Member of Executive team providing strategic leadership for all aspects of Human Resources and Organizational Change departments. Portfolio includes Labour & Employee Relations, Leadership Development, Talent Management, Compensation & Benefits, Organizational Change, and Health & Safety.Ontario Northland is a 115+ year old Agency of the Province of Ontario providing transportation services to Northeastern Ontario, including Motor Coach and Passenger Rail, Freight Rail, Rail Mechanical, and Remanufacturing & Repair (repair and refurbishment of passenger cars, locomotives, and wheel sets for leading transportation companies throughout North America).

Promoted to progressively responsible positions from Oct. 2007 – May 2017. Member of Director team supporting the move to a newly built facility housing the North Bay General Hospital and the North East Mental Health Centre, and the subsequent amalgamation of these two organizations. NBRHC is a complex Acute Care and Regional Mental Health Facility.In Director, HR role, provided leadership and strategic direction for a newly configured portfolio covering full scope of Human Resources with a strong client-focus and emphasis on trend analysis and goal setting to mitigate risk and foster a culture of safety, wellness, and employee engagementProvision of strategic leadership in the following areas:Labour & Employee Relations, Organizational Development, Recruitment, Compensation & Benefits, Occupational Health & Safety, Wellness, Disability Management & Attendance Support

Assumed leadership for this newly created portfolio to support the organization's integrated risk management philosophy to drive continuous improvement and quality.Provision of strategic leadership to 6 Manager reports in the following areas: Occupational Health & Safety, Disability Management & Attendance Support, Security & Emergency Response, Risk Management (including Insurance, Claims Management, & Legal), Patient Safety, and Infection Control.

Promoted to this newly created position to provide a shared corporate direction and leadership for the North Bay General Hospital (NBGH) and Northeast Mental Health Centre (NEMHC) during transition to a new facility in 2011 and subsequent amalgamation of the 2 organizations in 2012.Reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer for NBRHC and the VP Corporate for NEMHC, provided leadership support for occupational health services, employee safety, WSIB and non-work related disability claims management, legislated health & safety education programs, security services, and emergency response policies/procedures/training for the 2 Hospitals as we navigated the move to a new facility as 2 co-located organizations.

Reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer at North Bay General Hospital, managed the day-to-day operation of the Human Resources Department. Management responsibility for Labour & Employee Relations, Recruitment & Retention, Attendance Support, and Compensation & Benefits. Chief spokesperson for negotiation of collective agreements with SEIU, ONA, OPSEU, and CUPE.

Full-time consulting during period noted above. Additional contracts Sept 2003 to Present. Spokesperson for Hospital local negotiations (with CUPE, SEIU, and ONA), workplace investigations, grievance management, collective agreement interpretation and advice, policy development