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Samantha has recently returned to the UK from Canada. She was recognized last year as Canada’s CIO of the Year in the Public Sector category, for the work she and her teams have done to lead digital transformation. Samantha leverages technology to streamline processes and modernize business models, while driving digital service excellence and directing innovation.

She has more than 25 years of experience in IT leadership roles in government and the private sector. Samantha has served on the Ryerson University IT Business Management Program Advisory Council, the CIO Association Toronto Chapter Board of Directors and the Toronto CIO Governing Body. She is a past board chair for Cornerstone Family Violence Prevention and a past board member of the Institute for Citizen-Centred Services. Samantha holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) and a PhD from Queen's University in Belfast.