Penny Gagnon, MA
CARF Canada Chief Accreditation Advisor | CARF International
Edmonton, AB, CANADA
Penny creates systems promoting a stronger vision and commitment to the quality of services in enhancing the lives of persons served.
Biography
Penny Gagnon, M.A., serves as the CARF Canada Chief Accreditation Advisor. With over two decades of executive leadership experience, she specializes in health and human services organizations, focusing on developing organizational excellence, strategic planning, person-centered philosophies, stakeholder relations, quality assurance, and performance-based environments. Her guiding principles include creating inspiration and fostering commitment through the development of learning organizations, collaborative and ethical practices, evidence-based methods, and continuous quality improvement.
Prior to joining CARF Canada, Gagnon was a CARF surveyor and served on multiple boards of directors for child development and other health and human services in Canada. She has also taught in the business management program at Northern Lights College and Royal Roads University in the Master of Arts program. She completed her undergraduate work in First Nations studies and graduate work in leadership and training.
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