Health Nurse Practitioner
Resume:
Jim Mactier B.Sc.Ag., P.Ag.
Mt. Lehman, B.C., V4X 1Z3
Ph:604-***-**** Fax:604-***-**** Cell:604-***-**** Van:778-***-****
E mail: **************@****.**
Website: http://www.facilitatethis.ca
Background Summary
Candidate has skills and experience in the following areas: evaluation,
facilitation, mediation, group animation, health promotion, population health,
community development, events planning, contract management, needs
assessment, teaching, written/verbal communication, budgeting, marketing,
computers, administration, critical assessment and review, management,
supervision, and policy analysis.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Community Development Experience
Health Canada 1984-2001 Program Consultant
Health Promotion and Population Health
Work with individuals, special interest groups, community agencies and different
levels of government in assessing needs and developing 18 month to 3 year
community-driven projects to meet these needs. Using a population health
approach, assess and monitor up to 150 different projects per year with annual
budgets ranging from $5,000 to $750,000. Skills required: budgeting, extensive
group animation, facilitation, writing, public speaking a keen appreciation of
group dynamics and cross-cultural sensitivity.
British Columbia Housing 1979-1984 Provincial Urban Hort.
Management Commission Program Coordinator
Worked with inner city, fixed income families to develop small-scale resident
managed food/flower gardens. Program aimed at production of food but focus
was socialization and esteem building of subsidized housing residents through a
resident gardening program. Program sponsored over 20 separate community
garden initiatives throughout B.C., a major garden competition, regular resident
workshops and the production of a monthly newsletter. Skills required: cross
cultural sensitivity, awareness of socio-economics, group facilitation/animation,
public speaking, teaching, volunteer coordination, awareness of group dynamics
and organization.
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Management/Policy Experience
Health Canada April 2001 - Nov. 2001 Evaluation Consultant
Health Promotion and Population Health
Trained professional human services staff in evaluation of complex human
service projects using the Logic Model. Developed and delivered training
modules for staff working with different types of human service projects.
Reviewed and provided feedback, written and oral to project representatives and
their professional evaluators on their evaluation plans.
Developed an overall evaluation strategy with government, funded partners,
evaluators and other funders.
Health Canada Sept. 92 - Sept. 93 Acting Regional Director
Health Promotion and 12 months
Population Health
On an acting assignment, managed the B.C. Regional Office responsible for
delivery of two funding programs with three distinct funding elements within
Seniors Community Programs. Responsible for contribution budget averaging
4.1 million/annum and an operating budget of approx. $85,000/yr. Supervised up
to three part and full time support staff and five full time program consultants.
Coordinated consultations with provincial counterparts, other federal counterparts
and assumed a leadership role in work planning, hiring, needs identification,
community input to review and other consultation processes. Represented the
Regional Director of Health Promotion and Social Development, regional staff
and the Minister at public functions. Skills required: coordination, public
speaking, writing, strong leadership and motivational skills, teaching,
organization, supervision and delegation.
Health and Welfare 1989-1990 A/Assistant Regional
Health Promotion 18 months Director
On temporary assignment, managed the B.C. Regional Office responsible for the
coordination, development, assessment, review and monitoring of approximately
250-300 community projects annually. Specific responsibility for hiring, training,
supervising and evaluating six professional community development officers,
(Program Consultants). Represented the Regional Director, regional staff and
the Minister at public functions. Skills required: public speaking, writing, team
building, teaching, organization, budgeting, supervision, motivation and
delegation.
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Health and Welfare 1991 Policy Analyst
Social Service Programs 3 month
Branch secondment
On secondment from B.C. Regional Office to Seniors Secretariat, Ottawa,
working as a member of a special committee to the Minister of State for Seniors,
developing guidelines and policy toward a national strategy on aging. Skills
required: creativity, initiative, negotiation and writing.
Contract Experience
Principle Evaluator for the Community Food Action Initiative (CFAI)
responsible to work in collaboration with the Provincial Health Services Authority,
the Ministry of Health and five regional health authorities to develop an
evaluation framework, design measurement tools to assess five CFAI outcomes.
