Joanne Walker

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About Joanne Walker

Trusted, inspirational and passionate leader with 30 years experience transforming health care across public and private sector organizations. Known for her strong business acumen, leadership and building healthy organizations as a hospital IT Director, management consultant and vice-president in a large, national organization. Passionate about motivating teams and bringing people together for a shared purpose to achieve business results and complex change and maximizing organizational effectiveness. Extensive experience hiring, developing and retaining key performers and leaders.Most recently Vice President, Provider Solutions at TELUS Health, growing the TELUS EMR business to clinician subscribers nationally. Significant experience in M&A leading the acquisition and post-acquisition integration of four EMR companies at TELUS. Significant experience in management consulting focused on health system transformation and digital health as a Partner in Courtyard Group.What I excel at and what gets me excited to go to work everyday:• Developing healthy organizations; Team building and motivation, coaching staff, recruiting leadership• Driving new digital health initiatives with a passion for quality, client satisfaction and results• Business development, enterprise client relationship management, and delivery • Leading others through persuasion and presentation of compelling facts and engendering trust across teams • Strategic planning, stakeholder engagement and communications