NORMA’S PROFESSIONAL WORLD
■ National PIPSC Vice President, Full-time (seeking re-election) 2019 - Present
✓ serving 60,000+ members across Canada
✓ National Chair, Science Advisory Committee (PIPSC Board Standing Committee)
✓ Canadian Labor Congress (CLC) Lead, Women's Advisory Committee
✓ Portfolios: Scientific Integrity Implementation Committee, Science Advisory Committee, Women in Science, Federal Election, Federal Black Employee Caucus, Psychological Health Standard Implementation, Staff Bargaining. Canadian Labor Congress (CLC) Coordination & Chair, CLC Selection Process Committee
Manager and Senior Evaluator, Federal Government, Health Canada 1987-89, Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC) 1989-2008
✓ Experienced in Policy Development
✓ Twenty Years Committee Work
✓ Experienced in Policy Evaluation
✓ Founded Workplace Toastmasters with Sr. Management Buy-In
✓ As National Coordinator, Habitat Stewardship Program - Canadian Wildlife Service, ECCC managed staff, $10 million budget while overseeing 166 projects across Canada
■ Corporate Strategic Planner, Reporting to Director General Environment Canada 2008-Present
✓ Experienced in Strategic Planning
✓ Experienced in Decision Making
■ M.Sc., Toxicology /Management Option, University of Western Ontario, Canada
■ Strategic Management Certificate
NORMA’S COMMUNITY WORLD
■ Board of Directors, Ignatius Margaret Foundation, 2015-16
✓ To support homeless, Alzheimer, arthritis, disadvantaged women & youth
■ Board of Directors, Hunt Club Park Community Association, 2014-Present
✓Strengthening our diverse 13,000+ member community for >30 years
■ United Way, Workplace Volunteer Initiatives 1998 - 2006
■ National Science Professional Board (PIPSC SP Group) 2015 - 2018