Janet Guevara is a seasoned privacy professional with more than 15 years experience in healthcare privacy, freedom of information compliance, data governance, risk management and strategic advisory services. Janet is currently the Director of Canadian and Caribbean Privacy and Royal Bank of Canada.  She is responsible for leading a team of privacy professionals to ensure the Bank’s operations are in compliance with the applicable privacy laws.  Janet has held previous leadership roles in multiple sectors and has been recognized for developing practical and sustainable privacy programs that ensure data protection controls are in place.  For over 10 years, Janet has also served as a privacy representative on hospital Research Ethics Boards with a strong commitment to enhance privacy in research. She has completed a Master of Arts in Political Science and has also completed a Health Law Certificate from Osgoode Hall Law School. She is a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) and continues to expand her privacy education as a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

Instructor Spotlight: Meet Janet Guevara: Safeguarding careers in the digital age with Privacy Management

Paula Kocsis is the Director of Privacy at Unity Health Toronto. In this role, Paula is responsible for staff and patient privacy and freedom of information across the organization.

Paula has more than ten years of experience in various healthcare privacy roles at Sinai Health, University Health Network and Ontario Health (formerly eHealth Ontario). In addition to an MBA in Health Services Management and a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from McMaster University, Paula has obtained designations from the International Association of Privacy Professionals and the Project Management Institute, and is Six Sigma Black Belt certified.

Paula is excited to be a part of the Privacy Management Continuing Education Program and enjoys interacting with other privacy professionals and learners.