Sydney Millar Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

COVID-19 and other recent health events have highlighted the importance and challenges of collecting, sharing, accessing and using health data to benefit people in Canada. Public health officials need reliable, timely and relevant health data so they can provide their best advice about public health events and issues…and people living in Canada want to be confident that their health data is safe, and understand how it is used to promote the health of their communities. As a member of… Show more COVID-19 and other recent health events have highlighted the importance and challenges of collecting, sharing, accessing and using health data to benefit people in Canada. Public health officials need reliable, timely and relevant health data so they can provide their best advice about public health events and issues…and people living in Canada want to be confident that their health data is safe, and understand how it is used to promote the health of their communities. As a member of the Public Trust and Engagement Team, I provide leadership to the Secretariat of the FPT Working Group on Public Trust and Data Literacy, which reports to the FPT Public Health Data Steering Committee. In this role I:• Lead logistics for Working Group meetings, including forward planning and material development. • Contribute to strategic planning and engagement to support the development, dissemination and implementation of eight diverse initiatives to increase health data literacy and ultimately build public trust.• Lead planning and implementation of the Synergy Series – educational sessions designed to build capacity within the FPT Health Portfolio to build public trust in how health data is collected, used and shared to promote the health of people living in Canada. Show less

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) poses growing challenges to the health and wellbeing of Canadians, and people around the globe. This assignment provided me an opportunity to:• Lead Secretariat support for an external Expert Advisory Group, Interdepartmental Director General Committee, and FPT Steering Committee, including meeting logistics and forward planning. • Collaborate with numerous teams within PHAC and from other federal and provincial/territorial departments to support a… Show more Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) poses growing challenges to the health and wellbeing of Canadians, and people around the globe. This assignment provided me an opportunity to:• Lead Secretariat support for an external Expert Advisory Group, Interdepartmental Director General Committee, and FPT Steering Committee, including meeting logistics and forward planning. • Collaborate with numerous teams within PHAC and from other federal and provincial/territorial departments to support a One Health approach to addressing AMR. Show less

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

PHAC's Public Health Intelligence and Knowledge Translation Division within the Data, Surveillance and Foresight Branch collaborated with internal and external evidence producers to create public health intelligence to inform decision-making by PHAC's senior leaders. I relish opportunities to build new programs and processes, and this role was just that! This role provided me with opportunities to:• Provide overall leadership and strategic insight to the development of services that… Show more PHAC's Public Health Intelligence and Knowledge Translation Division within the Data, Surveillance and Foresight Branch collaborated with internal and external evidence producers to create public health intelligence to inform decision-making by PHAC's senior leaders. I relish opportunities to build new programs and processes, and this role was just that! This role provided me with opportunities to:• Provide overall leadership and strategic insight to the development of services that would produce living/evergreen and ad hoc knowledge products. • Lead the development and implementation of an Agency-wide engagement strategy to gather key learnings and build support for the service, and lead collaboration with the project’s key partner. • Contribute to the division's work to develop a knowledge mobilization framework for surveillance programs across the Agency, including leadership on content relating to monitoring and evaluation• Lead the development of an implementation plan to support the framework’s dissemination and implementation. Show less

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The Family and Gender-Based Violence Prevention Team works to build the evidence base about effective approaches to prevent and address intimate partner violence, teen dating violence, child maltreatment, and elder abuse. From November 2014 to June 2019, and April 2021 to August 2022, this role provided me with opportunities to:• Contribute to the design and implementation of multi-year grant and contribution programs. • Provide mentorship and support to applicants and funded… Show more The Family and Gender-Based Violence Prevention Team works to build the evidence base about effective approaches to prevent and address intimate partner violence, teen dating violence, child maltreatment, and elder abuse. From November 2014 to June 2019, and April 2021 to August 2022, this role provided me with opportunities to:• Contribute to the design and implementation of multi-year grant and contribution programs. • Provide mentorship and support to applicants and funded organizations relating to community-based intervention design, implementation, and research activities. • Champion and contribute to the creation of communities of practice to support funded projects. • Lead the development and implementation of the programs’ performance measurement and evaluation strategies, including leadership on the transition from paper to online reporting. • Lead unit contributions to departmental reporting. • Support the development of Memoranda to Cabinet and Treasury Board submissions. • Provide policy analyses, synthesize research, and prepare briefings for upper management. • Liaise with other branches within PHAC, and with other government departments. • Supervise and mentor staff. Show less

