Karen Tims
Director of Leading Practice and Life Redesign
Originally from the UK, Karen, an Occupational Therapist, worked for ten years in private industry before deciding to change careers and become an Occupational Therapist (1987). A passion for people and a desire to challenge the status quo – especially within health care – have been personal drivers for Karen since, at the age of three, she contracted polio. Karen immigrated to Canada with her family in 1998.
She joined CONNECT in October 2008 as Leader of Rehabilitation and Clinical Programs with responsibility for developing a different model of service delivery for those living with brain injury. As Director of Leading Practice and Life Redesign, Karen’s focus is on evolving our model through innovation and discovery, teaching and learning, competency and practice leader support, service excellent and continuous quality improvement. Karen continues to challenge our teams to think creatively, imagine possibilities, and support change so that the Life Redesign Model™ can continue to evolve as best practice in the field of brain injury.
Karen likes to indulge her creative spirit either outdoors in the flower garden or in her “studio” creating art.