LxecuLlves from CovernmenL, ConLlnulng Care,

8esearch/Academla, ulsLrlcL PealLh AuLhorlLles,

8egulaLory and non-roflL wlll be represenLed
aL Lhe LxecuLlve Speed neLworklng" evenL.
Date: Wednesday, May 28
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Locat|on: lWk PealLh CenLre
arker 8ecepLlon 8oom
1|me: 3:20 - 8:00pm
kSV: 8eglsLer ln advance aL:
hLLp://www.evenLbrlLe.com/
Search for LxecuLlve Speed neLworklng"
Att|re: 8uslness casual
Cost: $23 for LPL nova ScoLla Members, $33
for non-members. !"#$"%&'() (& +,--.

Schedu|e of Lvents:
3:20 - 3:43 8eglsLraLlon & Cpenlng 8emarks
3:43 - 6:30 Speed neLworklng 8ound 1
6:30 - 7:00 Croup neLworklng
7:00 - 7:43 Speed neLworklng 8ound 2
7:43 - 8:00 Wrap up



lease [oln Lmerg|ng nea|th Leaders Nova Scot|a and Lhe IWk nea|th Centre
for an exclLlng opporLunlLy Lo Lake parL ln 3 one-on-one sesslons wlLh senlor
healLh execuLlves across nova ScoLla. Lach sesslon wlll lasL 13 mlnuLes. A 30
mlnuLe neLworklng break ls also lncluded!

Lxecut|ve Speed Network|ng

Lmerglng PealLh Leaders ls a
neLwork developed for new
hea|th profess|ona|s, by new
hea|th profess|ona|s.

lease vlslL:
www.emerglnghealLhleaders.ca

Who are we?
resented By:
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QLnLNS

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art|c|pat|ng Lxecut|ve Leaders:

Ismae| Aqu|no, kN
nova ScoLla rovlnclal ulrecLor and ALlanLlc 8eglonal ulrecLor (LducaLlon), Canadlan 8ed Cross

lsmael has served wlLh Lhe Canadlan 8ed Cross aL Lhe 8eglonal and naLlonal levels for nearly Lwo
decades. Pe currenLly ls Lhe nova ScoLla rovlnclal ulrecLor and ALlanLlc 8eglonal ulrecLor (LducaLlon)
wlLh Lhe Canadlan 8ed Cross.
rlor Lo hls currenL role, Mr. Aqulno was Lhe naLlonal CoordlnaLor, llrsL Ald Servlces and parLlclpaLed on
pro[ecLs wlLh Lhe ll8C and lC8C. lor more Lhan a decade, he speclallzed ln program managemenL
speclflcally ln Lhe areas of dlsasLer managemenL, communlLy healLh, and volunLeer resources. Pe
provlded leadershlp durlng a number of dlsasLer responses wlLh Lhe C8C lncludlng Lhe crash of Swlssalr
111, kosovo 8efugee 8ellef, 9/11, and Purrlcane !uan. Pe also served on a mlsslon ln 2008 Lo 1sunaml-
affecLed Srl Lanka as parL of Lhe CrganlzaLlonal uevelopmenL/CapaclLy 8ulldlng evaluaLlon Leam.

Ga|| 8oone CLC, CC, Cnk, MA, 8N
LxecuLlve Coach & Cwner aL Pold 1hem 8lg

LxecuLlve Coachlng ls creaLlng LhaL LrusLlng relaLlonshlp, beLween Lwo people commlLLed Lo worklng
collaboraLlvely ln a hearLfelL and meanlngful way Lo creaLe new posslblllLles and enhanced
performance." Call belleves a Coach ls dellberaLe and lnLenLlonal abouL creaLlng LhaL safe place and
enabllng Lhe condlLlons where a cllenL can self-examlne and do Lhe hard work of growlng Lo Lhelr full
poLenLlal. 1he cllenL's [ob ls Lo do Lhe deep dlve Lo look closely ln areas LhaL we ofLen don'L have Llme Lo
Lhlnk abouL or know how Lo examlne. lL's abouL Lhe learnlng and [ourney Lo personal and professlonal
effecLlveness. lL's abouL Laklng Lhe Llme Lo do Lhe Lough work LhaL calls on our capaclLy Lo fully show up,
wlLh hearL, and creaLe Lhe condlLlons for success ln ourselves and oLhers."

