2024 Federal and Young Greens Council Elections

Electing the representatives of the Green Party of Canada's members

Phase 3 of 6

Campaigning 16/10/2024 - 30/10/2024

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Ron Parker (he/him)

Official candidate

01/10/2024 20:04

I was born on Prince Edward Island and have also lived, attended school, and worked in New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. I have spent the entirety of my adult living primarily in the Halifax area. I have 3 adult children and two grandchildren.

I am an IT consultant with 39 years of experience in the Health Care and Social services sectors, specializing in IT systems architecture and interoperability. From 2003 to April of 2018, I worked for a Federal Agency (Canada Health Infoway Inc.).

In that role I was responsible for designing and promoting the National EHR Solutions Blueprint for use across Canada. I led the establishment of the pan-Canadian Health Information Standards Collaborative, a public & private sector Governance and Standards Development Framework.

Currently, I am an independent consultant. My client base ranges across 5 countries, and 3 continents. I have worked with the United Nations International Telecommunication Union and World Health Organization agencies, where I led the development of the Digital Health Platform Handbook, a required reference for all WHO Health IT programs worldwide. My other clients include: U.S. Veterans Affairs, Ministries of Health in Lesotho, Africa, in Sri Lanka, and the Council for Health Insurance in Saudi Arabia.

I have been a member of Green Party of Canada since March of 2019. I have also been a member of the Green Party of Nova Scotia since 2017, where I was the Bedford Basin regional representative to GPNS Executive Council and ran in 2 byelections. My introduction to the Green Party was through my father, an active supporter of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island, and who worked tirelessly on the Party Leader/s leader’s (Peter Bevan-Baker) successful election campaign, and their subsequent campaign to became the official opposition for PEI.

Experience and Skills

Boards of Directors

In my mid-30’s I was elected as a Board member for a not-for-profit flight training centre, and I was subsequently voted Board Chair for a term of 2 years. This was time of significant growth and associated struggles for the organization. This experience taught me a great deal about the importance of proper Governance and Human Resource management, as well as transparent engagement with the member community.

Currently, I am in my third year as an International Director on the Board of a U.S. based not-for-profit International Standards Development Organization (SDO). The SDO currently has an operating budget in excess of 5 million USD annually and has an extensive volunteer community of subject matter experts from 43 countries (and growing). This SDO is accredited by the American National Standards Institute, requiring very rigorous adherence to not-for-profit principles and processes for transparency and effective Governance.

Skills

As an IT consultant with 35+ years of experience, primarily working in the Social Services and Health sectors, I am proficient in strategic planning, development of organizational road maps, governance policies and processes, and leadership of multidisciplinary teams and committees. I also have a history of supporting HR departments in hiring, addressing interpersonal conflicts, and in developing and sustaining positive and safe work culture. I have developed skills in diplomacy and advocacy. I have an appreciation for, and enjoy working with, project and program level managers.

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