Rebecca Shields
Chief Executive Officer @Canadian Mental Health Association | York Region & South Simcoe
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Executive Officer @Canadian Mental Health Association | York Region & South Simcoe
Grew the agency from $8 million in 2012 to $42 million in 2021. Energized and inspired organizational leader with a vision to build mental health for all through community engagement, service integration and impact strategies. Focused on capacity building, cultural competency, change management, global best and promising practices, integration and data driven growth and development. Designed, developed and implemented new service models that delivered on the quadruple aim of patient outcomes, patient experience, employee experience and better value.
EDUCATION
The University of British Columbia
BSc
SKILLS
ABOUT REBECCA SHIELDS
Transformation Impact Leader * System Level Partnership Builder * Culture Architect and Champion* Strategic and Panoramic Thinker Talented relationship-builder who forms long-lasting ties rooted in trust and integrity among community members, local politicians, and government / social and for-profit sectors. Effectively influenced policy and built opportunities for more robust health and social service systems integration and collaboration. Proven track record in designing and implementing strategies that amplify diversity, equity and inclusion in staff teams, governance, and client service through a distributive leadership model. Significant experience and sincere dedication to Truth and Reconciliation with direct experience in supporting and partnering with Indigenous, First Nations and Metis organizations to support the health and well-being of those communities. Pioneered transformation methodologies to solve mountain sized problems or disrupt latent practices. Established an entrepreneurial business model for health care by adopting global best practices from the for-profit, academic and charitable sector and incorporating emerging research to take calculated risks, make bold decisions and owning the outcome. For example, CMHA was the first community mental health organization to institute the matrix model to accelerate growth and meet service demand. Achieved fiscal optimization through growth, philanthropy, and astute financial management. An unbridled commitment to quality improvement, leading CMHA to be awarded Accreditation with Exemplary Standing in the last 2 surveys. A dynamic public speaker and community builder awarded winner of Vancouver’s Top 40 under 40 Award 2011. Winner of the Women Worth Watching Award from the Diversity Journal 2016. Awarded Top 10 Most Admired Corporate Culture Award 2017. Received the Innovation through Collaboration Award, Award of Transformation by the Central Local Health Integration Network 2015.
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