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Kristin Westland

Director of Operations, MA, CRM, CPA, CMA

Before moving to British Columbia, Ms. Westland worked for a number of organizations in Massachusetts, United States, including Eaton Vance Management in Boston, where she was a research department assistant. Originally hailing from Kenora, Ontario, she is a Certified Management Accountant and Chartered Professional Accountant, and holds the Canadian Risk Management professional designation.

Ms. Kristin Westland joined Advancing Health in 2010 as Director of Operations after working as the Programme Manager for the Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia. She is also the Chief Administrative Officer for the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network and has previously served as the Director of Operations for the provincial B.C. Centre for Improved Cardiovascular Health.

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