• Project has three components: 
• Create and maintain national network of cancer information users and providers. 
• Select and create and content for Cancer Pages at Web site of Canadian Health Network. 
• Promote Web site to health professionals and general public.
• Responsible for coordinating and organizing project to tight deadlines. 
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as member of multidisciplinary team that includes health promotion consultant; cancer, information and evaluation specialists; communications and marketing professionals, information technologists, Web developers and technical writers. 
• Team developed all content for Cancer Pages on above site, which are being used extensively by medical and other health professionals throughout Canada.
• Negotiated terms of contract for project with Health Canada, ensuring compliance with stringent terms of Canadian Cancer Society. 
• Wrote (and continue to write) all narrative and financial reports related to project.

• Supervised 2 administrative assistants, 7 consultants (3 research-related) and 2 librarians. 
• Demonstrated: 
• Initiative by conceiving and planning entire project. 
• Independent action by conducting preliminary research, which enabled recommendations to senior management of CCS, who subsequently gave their approval. 
• Knowledge of database management and Web-driven technologies. 
• High level of responsibility by managing above project, as well as Information Resource Centre, which provides data on extremely wide range of topics in support of all programs operated by CCS nationwide. Many of these data are highly technical and research-oriented.

Information Consultant

• Demonstrated: 
• Ability to communicate effectively in wide variety of cultural settings and fora, by serving government and community development agencies in Chile, Mexico and four Caribbean nations.


• Sensitivity to gender equity and related issues by researching and writing reports on these topics for Law Society of Upper Canada. In so doing, I performed analysis and provided evidence of systemic discrimination by the legal profession against all Employment-Equity designated groups.


• Ability to provide specialized advice and professional guidance to wide range of organizations including Environment Canada, Toronto District School Board (formerly Toronto Board of Education), Women's College Hospital, YWCA of Canada, CUSO Canada, United Way, Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations, Counterpoint Resource Centre, Canadian Centre of Victims of Torture and League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith Canada.


• Analytical and writing skills by performing needs assessments, devising solutions and drafting reports for above organizations, among others.

• Produced, researched, translated and scripted over 20 documentary and community-education videos (digital and analog), films and CDs. Many were closely related to subjects of equity and international development.

• Trained wide variety of professionals in gender, anti-racist and cross-cultural sensitivity. 
• Provided information management services to community and international development agencies.

• Provided extensive Information and Communication Management services for such organizations as Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples and Canadian Latin America Resource Centre. Served as member or chair of numerous boards of directors and committees.

• Instructive manual dealing with issues related to hate crimes. 
• Facilitator's manual on cultural interpretation.

Fluent in English and Spanish (listen, speak, read, write). Familiar with French.