About me

Left brain + right brain = innovation
I am an arts AND sciences gal. Left brain meets right brain. I studied to be a doctor, and at the same time, I studied French Literature. Back then it was a bit untraditional, and now I believe my combination brain is precisely what makes me stand out. I am able to bring the best of both worlds (rigor & analysis from sciences and creativity & exploration from arts) into the Innovation space.

I have worked in Healthcare & Big Pharma, occupied various roles within creative advertising agencies, solved complex problems alongside the C-Suite as a management consultant, and now I thrive on managing design teams, providing strategic oversight, and evangelizing human-centred design.

I am a wanna-be polyglot. Consider nature our biggest luxury. All about good food, good wine, & good design. Play basketball. And am always dreaming up ways to make the world a better & brighter place.

/ Innovation & Design

Design Leadership
Veterans Affairs Canada
2021 - present

Innovation Manager
Accenture Canada
2019 - 2021

Innovation Strategist
Idea Couture (Cognizant Digital)
2016 - 2019

Account Manager
Brightworks Interactive Marketing
2015 - 2016

Project Manager
Script Medical Communications
2014 - 2015

Project Manager
BioPharma Services Inc
2012 - 2014

/ Teaching & Speaking

IDEO U

Design Leadership Summit 2024

Brainstation

George Brown School of Design

Georgian College Centre for Social Innovation

York University Schulich School of Business

The Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University

/ Education

Master of Design, Strategic Foresight & Innovation
OCAD University, Toronto, Canada
2017 - 2019

Bachelor of Science, Biology & French Language and Literature
Western University, London, Canada
2009 - 2013