Tamara Kerr

Experience

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  Ontario Superior Court of Justice

  Apr 2005 - Apr 2006

  Client Service Representative

  Provided support to judicial officials with legal documents and client engagement sessions at family law information clinics.

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  Bell

  Apr 2006 - Dec 2008

  Associate Computer Application Support

  Responsible for administering access to service technicians and technical documents and training development for staff.

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  University of Ottawa

  Feb 2008 - Feb 2009

  Researcher/Evaluator

  Research coordinator in a study evaluating older-adults with walking disabilities by assessing physiological measures of heart rate and blood pressure and emotional testing.

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  Mary Homes

  Aug 2008 - Jan 2009

  Counsellor

  Life-skills counseling to youth aged 12-17 years in partnership with police, CAS and other social and support agencies to develop youth and family engagement strategies.

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  Assembly of First Nations

  Apr 2010 - Sept 2020

  Provides policy analysis from First Nations international, health, social and economic development perspectives by advocating for First Nations funding, grants and policy re-design as directed by Chiefs Committees, Working Groups and Council. • Parliamentary relations and governance advisor to Senior Leadership team.• National and International Conference planner. .

  • Strategy Consultant

    Aug 2012 - Sept 2020

  • Strategic Policy Analyst

    Apr 2010 - Aug 2012
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  Kerr+Milton Consulting

  Aug 2011 - now

  Managing Director

  A strategy consulting practice focused on helping private and public sector clients to make better possible. What do we do?- Professional Problem Solving (this looks like advisory services, diagnosing organizational and service delivery problems, creative problem solving and coaching, and business optimization).- Collaboratively Designed Solutions & Complex Project Delivery (which applies Human Centered Design to project management, community engagement planning, facilitation, and leveraging insight).- Making Meaningful Strategies (including service planning, system planning, and strategic planning & implementation). Show less

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  NSW Health

  Sept 2011 - Dec 2011

  Senior Project Officer

  Commonwealth of Australia, NSW Department of HealthCoordination of health workforce data modeling, forecasting, and analysis for Ministerial planning in the Department of Workforce Assessment, Planning and Innovation.

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  University of Newcastle

  Oct 2011 - Oct 2012

  Senior Project Officer

  Office of External Relations, Community Partnerships.Provides strategic advice and planning to University Council, Executive, and Faculty to develop local and international engagement strategies including purchasing of service agreements for programs and projects targeting Low SES populations, KPI development and policy advancement.

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  Region of Waterloo

  Sept 2012 - Oct 2020

  Planner

  Provides leadership, support and expertise in social planning, research and evaluation in Community & Social Services by identifying and defining social planning issues, needs, resources and opportunities for integrated planning. Development and Implementation of communication strategies on issues of relevance.

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  Coeuraj

  Oct 2020 - Oct 2023

  Consulting operations lead for the professional services branch of Coeuraj's transformation practice. Responsible for continuous improvement of business strategy, insights and reporting, and risk management; building the Project Management Office to improve Coeuraj's ability to deliver on complex projects; represent executive and organizational functions to lead effective strategic decision making on corporate performance and process improvement, governance, contracting and legal, and operating structures; product design and evolution through continuous analysis, iteration, and testing; and strategic operations leadership between various departments and stakeholders of the organization, fostering a culture of cooperation and shared goals, and building strategic partnerships. Show less

  • Head of Project Management Office, Consulting Operations

    Aug 2022 - Oct 2023

  • Director, Project Management Office

    Aug 2021 - Jul 2022

  • Director, Public Sector & Civil Society

    Oct 2020 - Aug 2021
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  Overlap Associates

  Oct 2023 - Oct 2023

  Vice President

  This is a really cool gig where I get to work with the amazing team at Overlap to lead on organizational goals and strategies, offer strategic guidance and actively expand business operations; amongst other opportunities. Overlap is a design consultancy that puts people at the centre of their work and solutions. Overlap works with organizations of all sizes on problems that matter most to them. Better is absolutely possible.