Premier Announces ADM Appointments

The Honourable Danny Williams, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, today announced the appointments of two assistant deputy ministers for the Department of Health and Community Services.

Effective January 2, Moira Hennessey will assume the position of Assistant Deputy Minister � Special Projects, and Tony Wakeham will be appointed as Assistant Deputy Minister � Regional Health Operations.

�These individuals have tremendous experience and will certainly add value in their new roles,� said Premier Williams. �I look forward to their contributions in the delivery of quality health care programs and services for the residents of our province.�

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Media contacts:
Elizabeth Matthews
Director of Communications
Office of the Premier
709-729-3960
elizabethmatthews@gov.nl.ca

Roger Scaplen
Press Secretary
Office of the Premier
709-729-4304, 727-0991
rogerscaplen@gov.nl.ca

Biographical Information

Moira Hennessey
Moira Hennessey has over 25 years of dedicated service to health care with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Ms. Hennessey was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister � Regional Health Operations with the Department of Health and Community Services in April 2003 and was responsible for providing direction and support to the divisions of Board Services and Mental and Health Addictions and to the four regional health authorities. Previous to this position she served in various capacities with the department as Director of Board Services (2001-2003), Director of Service Quality Improvement (1999-2001), Director Acute and Long Term Care Institutional Services (1995-1999), Heath Care Consultant (1992-1995), and from 1975-1984 in positions including Heath Care Consultant, Director of Health Human Resources Planning, and Management Analyst. Her career outside the Provincial Government also included a number of positions in health care consulting and management.

Ms. Hennessey is a graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland (Commerce, Honours) and holds certificates from the Canadian Health Care Association in Total Quality Management and Health Services Management.

Tony Wakeham
Tony Wakeham has over 15 years of senior-level experience in health care management including Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Central West Health Corporation (1994-2004), Assistant Executive Director Hospital Services, Clarenville Area Hospital Board (1990-1994), and Manager, Budgeting and Auditing, Department of Health and Community Services (1984-1990). He also served as internal auditor with the Department of Finance (1982-1984) and auditor with the Department of the Auditor General (1980-1982). Since 2004, he has been employed as President of Chelsea Food Services Ltd.

Mr. Wakeham is a graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland (Economics), and completed a program in Health Services Management with the Canadian College of Health Services Executives.

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