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Welcome to Grandview Children's Centre!

Executive Director's View 
October 2011

I am delighted to share my first Executive Director view since joining Grandview in July 2011.

Grandview has a rich history of excellence and working to meet the needs of the Children, Communities and Families we serve. Our desire to continue this excellence is exemplified in the Strategic Planning we are embarking on. Our existing Strategic Plan expires in March of 2012. Between now and then we will be working to articulate the priority areas of focused action that Grandview will pursue in order to best achieve its Mission. The Strategic Planning process will establish and/or reaffirm the Vision, Mission, Values and Strategic Directions/Imperatives of our organization. The following principles will guide our work over the months ahead:

  •     Decisions made will be driven by a focus on ensuring that all programs and services delivered by Grandview are 
          high quality and safe.
  •     Decisions made will be driven by alignment with the needs of the communities Grandview serves (population
          need).
  •     Decisions will allow us to meet our funding obligation.
  •     Decisions will be aligned with our Mission.
  •     Grandview believes the strongest Strategic Plan will be established when key stakeholders are appropriately 
          engaged.

Grandview is hosting a number of events to complete the planning process including an all staff forum November 4, a Board planning day November 26, a feedback session at the Durham Region Best Start Network meeting December 19 and a feedback session with the Strategic Planning Alliance of Durham meeting January 12. In addition we will be announcing dates for community and family feedback toward the end of January and February. Grandview is deeply committed to ensuring we are creating the infrastructure now to serve the community of Durham well into the future. The Children’s Treatment Centre network across Ontario is responding to tremendous change in our system. New models of care, new technologies and a growing emphasis on accountability for quality and efficiency means that we need to learn to work differently to position ourselves to meet the ever changing needs of the Children and families we serve.

I am deeply committed to working with the Grandview Board of Directors and all Grandview Staff to create the best Strategic Plan to drive continued positive change and be accountable for work that we do on behalf of those we serve.

Sincerely

Lorraine Sunstrum-Mann ECEDH, R.N., B.A., M.B.A.

Executive Director