As rofesslonal CerLlfled Coach (CC) and CerLlfled Puman 8esources rofesslonal (CP8), Call
speclallzes ln execuLlve coachlng, sLraLeglc people servlces, leadershlp and organlzaLlonal developmenL.
lnLegrlLy, lnslghL, Courage and lorLhrlghLness wlLh PLA81 besL descrlbe her. WlLh over 31 years
experlence ln Lhe healLh and lnsurance secLors Call has held execuLlve, operaLlonal and fronLllne,
educaLlonal and unlon execuLlve roles. She ls a soughL afLer speaker and educaLor ln Lhe area of SLraLeglc
Puman 8esources. Call has 8achelor of nurslng and MasLers uegree ln ubllc AdmlnlsLraLlon from
ualhousle unlverslLy. As well Call has a CraduaLe CerLlflcaLe ln LxecuLlve Coachlng from 8oyal 8oads
unlverslLy, and ls cerLlfled as a Coach ln Lhe LLAuS PealLh Leadershlp CapablllLy lramework. Call has
slgnlflcanL experlence wlLh Lhe 360 as a leadershlp developmenL Lool. She ls a champlon of courageous
conversaLlons.

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kr|sta Conne||, 8Sc, MnSA
CLC, nova ScoLla PealLh 8esearch loundaLlon

As CLC for Lhe nova ScoLla PealLh 8esearch loundaLlon (nSP8l), krlsLa Connell ls responslble for provldlng
Lhe leadershlp and professlonal guldance necessary for Lhe nSP8l Lo aLLaln lLs mandaLe of lmprovlng Lhe
healLh of nova ScoLlans Lhrough healLh research.




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She esLabllshed Lhe ground-breaklng 8LAL (8elevanL LxcellenL Accesslble LeglLlmaLe) knowledge rogram,
deslgned Lo address Lhe knowledge needs of declslon-makers wlLhln Lhe provlnclal healLh sysLem. 1he
program provldes approaches Lo lnLegraLlng evldence lnLo declslon-maklng processes focuslng on
provlnclal healLh research prlorlLles.
krlsLa serves on exLernal revlew commlLLees and ls a member of varlous boards and worklng groups
lncludlng ClP8's lnsLlLuLe of PealLh Servlces and ollcy 8esearch's lnsLlLuLe Advlsory 8oard and Lhe
Canadlan Cochrane neLwork CenLre Advlsory 8oard (Chalr). Co-founder of Lhe naLlonal Alllance of
rovlnclal PealLh 8esearch CrganlzaLlons, she has served Lwo Lerms as co-chalr. krlsLa has served on a
varleLy of eer 8evlew CommlLLees, lncludlng Lhe Canadlan loundaLlon for lnnovaLlon and Lhe nova ScoLla
8esearch AcceleraLlon rogram.
krlsLa ls regularly called upon Lo speak aL naLlonal and lnLernaLlonal evenLs regardlng Lhe many beneflLs of
healLh research, lncludlng lLs role ln supporLlng evldence-lnformed declslon maklng.
krlsLa holds a MasLer of PealLh Servlces AdmlnlsLraLlon from Lhe unlverslLy of AlberLa and a 8achelor of
Sclence ln hysloLherapy from ualhousle unlverslLy. She compleLed Lhe rovlnce of nova ScoLla's LxecuLlve
Leadershlp uevelopmenL rogram. She was awarded a Canadlan rogress Club of Pallfax Women of
Lxcellence Award ln 2012 and was named one of Wxn's Canada's MosL owerful Women: 1op 100 Award
Wlnners ln 2013.

