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Brantford, On, Ca

- Provide strategic direction for the program and implement efficiencies to increase capacity with the growing demand in the community for dental care. - Establish and maintain partnerships with community organizations and providers to ensure a seamless and unified approach to client care. - Spearheaded the development, planning, and execution of health promotion and disease prevention programs aligned with Ontario Public Health Standards, including School Health and Dental programs… Show more - Provide strategic direction for the program and implement efficiencies to increase capacity with the growing demand in the community for dental care. - Establish and maintain partnerships with community organizations and providers to ensure a seamless and unified approach to client care. - Spearheaded the development, planning, and execution of health promotion and disease prevention programs aligned with Ontario Public Health Standards, including School Health and Dental programs such as Healthy Smiles Ontario and Ontario Seniors Dental program.- Utilized community data and Evidence-Informed Decision Making (EIDM) principles to plan, evaluate, and enhance public health programs, ensuring they meet community needs and adhere to Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) standards.- Led the creation of operational plans, managed program budgets, and established effective reporting mechanisms to ensure transparency and accountability in program execution.- Managed, motivated, and trained multidisciplinary teams, fostering a collaborative work environment and promoting high standards of work quality, continuous learning, and innovation.- Ensured adherence to organizational policies and legislative requirements, while leading efforts in continuous quality improvement at both the program and organizational levels.- Built and maintained positive relationships with internal and external partners/agencies, facilitating collaboration and support for program objectives.- Promoted a positive work environment through professional behavior modeling, effective conflict resolution, and management of change initiatives, while participating in an on-call rotation for after-hours and weekends.- Developed program manuals, standard operating procedures and implemented the roll out of a new medical record system successfuly to improve data retention, management and efficiencies in the clinic. Show less

• Determined clients’ needs resulting in comprehensive project plans consisting of targeted scalable solutions using evidence-informed approach • Led data analysis and health information division to discover trends and determine efficiencies from various data sources through the incorporation of data modeling and database design for clients to leverage data in order to make decisions from the produced reports and recommendations • Established ETIO as a centralized source of reliable and… Show more • Determined clients’ needs resulting in comprehensive project plans consisting of targeted scalable solutions using evidence-informed approach • Led data analysis and health information division to discover trends and determine efficiencies from various data sources through the incorporation of data modeling and database design for clients to leverage data in order to make decisions from the produced reports and recommendations • Established ETIO as a centralized source of reliable and evidence-informed content for clients and the public to combat misinformation about public health issues along with COVID-19 response• Collaboratively designed, conducted and synthesized evidence for simplified dissemination of evidence-informed data to stakeholders and clients with the creation of reports, protocols and tools• Gathered evidence and effectively exchanged knowledge with stakeholders to inform practice and decision making Show less

- Led a team of 10 analysts in a highly functioning team during the pandemic to respond to numerous data and reporting requests which played a key role in the maintenance of mass vaccination clinics of over 600 staff. - Fostered a healthy and open work environment to ensure all staff feel valued and remain engaged during periods of high workloads while embracing a diversity, equity and inclusion framework. - Led the demobilization lessons learned report for the logistics section and… Show more - Led a team of 10 analysts in a highly functioning team during the pandemic to respond to numerous data and reporting requests which played a key role in the maintenance of mass vaccination clinics of over 600 staff. - Fostered a healthy and open work environment to ensure all staff feel valued and remain engaged during periods of high workloads while embracing a diversity, equity and inclusion framework. - Led the demobilization lessons learned report for the logistics section and support restructuring of public health post pandemic in conjunction with senior management and human resources. - Provide analytical expertise and recommendations to reports, program quality improvement metrics and to position deliverables in a way that are palatable and best positioned for the audience. - Supported in managing program budgeting and timesheets and monitoring service levels to assist with minimums being met for programs. Show less

