Sandra Cascadden
Chief Information Officer, Nova Scotia Government
Sandra Cascadden is the Associate Deputy Minister at the Department of Internal Services and the CIO for the Province of Nova Scotia.
Sandra is a senior professional with over 25 years experience in the IT/IM industry. She is a graduate of Dalhousie University with her Bachelor of Mathematics/Statistics and Computing Science and the Technical University of Nova Scotia (now part of Dalhousie) with her Bachelor of Industrial Engineering.
She has held multiple positions within the health industry, including roles with Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness as the Chief Health Information Officer and NS Capital District Health Authority in the role of IT/IM Director.
Previously, she has worked as an IT/IM professional in a number of different industries including, Telecommunications and Broadcasting. She has worked in large private companies, federal crown corporations and small entrepreneurial companies and now within a provincial government.
In her current role as Chief Information Officer, she is responsible for leading a team of 730 IT/IM professionals within the Information, Communications and Technology Shared Services group. She provides executive leadership and direction for business enabled ICT services and solutions. She works with her clients to position Nova Scotia as a digital leader in the provisioning of services to the people and businesses in Nova Scotia.
Sandra is a professional Industrial Engineer. She is a Project Management Professional (PMP), a Certified Professional in Health Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS).
Chief Information Officer, Nova Scotia Government
Sandra Cascadden is the Associate Deputy Minister at the Department of Internal Services and the CIO for the Province of Nova Scotia.
Sandra is a senior professional with over 25 years experience in the IT/IM industry. She is a graduate of Dalhousie University with her Bachelor of Mathematics/Statistics and Computing Science and the Technical University of Nova Scotia (now part of Dalhousie) with her Bachelor of Industrial Engineering.
She has held multiple positions within the health industry, including roles with Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness as the Chief Health Information Officer and NS Capital District Health Authority in the role of IT/IM Director.
Previously, she has worked as an IT/IM professional in a number of different industries including, Telecommunications and Broadcasting. She has worked in large private companies, federal crown corporations and small entrepreneurial companies and now within a provincial government.
In her current role as Chief Information Officer, she is responsible for leading a team of 730 IT/IM professionals within the Information, Communications and Technology Shared Services group. She provides executive leadership and direction for business enabled ICT services and solutions. She works with her clients to position Nova Scotia as a digital leader in the provisioning of services to the people and businesses in Nova Scotia.
Sandra is a professional Industrial Engineer. She is a Project Management Professional (PMP), a Certified Professional in Health Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS).