The CFAI is delivered by multiple lines of authority (five health authorities) and
has funded over 150 community-based projects each undertaking different
activities related to food security. Current/Ongoing
Facilitator, advisor and evaluation/planning consultant to Aboriginal Health
- Currently of the BC Ministry of Health. Responsible for developing an outcome-
based evaluation and data collection system linked to each Health Authority
Aboriginal Health Plan using a web-based outcome monitoring system. Includes
completing strategic outcome-based planning directly with the BC Aboriginal
Health Network and the Aboriginal Health Leads of each Health Authority,
working with Aboriginal Health, health authority staff and in partnership with
Performance Management and Improvement Division (PMID).
Evaluation Consultant and Facilitator for the Ministry of Healthy Living
and Sport Aboriginal Health for the 29 actions identified in The
Transformative Change Accord: First Nations Health Plan (TCA:FNHP)1 to
improve the health and well being of First Nations, to close the gaps in health
status between First Nations people and other British Columbians, and to
ensure First Nations are fully involved in decision-making regarding the health
of their peoples.
Facilitator for Aboriginal Health - Currently for meetings between
Aboriginal Health and the main Aboriginal political and service organizations
and health authority Aboriginal Health Leads up to 12 times/year. (Conf.
Calls/Meetings)
Facilitator for the BC Ministry of Health 2005, Aboriginal Health on two
high profile Federal initiatives, the Aboriginal Health Reporting Framework
and the Blueprint for Aboriginal Health .
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A 10-year plan negotiated on November 27, 2006 between the British Columbia First Nations Leadership
Council (FNLC) and the Province of British Columbia.
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Evaluator/Facilitator for the Integrated Mentor Program in Addictions
Research Training (IMPART), 2003-05- a program funded by Canadian
Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
EarthSave Strategic Planning 2006 (volunteer) Developed Program Logic
Model in one day work shop with participants.
Coordinating Consultant on Reproductive Health Screening Evaluation
2005/06. Responsible for overseeing the rewrite of a major 3 year process
evaluation; amending the evaluation with evidence-based recommendations; a
comprehensive literature review and an economic analysis, (business case).
Responsible for co-facilitating a multi-level, diverse team responsible for guiding
the project. Produced two reports; (one summary for mass distribution) reporting
the results of the project. (See reports on website Our Experience ).
UBC Family Nurse Practitioner Evaluation. 2005 Responsible for completing
an evaluation within a very short time frame to evaluate the first two years of new
program that had many challenges in its developmental phase. Contract
required a high degree of sensitivity.
Evaluation consultant and facilitator for PHSA - Women's Health Research
Institute 2002-2004 which includes outcome based strategic planning linking
women s' health programs to research through a web based outcome monitoring
system.
Facilitator for the Women s Health Research Network 2004/05
Multi-level group of women academics from UBC, UVic, SFU, BC Women s, BC
Centre of Excellence for Women s Health and UNBC required mediation to reach
consensus on a complex formula to share network funding and develop an
agreed upon work plan.
Principal evaluator for the BC Aboriginal Tobacco Strategy 2003.
Comprehensive, participatory evaluation including working with Aboriginal
reference group, (Tobacco Steering Committee) to develop an evaluation
framework including a program logic model, outcomes, success indicators and
measurement tools. Completed pre/post evaluation on short and medium term
outcomes including measuring increase in awareness and knowledge around
tobacco misuse and abuse with 4 target groups: new trainees, trainees in
community, health authority staff and the tobacco working group as role models
and leaders. Report added to body of knowledge related to best practices in
health care delivery to Aboriginal people. (See reports on website Our
Experience ).
Advisor to Management/Staff of the Health Promotion Population Health-
1999/2000 Children and Youth Unit on program renewal. Provided feedback to
Health Canada staff on all coalition workplans and evaluations.
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Assisted in the design of the regional work planning conferences for all
funded Children/Youth groups. 1999/2000
Assisted in hiring and training of new staff to Population Health, including
developing a comprehensive manual, Nov.1999. and again Sept/Oct. 2000
Facilitator to Population Health s Adult Health Unit work planning retreat.
