Keynote speaker Mary Ann Baynton is passionate about improving the life of employees in the workplace. For over a decade, Mary Ann has been program director of
Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace
which provides free, practical ideas, tools and resources to help with the prevention, intervention and management of workplace mental health issues. She is the founder and executive director of
Mindful Employer Canada
, a not-for-profit social enterprise which promotes awareness of the impact employers have on the mental health of others in the workplace. In addition, she is principal at
Mary Ann Baynton and Associates
, where she provides interventions, consulting, and training with clients such as governments, organizations and unions that wish to improve or address issues related to workplace mental health.
Our speaker Mary Ann Baynton has achieved much in her career, for example she is a chair in technical committee that developed the
National Standard of Canada on Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace
, which guides employers nationwide in how to establish a management system that prevents psychological harm to employees.
Mary Ann Baynton is also the accomplished author of “Resolving Workplace Issues”, “Keeping Well at Work” and “Mindful Manager”. She is also co-author with Dr. Martin Shain of Preventing Workplace Meltdown: An employer’s guide to providing a psychologically safe workplace and co-author with Leanne Fournier on The Evolution of Workplace Mental Health in Canada: Toward psychological health and safety.