Ienn|fer Garus Dt
LxecuLlve Manager, nova ScoLla uleLeLlc AssoclaLlon (2007-presenL)

CurrenLly, !ennlfer ls execuLlve manager of Lhe nova ScoLla uleLeLlc AssoclaLlon (nSuA). Per experlence as
a dleLlLlan ln a varleLy of pracLlce seLLlngs ls relevanL Lo her currenL role ln professlonal
regulaLlon. !ennlfer's role lnvolves parLlclpaLlon ln a number of collaboraLlve parLnershlps, lncludlng Lhe
Alllance of Canadlan uleLeLlc 8egulaLory 8odles and Lhe nova ScoLla PealLh rofesslons 8egulaLory
neLwork. She parLlclpaLed on Lhe arLnershlp for uleLeLlc LducaLlon and racLlce worklng group Lo develop
Lhe "/#507'#5- 3*;45#5/:.5% 6*7 ?.5#5#.: @-+:'#.*/ '/- A7':#.:5 whlch wlll serve as enLry-Lo-pracLlce
sLandards for Lhe dleLeLlcs professlon ln Canada. CurrenLly, she ls worklng ln collaboraLlon wlLh MounL
SalnL vlncenL unlverslLy Lo develop a brldglng program for lnLernaLlonally educaLed dleLlLlans who wlsh Lo
pracLlce ln Canada.
uurlng her Llme wlLh Lhe nSuA, she parLlclpaLed ln Lhe leglslaLlve process Lo revlse Lhe ?.5#.#.'/% B:# and Lo
wrlLe regulaLlons, bylaws, pollcles and pracLlce sLandards. She slLs on Lhe nSuA board of dlrecLors as an
ex-offlclo dlrecLor. She has had an opporLunlLy Lo develop a sLrong undersLandlng of board governance,
and conLrlbuLe Lo enhanclng governance processes.
!ennlfer ls also a sLudenL aL MounL SalnL vlncenL unlverslLy (MSvu) ln Lhe MasLers of Sclence ln Applled
Puman nuLrlLlon program. Per Lhesls sLudy ls relaLed Lo eLhlcal pracLlce lssues ln healLh promoLlon. She
graduaLed from MSvu wlLh a 8achelor of Puman Lcology ln 1992 and from Lhe MoncLon PosplLal
lnLernshlp rogram ln 1993.

Mary-Ann n||tz, MnA
vlce-resldenL, SLraLegy & CrganlzaLlonal erformance aL Lhe lWk PealLh CenLre

Mary-Ann PllLz ls Lhe vlce-resldenL, SLraLegy & CrganlzaLlonal erformance aL Lhe lWk PealLh CenLre,
where she has held varlous managemenL poslLlons slnce 1988. 1hroughouL Lhe course of Mary-Ann's
career, she has developed exLenslve CuallLy lmprovemenL, aLlenL SafeLy and 8lsk ManagemenL
knowledge, whlch, ln comblnaLlon wlLh her PealLh lnformaLlon ManagemenL background, enable her Lo
lead Lhe SLraLegy and CrganlzaLlonal erformance porLfollo, whlch provldes cenLre-wlde resources ln
supporL of lmprovlng Lhe quallLy of care and servlce aL Lhe lWk PealLh CenLre.






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Mary-Ann's leadershlp role ln SysLem erformance MeasuremenL, CuallLy lmprovemenL, 8lsk ManagemenL,
aLlenL SafeLy and ueclslon SupporL exLends boLh provlnclally as well as naLlonally, conLrlbuLlng Lo a number of
provlnclal and naLlonal commlLLees, research pro[ecLs and Lask forces. Mary-Ann holds a MasLers uegree ln
PealLh AdmlnlsLraLlon from ualhousle unlverslLy and ls a cerLlfled PealLh lnformaLlon ManagemenL
rofesslonal.
Sara k|rk, h.D.
Canada 8esearch Chalr ln PealLh Servlces 8esearch, School of PealLh and Puman erformance

Sara klrk holds a Canada 8esearch Chalr ln PealLh Servlces 8esearch aL ualhousle unlverslLy and cross-
appolnLmenLs wlLh Lhe lWk PealLh CenLre, MounL SalnL vlncenL unlverslLy and Lhe unlverslLy of AlberLa. Per
research uses a soclo-ecologlcal approach Lo undersLand llfesLyle facLors lnfluenclng healLh sLaLus and healLh
servlces uLlllzaLlon, parLlcularly ln relaLlon Lo excesslve welghL galn (obeslLy). 1hrough a mulLl-mllllon dollar
program of research she seeks Lo undersLand how we can creaLe supporLlve envlronmenLs for chronlc dlsease
prevenLlon, an approach known as populaLlon healLh lnLervenLlon research.

