Ryan Flannagan
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Credentials
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Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid Canada (MHFA)Jun, 2014- Oct, 2024 -
Foundational Violence Risk Assessment and Management
Protect International Risk and Safety ServicesAug, 2013- Oct, 2024 -
Violence Threat Risk Assessment Level I
The North American Center for Threat Assessment and Trauma Response (NACTATR)Jan, 2010- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Municipal Governments
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Canada
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Manager, Social Assistance and Homelessness Prevention
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Aug 2021 - Present
Oversees the management of a 44-person team responsible for the administration of Ontario Works and Homelessness Prevention. Key responsibilities include: - Efficient management of over $13M in social assistance funding and a client caseload of over 1,100 individuals. - As required by the Ontario government, leading our team through an extensive social assistance modernization process – Employment Services Transformation. - Leading and overseeing the design and implementation of our municipality’s homelessness prevention programs ($3.2M). Current focus: to dramatically increase our supportive housing portfolio. Also leading efforts to develop a three-year homeless prevention strategy. - Day-to-day conduct of a broad range of human resource-related tasks, including hiring, mentoring, goal-setting, investigations, labor negotiations, and terminations. - Oversee social assistance fraud investigations. Twenty-one investigations were sent to the Crown’s Office in 2022. - Building team morale, engagement, and communications by leading in the creation of a division-wide wellness and activities committee and producing a monthly departmental newsletter that highlights HR changes, operational priorities, and team excellence. Show less
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University of Windsor
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Canada
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate Vice President, Student Experience
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Jul 2016 - Dec 2020
I led an amazing team of student affairs professionals at the University of Windsor. Together, we delivered and administered many of the student services that students rely on to transition to and then persevere throughout their university experience. In this role, I was responsible for leading 10 different units with a combined overall budget of $13 million. I am exceedingly proud of all of my accomplishments at UWindsor including: - Establishment of Student Mental Health Strategy - Second best ranking for mental health services in Canada (Macleans) - Creation of the UWin Proud, pride-building program - Creation of the Lancer gaming esports varsity program - Re-launch, rebranding of UWindsor's summer and fall orientation programs - Implementation of the 24-7 tele-counselling and text-counselling service, MySSP - Establishment of the Muslim Chaplaincy - Oversaw $5 million capital investment in UWindsor's residences - Nominated for UWindsor Excellence and Leadership Award (2020) Show less
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Carleton University
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Director, Student Affairs
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Aug 2008 - Jul 2016
As the Director, Student Affairs at Carleton University, I managed three units and worked tirelessly to improve the student experience at this large and dynamic Canadian university. My role required me to work with people and units across the campus to address any number of interesting and challenging problems. This role was one part vice-principal, one part social worker, one part coach/mentor. Responsibilities included: - Office of Student Affairs, Student Experience Office, International Student Services Office - Managed most student at-risk issues - Liaison with student associations - Student judicial matters, including sexual assault investigations, academic integrity Show less
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Health Canada | Santé Canada
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Canada
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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National Manager, National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program (NNADAP)
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Jul 2006 - Jul 2008
Coordinated federal government's investment of approximately $60 million into a network of over twenty residential treatment centres and outpatient programs. Network included several youth solvent abuse centres.
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Policy Analyst - Accountability Issues
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Apr 2005 - Jul 2006
Within the Community Programs Directorate, First Nations Inuit Health Branch coordinated various accountability programs, requirements.
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Residential Schools Resoultions Canada
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Ottawa, Canada Area
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Policy Analyst
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Jan 2003 - Jul 2005
Supported a variety of program efforts to address many thousands of legal claims filed against the federal government by Indigenous people who were forced by the Government of Canada to attend residential schools. Supported a variety of program efforts to address many thousands of legal claims filed against the federal government by Indigenous people who were forced by the Government of Canada to attend residential schools.
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Privy Council Office
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Canada
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Government Administration
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500 - 600 Employee
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Policy Analyst
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Jan 2002 - Jan 2003
Junior member to a team tasked with negotiating a legal agreement with the churches (Catholic, Anglican, United, Presbyterian) co-named in residential school legal claims and developing an alternate dispute resolution system to move these claims out of the courts. Junior member to a team tasked with negotiating a legal agreement with the churches (Catholic, Anglican, United, Presbyterian) co-named in residential school legal claims and developing an alternate dispute resolution system to move these claims out of the courts.
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Indigenous Services Canada | Services aux Autochtones Canada
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Canada
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Junior Policy Analyst
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Jan 2001 - Jan 2002
Supported a range of case settlement tasks in the Litigation Management Branch regarding residential school claims. Supported a range of case settlement tasks in the Litigation Management Branch regarding residential school claims.
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Education
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1999 - 2001
University of Waterloo
Master of Arts - MA, Political Science and Government -
1995 - 1999
University of Windsor
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science and Government
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