Executive Assistant to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Negotiations and Reconciliation, Ministry of Indigenous Affairs
Public Administration, Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Honours 2001

Tell prospective students a bit about the work you do?

As an Executive Assistant, I have to leverage my capacity to master content and understanding of process to manage and lead staff as well as effectively communicate to senior management. With my experience of over 15 years with numerous Ontario ministries and arm's length organizations, I have accumulated extensive strategic leadership and policy development expertise as well as stakeholder liaison, communication, research and analytical skills. These skills have been put to good use in the work I have done including, for example: overseeing transfer payment agreements; leading large, multi-ministry research projects or engaging stakeholders to develop new programs or processes.

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

The value of this degree is how it develops your capacity to see issues from many different perspectives. This is critical in the policy and program development process as well as their administration. The Public Policy and Administration program provided me with the foundation and confidence to work in many different environments within and outside of government.