Melanie Stack
Manager- Leadership & Organizational Development @Island Health
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WORK HISTORY
Manager- Leadership & Organizational Development @Island Health
Victoria, BC, CA
I provide strategic leadership for Island Health’s organization-wide Recognition Strategy, advancing engagement and across a workforce of employees. I have revitalized the Long Service Awards program by surveying staff, advocating enhancements with leadership, implementing meaningful changes, and engaging leaders to celebrate employee milestones. I lead the Celebration of Excellence Awards, overseeing design, governance, and delivery of recognition initiatives that reinforce organizational values and impact. I also redesigned the Workplace Culture Council into the People portfolio, modernizing governance, updating the Terms of Reference, and optimizing the structure to increase clinical participation and leadership influence.I oversee portfolio strategy, resource allocation, and budget stewardship while advancing equitable talent and performance development. My work includes directing organizational development strategies that enable operational excellence, strengthen team effectiveness, and support system-wide priorities. I provide executive oversight of scholarship and development programs, leading $3M+ in expansion, enhancing systems, streamlining processes, and increasing access to high-impact learning. I oversee the San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training program, lead the Leader Academy, and manage organizational learning initiatives to ensure quality, accessibility, and alignment with workforce capability needs. Additionally, I provide strategic oversight of the employee perks program, champion initiatives that build trust and strengthen team dynamics, and cultivate internal and external partnerships to advance innovative, culturally safe, and sustainable learning and organizational development practices.
EDUCATION
University of Victoria
Certificate in Emergency Management for Organizational Continuity
University of Victoria
Certificate in Business Administration
Camosun College
Bachelors of Science in Nursing
University of Victoria
Bachelors of Science in Nursing
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Emergency Nursing Specialty
York University
Masters Certificate in Project Management
The University of British Columbia
Master’s Degree
ABOUT MELANIE STACK
A strategic and values-driven leader with over 20 years of experience in healthcare, specializing in leadership and organizational development, workforce engagement, and recognition. Proven ability to lead enterprise initiatives that strengthen culture, enhance organizational effectiveness, and support workforce sustainability at scale. Recognized for driving system-level improvements through innovative program design, effective governance, and strong interest holder partnerships. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, optimizing people, processes, and systems, and delivering measurable impact in complex, fast-paced environments.
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