As part of the Dean of Student Affairs senior leadership team, the Assistant Dean, Student Engagement & Health reports to and supports the efforts of the Dean of Student Affairs in addressing student engagement and promoting a healthy campus culture.Acts as member of the Dean’s senior management team. Works in collaboration with the Dean of Student Affairs and a broad range of offices internal and external to the University, the Assistant Dean leads the visioning, development, and implementation of programs and initiatives related to code of student conduct, accessibility and accommodation, and student health.Oversees Health & Counselling Services, Accessibility Services, Student Wellness and Conduct, and Athletics and Recreation. The Assistant Dean, Student Engagement & Health assists the Dean of Student Affairs and the Division Head on cases that fall under the Code of Student Conduct. Manages and oversees progress of Code Investigations and ensures that procedures are implemented as outlined in the Code. The Assistant Dean acts as lead support for the Division Head (Principal) in the outcome of such cases and ensures appropriate services are in place for complainants and respondents.Provides expert advice and assistance to faculty, staff, and administration in the development of critical incident response protocols and policies and make recommendations on appropriate remedies or discipline as appropriate. Serves as the Dean’s key contact and spokesperson on matters of crisis and issues management as appropriate.

Reporting to the Vice President and Vice ProvostPlanned, developed and executed on strategic initiatives, policies and programs to promote and enhance a culture of safety across the University’s three campuses comprised of 80,000 students and 20,000 faculty and staff, and 23 employee bargaining units.Provided comprehensive direction and leadership during institutional critical incidents and crisis, ensuring efforts by senior administration are complementary to the University’s strategic objectives.Led the visioning, development, and implementation of programs and initiatives related to safety, crisis management, business continuity, and institutional reputation, in collaboration with senior administration and a broad range of offices internal and external to the University.As a member of the senior academic leadership team, received sensitive information regarding the most serious cases involving the University’s reputation or an identified or suspected harm to self or others in the context of crisis management. Drew upon an in-depth knowledge of the Ontario Human Rights Code, Bill 168 Occupational Health and Safety Act, Bill 132 Sexual Violence and Response Legislation, the Mental Health Act and the Criminal Code of Canada, to manage and respond to cases involving risk and crisis management. Drafted policy and procedures related to critical or crisis matters within the post-secondary environment, such as implementation of the Ontario government’s action plan on sexual violence, critical and crisis response processes, and mental health involuntary leave policy for students.Cultivated and sustained positive working relationships with external services as required.Oversaw the management of high risk cases, directing services as required. Lead planning, development and execution of strategic initiatives, policies and programs promoting and enhancing a culture of safety on U of T’s campuses, recognizing the complexity of experience across the community.

Provided advice and consultation to senior administrators responsible for the achievement of and compliance with the university’s employment equity and Ontario Disability Act, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act goals, objectives, timeframes and measures of progress, requirements and compliance. Ensured that the University took appropriate actions to achieve and maintain compliance with the requirements of the Federal Contractors Program, Provincial legislation on the ODA, AODA and Provincial initiatives on employment equity, including documenting plans, generating and reporting data required by regulatory agencies.Evaluated and advanced the university’s employment equity and accessibility plans and programs through internal and external partnerships, ensuring compliance with legislation and university policy.Consulted broadly with a wide range of people with disabilities and other designated groups in order to prepare annual plans, to prevent, identify, and remove systemic barriers. Coordinated and drafted the annual employment equity, ODA, and AODA reports providing contextual analysis, commenting on progress made and recommending future measures for the University to achieve.Acted as management representative or special consultant for Employment Equity Committees with Unionized Groups, as set forth under collective agreements. Advised Vice-President Human Resources & Equity on issues and outcomes of these meetings. 23 Unions Presented information to various divisions, disseminating the University’s obligations under the AODA, ODA, and employment equity legislation. Development of partnerships across divisions to ensure compliance within divisions. Acted as the University’s main contact for compliance mechanisms with the Ontario Government under the AODA.

• Budget and annual reporting responsibilities included equity office reports, Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities (MTCU) accountability reports for grants in excess of $500,000; proposals for partnerships with community organizations (interim place, YWCA).• Responded and provided advice to staff, students and faculty on all three campuses (St. George, UTM, UTSC) who expressed personal safety concerns.• Worked closely with campus police officers with crisis situations and worked to aid victims following criminal acts.• Trained students, staff and faculty on the management of incidents such as difficult behaviour, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence.• Provided crisis debriefing following critical incidents on campus.• As a member of the High Risk committee at the University of Toronto presented cases to senior administration with assessments of community risk and safety.• Provided members of the community with risk assessments and consultations to mitigate risk.

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Instructor in the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies, teaching third and fourth year undergraduate courses.Currently teaching Professional and Personal Issues in Palliative Care and Bereavement Counselling. Area of concentration: thanatology (grief and bereavement) with a focus on ethics and ethical guidelines for practitioners. Students develop a deeper understanding of specialized care for palliative patients, the complexities in care models, end of life care and pain management and compassionate care challenges when supporting patients.

• Provided clinical support and therapy to students at the University of Western Ontario with various needs including but not limited to crisis management, anxiety, depression, mental illness, grief and loss, life transition, sexual abuse, historic abuse, trauma, and relational issues. • Clinical assessments of psychosis, personality disorders, and mood disorders. • Client caseload consisted of 8-10 students weekly in addition to crisis and assessment appointments. Applied targeted, brief, client centred approaches.• Delivered psychometric testing for determination of learning and developmental disabilities.

• Non-profit community mental health agency serving clients with severe mental health needs and historical/ current trauma. • Completed clinical intakes of potential clientele. Triaged client needs to assist with mandate of agency. Completed suicide assessments, trauma emotional regulation, risk assessments for client and family members. • Acted as a liaison with community agencies with regards to client services, public relations, and mental health promotion.

• Assisted clients, mainly young offenders, to complete community services hours as dictated by the Superior Court. Monitoring of Court orders for probation and assessments of clients ongoing needs. • Prepared and filed reports for Probation and Parole, Corrections Canada.• Offered testimony to Court when required regarding probationary conditions.