Kim Hanson is the Chief External Relations Officer at Breakthrough T1D Canada*, where she leads advocacy, patient engagement, and communications. Kim previously served as the CEO of HealthPartners, a Canadian coalition of 20 national health charities. With an MBA from the University of Ottawa, she also has extensive experience as a senior leader in health charities, overseeing advocacy, communications, and fundraising.

*At the time of this conversation, Kim Hanson was still working in her previous position as the CEO of HealthPartners.

Learn more about Kim’s current and previous work at Breakthrough T1D Canada, HealthPartners Canada, and Diabetes Canada.

Learn more about Canada’s Disability Tax Credit.

Read about the work of the Disability Advisory Committee, which advises the Canadian Minister of National Revenue and the Canada Revenue Agency on how they can improve administration and interpretation of tax measures for Canadians with disabilities.

Kim’s resource recommendation:

The Results Map® System, developed by Caroline Kealey, a pioneer in developing the field of change communications. (Results Map was formerly known as Ingenium Communications. You can find their free and recommended resources here.)

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