The Sport Law team is a group of passionate sport consultants working to elevate sport. For me, working in sport and physical activity was never "just a job" - it's was passion project. I was thrilled to leverage my 20+ years in the sector as part of the Sport Law team to help sport leaders and organizations thrive and amplify the benefits of sport.

My personal consulting practice was focused on knowledge mobilization support for sport researchers. Researchers tell me they don't have the time, experience, and/or networks to develop and implement effective and innovative knowledge mobilization strategies - I'm here to help! Past services included:• One-hour coaching sessions to help you map opportunities or refine specific strategies.• Half or full day planning sessions to help you identify and understand priority audiences,… Show more My personal consulting practice was focused on knowledge mobilization support for sport researchers. Researchers tell me they don't have the time, experience, and/or networks to develop and implement effective and innovative knowledge mobilization strategies - I'm here to help! Past services included:• One-hour coaching sessions to help you map opportunities or refine specific strategies.• Half or full day planning sessions to help you identify and understand priority audiences, define key messaging, and prioritize knowledge mobilization activities. • Writing and editing for plain language reports and other knowledge translation tools through rapid reviews or co-development. • Training and capacity building for faculty, students, and staff.• Ongoing implementation support for development and delivery of new projects, stakeholder engagement, evaluation, and more. Show less

SIRC is committed to advancing the sport and physical activity sector through knowledge. As the Manager, Content Strategy I was able to combine my natural curiosity about all things sport and physical activity with a keen interest in knowledge mobilization. This role provided me with opportunities to: • Lead knowledge mobilization and capacity building activities designed to advance the Canadian sport and physical activity sector. • As “Editor-in-Chief,” write, solicit… Show more SIRC is committed to advancing the sport and physical activity sector through knowledge. As the Manager, Content Strategy I was able to combine my natural curiosity about all things sport and physical activity with a keen interest in knowledge mobilization. This role provided me with opportunities to: • Lead knowledge mobilization and capacity building activities designed to advance the Canadian sport and physical activity sector. • As “Editor-in-Chief,” write, solicit, support, curate, and edit innovative, evidence-based, and relevant content from researchers, experts, and thought leaders for publication through SIRC’s quarterly e-Journal, weekly blogs, daily knowledge nuggets, and social media platforms. • Provide leadership on national initiatives to enhance sector capacity, including a granting program to support collaboration between researchers and sport organizations, and the creation of an online community of practice. • Support a sector-wide initiative to develop and administer the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport.• Contribute to strategic and operational planning.• Deliver presentations and represent SIRC at key events. • Build SIRC’s network to maximize partnerships and knowledge mobilization opportunities. • Lead and/or contribute to project proposals, research reports, and literature reviews. Show less

The Family and Gender-Based Violence Prevention Team works to build the evidence base about effective approaches to prevent and address intimate partner violence, teen dating violence, child maltreatment, and elder abuse. Please see above for details of my contributions to this team.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Canadian Women and Sport (formerly the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity - CAAWS) is a national non-profit dedicated to increasing gender equity in the Canadian sport and physical activity sector. After serving the organization for 15+ years in a staff role, I continued to support the organization as a consultant while pursuing other professional opportunities. In this role, I provided strategic insight, content expertise, and project management… Show more Canadian Women and Sport (formerly the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity - CAAWS) is a national non-profit dedicated to increasing gender equity in the Canadian sport and physical activity sector. After serving the organization for 15+ years in a staff role, I continued to support the organization as a consultant while pursuing other professional opportunities. In this role, I provided strategic insight, content expertise, and project management support on key projects. Show less

