Sue Chalykoff
About Sue Chalykoff
Sue Chalykoff is the Program Executive Director at TELUS, based in Toronto, Canada, with extensive experience in leadership, financial management, and strategic planning within the healthcare and IT sectors.
Current Role at TELUS
Sue Chalykoff is currently the Program Executive Director at TELUS, operating from the Toronto, Canada Area. She has been working at TELUS Health since May 2013. In her role, she is responsible for overseeing multiple functions, ensuring successful project delivery, and managing relationships with clients and various teams.
Previous Roles at TELUS
Sue has held several key positions at TELUS prior to her current role. From 2012 to 2013, she worked as a Program Management Director, SDO, in Mississauga, ON. Between 2009 and 2012, she served as the Director of Consumer Health, also in Mississauga, ON. Earlier, from 2007 to 2009, Sue was the Director of Product Management, Health Benefits Management.
Career at Emergis and Other Companies
Sue Chalykoff's career includes significant roles at other companies before her tenure at TELUS. She worked at Emergis as Business Director, Finance Solutions Group, from 2004 to 2007, and as Product/Program Manager, Finance Solutions Group, from 2001 to 2004. Prior to that, she was a Client Account Executive at ProCure.com from 2000 to 2001, a Program Manager in Software Development at ExtendMedia from 1997 to 2000, and a Project Manager/Business Analyst at BMO Nesbitt Burns from 1994 to 1997.
Educational Background
Sue holds an Executive MBA with a specialization in Innovation Leadership from the Sandermoen School of Business at the University of Fredericton, earned between 2020 to 2022. She also has an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) from York University, where she minored in Computer Science. Additionally, she studied Business Administration at The University of Western Ontario.
Expertise and Industry Skills
Sue Chalykoff has extensive expertise in leadership, financial management, strategic planning, business operations, and project delivery. She has a track record of managing complex IT programs in both private and public healthcare industries. Sue is known for her ability to build constructive partnerships with clients and across teams. She also has accountability for profit and loss (P&L) for multi-million dollar contracts.