Canadian HR Reporter

14 Jennifer Moniz Novacore Communities The past 12 months were busy ones for Jennifer Moniz, HR manager at Novacore Communities in Hamilton, Ont. She transitioned her employer to a new group bene ts provider, saving the resort-style community developer 20 per cent in premium costs, while giving employees greater bene ts. Moniz also developed an HR policy manual for ve companies, applied for and received an employment grant for a non-pro t company, mentored and supervised an HR co-op student, and provided mentorship and guidance to students from McMaster University. Suzy Moutinho Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary During the last 12 months, Suzy Moutinho has brought the role of HR to the forefront at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary. As HR administrator and project co-ordinator, she developed a mentorship program for clergy and employees. She developed questionnaires for an international priests survey, conducted mediation to resolve con ict situations, developed strategic direction for the diocese based on the bishop's vision, implemented a performance goals process, enhanced the customer service focus for HR services, and was appointed team lead by the bishop for a restructuring initiative. Lubna Mujtaba Intelligent Mechatronic Systems (IMS) Lubna Mujtaba truly cares about the well-being of employees. As senior HR generalist at Intelligent Mechatronic Systems in Waterloo, Ont., she successfully introduced an employee rewards and recognition program, employee focus group initiatives, wellness and social initiatives (culture and diversity), new parent initiatives (such as exible return-to-work transition), weekly barbecue lunches or breakfasts, and a volunteer award — all while managing the quarterly employee engagement pulse survey. Lubna was also an integral part of the HR team winning the 2017 Canada's Top 100 Small & Medium Employer Award. LOOKING FOR A SUPPLIER OR VENDOR? Visit hrreporter.com/hr-vendors-guide Cissy Pau Clear HR Consulting Vancouver's Cissy Pau is principal consultant at Clear HR Consulting and frequently called upon as an expert media source on workplace issues. Highlights for 2017 include guiding a non-pro t organization towards the implementation of an effective retention policy, creating a HR strategy for a car-sharing company, and navigating a sensitive disability management issue for a national charity. Under Cissy's leadership, Clear HR earned multiple HR awards this year, including a Readers' Choice award for HR management consultancy from Canadian HR Reporter. Tanya Sinclair Pickering Public Library In 2017, Tanya Sinclair became the rst non- librarian, non-white female leader to attain a senior leadership role at the Pickering Public Library in Ontario when she became deputy CEO in addition to director of HR. She also completed the implementation of a major mental health workplace initiative to increase employee health and wellness. This included the full implementation of a psychological health and safety system and participation in a case study research project with the Mental Health Commission of Canada around the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace. Under Tanya's leadership, the library has implemented mental health activities that include: mental health rst-aid training, mindfulness sessions, a joint mental health steering committee of employees, a mental health survey and a psychological health awareness survey. Tanya also volunteered as a recruiting assistant for the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto. Claude-Antoine Tremblay Coveo Claude-Antoine Tremblay's rst job at Coveo in Quebec City was in a reception role. But over the years, he has worked very hard to become an HR manager, then manager of talent community, director of talent community and, nally, HR director at the company — a provider of intelligent and predictive search technologies. The graduate of Université Laval in Quebec City now has a team of nine HR professionals at the 250-employee organization, and says he likes to "address the most complex organizational problems with creativity and out-of-the-box thinking." Diana Wiesenthal Corporate People Responsibility Diana Wiesenthal, president and CEO of Corporate People Responsibility (CPR) in Winnipeg, works to build better work environments. She is known as an exemplary leader, coach and mentor to many, and an outstanding volunteer. Previously, she was vice-president of people and organizational services at the Canadian Wheat Board, and she has served as president of: the North American Human Resource Management Association (NAHRMA) for Mexico, the United States and Canada; the Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations (CCHRA); and CPHR Manitoba. Diana also represented Mexico, the U.S. and Canada at the World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA), and served as a governance advisor for the Canadian Aboriginal Human Resource Management Association (CAHRMA). Kristen Winter Women's College Hospital When Kristen Winter joined the Women's College Hospital in Toronto, the HR department was primarily transactional and supported by another hospital. Five years later, the CHRO has moved towards providing strategic support and aligning with the hospital's strategic plan. This has resulted in a people services strategy, with several notable accomplishments in the past 12 months. These include the implementation of a domestic violence program that involves risk assessments, safety plans and long-term support. Kristen also aligned with the equity and diversity mandate by incorporating unconscious bias training into the recruitment of all roles in the hospital, and aligned education and capacity building by implementing training for all staff on trans health, indigenous cultural competency, emotional intelligence and dif cult conversations. The hospital also successfully transitioned to a new payroll and reporting system, and Kristen has been instrumental in growing programs around attendance management, return to work, accommodation, wellness and leadership development.

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