Ann McInn|s kN, MSN
CorporaLe ulrecLor, erformance & ueclslon SupporL, norLhwood Croup of Companles

Ann has been worklng ln Lhe conLlnulng care secLor ln a varleLy of poslLlons durlng Lhe lasL LhlrLeen years,
currenLly as CorporaLe ulrecLor, erformance & ueclslon SupporL. norLhwood, locaLed ln Pallfax, nova ScoLla
ls a noL for proflL, long Lerm care, homecare and communlLy ouLreach organlzaLlon provldlng servlces for
senlors for over 30 years. 1o meeL Lhls commlLmenL norLhwood employs 1,300 sLaff. As an organlzaLlon,
norLhwood has esLabllshed a framework for research ln Lhe conLexL of a learnlng envlronmenL. Ann ls Lhe Co-
Chalr of norLhwood's 8esearch Advlsory Councll, whlch oversees Lhe developmenL and lmplemenLaLlon of
research pro[ecLs wlLhln Lhe norLhwood group of companles.

Ann graduaLed from Sydney ClLy PosplLal School of nurslng ln 1977 and sLarLed her career as a reglsLered
nurse ln Lhe unlLed SLaLes. 8efore reLurnlng Lo nova ScoLla ln Lhe early 1990's Ann compleLed a 8Sn degree
from Sonoma SLaLe unlverslLy and a MSn from Lhe unlverslLy of San ulego. She has held boLh cllnlcal and
admlnlsLraLlve poslLlons ln acuLe care, conLlnulng care and governmenL.

Mary McNa||y, MSc, DDS, MA
AssoclaLe rofessor ln Lhe laculLy of uenLlsLry aL ualhousle unlverslLy

Mary Mcnally ls an AssoclaLe rofessor ln Lhe laculLy of uenLlsLry aL ualhousle unlverslLy. ur. Mcnally has a
mulLldlsclpllnary educaLlon wlLh an undergraduaLe sclence degree ln nuLrlLlon and a MasLer of Sclence ln
Ceneral aLhology. She compleLed a uocLor of uenLal Surgery ln 1992 and a MasLer of ArLs ln hllosophy ln
2003.
Per cllnlcal and academlc lnLeresLs lnclude carlng for elders, oral healLh promoLlon, and healLh care eLhlcs
focuslng on soclal [usLlce and access Lo care for vulnerable populaLlons. ur. Mcnally has been lnvolved ln
healLh servlces and pollcy research pro[ecLs focuslng on Lhe developmenL of pragmaLlc soluLlons and pollcy
recommendaLlons Lo address lnequlLy and access Lo oral healLh care for nova ScoLla senlors. Per research
lncludes careful aLLenLlon Lo knowledge LranslaLlon sLraLegles wlLh Lhe lnvolvemenL of end-users and declslon
makers as an lnLegral parL of Lhe research process.






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atr|c|a A. Murray, 8A, MSc , MPSA, 8 sych, CPL
Speclal Advlsor Lo Lhe AssoclaLe uepuLy MlnlsLer on MenLal PealLh and AddlcLlons, ueparLmenL of PealLh and
Wellness

