Sophie is a strategic leader with over 40 years of experience in the fields of occupational health and safety, employment rights, policy and labour relations. She served as Ontario’s Deputy Minister of Labour overseeing the workplace environment in both the private and public sectors, ensuring adherence to labour standards. 
 
Prior to becoming Deputy Minister, Sophie was the Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations, where she led and had overall responsibility for one of the largest field operations with a staff compliment of over 1100, including two labs, field inspections and highly complex, high-profile investigations. 
 
She began her career at the Ministry of Labour as one of the first female inspectors and enjoyed sharing her knowledge and experience mentoring new generations of inspectors and leaders. 
 
Throughout her career, Sophie had led enterprise-wide change initiatives and has been an active member of organizations promoting health and safety and fair employment practices. In 2013, Sophie received the Government of Ontario’s Amethyst Award for Lifetime Achievement- Excellence in Public Service for being a “strategic leader whose vision and passion has advanced workplace health and safety to world class standards”. 
 
Sophie currently sits as a member of the board for the Radiation Safety Institute (RSI), whose mission is the prevention of injuries and cancers resulting from unacceptable exposure to radiation.