Kristina Namiesniowski, Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development

On March 3, 2021, Tina Namiesniowski assumed the role of Senior Associate Deputy Minister at Employment and Social Development Canada. In addition, the Clerk appointed her Deputy Minister Champion for Employees with Disabilities in the Federal Public Service effective November 29, 2022.

Prior to joining ESDC, Tina led the public Health Agency of Canada through the initial months of Canada's response to the Covid pandemic. She was named President of the Agency in May 2019, following appointment as Executive Vice-President at the Canada Border Services Agency in October 2016.

Ms. Namiesniowski has spent more than 35 years in the federal government. She became a public servant in 1989 and spent the first ten years of her career at the Department of National Defence. She also worked at the Treasury Board Secretariat, Canadian Heritage, Public Safety, the Privy Council Office and Agriculture and Agrifood Canada. She has significant policy, program and operational experience and a passion for public service.

Tina's career has greatly deepened her understanding of Canada, the citizens we serve and Canada's contribution globally. She knows first-hand the stresses that organizations face in times of peril, what it takes to rise to the challenge and the importance of innovation. She is committed to service, policy and program excellence.

Tina holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science and history from Carleton University. She also holds a Master of Arts in political science, with a concentration in strategic studies and international relations from Dalhousie University.

She is married and has 3 children.