Saskatchewan Access & Privacy Conference 2007

Duane Mombourquette is Executive Director of the Access and Privacy Branch of Saskatchewan Justice. In this role he provides advice and leadership on access and privacy issues, develops and delivers training to public sector employees and develops tools for the public sector to use in their access and privacy work. Previously, Duane was with Saskatchewan Health, first as a policy analyst and later as Director of Strategic Planning and Information Policy. Prior to that, Duane spent almost ten years as an archivist with the Saskatchewan Archives Board.

Diane has been a mentor, coach, advocate, mediator, educator, board member, and manager. Diane has been an active volunteer in Saskatchewan, coaching 8 sports teams and has held various board positions including many years with a Family Services Bureau Board, Saskatchewan Coalition on Tobacco Reduction, and the Saskatchewan Labour Force Development Board. Diane graduated from the University of Regina with a Bachelor of Education. She has spent the last thirteen years working for different organizations including health regions and the WCB. She also has chaired many community working groups on a variety of development projects. In DianeÕs present role as Senior Portfolio Officer, she is involved with all aspects of the Office of the Information and Privacy CommissionerÕs (OIPC) mandate.

Crista Bradley and Anna Stoszek are Information Management Archivists at the Saskatchewan Archives Board in Regina. They are a part of the ArchivesÕ Information Management and Disposition team that assists government departments, agencies and crown corporations to manage their information in accordance with The Archives Act, 2004. They have extensive experience in developing function-based records classification and retention schedules, policy development, research, advisory services and training.

Gary Dickson was appointed SaskatchewanÕs first full-time Information and Privacy Commissioner effective November 1, 2003. He practiced law in Calgary, Alberta for 23 years. He then served as the Member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly for Calgary Buffalo from 1992 to 2001. From 2001 until his Saskatchewan appointment he worked exclusively in the areas of privacy and access to information. He was directly involved in the creation, enactment and implementation of public and private sectors privacy laws in the province of Alberta.

As a Crown Counsel in the Legislative Services Branch, Sask Justice, my primary role is policy development and ongoing law reform with respect to legislation for the Department of Justice and the subsequent presentation of that legislation to the Legislative Assembly. In addition, I carry ongoing legal counsel responsibility for a variety of Attorney General issues, Private International Law issues, Electoral issues, Conflict of Interest Issues, Parliamentary procedure, Judgment Enforcement and Privacy and Freedom of Information issues.

Sandra was born and raised in Saskatchewan. Sandra graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Laws degree and is a founding member of the executive for the Canadian Bar Association, Saskatchewan, Privacy and Access Section. SandraÕs background includes working in government, for health regions and for the Appeals Commission for the WCB of Alberta in the areas of labour relations consulting, health management and administration. Presently, Sandra works as a Portfolio Officer and is involved in all aspects of the Office of the Information and Privacy CommissionerÕs mandate.

Anthony B. Gerein is currently Senior Crown Prosecutor with the Head Office of Public Prosecutions, Saskatchewan Justice. He has been in prosecutions since 1995. After articling Tony spent five years in private practice, much of which was spent as a defence counsel in criminal cases. Tony graduated with his B.A. (Hons) in 1986, and LL.B. in 1989.

Marylin Mun joined the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) in 1996. She manages a team of senior managers to assist the Commissioner in carrying out his legislative mandate under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. This includes reviewing policies, procedures and privacy practices on a wide range of subject matters; providing consultation on complex and multi-jurisdictional initiatives and issues; reviewing privacy impact assessments; conducting investigations; and mediating disputes between parties. Prior to joining the OIPC, Marylin was a senior manager in human resources with the Alberta Government.

Jann Lynn-George (MA, MLS) is manager of legislation and policy in the Alberta Government branch that is responsible for the administration of Alberta's privacy legislation. She has been working in the field for nearly a decade and has been actively involved in the development and review of both the public and private sector Acts as well as the crafting of privacy policy. Jann is a regular presenter at workshops, meetings and conferences for audiences with very diverse professional interests and widely varying experience in privacy matters.

As a Vice President, Jan Wolynski is the Privacy Leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada and located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is also PricewaterhouseCoopers most senior and experienced member of the Canadian Security and Privacy team. Jan has acquired over 25 years experience in computer security, privacy, forensics and intellectual property. As a former operational member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, he served in Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick.

Sue was born and raised in Assiniboia Saskatchewan and is an avid Rider fan. She is currently the Director, Information Management in Service Alberta, where she is responsible for leading the implementation of the Government of Alberta's Information Management Framework and the government's Records Management program. She serves as Vice Chair of the Alberta Records Management Committee, a committee responsible for approving retention and disposition schedules for the government. Previously she also led the introduction and implementation of Alberta's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy legislation.

Sherry Liang is currently a member of the legal department at the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario. Before joining the legal department, she worked in an adjudicative capacity with the IPC, deciding freedom of information appeals. Ms. Liang has been a labour arbitrator and mediator and recently served on the Federal Labour Standards Review. She was Vice-Chair of the Ontario Labour Relations Board from 1991 to 1997 and before that practiced labour law at a private firm.

Jillian is an associate in the GowlingsÕ Calgary office with a practice in the area of labour and employment, and technology law with a particular focus on privacy. She attended the University of Alberta where she received her Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours in Molecular Genetics in 2002. Jillian continued her studies at the University of Alberta in law and graduated in 2005 with her law degree. After articling with Gowlings, she was called to the Alberta Bar in 2006. She is currently a member of both the Calgary and Canadian Bar Associations and has presented for the CBA Alberta Privacy Section.