Topics Covered:
- Current advocacy objectives
- Overall strategy
- Current priority: scope enhancement
- Grassroots initiatives
- Member involvement and the Local Leaders Program
- OCA's upcoming activities to advocate for the profession
Key Links to References/Resources Discussed:
- Advocating for Chiropractors and Collaborating with Health Care Professionals (Member page on OCA website)
- Local Leaders Program (Member page on OCA website)
- Counsel Public Affairs
About Ms. Caroline Pinto:
As Managing Principal and a co-founder of Counsel Public Affairs, Caroline Pinto provides strategic political and policy advice across a broad range of issues and sectors, including health care, the sharing economy, housing and land development, forestry, Indigenous issues, regulated industries, and professions, as well as a host of not-for-profit sectors.
Ms. Pinto’s profound understanding of the political and public policy development process stems from her work as a policy advisor to the Attorney General of Ontario and Minister Responsible for Native Affairs under the Mike Harris government, from 1995 to 1998. Building on her experience in government, she had a two-year stint as Vice President and Director in the Private/Public Partnership Group at Deloitte & Touche LLP. Prior to her more than 20-year career in politics and government relations in and around Queen’s Park, Caroline practiced law in Ontario.
Clients count on her to craft and execute complex and integrated government and public relations action plans built to succeed, including effective political and public policy analysis and solutions, stakeholder mapping and engagement, and strategic communications.
Ms. Pinto’s experience as a trusted strategist is supported by years of leading interdisciplinary teams, her work on coordinating health professions’ regulatory reviews, and working collaboratively with government on emerging public policy areas including the sharing economy.
