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Program and people manager for the Knowledge Synthesis team within the Knowledge Translation Program. Supporting three Principal Investigators and over 15 staff in operationalizing systematic reviews, rapid reviews, scoping reviews and network meta-analyses to provide the best available evidence for healthcare decision-makers, policymakers, healthcare providers, and patients. ▪ Prepare financial and technical proposals and contracts with national and international funders to secure diverse and sustainable sources of income for the research program. Secured over >$150k in LTA WHO funding in my first three months.▪ Establish and refine existing structures and SOPs to support team member onboarding, inclusion and professional development. Improved onboarding and offboarding processes, annual performance appraisals, weekly team check-ins and workload planning to improve staff engagement and retention.▪ Oversee various training and knowledge translation projects, clearly identifying knowledge user budget, contracts and scope of work. Engaging patient partners in co-creation within our research projects.▪ Member of Unity Health's Education and Knowledge Mobilization Committee.

Provide consultation on research, education, and knowledge translation initiatives for a lived-experience-led, gambling harm education and prevention charity.▪ Inform strategic plan, funding bids and future research focus as a Subject Matter Expert forknowledge and resources specific to gambling harm prevention and education.▪ Partner with senior health service professionals and individuals with lived/living experience to recruit the charity’s first CEO.

Lead developer and project manager for various gambling, gaming and technology use training and knowledge-sharing initiatives. Coach and mentor for newly hired team members. Conducting audience needs analyses, strategic planning and reporting on key metrics required by the Ministry of Health/CoE. Co-chair of the Health Equity Working Group.▪ Establish and manage excellent stakeholder relations across communities, building trust based onreliability, transparent communication, and integrity.▪ Oversee various training and knowledge translation projects, clearly identifying requirements as wellas budget, contracts, and timelines.▪ Partner with subject matter experts and system stakeholders to develop and implement models thatenhanced and standardized clinical practices.▪ Develop a range of evidence-based trainings and products that enabled 400+ independent learnersto access new and best practices that support individuals experiencing problem gambling and videogame use.▪ Provide subject matter expert consultation, presentations and training focussed on youth, gaming and technology use.

Overseeing day-to-day operations, strategy, and administration for a team of 40+ staff. Liaised with research managers, senior department heads, and board members.▪ Facilitated and managed multiple successful in-person and virtual Research Rounds training forCAMH scientific staff, increasing knowledge dissemination and implementation across theorganisation.▪ Managed all policies and procedures related to retention of research documents, including budgetmanagement, and vendor management, and created training for staff that ensured best practices fordata privacy and integrity.▪ Managed research communications procedures including internal knowledge sharing that improvedprocesses and standard of study around recruitment advertising across all research departments.Completing all required researcher training: TCPS 2 CORE; CIHR Best Practices; CITI Canada Privacy Course; Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Life Science for Research Coordinators/Assistants; Canada Good Clinical Practice (GCP - Non-Regulated Studies); Youth-inclusive and youth-led research.

Provided 1:1 and small group educational support strategies. Designed appropriate learning and behavioural interventions, and coached young adults with mental health needs and education accommodations.▪ Mentored and directly supported hundreds of vulnerable students, ensuring their access to the school curriculum, and supporting their successful graduation and further education, training or employment.▪ Built and facilitated school staff training, helping new teachers to developing the skills, strategies and techniques needed to support children with special educational needs.▪ Monitored all student data and reporting per semester, ensuring students received additional support and training in key areas.

Supported 3 senior directors and over 200 external contacts, including corporate funders. Managed significant database maintenance, travel logistics, budgets and expense tracking.

Oversaw every stage of B2B client research from conducting interviews, to database building, to collection, QA assurance analysis and data reporting.