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Pamela Smit

Pamela Smit is the lead consultant of Veradus Consulting. Pamela brings over fifteen years of experience working in the health and social services sector to her consulting practice.

Most recently Pamela led the restructuring of diabetes education services in southern Ontario on behalf of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Community health centres and hospitals were supported to create a more integrated service delivery system and to enhance access to services in both rural and urban communities. As a planner and community developer working in Ontario's community health centres, Pamela has worked with many organizations to consult with communities and plan appropriate service enhancements and community ini tiatives in response to needs. She has led organizations through strategic planning processes and supported management teams and Boards of Directors through the intensive decision-making processes required by health and social service system restructuring.

Pamela holds a graduate degree in planning from the University School of Rural Planning and Development, University of Guelph. She has also pursued enhanced training in community-based conflict resolution, multi-party negotiation, facilitation and evaluation. Her peers describe Pamela as a gifted facilitator who is able to listen to varied opinions, bring out critical points and contentious views and support groups to find common ground from which to move forward. Her training in conflict resolution and negotiation are reflected in her workshop design.

Pamela's consulting practice includes support for inter-organizational collaboration, strategic planning, service planning and evaluation and workshop facilitation.