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BEVERLY MATHERS
Burlington, Ontario
905-691-4152
MATHERS WORKPLACE CONFLICT RESOLUTION
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Biography
As a mediator/facilitator /workplace investigator, I specialize in employment, workplace, negotiation, and labour matters. As a nurse, I have expertise in health care labour, nursing issues, and senior leadership/corporate governance.
EXPERIENCE
Mediator/Facilitator/Workplace Investigator, Mathers Workplace Conflict Resolution 2022 - current
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Midwifery Facilitator, Ministry of Health (November 22-March 2023)
Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Nurses’ Association 2018-2022
Senior Director, Labour Relations, Ontario Nurses’ Association 2016-2018
Manager, Negotiations, Ontario Nurses’ Association 2013-2016
Various progressive labour relations positions, Ontario Nurses’ Association
1994-2022
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Various Registered Nurse Positions, Ontario Hospitals 1982-1994
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Accomplished senior executive and healthcare professional who led a customer-centric trade union with a membership in excess of 68,000 healthcare professionals, almost 300 unionized staff and a budget of approximately $100 million. The role of CEO included Secretary to the elected Board of Directors and complete oversight and execution of day-to-day operations, financials, and technologies. The role also included acting as a representative Trustee on a large Pension Plan Board of Directors.
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Strategist and Change Agent who ensured ONA developed its first Strategic Plan during the worst healthcare crisis (COVID pandemic) while ensuring leadership and vision with stakeholders to protect and advocate for frontline healthcare professionals.
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Experienced Mediator/Negotiator/Facilitator/Workplace Investigator with more than 30 years of experience in a unionized labour relations environments working in the capacity as both union and management representative.
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EDUCATION
ADR Institute of Ontario
* Practical Ethics for Working Mediators (2022).
* Negotiations and Marketing Strategies (Fall 2022).
* Mediating Disability Insurance Claims (December 2022).
* ADR for People with Disabilities (December 2022).
* Civil Procedure Workshop for Non-Lawyer Mediators (February 2023).
* Building your Brand Beyond Social Media (March 2023).
* 3 Types of Mediation: Evaluative Mediation (Part 1) (April 2023).
* 3 Types of Mediation: Facilitative Mediation (Part 2) (May 2023).
* 3 Types of Mediation: Transformative Mediation (Part 3) (June 2023).
* Ombuds in the Workplace (June 2023).
* It’s Not Called “Dispute Resolution” Anymore (June 2023).
​ADR Institute of Canada
* Annual Conference (October 2022).
Rubin Thomlinson
* Working through Identity Issues in Workplace Investigations (September 2022).
* The Top 10 Workplace Investigation Cases of 2022 (January 2023).
* Post-secondary Investigations Update (March 2023).
* Quebec Cases we should know about (June 2023).
* Data and Investigations (September 2023).
Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA)
* Workplace Investigations Training and Certificate Program (2023).
Queen’s University Industrial Relations Centre
* Certificate in Leadership Excellence (2021).
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International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
* Advanced Trustee Management Standards - Quality Series (2017).
* Canadian Public Sector Pensions and Benefits Conference (2016, 2018).
* Canadian Investment Institute (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018).
* Advanced Trustee Management Standards (2011).
* Annual Canadian Employee Benefits Conference (2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017).
* Foundations for Trustees 2 (2009).
* Foundations for Trustees 1 (2008).
* Legal and Legislative Update (2008, 2010).
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Royal Roads University, Victoria, British Columbia (2004).
* Master of Arts in Conflict Analysis and Management, Organizational focus.
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University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario (2001).
* Certificate in Dispute Resolution.
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McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario (2000).
* Bachelor of Arts in Labour Studies, Summa Cum Laude, Deans Honour List for Academic Achievement (1998 & 2000), Recipient of the Gordon Raymond Award for Community and Academic Achievement.
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Seneca College, North York, Ontario (1982).
* Diploma in Nursing (Registered Nurse).
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MEMBERSHIP
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ADR Institute of Ontario
ADR Institute of Canada
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Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
100 Women Who Care Burlington
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES
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Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (2020-2021).
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Nursing Homes and Related Industries Pension Plan (2008-2019).
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Labour-Management Advisory Committee, Ministry of Labour (2018-2020).
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Halton Condominium Corporation 37 (2023-).