Nancy (Richard)perron
About Nancy (Richard)perron
Nancy Perron is a Personnel Selection Officer with extensive experience in military personnel policy, diversity strategy, and conflict resolution. She holds multiple degrees in psychology and has contributed to various initiatives focused on gender integration, harassment, and anti-racism within the Canadian military.
Work at Government of Canada
Nancy Perron has served as a Personnel Selection Officer at the Government of Canada since 1996. In this role, she has been involved in various initiatives related to personnel selection and management within the military context. Her extensive experience spans over 28 years, during which she has contributed to the development and implementation of policies and programs that address diversity and inclusion within the Canadian Armed Forces.
Education and Expertise
Nancy Perron holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Psychology from Saint Mary's University, which she completed in 1986. She also earned a Master of Education in Educational Psychology and Measurement from Mount Saint Vincent University, a program she pursued from 1987 to 1995. Additionally, she studied French for Non Francophones at Université Laval in 1991. Her educational background supports her expertise in personnel selection, educational psychology, and diversity strategies.
Background
Nancy Perron has a diverse professional background, having worked in various roles related to personnel selection and policy development. She began her career as a Research Analyst from 1996 to 2001, where she conducted studies on gender integration and diversity within the military. Over the years, she has held positions that involved significant responsibilities, including managing operations for Conflict Resolution Centres and overseeing research programs in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Achievements
Throughout her career, Nancy Perron has developed a results-oriented Diversity Strategy for the Military Personnel Policy Program, utilizing evidence-based metrics from 2017 to 2018. She contributed to the Strategic Response Team focused on addressing sexual misconduct in the military from 2011 to 2015. Additionally, she coordinated research on anti-racism and systemic racial discrimination from 2018 to 2020, demonstrating her commitment to fostering an inclusive environment within the military.