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Judith Shamian
President & CEO
VON Canada
Judith Shamian, RN, PhD is currently the President and CEO of the Victorian Order of Nurses. She formerly held the title of Executive Director of Nursing Policy with Health Canada and is a Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto. Judith was also the President of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario from 1998 to 1999.

Dr. Shamian obtained her PhD from Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio, her Master's in Public Health from New York University, and her Baccalaureate in Community Nursing from Concordia University in Montreal.

She has published and spoken extensively in North America and internationally. Dr. Shamian is best known for shaping and influencing health policy, both nationally and internationally. Her continuous interest in health care politics and policy and international health is well known.

Judith is the 1995 recipient of the Ross Award for Nursing Leadership, was awarded the Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002 by the Governor General of Canada and is the recipient of two honorary doctorate degrees.

Degrees and certifications

  • D.Sc, Hon - Honorary Doctorate of Science - Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2006
  • LLD, Hon - Honorary Doctor of Laws - University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada 2005
  • Ph.D. - Nurse Executive Tract - Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States 1988
  • M.P.H. - International Health and Education - New York University, New York City, NY, United States 1984
  • B.A. - Community Nursing - Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1978
  • R.N. - Shaare Zedek Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel 1971

Contact Info

Major organizations and consulting firms that provide Requisite Organization-based services

A global association of academics, managers, and consultants that focuses on spreading RO implementation practices and encouraging their use
Dr. Gerry Kraines, the firms principal, combines Harry Levinson's leadership frameworks with Elliott Jaques's Requisite Organization. He worked closely with Jaques over many years, has trained more managers in these methods than anyone else in the field, and has developed a comprehensive RO-based software for client firms.
Ron Capelle is unique in his multiple professional certifications, his implementation of RO concepts through well designed organization development methods, and his research documenting the effectiveness of his firm's interventions
Former RO-experienced CEO, Ron Harding, provides coaching to CEOs of start-ups and small and medium-size companies that are exploring their own use of RO concepts.  His role is limited, temporary and coordinated with the RO-based consultant working with the organization
Founded by Gillian Stamp, one of Jaques's colleagues at Brunel, the firm modified Jaques;s work-levels, developed the Career Path Appreciation method, and has grown to several hundred certified assessors in aligned consulting firms world-wide recently expanding to include organization design
Requisite Organization International Institute distributes Elliott Jaques's books, papers, and videos and provides RO-based training to client organizations