The nominees for Member of Council are asked to complete a questionnaire so that ACSLPA members can make an informed decision about who they are voting for. Even though an election is not necessary, the candidate’s answers to the 5 questions are below.
Ajay Mysore Narasimha, R.SLP
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Provide a brief overview of your professional background (which may include work experience such as clinical, research, and/or administration/management background, volunteer, board/committee experience). |
| I received my Master’s in Communicative Disorders from University of Western Ontario and my Master’s in Business Administration from the Haskayne School of Business at University of Calgary. I am currently employed at Wetaskiwin Hospital and Care Centre as a Speech-Language Pathologist. My interests lie in swallowing, quality of life measures, and equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within the field of Speech-Language Pathology. I am effective in collaborating with teams, clients, stakeholders, senior management and key decision maker to facilitate strategic and tactical planning for quality improvement programs, evaluations, root cause analysis and interventions. | |
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How do you feel your knowledge, skills, and experience summarized above could benefit ACSLPA? |
| I am a transformational leader with diverse educational background and extensive clinical experience. I’m a Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine (FRM)-Affiliated clinical educator and have mentored numerous students and clinicians which has helped me deliver highest quality care abiding by ACSLPA standards and policies. I’m solution driven and quality-oriented change agent, delivering record of consistent achievement, improving processes, implementing best practices, driving growth, controlling costs, and optimizing efficiency. | |
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Why do you want to be part of ACSLPA’s Council at this time? |
| I believe my current role as the Vice president, education and experiences in health system improvement; (as it relates to knowledge translation, spectrum of public participation and awareness activities and development, and quality improvement) will be beneficial to the ACSLPA Council as they embark upon the implementation of a new strategic plan that incorporates resource development, targeted public awareness and EDI processes. I would like to be a part of the ACSLPA Council to develop knowledge, skills and informed beliefs internally and externally to support health system improvement. | |
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Please share your thoughts on ACSLPA’s vision: ACSLPA is recognized as being a proactive, engaged, and solution-focused regulator. |
| ACSLPA has been action-oriented and weaves in a mention of the organization’s core value based on its vision. That vision has a direct tie to how ACSLPA will achieve its mission. The vision is inspiring and ambitious but doesn’t promise something it can’t deliver. The vision also strikes a nice balance of aspirational and practical, with phrases like “proactive” and “solution focused” grounded by the ACSLPA’s operational focuses that will help it achieve its aims. The vision manages to address both public awareness and engagement, while still being high-reaching and forward-thinking. | |
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Council is seeking financial literacy skills for the 2025-2027 term. Council acquires the financial literacy skills it needs through:
If applicable, please share your knowledge, skills, and work or volunteer experiences related to financial literacy (e.g., volunteer board/committee experience, preparing or monitoring budgets at work, etc.) |
| My current experience as the Vice President on the ACSLPA Council with my background of MBA has significantly helped me to improve my financial acumen, how to read and interpret financial statements, create spreadsheets, better understanding of how business plans are made, project and time management skills, and better allocation of resources. I have worked as performance consultant and well versed with overseeing financial audits, annual budget plans, and policy making. I have been a council member and volunteered for numerous organizations such as Venturers society, Charter School boards, etc. |