Jennifer Potvin Email & Phone Number

Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, CA

Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, CA

Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, CA

Project Manager - Balance of Plant

Whitehorse, Yukon, CA

• The vision of 1Health Yukon is a seamless care journey for all Yukoners through one information system, and a cohesive, integrated and accessible health record across all care settings in Yukon.
• Led multidisciplinary teams (technical, finance, clinical, program and policy development) in the design, development and implementation of 1Health Yukon. Worked collaboratively with Sr. Executive and stakeholders to.
• Responsible for planning, design and implementation of MEDITECH Expanse in three long term care homes, and assumed responsibility for post go live in three Yukon Hospitals – overseeing all concurrently
• Assembled team and led post go-live stabilization / adoption / optimization phases with focus on overall process improvement and change management.
• Led change management and process development necessary to implement a new multi-disciplinary team supporting all aspects of EMR implementation.
• Negotiated funding agreements with federal agencies for investment into 1Health Yukon; represented Yukon on federal-provincial-territorial working groups respecting digital health services and virtual care

Whitehorse, Yukon, CA

• 1Health Yukon – a tripartite collaboration among Yukon Hospital Corporation, Yukon Medical Association and Health and Social Services to establish an integrated health record for all Yukoners;
• Negotiated multi-million dollar federal investments in 1Health Yukon, managed budget in excess of $10M
• Negotiated investments to advance virtual care in Yukon's response to COVID-19, and led rapid implementation of remote patient monitoring and virtual visits
• Oversaw all aspects of implementation of Yukon’s COVID-19 vaccination booking, online booking of COVID-19 tests, and receipt of negative COVID-19 test online
• Supervised staff and oversaw delivery of HSS privacy management program, access to information, information technology and 1Health Yukon
• Provided leadership for eHealth initiatives involving multiple external stakeholders including pharmacy adjudication, health care registration, medical travel, drug information system and physician claims processing.

Whitehorse, Yukon, CA

• Led all phases of implementation of online Yukon hunting licenses, online permit hunt authorization applications and harvest reporting, including design, development, stakeholder engagement and community supports
• Managed information technology, systems development, geomatics, privacy and access to information teams
• Provided senior level leadership and management of the Information Management and Technology Branch human, financial ($2M), and information resources and assets, including effective development and implementation of.
• Provided briefings and / or materials for Deputy Minister and Minister on matters related to the Department including case works, correspondence, and other documentation for the decision or signature of Deputy Minister
• Demonstrated ability to develop and foster strong and productive working relationships within and external to the Department.

• Coordinated communications for Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board through development of information packages for public consumption, public engagements and analysis of results; development of key messaging.
• Collaborated with Renewable Resource Councils and North American Fur Auctions to coordinate delivery of 5 community fur handling workshops (Teslin, Whitehorse, Haines Junction, Dawson City, Mayo), and received very.
• Led development of stakeholder analysis and engagement plan on behalf of Grizzly Bear Conservation Management Plan working group.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strong working relationships with First Nations, RRC's and community members.

Ontario, CA

• Managed the delivery of aquatic and terrestrial monitoring and assessment programs - forest health & productivity, wetlands assessment, biodiversity and natural heritage, wildlife population and habitat, fisheries and.
• Directly supervised approximately 25 full time staff, and 45 additional seasonal / contract staff; managed all aspects of human resources, including performance plans, recruitment, and learning and development, and.
• Led change initiatives that improved business alignment, resulted in cost savings and improved delivery.

Ontario, CA

• Coordinated and developed Divisional responses, communications, briefing materials, and correspondence (including preparation of Premier, Minister and Deputy Minister responses) per year related to the delivery of.
• Provided a wide range of business and executive support for delivery of science (Climate Change Secretariat, Science and Information, Applied Research and Development, and Geographic Information Branches).
• Coordinated response to high priority and / or contentious issues (media and stakeholder related issues, program delivery issues) on behalf of the Division, and worked appropriately to support resolution.

Ontario, CA

• Managed cost recovery Information Management and Geomatics Services for the Northeast Region of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources - provided support to client base of 9 district offices within region. Led teams.
• Reviewed and led development of Information Management policies and best practices (GPS, sensitive spatial data, records management) supported regional science unit in project management
• Managed the completion and cost recovery of mapping and spatial analysis and modeling, and information management projects for a variety of public sector clients (65-75 projects per year and over $1M).
• Directed the development of an information management strategy for the Northeast Region (9 District Offices) of Ontario
• Negotiated project charters and oversaw all phases of concurrent projects including estimating and managing financial and human resources, communicating progress to clients, and balancing competing priorities and.
• Led teams in the development of a GIS approach to characterize river morphology, the construction of a multi-user database to manage input and reporting of broad scale fisheries monitoring information

Ontario, CA

• Provided information management and analytical support to Forest Management Planning teams (ministry, stakeholder, industry) across Ontario’s Northeast Region
• Developed resource analysis, modeling and reporting tools for land use planning, and forest management planning initiatives.

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, CA

• Led the coordination of FireSmart community protection planning initiatives, including the collection of site and structure assessments; modeled potential forest fire behavior and severity at a landscape level and.
• Developed and implemented Northwest Territories Spatial Fire Management System - used to determine and set daily community alert status; provided Territorial Duty Officer with daily potential fire weather and behaviour.
• Led the redesign of fire mapping process from paper based mapping techniques to digital – including data preparation, collection, transfer, storage and map development; provided training across the NWT.
• Represented Northwest Territories Fire Science on the CIFFC (Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Council) Fire Science working group (2002).
• Worked under the ICS structure as needed, and in Plans Section as Weather and GIS / Mapping Specialist and also provided fire behaviour analysis support.
• Developed an interactive mapping platform that conveyed stories, photos and video of elders’ traditional knowledge. This was deployed in community Friendship Centres.

Masters Certificate, Environmental Education And Comunication

Unigis - Post Graduate Certificate, Applied And Theoretical Spatial Modelling And Design

Forestry