What a privilege to work for an organization so closely aligned with my personal values. During my 15 years with Canadian Women and Sport, my role evolved and expanded in many ways as I led projects that responded to identified needs within the sport and physical activity sector.My time with the organization provided opportunities for me to:• Successfully manage multi-year national and provincial grant and capacity-building initiatives through all stages of the project life cycle… Show more What a privilege to work for an organization so closely aligned with my personal values. During my 15 years with Canadian Women and Sport, my role evolved and expanded in many ways as I led projects that responded to identified needs within the sport and physical activity sector.My time with the organization provided opportunities for me to:• Successfully manage multi-year national and provincial grant and capacity-building initiatives through all stages of the project life cycle. Highlights: - Expanded On the Move, a national initiative to increase the participation of girls and young women, from a small provincial pilot program to a multifaceted national initiative with targeted components for Indigenous, newcomer, and racialized communities. - Led knowledge mobilization activities to to support evidence-based policy, programs, and practices. Authored or co-authored a range of knowledge mobilization products for diverse audiences, including “Actively Engaging Women and Girls: Addressing the Psycho-Social Factors”. - Managed the redevelopment of the Women and Leadership Program, contributing to content and facilitator tool redevelopment, and recruiting and mentoring new facilitators and partners across the country. - Collaborated with Indigenous, racialized, and newcomer organizations on the development and delivery of innovative community-based interventions. • Liaise with government and foundation funders, and led proposal development and project reporting. • Contribute to strategic and operational planning, and provided strategic insight on new opportunities for the organization. • Develop and maintain strong relationships with a variety of national, provincial/territorial, and community partners. Mentor communities across Canada to support action to increase gender equity.• Recruit, train, and support national networks of workshop facilitators and community champions. Show less

JW SPORTA is a small British Columbia-based consulting and marketing firm comprised of diverse and deeply experienced health, physical activity, and sport professionals addressing a need for the development of practical and relevant, and evidence-based, health, healthy eating, physical activity and sport education resources.This role provided me with opportunities to:• Contribute to marketing and communication of two programs making a difference to the health of children in British… Show more JW SPORTA is a small British Columbia-based consulting and marketing firm comprised of diverse and deeply experienced health, physical activity, and sport professionals addressing a need for the development of practical and relevant, and evidence-based, health, healthy eating, physical activity and sport education resources.This role provided me with opportunities to:• Contribute to marketing and communication of two programs making a difference to the health of children in British Columbia, and across Canada: - Action Schools! BC™ is a best practices whole-school model designed to assist elementary and middle schools in creating and implementing individualized action plans to promote healthy living while achieving academic outcomes and supporting comprehensive school health. - The Premier’s Sport Awards Program (p.s.a.p.) is a physical education resource program designed to help teachers and instructors teach children and youth their basic sport skills.• Manage the annual update of the Action Pages!, a listing of sport, physical education and healthy eating resources from across Canada, requiring outreach relating to 700 individual listings, drafting content, managing edits, and coordinating with staff, designers, and printers. • Prepare interim and year-end reports for funders, involving the creation, collection, compilation and editing of project information. Show less

As a member of a feminist action research team involved in a community-based organization designed to increase the physical activity participation and decision-making of women on low income, this role provided me with opportunities to: • Lead and contribute to the development of phase reports designed to communicate research findings in an accessible way to community partners and key stakeholders.• Deliver presentations about the research findings and our experiences involved in the… Show more As a member of a feminist action research team involved in a community-based organization designed to increase the physical activity participation and decision-making of women on low income, this role provided me with opportunities to: • Lead and contribute to the development of phase reports designed to communicate research findings in an accessible way to community partners and key stakeholders.• Deliver presentations about the research findings and our experiences involved in the organization to practitioner and academic audiences.• Collaborate on the preparation and submission of manuscripts to academic journals.• Collect, manage and analyze data.• Gain perspective and life learnings that would serve me well into the future. Show less

Ma, Human Kinetics

Thesis Title: Examining Multiple Discourses of Community Development in a Collaborative Community-Based Organization

Bkin, Kinesiology

Certificate In Knowledge Mobilization