CAPAPA Appoints National Certification and Accreditation Board Members
CAPAPA (Canadian Association of Professional Access and Privacy Administrators), Canada’s leading association of privacy and access professionals, has established the CAPAPA National Certification and Accreditation Advisory Board, a first of its kind in Canada. The Board's distinguished members are from the information access and privacy community across Canada.
Calgary, Canada, April 28, 2011 --(PR.com)-- CAPAPA (Canadian Association of Professional Access and Privacy Administrators), Canada’s leading association of privacy and access professionals, today announced the CAPAPA National Certification and Accreditation Advisory Board, a first of its kind in Canada.
“I am very pleased that this very experienced group of distinguished privacy and access experts from regions across Canada has stepped forward to provide their insight and expertise to CAPAPA to broaden and strengthen Canada’s premiere certification program for access and privacy professionals,” said Eric Lawton, Director of Professional Certification.
CAPAPA offers the only substantive certification program for access and privacy professionals in Canada. In addition to the Associate Access and Privacy Professional (AAPP) and the Certified Information Access and Privacy Professional (CIAPP) designations available since 2009, a senior designation, the Chartered Access and Privacy Professional (CAPP), will be introduced in Q4 2011.
The members of the CAPAPA National Certification and Accreditation Advisory Board will advise CAPAPA’s Board of Directors about the design and implementation of senior certification credentials under development, as well as other aspects of CAPAPA's Professional Certification and Accreditation Programs. Their input will also be instrumental in helping CAPAPA maintain conformity with the internationally-recognized requirements for certification bodies, which is a fundamental aspect of providing meaningful certification for access to information and privacy professionals in the private and public sectors throughout Canada.
The members of the CAPAPA National Certification and Accreditation Advisory Board are:
1. George Alvarez, Director, Information and Privacy Office, Alberta Employment & Immigration
2. Judy Benvie, Chief, Access to Information and Privacy, National Capital Commission
3. Elizabeth Bodnar, Senior Manager, Group Health Centre - Sault Ste. Marie
4. Alec Campbell, President, Excela Associates
5. Danielle Corriveau, présidente, Association sur l'acces et la protection de l'information (AAPI)
6. Kyle Friesen, Barrister and Solicitor, Justice Canada
7. Ann Guinchard, Associate Chief IAP Officer, Government of Nova Scotia
8. Pat Jeselon, Pat Jeselon & Associates Consulting Inc
9. Dr. Avner Levin, Director, Privacy and Cyber Crime Institute, Ryerson University
10. Abi Lewis, Counsel, Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General
11. Rosemary McGillivray, Senior Information Analyst, City of Toronto (Secretary)
12. George Michelau, Assistant Director of Education, Labrador School Board
13. Sharon Polsky, President, Amina Corporation and National Chair, CAPAPA (Ex-officio member)
14. Marc-Aurele Racicot, B.Sc., LL.B., LL.M., Barrister and Solicitor
15. Eric Lawton, Director of Professional Certification, CAPAPA (Chair)
The Canadian Association for Professional Access and Privacy Administrators is the Canadian not-for-profit center of expertise and excellence in information access and privacy in the public and private sectors. As Canada’s voice for privacy and access, CAPAPA speaks for its members across the access and privacy community in private, public, and government organizations throughout Canada.
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For more information:
Sharon Polsky, CAPAPA National Chair
+1.403.254.4376 or NationalChair @CAPAPA.org
“I am very pleased that this very experienced group of distinguished privacy and access experts from regions across Canada has stepped forward to provide their insight and expertise to CAPAPA to broaden and strengthen Canada’s premiere certification program for access and privacy professionals,” said Eric Lawton, Director of Professional Certification.
CAPAPA offers the only substantive certification program for access and privacy professionals in Canada. In addition to the Associate Access and Privacy Professional (AAPP) and the Certified Information Access and Privacy Professional (CIAPP) designations available since 2009, a senior designation, the Chartered Access and Privacy Professional (CAPP), will be introduced in Q4 2011.
The members of the CAPAPA National Certification and Accreditation Advisory Board will advise CAPAPA’s Board of Directors about the design and implementation of senior certification credentials under development, as well as other aspects of CAPAPA's Professional Certification and Accreditation Programs. Their input will also be instrumental in helping CAPAPA maintain conformity with the internationally-recognized requirements for certification bodies, which is a fundamental aspect of providing meaningful certification for access to information and privacy professionals in the private and public sectors throughout Canada.
The members of the CAPAPA National Certification and Accreditation Advisory Board are:
1. George Alvarez, Director, Information and Privacy Office, Alberta Employment & Immigration
2. Judy Benvie, Chief, Access to Information and Privacy, National Capital Commission
3. Elizabeth Bodnar, Senior Manager, Group Health Centre - Sault Ste. Marie
4. Alec Campbell, President, Excela Associates
5. Danielle Corriveau, présidente, Association sur l'acces et la protection de l'information (AAPI)
6. Kyle Friesen, Barrister and Solicitor, Justice Canada
7. Ann Guinchard, Associate Chief IAP Officer, Government of Nova Scotia
8. Pat Jeselon, Pat Jeselon & Associates Consulting Inc
9. Dr. Avner Levin, Director, Privacy and Cyber Crime Institute, Ryerson University
10. Abi Lewis, Counsel, Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General
11. Rosemary McGillivray, Senior Information Analyst, City of Toronto (Secretary)
12. George Michelau, Assistant Director of Education, Labrador School Board
13. Sharon Polsky, President, Amina Corporation and National Chair, CAPAPA (Ex-officio member)
14. Marc-Aurele Racicot, B.Sc., LL.B., LL.M., Barrister and Solicitor
15. Eric Lawton, Director of Professional Certification, CAPAPA (Chair)
The Canadian Association for Professional Access and Privacy Administrators is the Canadian not-for-profit center of expertise and excellence in information access and privacy in the public and private sectors. As Canada’s voice for privacy and access, CAPAPA speaks for its members across the access and privacy community in private, public, and government organizations throughout Canada.
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For more information:
Sharon Polsky, CAPAPA National Chair
+1.403.254.4376 or NationalChair @CAPAPA.org
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403.254.4376
www.capapa.org
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