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Executive Associate
Alberta Health ServicesExecutive Associate
Sep. 2023Calgary, Alberta, Canada
President
Shannon Hennig ConsultingPresident
May. 2019 - Aug. 2023Calgary, Canada AreaProviding full-service grant writing and strategic planning services for the health, non-profit and research sectors. Securing over $8 million in client funding contracts, I write to meet the needs of your audience and help you reach your goals.
Visiting Academic Scholar
The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis UniversityVisiting Academic Scholar
Jan. 2019 - Jul. 2020Waltham, MA
Director, Harm Reduction Services
HIV Community LinkDirector, Harm Reduction Services
Apr. 2018 - Apr. 2019Calgary, Canada Area- Responsible for implementation of supervised consumption service projects in Calgary and Medicine Hat. - Extensive work related to community and stakeholder engagement; ongoing relationship management with a broad array of stakeholders including community members, local and provincial government, and the private and non-profit sectors.
Senior Project Manager
Alberta Health ServicesSenior Project Manager
Jun. 2017 - Apr. 2018Calgary, Canada Area- Management and delivery of supervised consumption services project at Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre. - Stakeholder and community engagement to foster and promote adoption of harm reduction. - Relationship management with internal and external partners to deliver project ahead of schedule. - Risk management and strategic analysis of contextual factors influencing the opioid crisis in Canada.
Program Director
Maternal Mental Health Research CollaborativeProgram Director
Jan. 2017Driven by my own lived experience, I've set the strategic vision for the creation of an engaged network of women with lived experience with maternal mental illness to close the gap between advocacy and research. Peer-led and patient-centered at our core, MMHRC's goal is to push forward mom-powered research priorities and give women the tools they need to be active, engaged consumers in the mental health space.
Research Program Manager
Postpartum Progress Inc.Research Program Manager
Feb. 2016 - Mar. 2017- Developing internal capacity related to best-practice and evidence-based programs that best support women experiencing a perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (PMAD). - Strategic planning related to research priorities and partnerships. - Relationship management with external stakeholders. - Engagement with the research/academic community. - Grant writing/proposal development.
Executive Associate
Alberta Health ServicesExecutive Associate
Jan. 2013 - Jun. 2017Office of the Senior Operating Officer, Community, Rural & Mental Health, Calgary Zone - Working collaboratively with office admin support to ensure smooth day to day operations of the office of the SOO including calendar management, planning meetings with supporting departments and administrative tasks. - Writing a wide variety of documents including briefing notes, memos, reports, letters and business cases. - Extensive project management and committee facilitation experience including leading a province wide review of urgent care services, the development of a clinical dashboard metric, workplace health and safety reporting and long-range, system wide planning activities. - Strategic planning, budgetary planning, and operational management across a diverse range of health services including inpatient and outpatient addiction and mental health services, public health, primary care, seniors and continuing care, rural health and urgent care. - Risk based analysis of operational issues including capital equipment purchasing, development and implementation of policy (internal subject matter expert on medical marijuana), patient concerns and resolution and evaluation of external environmental factors that impact operational decision making. - Community and stakeholder engagement including building successful collaborative relationships with the City of Calgary, and United Way of Calgary and Area. - Chair of site based United Way campaign and lead Calgary Zone wide United Way campaign; member of the Addiction & Mental Health Clinical Ethics Committee. - Direct operational management of Calgary PARTY Program.
Manager, Land Services South
Alberta Health ServicesManager, Land Services South
Mar. 2012 - Dec. 2012
Leasing Coordinator
Alberta Health ServicesLeasing Coordinator
Sep. 2010 - Mar. 2012
Legal Assistant
Alberta Health ServicesLegal Assistant
Feb. 2010 - Aug. 2010
Volunteer Resources Coordinator
Canadian Cancer SocietyVolunteer Resources Coordinator
May. 2009 - Jan. 2010
Education Assistant
The Mustard SeedEducation Assistant
May. 2007 - Jun. 2008

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