2011 Presenters

CHRIS MAZURKEWICH
Chris Mazurkewich is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Alberta Health Services, responsible for metropolitan hospitals, the Calgary health service delivery zone, finance, capital management, contracting, procurement and supply management, and activity-based funding. Prior to joining Alberta Health Services, Mr. Mazurkewich has served as Chief Operating Officer, Strategic and Corporate Services of the Interior Health Authority in British Columbia since 1992. Mr. Mazurkewich also served as Director of Financial Services, Manager of Accounting and Manager of Budgeting for the Foothills Provincial General Hospital in Calgary. Mr. Mazurkewich holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from the University of Saskatchewan, a Master of Administration (Health) from Central Michigan University and a Chartered Accountant designation.

DAVID IRVINE
As the Leader’s Navigator™, David is a connector and a communicator. He has dedicated his life to building productive, engaging and vital cultures through authentic leadership. He has a unique ability to create a trusting learning environment through the power of his authentic presence. David inspires and guides leaders in all walks of life to connect with their authentic self, so they may, in turn, inspire and guide those they serve and love to find their authentic voice, thus enabling greatness within the culture around them.

MANAV CHAUDHARY
Manav completed a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at Punjab University, India, and an MBA with specialties in Strategy and Finance at the University of British Columbia. He has worked with consulting teams at TATA Consulting Services in India and Germany, and with IBM Global Business Services and Sierra Systems in Canada. Manav joined Fraser Health in 2011, where he currently works as a Senior Consultant with the regional Strategic Transformation Team. He is actively engaged in a broad spectrum of process improvement and technical planning initiatives in collaboration with stakeholders ranging from front-line clinical staff to regional program leads.

RALPH MOAR
Ralph Moar Junior, or “Junior” Moar, is the current Canadian Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion, and his story is as inspirational as they come. Moar’s childhood was wrought with conflict, both from his Native father and Caucasian mother, but from the streets around him. Growing up in Northern Winnipeg, Moar had to constantly dodge negative influences, drugs and gang members. He eventually found something he loved that would keep him on the straight path. Boxing. He trained hard as a teenager and found himself rocketing up the amateur ranks. He finally broke out after winning a major amateur tournament in Calgary, defeating a former Olympian in the finals to do so. He thought he had reached the top and was now on his way to stardom. Unfortunately, the streets caught up with him.

RICHARD BARTREM
Richard Bartrem’s responsibilities include internal and external communication and public/media relations, sponsorship and community investment, and creative services. He joined WestJet in 2005 as Director, Brand and Communications. Richard began his career with Unilever in 1988 where, over the next twelve years, he held a variety of sales and marketing positions in Montréal, Halifax, Calgary and Toronto. Richard left Unilever in 2000 and spent five years working for Astral Media in television in Toronto and was responsible for marketing for The Movie Network and Mpix brands. A native of Montreal, Richard now resides in Calgary with his wife and two children. His favourite WestJet destination is Maui and he loves the free snack mix onboard the plane!


DEREK EDWARDS
Derek Edwards has been a professional comedian for over fifteen years. In that time he has amassed an impressive string of credits. In 1995 he was the winner of the Vail National Comedy Invitational in Vail, Colorado. In 1996 he stole the show at the Molson Canadian Toronto Comedy Festival and in 1997 he “knocked ‘em dead” at the International Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He did the same at Just for Laughs ‘99. His numerous television appearances include A & E’s Comedy On The Road , his own CBC-TV comedy special “COMICS! “, The Comedy Network’s Launch-A-Thon, Open Mike with Mike Bullard on The Comedy Network and CTV and a Gala performance on the 1997 Just for Laughs Comedy Show . Additionally, he recently filmed his own one-hour special for The Comedy Network’s COMEDY NOW series entitled ‘Blood, Sweat & Beers’. Derek has also been featured on a variety of national radio programs including CBC’S Laughing Matters, Madly Off In All directions And definitely Not The Opera.


CHRISTOPHER DEAN
Christopher Dean is a Quality Assessor with the Quality, Risk, and Evaluation (QRE) department at Accreditation Canada. Christopher’s roles include leading the Accreditation Decision Committee responsible for conferring accreditation awards and conditions; overseeing the process for Leading Practices in the accreditation program; and conducting evaluation projects to enhance accreditation programs, products, and services. Prior to joining QRE Christopher was a Lead Specialist in the Product Development department responsible for portfolios of Patient Safety, Distinction (Stroke, Reprocessing & Sterilization), Child & Youth, and Emergency Health Services (Emergency Department, Emergency Medical Services). Before working at Accreditation Canada Christopher was a Program Director and Quality Improvement/Accreditation Coordinator for health service organizations in Alberta and Ontario.

IAN SHEPPARD
Ian Sheppard has 30 years of experience in acute care and ambulatory care medication services in adult and pediatric care settings. His team experiences include the development and implementation of strategic medication systems such as automated distribution, centralised compounding, satellite pharmacy environments, and bedside barcode medication administration modules. Ian has been a member of the World Health Organization panel on spinal safety, and has co-developed medical devices for safe spinal medication administration. He continues to work on safety projects within the consolidated Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services, as part of their Quality and Medication Safety team. Ian has worked with ISMP Canada since 2004 on various local, provincial and national initiatives. He was seconded to ISMP in 2008 for the joint Canadian Pharmaceutical Bar Code Project, a national multi-sector safety initiative jointly led by ISMP Canada and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute.

 

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