We are pleased to announce Janna Hines of Janna Allen Hines Consulting has been appointed as the Ruck Independent Implementation Lead. In this consulting role, Janna will collaborate with the NSBS Director of Equity & Access and the Ruck Implementation Taskforce to ensure implementation of the 21 recommendations contained in Regaining Trust: The Ruck Report: Systemic Discrimination in Nova Scotia’s Legal Community, released on October 29, 2024.
This appointment represents an important step in the Society’s commitment to focus on the future of Nova Scotia’s legal community by implementing the Ruck Report recommendations.
The retention of an Independent Implementation Lead was established as the first recommendation by report author Douglas Ruck KC, to enable the project leadership needed to ensure effective and objective achievement of the recommendations.
Janna will be responsible for creating and executing a plan to ensure the implementation and monitoring of the recommendations. She also will collaborate with NSBS staff members, Council equity committees, and other key interest holders to foster trust and accountability as the recommendations roll out.
“Independence in this role is designed to ensure recommendations are handled with resolve, expertise, and neutrality—to address all interests seriously, efficiently, and objectively,” said Mr. Ruck. “Janna is ideally suited for this important undertaking.”
ABOUT JANNA ALLEN HINES: Janna Hines’ experience in diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) is rooted in her desire to create holistic and accountable approaches to advancing equity within organizations. Janna has nearly a decade of experience managing DEI strategy development and implementation, programs, and community engagement, as well as delivering DEI keynotes and training. Janna’s experience also includes launching Employee Resource Groups and supporting organizational social responsibility in alignment with DEI. She holds a BA in Social Work and is a CQ® Certified Facilitator in Unconscious Bias and Cultural Intelligence.