• Analyzed and gathered relevant data to the Region of Peel Public Health Unit oral health program including data obtained from the Oral Health Information Support System (OHISS). • Performed statistical calculations to assign risk intensities to areas in Peel and to schools in order to inform targeted interventions. These results were also displayed using ArcGIS for spatial analysis and more impactful knowledge translation. • Consulted in the design and deployment of a corporate… Show more • Analyzed and gathered relevant data to the Region of Peel Public Health Unit oral health program including data obtained from the Oral Health Information Support System (OHISS). • Performed statistical calculations to assign risk intensities to areas in Peel and to schools in order to inform targeted interventions. These results were also displayed using ArcGIS for spatial analysis and more impactful knowledge translation. • Consulted in the design and deployment of a corporate electronic medical records system by applying database and reporting methodologies to reflect program needs. • Led the Peel Region IMS response to COVID-19 as Resource Tracker and developed tracking methodology for the Swab Teams in order to accurately and efficiently relay critical information to Mayors, LHINs and the MHLTC. • Created health maps to inform targeted interventions and identify health inequities. • Gathered data from internal and external sources in order to create models to evaluate and project multiple scenarios to expand the Peel Seniors’ Dental Program for council. • Compiled and analyzed relevant data to inform council reports, comprehensive health status reports and programming. • Developed and conducted the evaluation of the dental sealant retention in the Region of Peel as well as the development of oral health and tracking databases. • Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and project management skills by working closely with the management team and front line staff to prioritize projects and report on various data analysis to management, council, clients and colleagues.• Developed the vision screening pilot protocol and methodology for publicly funded elementary school for the public health unit. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

• Conducted dental public health research by collecting and manipulating publicly available secondary data from multiple sources to report and project oral health status and trends. • Using quantitative analysis methodologies, these expenditure trends were be used to create reports to both provincial and national levels as well as for info-graphics to influence oral health policy improvements. These frameworks will also be used in the decade updates for the Macroeconomic Review of Dentistry… Show more • Conducted dental public health research by collecting and manipulating publicly available secondary data from multiple sources to report and project oral health status and trends. • Using quantitative analysis methodologies, these expenditure trends were be used to create reports to both provincial and national levels as well as for info-graphics to influence oral health policy improvements. These frameworks will also be used in the decade updates for the Macroeconomic Review of Dentistry for the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association. Show less

London, Canada Area

• Collaborated with the HEALab team as a consultant, along side external stakeholders from the Middlesex London Health Unit and London Health Sciences Hospital to develops a proposal for GIS based online services. • Applied my GIS knowledge and public health expertise in creating a concise proposal and plan for the creation of the web-based GIS application to build community capacity.

Brampton

• Practicum placement collaboration at the WellFort (May – July 2017) with a multidisciplinary team of health promoters, oral heath professionals and governmental agencies• Implemented the Healthy Smiles Ontario initiative and stakeholder engagement for the installment of an oral health coalition in the Region of Peel. • Developed a stakeholder engagement plan, logic models, briefing notes, literature reviews and health visualizations informed through policy analysis and evaluation… Show more • Practicum placement collaboration at the WellFort (May – July 2017) with a multidisciplinary team of health promoters, oral heath professionals and governmental agencies• Implemented the Healthy Smiles Ontario initiative and stakeholder engagement for the installment of an oral health coalition in the Region of Peel. • Developed a stakeholder engagement plan, logic models, briefing notes, literature reviews and health visualizations informed through policy analysis and evaluation literature• Info-graphic produced during the placement was featured by the Ontario Oral Health Alliance (OOHA) and Official Report on Peel Oral Health Summary Report published on the WellFort website Show less

• Prepared models for dentures and crown/bridge production for review by the technical team• Developed an understanding of the fabrication process of dental hardware and anatomical constructs of the mouth

• Assisted with the preparation of equipment and instructed patients on post dental surgical requirements and home care• Shadowed dentist to gain further understanding of the dental field• Developed a better understanding of oral health, sanitation, patient care and dental practice

Master’S Degree, Public Health

Activities and Societies: Member on the Schulich Graduate Council, Chosen for a student profile for the MPH program, Presented at TOPHC.

Bachelor’S Degree, Geography

Activities and Societies: Captain of WLU Ultimate Frisbee Varsity Team 2013-2015 With a focus on spatial analysis and anthropology.

High School, Bilingual International Baccalaureate Diploma

Activities and Societies: Ultimate Frisbee Team Sr. Soccer Team Coach Cooking Club TFS – Canada’s International School is a bilingual.