Shannon Douma
About Shannon Douma
Shannon Douma serves as the Lead for Data & Model Ethics in Privacy Engineering and Design at Thomson Reuters, where she has worked since 2022. With a background in privacy management and law, she has held various roles in organizations such as Cancer Care Ontario and Loblaw Companies Limited, focusing on privacy and security legislation and technical tool implementation.
Current Role at Thomson Reuters
Shannon Douma serves as the Lead for Data & Model Ethics in Privacy Engineering and Design at Thomson Reuters. She has held this position since 2022, contributing to the development and implementation of privacy frameworks and methodologies. Her role involves overseeing privacy-related projects and ensuring compliance with privacy regulations in the data engineering domain.
Previous Experience in Privacy Management
Prior to her current role, Shannon Douma worked at Loblaw Companies Limited in various privacy management capacities. She served as Senior Manager, Privacy (Research & Health Analytics) for four months in 2022 and as Senior Manager, Privacy (Interim) from 2021 to 2022. Additionally, she was a Privacy Manager (Health) for five months in 2020. Her experience at Loblaw focused on privacy issues related to health analytics and research.
Experience at Cancer Care Ontario
Shannon Douma was the Manager of Privacy at Cancer Care Ontario from 2018 to 2020. In this role, she was responsible for managing privacy-related initiatives and ensuring compliance with privacy regulations in the healthcare sector. Her work contributed to the organization's efforts in safeguarding patient information and enhancing privacy practices.
Educational Background
Shannon Douma has a diverse educational background. She studied at Brock University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from 2003 to 2006. She also attended Niagara College, achieving a Law Clerk designation from 2006 to 2008. Additionally, she completed a Paralegal program at Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology in 2010. Since 2015, she has been studying at the University of Toronto.
Expertise in Privacy and Security
Shannon Douma possesses expertise in privacy and security, particularly in advising on technical tool implementation and conducting research in these areas. She monitors legislative and regulatory developments related to privacy and security, ensuring that her work aligns with current standards and practices. Her focus includes supporting centralized privacy automation and implementing privacy by design methodologies.