and empowering caregivers with the knowledge and confidence they need to make their patients’ lives better. My role is to help grow the company through the acquisition of grant and award funding, proposal writing, and copywriting sales and marketing materials.



A&A Ward Consulting and Associates

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

• Consultant and Project Director

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  Strategic advancement for private, public and not-for-profit organizations. The firm's service offerings include strategic planning, needs assessments, community engagement, cyber & cloud assessment and digital strategic planning, program development and evaluation, implementation planning, operational reviews, and contract research services including proposal, business case and grant writing. My colleagues' expertise is based on experience in provincial and municipal government (e.g., health system senior planners; municipal Chief Information Officer); I lend my research and innovation development skills to the mix and also have a role in business development (networking, bespoke program development, bid preparation). Show less



RTDC | Ryan T. DeForge Consulting

• Shop Owner

  • 2010 - Present

  Program development, facilitation, and evaluation in geriatrics. Community engagement and strategic planning. Business case development. Post-grad tutoring. Copywriting. Program development, facilitation, and evaluation in geriatrics. Community engagement and strategic planning. Business case development. Post-grad tutoring. Copywriting.



Renderbloom

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

• Director of Content and Research

  • Oct 2021 - Dec 2022

  Drawing on expertise is in communication theory, innovation adoption, and knowledge translation & mobilization to help companies grow by orchestrating clients' value propositions as an authentic, authoritative, and action-oriented content strategy. Drawing on expertise is in communication theory, innovation adoption, and knowledge translation & mobilization to help companies grow by orchestrating clients' value propositions as an authentic, authoritative, and action-oriented content strategy.



Straedgy Consulting Group

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

• Director Of Research Development

  • May 2021 - Dec 2022

  Re-shaping brand relevance for the post-modern buyer by enabling growth in the digital experience economy. Re-shaping brand relevance for the post-modern buyer by enabling growth in the digital experience economy.



Odette School of Business - MBA

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Research Associate | World Health Innovation Network (University of Windsor)

  • Aug 2015 - Jun 2019

  Research that supports and evaluates the creation and adoption of healthcare innovation and knowledge in Ontario, Canadian, American and international markets. Research that supports and evaluates the creation and adoption of healthcare innovation and knowledge in Ontario, Canadian, American and international markets.



St. Joseph's Health Care London

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

• Research Associate | Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Research Centre

  • 2004 - Sep 2016

  Implementation Science -- developing and evaluating mechanisms for improving the experiences of health care recipients and providers alike. Implementation Science -- developing and evaluating mechanisms for improving the experiences of health care recipients and providers alike.



Ivey Business School at Western University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Research Associate | International Centre for Health Innovation

  • Apr 2015 - Jul 2015

  Project lead for various health innovation demonstration projects that use mixed methods to understand and evaluate how health innovations are successfully adopted - or not - across health care systems. Project lead for various health innovation demonstration projects that use mixed methods to understand and evaluate how health innovations are successfully adopted - or not - across health care systems.



Western University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor

  • Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

  I taught 'The Future of Healthcare,' a 4th year elective course in the B.Sc program at Western.

• Postdoctoral Fellow | International Centre for Health Innovation, Ivey School of Business

  • Apr 2014 - Mar 2015



Western University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD candidate (Health Promotion | Knowledge Translation)

  • 2007 - Nov 2013

  For my dissertation, I conducted a critical qualitative research project that explored the culture of dementia care knowledge in a long-term care and adult day program setting.

• Multiple Project Coordinator, Research Assistant, and Graduate Teaching Assistant positions

  • Sep 2007 - Jun 2013