INQ Consulting

Managing Principal and Co-Founder

Owner and operator of a legal and management consulting firm specializing in the development and delivery of privacy consulting services to public and private sector clients.

Principal Consultant

INQ Law

Partner

University of Toronto

Co-teaching the Privacy and Data Governance course in the Global Professional LLM program.

Adjunct Professor

University of Windsor Faculty of Law

Instructor for the inaugural Privacy Law in Canada course.

Sessional Instructor

Cancer Care Ontario

Directed Privacy and Access Office for multi-billion dollar Provincial agency, tasked with ensuring privacy of personal health information of Ontarians under its prescribed statuses under the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004, and compliance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Accomplishments include:

Led drafting and ensured adherence to Data Sharing Agreements, resulting in increased compliance with terms by Informatics department and streamlining of process.

Managed relationship with external stakeholders with respect to privacy and access, including IPC, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, ICES, CIHI, POGO, hospitals, and other data partners.

Strengthened governance and accountability by establishing a Privacy Risk and Compliance managerial function, establishing privacy governance bodies across the organisation, and developing performance reporting for both privacy services as well as privacy office performance.

Director, Privacy and Access

Chief Privacy Officer (Acting)

Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority

Chief Of Staff

Courtyard Group

Led the operations of the Access to Care (ATC) Portfolio Office, which involved directing the work of other Portfolio Office resources, providing strategic direction to ATC Director, creating and coordinating the creation briefings and presentations, liaising with key stakeholders,  risk management, and ensuring visibility into procurement across the ATC Portfolio.  Primary focus: ER/ALC Information Strategy.  
Co-facilitated a strategic retreat with the Executive Directors of the 14 CCACs to set the foundation for a new eHealth strategy for the OACCAC
Managed a capacity review of the HSAP Division of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to assess the capacity of the Division to deliver on key priorities of the government, the Minister, the Deputy Minister and the HSAP Assistant Deputy Minister over three years – resulted in the delivery of a roadmap of priority objectives for the Assistant Deputy Minister
Managed the identification of future needs and assessment of gaps in services/programs for the Ontario Regional Cancer Programs - final report outlined actionable recommendations to advance the progress of the regional cancer programs across Ontario 
Led the development of an organizational review of SIMS at UHN, presenting practical advice to senior executives 
Selected to work directly with Managing Partner to develop corporate strategy for an international organization with over $30M in revenue 
Conceived and implemented a contract management process and delegation policy for an international consulting
Helped manage risks of a growth organization through the development of a Privacy Policy.  Acted as Deputy Privacy Officer, supporting Canada, the US and the UK
Led the annual operational planning process of an international company, managing all senior partners in the creation of their client account plans, budgets, and targets
Coached and mentored junior analysts on leadership development and solutions to address specific client engagements

Consultant

-	Contributed to the research and writing on an edited volume on health and human rights
-	Collaborated with a team of lawyers in the development of a skills building workshop for the 2006 International AIDS Conference, which was well-received by participants
-	Annotated recent case law and developed materials for the national and International approaches to Reproductive and Sexual Health Law class at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, which continues to be used

Reproductive and Sexual Health Law Fellow

Heenan Blaikie LLP

	Conducted research regarding privacy issues, actively participated in corporate transaction closings, summarized contracts, reviewed scripts and films for copyright and trademark infringements, participated in due diligence processes, reviewed corporate by-laws and minute books, and translated contracts from French to English
	Investigated human rights issues in labour and employment law; authored papers regarding the duty to accommodate, globalization and international trade agreements, summarized case law for newsletters, drafted termination letters and researched memos analyzing legal issues such as insubordination, fraud, strikes and lockouts, pension benefits and occupational health and safety
	Wrote memoranda on topics including the enforcement of oral contracts, quantifying damages for loss of vision, and various issues under the Employment Standards Act
	Drafted settlement letters, assignments of copyright, and reviewed shareholder agreements and leases

Articling Student

CTV News

Played an integral role in a major transaction by managing the acquisition of documents, preparing the data room, while supervising the performance of, and contributing to, the due diligence process
Researched memoranda including issues regarding the scope of PIPEDA

Summer Student

I make privacy program management simple

Samara is a results-oriented strategic privacy leader, lawyer and consultant, who leverages operational privacy leadership experience into practical strategies for program and project success. Samara is the founder of Drawbridge Consulting.

