People || The senior team are passionate individuals with a proven track record.

OUR PEOPLE

The success of PRISM is our people…. introducing the senior team.

SUSAN A. CONNER, FCA
President and Chief Executive Officer

Championing creativity as a catalyst for transformational change is Susan’s signature. A progressive healthcare and real estate executive, she has picked up the gauntlet throughout her career to challenge the status quo, and has played a pivotal role in implementing leading-edge business and organizational change in Canada and the United States. Susan is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of PRISM Partners Inc.(PRISM) a for-profit corporation offering remarkably bold new approaches that meet facility redevelopment challenges head on. This innovative organization offers expertise through a full suite of project management and consulting services for public and private sector organizations.

At PRISM, Susan leads and inspires a dynamic team of 50 professionals that excel in their understanding of the complexities involved in large-scale capital redevelopment projects. Energized by Susan’s passion to employ radical new approaches in financing, construction and design of renewal projects, and unified by her zeal for creativity, together they offer out-of-the-box thinking combined with proven strategies to deliver results to organizations undergoing major redevelopment projects, on-time and on-budget.

ANN M. FORD, MSHA

Vice President, Programing & Project Delivery

It’s about vision and the ability to transform new thinking into new realities. Ann takes dynamism and strategically viable insights to new heights in her position at PRISM. She is an integral member of the team, utilizing her over 14 years of strategic hospital planning and operations experience to oversee master plan development and manage clinical project teams. Her goal is to raise the bar in functional program development, design development and the operational implementation of new clinical design and workspace. When healthcare professionals team up with Ann, her ability to envision their future makes their capital projects happen.

DAVID McKIBBON, B. TECH.

Vice President, Design & Construction

Inspiring, articulate and a consummate communicator, David brings his remarkable zeal for accomplishing greatness to his role as VP Design and Construction for PRISM. His results-oriented, highly effective project management approach has been finely honed on a broad range of commercial office, retail and residential projects with some of Canada's leading real estate development corporations, landlords and general contractors.

David's responsibilities include overseeing all aspects of managing large complex projects including budget development, schedule production and maintenance, client liaison activities, reporting and project team management. He believes that being able to build, and lead, a great team is the foundation for achieving greatness and delivering a higher level of performance for our clients.

CAROL BRAGAGNOLO, MHSc CHE

Vice President, Consulting Services

Known in her field as an innovative strategist, Carol has over 20 years experience as an accomplished senior corporate and healthcare leader with extensive public, private and community sector experience. Her management acumen includes focusing on strategic, operational, clinical, recruitment, fund-raising and financial management strategies including building and implementing successful and collaborative partnerships and innovative marketing and business development techniques. She has successfully developed, recruited and led teams of both internal and external stakeholders and consultants throughout multi-million dollar new and redevelopment projects.

Carol is a member of the Executive Committee of the Canadian College of Health Service Executives.

KAREN BERTI, B.COMM.

Associate Vice President, Financial Services

Accomplished and committed to success, Karen brings 20 years experience as an accomplished senior level corporate and healthcare leader with extensive public and private sector experience to PRISM. Her management acumen includes extensive financial planning, such as creating and/or implementing successful revenue, fundraising, and financial strategies. Her talents include building and implementing successful and collaborative partnerships. In addition, Karen has an extensive hospital background in both hospital operations and capital development. She has led and been a member of several external committees for Ministry of Health reporting and policy and procedure development and implementation.

Karen’s responsibilities includes managing PRISM’s financial team and ensuring quality in all client services and deliverables including cost control, external and internal reporting, contract management, cash management, procurement and local share development, as well as measuring appropriate revenue streams and developing alternative client strategies. Karen’s comprehensive approach to financial services ensures client success through accountability and transparency.

...THE BROADER PRISM TEAM

Our senior management team is supported by over 50 employees including Project Directors, Managers and Planners, Interior Designers, Cost Control Specialists, Functional Programmers, Clinicians, Operational Specialists, Financial Analysts, Construction Managers and Engineers, all with formal education, expertise and experience in their related fields.

Our dynamic team is unequalled in their understanding of the complexities involved in large-scale capital redevelopment projects. Our commitment is to outperform on every level, ensuring that operational readiness isn’t just a promise…it happens!