aLrlcla Murray recelved her 8A degree from MounL Alllson unlverslLy ln 1980, a masLers degree ln Applled
Cllnlcal sychology from Memorlal unlverslLy of newfoundland ln 1988, and masLers degree ln PealLh
Servlces AdmlnlsLraLlon from ualhousle unlverslLy ln 2008. She has pracLlced as a chlld psychologlsL and has
held varlous progresslve leadershlp poslLlons LhroughouL her career, lncludlng 1eam Leader of Lhe CenLral
8eferral Servlce for Lhe MenLal PealLh rogram aL Lhe lWk PealLh CenLre, PealLh Servlces Manager and ln !uly
2004 was appolnLed ulrecLor of AmbulaLory Servlces wlLhln Lhe MenLal PealLh rogram aL Lhe lWk. ln
!anuary of 2003 she was seconded Lo Lhe ueparLmenL of PealLh Lo pro[ecL manage Lhe new $4M auLlsm
lnlLlaLlve. ln SepLember 2006 she became Lhe ulrecLor of Chlldren's Servlces wlLh Lhe ueparLmenL responslble
for chlld and youLh menLal healLh, menLal healLh for forenslc youLh, auLlsm, youLh aL hlgh rlsk, and complex
care chlldren. She assumed Lhe AcLlng LxecuLlve ulrecLor role of Lhe MenLal PealLh, Chlldren's Servlces and
AddlcLlon 1reaLmenL 8ranch ln !uly 2010. She was appolnLed Speclal Advlsor Lo Lhe AssoclaLe uepuLy
MlnlsLer on MenLal PealLh and AddlcLlons, ln !une 2011. ln Lhls role her prlmary responslblllLy has been Lo
lmplemenL Lhe MenLal PealLh and AddlcLlons SLraLegy for nova ScoLla, 1ogeLher We Can. She also worked
wlLh Lhe MenLal PealLh Commlsslon of Canada as parL of Lhe rovlnclal 1errlLorlal 8eference Croup asslsLlng
wlLh Lhe developmenL of Lhe naLlonal menLal healLh sLraLegy, Changlng ulrecLlons, Changlng Llves. She ls a
sLrong advocaLe for enhanclng servlces and supporLs, boLh formal and lnformal, for Lhose llvlng wlLh menLal
lllness and problemaLlc subsLance use.

Ianet S|mm 8Sc, MnA (Cand|date)
CLC norLhwood Care lnc.

!aneL holds a 8achelor of Sclence ln nurslng from ualhousle unlverslLy and ls currenLly enrolled ln Lhe
MasLers of PealLh AdmlnlsLraLlon rogram also aL ualhousle unlverslLy. Per experlence spans Lhe conLlnuum
of healLh care, lncludlng long Lerm care, acuLe care and communlLy based servlces. She began career ln Lhe
noL-for-roflL secLor wlLh Lhe MulLlple Sclerosls SocleLy as Lhelr ulrecLor of Servlces. She has 13 years of
experlence wlLh vCn ln a varleLy of capaclLles, lncludlng LxecuLlve ulrecLor for Lhe PanLs WesL 8ranch, and
Lhen for Lhe ColchesLer LasL PanLs 8ranch. She also lead Lhe resLrucLurlng process for vCn ln nova ScoLla ln
2000. !aneL has held varlous senlor roles LhroughouL her career, lncludlng Lhe ulrecLor of SysLem uellvery and
Llalson ln Lhe ConLlnulng Care 8ranch of Lhe ueparLmenL of PealLh and Wellness where she led Lhe
ConLlnulng Care SLraLeglc lannlng rocess, as well as ulrecLor of ollcy, lannlng and ueclslon SupporL for
PealLh AssoclaLlon nova ScoLla. ln 2011, she [olned SouLh Shore PealLh as Lhe v PealLh Servlces where she
was responslble for boLh AcuLe and CommunlLy orLfollos. ln March 2014, !aneL accepLed Lhe poslLlon of CLC
norLhwood Care lnc. norLhwood has a full conLlnuum of servlces Lo supporL lndlvlduals wherever Lhey call
home, lncludlng Lwo long Lerm care faclllLles, home supporL, AdulL uay rograms speclallzlng ln uemenLla
Care, affordable lndependenL Llvlng Lhrough Lo AsslsLed Llvlng aparLmenLs, ln 1ouch, llLness CenLre and
many oLher programs and servlces deslgned supporL lndependenL llvlng.


Also parLlclpaLlng:
L|eanor nubbard- Chlef arLnershlps & hyslclan Servlces ueparLmenL of PealLh and Wellness
Dawn Stegen- ulrecLor of 8eglonal Servlces, hyslclan AcLlvlLy, SporL and 8ecreaLlon 8ranch, ueparLmenL of
PealLh and Wellness