Vice President, Patient Care and Quality, St. Joseph’s Health Care
About Me
I love mentoring because it keeps me connected to the next generation of health leaders and providers, and keeps me learning and growing. I see mentorship as an investment in developing excellent people to help our system improve as it needs to. I benefitted from formal mentorship throughout my career. It has helped me take risks, learn new things and grow professionally and personally. I now aspire to do that for others.
I am looking for a mentee who is interested in a career path that aligns to health services and health leadership. I aspire for my mentees to be open to suggestions, comfortable in making new connections and leveraging those relationships to help them grow. With past mentees I have introduced them to leaders, decision-makers and funders in high levels of government, hospital operations and health system leadership. Networking is so critical, because that is often where opportunities arise. In my experience, people are very generous with their time if you have a relationship that gets your, 'foot in the door'. However, you can't waste that introduction by not following through!
I can also provide guidance and support in decision-making for next steps with school. With a plethora of options for post-graduate training, I have supported mentees in navigating through options and have connected them to individuals working in fields of interest to explore further. My academic role aligns to teaching and coaching aspiring and early career health leaders, and I have a depth of knowledge about pathways to leadership that I think can be beneficial.
It is up to you to determine what you want and need from the Alumni Mentorship Program, but I hope I am able to help paint a picture of the bigger health system to support your decisions about what path you might take and what your academic next steps might need to be.
Lastly, I hope that, for those who aspire to leadership roles, I can help lay a foundation of what strong leadership looks like and how to demonstrate your passion and skills as an emerging leader to support academic and career success.
Industry: Hospital & Health Care
Languages: English, French
Location: London, Ontario
Experience
- Jodi is a system strategist, coalition builder and passionate advocate for a better lived life for individuals with mental health and addiction needs.
- Jodi began her career as a Psychometrist for Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital
- She then worked as an Operational Service Manager and subsequently a Clinical Director for St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
- As Vice President at St. Joseph’s Health Care London, Jodi is a senior leader responsible for a broad clinical portfolio that includes community and hospital-based programs aligned to tertiary, forensic and specialty mental health care services for adolescent, adult and geriatric populations
- Jodi is also the site lead for two mental health facilities located in London & St. Thomas and is the executive lead responsible for the corporate Quality Management and Clinical Decision Support team, supporting the organization’s corporate quality strategy and related activities.
- Jodi also holds an adjunct faculty position with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University
- She works with Indigenous Health Partners in addressing structural stigma in the healthcare system and improving mental health services for Indigenous members of the community.
- Jodi is involved with Biigajiiskaan Pathway to Mental Wellness that was recently profiled by the Mental Health Commission of Canada.
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Education
- Bachelor of Science (Psychology), 1989, UTM
- Masters in Applied Psychology, 1991, University of Waterloo
- Masters in Health Service Administration, 2011, University of Montreal
- Rotman Advanced Health Leadership Program, Issued 2019, Rotman School of Management
- Certified Health Executive, 2021, Canadian College of Health Leaders