CAREER HISTORY

Recommendations

Professional Coach | 2013 – Present

Supporting individuals and organizations in professional and personal development, including:
• Private individual clients
• Growthspace (online talent platform for employee development)
• Riverside School Board (teachers and principals)
• NGOs: European Disability Network (EDF), European Network on Debt and Development (EURODAD), Amnesty International
• Dialogue MD (online healthcare provider)
• Physicians’ Health Programs in Ontario, Québec, Nova Scotia
• Health and Wellness Coach with 12WeeksToWellness and Homewood Human Solutions

Consultant – Project Manager & Instructional Designer | 2000 – 2015

Provided expertise in project management and instructional design for corporate training initiatives and accredited continuing medical education (CME) programs

• Responsibilities included overseeing project lifecycles, coordinating stakeholders, and designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating dozens of educational programs for diverse professional audiences 

Consulting Engagements
Groupe d'étude en oncologie du Québec

• Managed online education program focusing on targeted therapies and toxicities for hospital and community pharmacists

Merck Frosst Canada

• Managed all activities related to the design, development, implementation and evaluation of health education programs in oncology pharmacy, urology and infectious disease
• Implemented regional and national symposiums, workshops and train the trainer sessions
• Achievement: First Place, Merck Marketing Awards (2004) for Supportive Care Issues in Cancer workshop

The Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology

• Established priorities for web-based educational plan, generated key guidelines and recommendations
• Oversaw development of E-learning modules designed for new pharmacists and technicians working in hospital oncology pharmacies

McGill University, Allan Memorial Institute

• Provided key input into the national curriculum and implementation plan for endMS Research and Training Network

The Health Management Research Group, Université de Montréal

• Member of team, involved in long-term project to develop, implement, and evaluate educational interventions to enhance team delivered health care, leading to improved patient outcomes

*Other companies included: Canadian National Railway, CANAC, Equitas, International Centre for Human Rights Education, and GlaxoSmithKline.

Workshop Designer and Facilitator | 2014 – Present

Delivered workshops addressing topics related to time management, productivity, stress and burnout

• Time Management, Stress, and Burnout – Eurodad (Brussels)
• Spotting and Stopping the Slow Burn to Burnout – Amnesty International (Brussels)
• Relaxation Techniques in the Workplace – Times Warner, Montréal
• Energize Your Time: How to Be a Better Manager of Your Most Important Resource – IC Investments, CHEO (Ottawa), International Conference on Physician Health (Boston)
• Reducing the Risk of Cancer Through Lifestyle Changes – Google Canada

---