March 2000
Completed a comprehensive Environmental Scan on Diabetes in B.C./Yukon -
April 2000 - then worked with Health Canada Population Health staff to develop
regional guidelines to enable community groups to respond to needs identified by
the scan.
Collaborated with a co-contractor to mediate four dysfunctional Children -
Youth coalitions,- June - Nov. 2001 facilitated the groups through complex
problems to a successful reorganization which involved major restructuring.
Coalitions' membership included many aboriginal representatives.
Supported a new Falls Prevention Population Health - Sept. - Oct. 2000
program which included responding to potential applicants and designing then
implementing a community review process involving community reviewers.
Overseas/Teaching Experience
Papua New Guinea, (PNG) 1975-1977 Teacher/Farm
Manager
A CUSO Volunteer position as a teacher in a small agricultural high school in the
Southern Highlands of PNG. Major responsibilities included teaching all subjects
including Agriculture and managing a 90-hectare school farm as a productive and
profitable unit.
Papua New Guinea 1977-1979 College Lecturer
As a returned CUSO Cooperant, lectured U.N. course "Rural Life Skills",
Extension Methods, Road/Bridge Building and Surveying. Directed operation of
extensive on-site demonstration farm. This activity included: organizing work
teams, setting schedules and coordinating all aspects of tea/coffee plantings, a
market garden and several acres of semi-mechanized sweet potato production.
Agricultural Experience
Mixed Farming Operation since 1980 Owner/Operator
Currently
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Own and operate a 10-acre intensive mixed farm in the Central Fraser Valley of
B.C. Production includes propagation of 100,000 nursery plants, 8-15 cattle -
breeding stock, small orchard and market garden. Operation applies appropriate
small scale technology and seasonal staff of up to 3 adults, plus one full time
year round caretaker. Skills required: budgeting, planning, propagation/growing,
marketing, supervision, and plant pathology and plant culture.
B.C. Ministry 1974-1975 Ass. Extension
of Agriculture Officer
Worked with extension officer advising Fraser Valley tomato, cucumber, flower
and nursery producers on agricultural techniques, plant pathologies and other
appropriate information.
Other Related Experience
Rural Roots Bed and Breakfast since 1993 Owner/Operator
Currently
EDUCATION
Canadian Outcomes Certified to Level II as a Hull Outcome
Research Institute Monitoring and Evaluation System (HOMES)
trainer. HOMES is a web-based outcomes
Monitoring system used in planning and
program evaluation.
University of 1971-1975 B.Sc. in Agriculture Completed
British Columbia Major: Plant Science
Specialty: Horticulture
University of 1975 CUSO Overseas Teacher Completed
Carlton Training
10 days residential
Federal Gov't 1990 Middle Management Diploma
Health and Welfare 3 week residential course
Canada
Federal Bus. 1981 Small Business Completed
Dev. Bank Operation 8 weeks
PUBLICATIONS
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The Canadian Journal 1983 Article on Socializing
of Social Housing Residents through a Tenant-run
Gardening Program
LANGUAGE
English
Neo-Melanesian
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Member of British Columbia Institute of Agrology since 1979
Member of Canadian Institute of Agrology since 1979
Member Canadian Evaluation Society since 2001
Certified by Canadian Outcomes Research Institute (Level II) since 2003
HOBBIES
Traveled extensively throughout Pacific Rim, S.E. Asia, (including Burma and
Afghanistan), China, Australia, New Zealand, North Africa, Europe, U.S.A. and
Canada. Gardening, farming, animal husbandry.
REFERENCES
Deborah Schwartz
Director/Special Advisor
Aboriginal Health
BC Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport
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Lydia Drasic
Provincial Health Services Authority
Director/Provincial Primary Health Care & Population Health Strategic Planning
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Betsy Mackenzie
Manager, Policy and Evaluation
Population and Public Health - Health Canada
Home: 250-***-****
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Lorraine Greaves, PhD
Executive Director
BC Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
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BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre
Work: 604-***-**** Direct Line
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