Born and raised in the rural mining city of Flin Flon, Manitoba, my part-time job in high school was as a radio announcer at the local station, CFAR.
After graduating from University of Manitoba, I became a social worker specializing in child and adolescent mental health for ten years before getting my Masters at Carleton University and becoming a privacy advisor with the Canadian federal public service.
In 2015, I started podcasting because I love radio and social work and putting them together makes the world a better place.
In 2016, I was chosen by Natural Resources Canada's INpire Innovation Hub as one of the very first Canada's Free Agents and I am since on constant loan to various departments.
I am grateful to have received a Public Service Award of Excellence for my public-service-focused podcasting, which started life as an at-home project before being promoted to corner-of-desk with support and encouragement of management at Treasury Board Secretariat. It allowed me to begin producing content professionally for government departments.
Being a print author is new. I always loved to write, but the first book didn't materialize until my 50s. Take heart; it's never to late to do something new.
Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario (2007)
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba (1996)
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba (1993)
Professional Certifications
Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada (CIPP/C)
IAPP - International Association of Privacy Professionals
Registered Social Worker (RSW)
Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
CIAPP Professional (CIAPP-P)
Canadian Institute of Access and Privacy Professionals
Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP)
Community Health Network
Licensed Social Worker (LSW)
Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board
August 2003 – March 2018
2019 - Featured in the Government of Canada's 2016-2019 Mental health progress report: the Canadian public service experience
2017 - Public Service Award of Excellence: Joan Atkinson Award for Public Sector Values in the Workplace - Government of Canada
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