Senior Business Advisor, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Public Administration, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Specialized Honours 2002

Tell prospective students a bit about the work you do?

At Ontario's Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's eHealth Strategy and Investment Branch, I lead work in the following facets:

- Corporate/Business: review, analysis, and input on Transfer Payment Agreements, business and financial aspects of partner/agency/stakeholder Business Plans;
- Accountability: review of and provide advice on the accountability instruments (e.g. agreements) with stakeholders;
- Fiscal/Financial: prepare financial reports and analysis to support government-wide business planning (a.k.a. Program Review, Renewal and Transformation plan, formerly Results-based Plan);
- Communications: review and provide input on communication products in support of announcements, and of the Minister of Health's Housebook Note used in the Ontario Legislature;
- Relationship Management: Develop, maintain and manage relationships with major partners within the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Government of Ontario, Government of Canada, and external stakeholders in the health industry on key issues, initiatives and activities impacting the business of my branch.

Tell prospective students a bit about how your studies at York helped you to get where you are today.

I started my major in Political Science, later specialized in Public Policy and Administration (PPA) Honours and that was a key factor in my success in the public service.

Personal attributes aside, my PPA degree allowed me after my third year of undergrad to gain a placement as a Summer Intern in the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's Alternative Payments Program Branch in 2001. I maintained my relationship with the hiring manager who, years later, invited me to compete for a Senior Consultant position in a (then) new and exciting program, Family Health Teams.

The rest is history.