Meet Heidi Mannis
Heidi is a recognized strategic and operational professional with extensive experience in health care and community services.
Her career spans more than 30 years with the public sector, non-profit societies and private ownership, as both employee and consultant.
Heidi served most recently as a director of programs for a non-profit society supporting people connected to the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood of Vancouver. Prior to that, she was chief executive officer for an organization operating two public care homes, a day program, and caregiver support services. She has also been a pediatric hospital manager for dentistry and surgical services. Heidi was site administrator for a seniors campus operating a public care home and private pay independent living apartments. As a director of community programs, Heidi's portfolio included oversight of the first-of-its-kind family respite centre and Meals on Wheels.
During health regionalization in the 1990s, a period of significant reforms, Heidi worked in planning, policy and utilization with regional and municipal Continuing Care services. She also contributed to a variety of health, service, and governance plans while working in rural and semi-urban areas of BC.
Heidi’s early work was with street-involved youth; adults who had developmental disabilities; an international youth organization; and people of all ages as a community centre program coordinator.
Heidi has mentored new organization leaders, as well as other leaders, as a Certified Health Executive.
Heidi is a member of an advisory council for The Salvation Army Buchanan Lodge and has also been asked to mentor organization leaders as well as developing leaders as a Certified Health Executive.
In Heidi’s consulting practice, her engagements have included interim executive leadership, organization review, and mentorship; accreditation support; capacity building and subsequent successful high-profile development proposals; senior leader performance planning; a communications plan developed using appreciative inquiry; service plans and other formalized documentation; vision and mission activities; and production of a provincial assisted living operator manual.
Appointed Adjunct Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia, Heidi taught courses in the Master of Health Leadership and Policy program.
Heidi’s formal education includes a Bachelor of Recreation and a Master of Health Administration, both completed at the University of British Columbia.
Heidi Mannis Consulting welcomes opportunities to guide stabilization, growth, and sustainability.