PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Health Promotion Specialist
Toronto Public Health - Strategic Assessment, Response & Recovery

January 2021 - Present

Collaborate with other project leads in planning of the COVID-19 response, Monkeypox and Meningococcal-C outbreak with multiple stakeholders at all levels of the organization
Participates in municipal and provincial operations and logistic planning working groups to support outbreak response and recovery
Issues management to support staff and public concerns
Develop, coordinate and support knowledge translation and communication
Promote and foster teamwork to influence and mobilize internal and external staff and partners to advance health equity through the vaccine roll out

January 2021 - Present

Deliver evidence-based behaviour activation therapy for perinatal depression and anxiety
Document and record consultations as per research study protocol
Complete suicidal-risk assessments and consult with lead psychiatrists and investigators as required
Conduct sessions remotely following procedures to minimize the risk of breach in privacy and confidentiality
Participate and lead peer supervision sessions

March 2017 – January 2021

Develop, support and facilitate staff training and development sessions on population health focused initiatives
Peer coach and mentor
Coordinate health promotion campaigns to expand outreach of child health and development services
Project Lead to gather requirements, develop procedure and training for all Communicable Disease Investigators and Contact Callers to expand documentation functionality to track and conduct timely case and contact management
Lead the online blog to promote preconception health, prenatal/postpartum health, and child health development
Gather requirements and perform quality assurance testing to ensure technical functionality for text messaging initiative pilot application
Project lead to develop, implement and administer a mobile health strategy
Facilitate and collaborate with the Health Communications department in integrating Child Health and Development key messages and campaigns

September 1999 - March 2017

Co-lead to develop, advocate and promote reproductive health initiatives (policies, standards, guidance, procedures, training) addressing populations in their preconception and early childhood stages
Provide health education to individuals and groups
Conduct home visits to support families with children ages 0 to 6 years old and promote healthy child growth and development
Collaborate with community partners through service coordination to improve access and referral to community programs and resources
Support families and engage in programs and services to promote preconception health, pregnancy, breastfeeding and infant feeding support, perinatal emotional adjustment

Passion for Learning

September 2022 - Present

1994 - 1998

Registered Nurse in Ontario
Community Health Nursing Certification
Emergency First Aid and CPR certified
Occupational Health and Safety Certification 1
Completed Leadership courses and Preparing to Move into Supervision course
Competed Project Management courses (including Concepts, Methodology, Agile, and Change Management)
Completed Leadership-Mentorship course
Cerificate of completion for Performance Management Fundamentals
Conflict Management course
Trained in providing Behaviour Activation Therapy
Certificate in Social Media Marketing