"In a nutshell, my desire to advance more equal access to resources, opportunities, and outcomes is fueled by my strong passion to collaborate to help people better their lives and their communities.I’m an analytical and detail-oriented Social Policy Specialist with 42 years hands-on experience in leading all areas of social work including operations, policies, programs and practices with a client-centred outcome-focused approach. I possess outstanding leadership, written/oral communication skills with expertise in developing project strategies, team building toward shared goals and establishing strategic relationships with relevant authorities, public, and peers. Proven ability to maintain high-level performance under minimum supervision, attention to details and accuracy with analytical problems solving techniques, and committed to helping organizations grow in their abilities to achieve their mandates and vision through proactive, persuasive, and people management skills.Across my career, I’ve successfully taken on leadership roles, both paid and unpaid, in a variety of settings and made positive impacts by seeing opportunities others don’t and acting on them to achieve goals. I’ve always supported and encouraged the development of staff and social work students with a focus on the bigger picture. A great community supporter and builder who has accomplished social impact objectives by working both independently and in team settings, taking initiatives to produce results.