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Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute

• Subject matter expert and leader in interpreting and applying information access, privacy legislation, standards and principles in a complex hybrid electronic information and technical healthcare environment. • Responsible for leading components of and leading the development, implementation, evaluation of privacy and compliance processes to facilitate the conduct of health research by Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and VCH-affiliated researchers in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.• Working in consultation with the Information Privacy Office, Data Release Management Office and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, develops privacy education and awareness programs to promote a privacy conscious culture within the research community. • Provides support for the completion of privacy impact assessments, information sharing plans, and data transfer agreements for research specific environments, research programs and research projects.• Leading in the investigation and resolution of privacy breaches and in the communication, implementation, and enforcement of policies and standards.

Vancouver Coastal Health

• Assisted the Leader and the Chief Privacy Officer in performing the duties of “Head” under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). • Coordinated and processed corporate FOI requests for Vancouver Coastal Health, provided support to staff in complying with FIPPA and, on behalf of the organization, participated in mediations and inquiries with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC).• Liaised with staff in other departments within VCH in processing FOI requests and worked collaboratively with the FOI offices at other BC Health Authorities, other public bodies, and branches within the BC Government to achieve FOI standards and goals.• Organized, reviewed and analyzed contents of large numbers of corporate records with attention to detail.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Research Approvals Processes Project (RAPP)

University Of British Columbia, Vancouver, Bc

• Provided oversight for coordinating activities related to data access of research projects.• Oversaw the processes of preparing and providing data to researchers, according to legislation, policies and procedures; ensuring accuracy of data output to researchers.• Strengthened relationships with Ministries, data stewards, partners, researchers, students, and colleagues by communicating the requirements of each party on research projects.• Worked in privacy sensitive environment; looked after contracts, agreements, and pledges for data access research projects. • Facilitated understanding of researcher requests to data services team for accurate programming; and ensuring appropriate data transmission and receipt.• Managed information collected, captured, translated, stored, and distribution by metadata documentation, in presentations, consultations and workshops.• Executed, maintained, and evaluated management processes on research projects such as procedural documents, continual efficiencies, and systems in managing project information. • Advised various reports, correspondences, and other documents that are critical to the organization. • Ability to facilitate between 20 to 25 data access research projects at various project stages.• Written project plans to develop and implement improvements in data access; headed the media catalogue project to track different types of incoming data (electronically and physically).

Certificate, Leadership And Innovation

Master, Library And Information Science

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Archaeology