The SOAR Administrative and Management Network (S.A.M.N.) is a standing committee of SOAR. Its overall purpose is:

To create a communication network of administrative/operational and management staff of agencies, boards and commissions. To deal with operational program and policy issues at the administrative level. To share knowledge, tools, program templates, best practices, strategies, and other resources through meetings, events, "tool kits", websites, documents and various educational opportunities.

SAMN Committee members, as of June 2025, are:

Members

Sarah Rickard - Committee Co-Chair, Ontario Securities Commission

Kate Zavitz - Committee Co-Chair, Office of the Integrity Commissioner, City of Toronto

Alaina Alexander- Ombudsman Toronto

Alexandra Alvarado-Bowen - Law Enforcements Complaints Agency 

Joanna Bull- Ombudsman Ontario

Anthea Ryan- Health Professions Discipline Tribunal

Sarah Schumacher- Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal

Lina Prochilo- Tribunals Ontario

Ex-Officio Member

Daphne Simon- SOAR Executive Director

S.A.M.N. organizes educational and training workshops regarding timely topics.  A listing of previous S.A.M.N workshops includes:

• Writing Crisply- June 3, 2025
• Admin Law Primer- April 30, 2025
• Writing Crisply with Barb Morris, June 6 and 7, 2024
• Speaking with Confidence, February 29, 2024
• But What Does it All Mean- Statutory Interpretation with Randal Graham, June 13, 2023
• Administrative Law Primer, April 6, 2023
• Confronting Unconscious Bias on the Front Lines of Administrative Justice - November 15, 2022
• I Saw the Sign: Ethics for Public Sector Staff, Adjudicators and Others in an Election Year - April 5, 2022
• No One Knows How Toilets Work: How to Change Minds and Build Support for Your Ideas - September 21, 2021
• Writing Crisply - June 8, 2021
• How to Successfully Present on ZOOM - October 16, 2020
• Social Media:  A Balancing Act - May 28, 2020
• In Focus: A Workshop on Stress and Traumatic Stress in the Workplace - October 10, 2019
• Writing Crisply - June 6, 2019
• Administrative Law Primer - January 29, 2019
• Difficult Conversations: Dealing with micro-aggressions - September 27, 2018
• Sustaining Mentally Healthy Workplaces - January 30, 2018
• Writing Crisply- September 27, 2017
• Difficult Conversations- May 16, 2017
• Administrative Law Primer - January 24, 2017
• Transforming Challenging Situations with the Public - June 13, 2016 and Sept 28, 2016
• Write This Way - January 25, 2016
• Revenge of the Admin Law Primer - June 9, 2015
• Social Media, The Uses, Benefits and Challenges - April 1, 2015
• Staying Squeaky Clean: Ethics for Public Service Staff - September 28, 2015
• Putting Social Media to Work for you -  June 27, 2014
• Administrative Law Primer- Sept. 12, 2013
• Everything You Wanted to Know About the Ontario Ombudsman But were Afraid to Ask – Feb. 13, 2013
• S.A.M.N. Conference: Burning Bridges - Building Bridges - Sept. 13, 2012
• Issues in Emergency and Security Management - March 5, 2012
• Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Prevention (WDHP) and Workplace Violence Prevention (WVP) - Sept. 19, 2011
• Self-Represented Parties Workshop: Challenges for Agency Staff and How to Meet Them - Jun. 22, 2011
• Showcase/Networking Sessions – Case Management Systems - Feb. 23, 2011
• Accessibility – Opening Doors for All Ontarians - Oct. 26, 2010
• Human Rights 101 Workshop for Staff & Management (Repeat) - Jun. 2, 2010
• Effective Problem Solving for Interpersonal Conflict - May 25, 2010
• Human Rights 101 Workshop for Staff & Management - Jun. 11, 2009
• Paralegal Workshop for the Agency Sector - Jan. 19, 2009

Prior to the above-noted "S.A.M.N" events, workshops for staff and management were provided at "SOS" (Strengthening Our Supports Seminar) and at "ASSETS" (Agency Sector Staff Education and Training Seminar).

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