Dr. Deena Hinshaw

By Troy Gillard

Premier’s Public Service Awards

Dr. Hinshaw among Alberta public servants recognized for leadership

Jun 19, 2020 | 1:46 PM

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health is among the public service leaders who’ve been honoured with Premier’s Public Service Awards.

In a release, the provincial government says these awards were presented to individuals and teams who demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities and delivered extraordinary work within the public service.

Six Government of Alberta employees received individual leadership awards, one of the highest honours a member of the Alberta Public Service can receive. Included in this group is Dr. Deena Hinshaw, who was recognized for her leadership during the pandemic.

“Albertans are so fortunate to have such dedicated public servants. They have distinguished themselves with calm and caring leadership, compassionate service, and by being strong role models,” says Premier Jason Kenney. “This is especially true of those public servants who helped Alberta respond to the unprecedented global COVID-19 pandemic. But, as much as those serving during this challenging time rose to the call of duty, so too do the public servants across Alberta every day.”

Six teams were also presented with Premier’s Public Service Awards for exceptional work in service delivery and public policy innovation.

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The Premier’s Public Service Awards were presented through video conferencing on Thursday.

Premier’s Public Service Award recipients

Individual Leadership

• Margaret Burden, executive assistant, Community and Social Services

• Michael Gubbels, Indigenous Awareness Training facilitator, Environment and Parks

• Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health, Alberta Health

• Lorna Rosen, Deputy Minister, Alberta Health

• Larry Svenson, executive director and Provincial Health Analytics officer, Alberta Health

• Jana Tondu, assistant director, Communications and Public Engagement

Premier’s Public Service Award – Service Delivery Innovation for Albertans

• Aboriginal Consultation Office, Indigenous Relations

• The Community Information Integration Team, Health

• Criminal eFile Implementation, Justice and Solicitor General (JSG) and Service Alberta

Premier’s Public Service Award – Service Delivery Innovation for the Alberta Public Service

• Carrier and Vehicle Safety Branch, Transportation

• Pan-Canadian Aerial Firefighting Simulator Development, Agriculture and Forestry

Premier’s Public Service Award – Public Policy Innovation

• Police Funding Model Team, JSG and Municipal Affairs

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