Speaker
Zabina Meru, mental health implementation advisor, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
Zabina Meru is the mental health implementation advisor at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. Her main focus for the last four years has been to continue to develop the WSIB’s mental-health strategy and drive awareness and engagement of the various mental health and wellness programming and resources. Meru led the organization in achieving Excellence Canada’s Gold certification in Mental Health at Work, recognizing the WSIB’s strategic focus on programs and practices that contribute to positive mental health in the workplace. In response to the pandemic, she has helped in shifting the focus of the strategy to cater to the needs of the organization, creating opportunities for alternate ways of working and innovative solutions.