For Drawbridge, privacy is our business. We believe that “privacy” means individual control over decisions made about data, not complete secrecy. We ask the right questions. 

We understand the importance of good governance and criteria-based decision-making about personal information. We know that strong practical organizational privacy practices reduce risk. We enable access to data using privacy best practices for both private and public sector clients, from IT implementations that help your company’s efficiency to research and innovation technologies that improve health outcomes. 

Samara can be contacted at samarastarkman@drawbridgeconsulting.com
Http://www.drawbridgeconsulting.com

Samara Starkman

SE Health

Reporting to the President and Chief Executive Officer. Responsible for enterprise-wide legal, privacy, ethics, risk, compliance, governance and patient relations.

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal, Privacy and Compliance Officer (CLPCO)

Reporting to the President and Chief Executive Officer. Responsible for enterprise-wide quality (Accreditation and Business Development), legal, privacy ethics and enterprise risk (including Occupational Health, Wellness and Safety).

Senior Vice President, Excellence, Integration and Quality, Chief Privacy Officer (CPO)

I N T E R S E C T

Intersect is a consulting service that uses a unique lens to navigate issues where healthcare and the law connect.

Founder + Principal

Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

Adjunct Lecturer

College of Nurses of Ontario

Reported to the Chief Executive Officer. Responsible for leading the enforcement function of the provincial regulator. Accountable for the direction and management of one-third of organization’s staff including strategic plans, redesign and restructure projects and 5 + million-dollar budgets to mitigate risk and ensure public protection. Acting Chief Executive Officer during periods of absence.

Director, Professional Conduct (In-house Legal Counsel)

Reported to the Chief Quality Officer. Responsible for the implementation of services related to education, standards and continuing professional competence for the provincial regulator. Accountable for the direction and management of one-half of the regulatory functions including strategic plans, program development and leading stakeholder engagement initiatives.

Director, Practice Quality (In-house Legal Counsel)

Reported to the Director of Professional Conduct. Responsible for the successful prosecution of discipline and fitness to practice cases and the enforcement of approximately 1500 matters per year.

Manager, Prosecutions + Monitoring (In-house Legal Counsel)

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Broad range of defence litigation experience including mental health, medical malpractice and product liability. Provided general legal advice to hospitals and long-term care facilities regarding best practices such as documentation and privacy to mitigate risk related to ineffective practices.

Lawyer

Managed relationships between front line nursing staff and senior management by liaising with clients in the community to promote effective communication and enhance client care.

Managed and coordinated care of pediatric clients from hospital and executed comprehensive care for clients with a diverse range of physical and mental illnesses to ensure successful transition home post-discharge.

Operational Resource Nurse + Nursing Care Manager

The Hospital for Sick Children

Provided nursing care to pediatric patients with a focus on surgical specialties including burns, plastics, urology and gynecology.

Registered Pediatric Nurse + Clinic Nurse

I am a skilled executive leader, consultant and nurse - lawyer with management and strategic leadership experience in the healthcare sector. I have a history of successfully delivering on business solutions based on innovative and resourceful strategies. I serve as a collaborative business partner, advocate and builder of strong teams for increased awareness and overall improved performance. I am acknowledged by colleagues for my tenacity and the ability to gracefully manage the dynamics of a rapidly changing environment.

Farah Ismail

Such a special evening celebrating our nominations for:
✨Most Innovative Legal Team 
✨General Counsel of the Year

The recognition by our external partners and being selected as Finalists in both of these categories at the inaugural Goodlawyer awards was so meaningful. 

Congratulations to all of the finalists and award winners. Being surrounded by such incredible talent is inspirational and seeing so many familiar faces at the celebration last evening was truly wonderful!

Thank you to all of those who continue to support us on our path to “helping good people do good things.”

SE Health 
Victoria Mitrova 
Nancy Bui 
Alexis Blair-Hamilton

SVP, Chief Legal, Privacy and Compliance Officer | Nurse - Lawyer | Consultant | Healthcare

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