SHIFTwork

I work with organizations, governments, and communities navigating complex systems change—helping them ask better questions about whether, how, and for whom change is actually happening.

For more than 20 years, I have worked in evaluation, organizational learning, and systems-informed strategy across Canada, partnering with federal departments, national nonprofits, and First Nations, Inuit, and Métis organizations. My work focuses on developmental and culturally grounded evaluation, emergent learning, systems thinking, and creating conditions for reflection, adaptation, and meaningful decision-making in complex environments.

My background in cultural anthropology and policy studies began during my doctoral work at the University of Cape Town during South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy. That experience shaped how I understand systems change: not as linear transformation, but as deeply connected to culture, relationships, power, history, and everyday practice.

Today, I support organizations working across areas such as Indigenous wellness, health systems, food security, governance, suicide prevention, research ethics, and social determinants of health. I am known for creating thoughtful learning spaces that help teams navigate uncertainty, surface assumptions, strengthen evaluative thinking, and learn from practice in real time.

I am a Senior Associate with BBMD Consulting Inc. and the Hunter-Courchene Group, and have served on the Board of the Canadian Evaluation Society – National Capital Chapter. My work is grounded in collaborative, utilization-focused, and systems-informed approaches that balance accountability with curiosity, reflection, and learning.

I also lead SHIFTwork — a platform focused on inquiry, learning, systems thinking, and evaluation-informed practice through workshops, facilitation, and learning experiences for organizations and communities.

Learn more at: https://shiftworkinc.com