A speaker and data journalist, she is the co-author (with Robert Pozen) of Remote, Inc: How To Thrive at Work….Wherever You Are (Harper Business, 2021) and the author of Work Smarter with Social Media: A Guide to Managing Evernote, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Your Email (Harvard Business Review Press, 2015). 

Alex’s unique approach to AI is showcased in the new podcast Me + Viv, from Canadian broadcaster TVO. Featuring interviews with AI experts from around the world, it’s Alex’s personal story of navigating the new workplace by creating an AI coach; it’s a journalistic documentary, a tech guide, and a musical. 

Alex’s work on the technology and the new workplace has appeared in media outlets around the world, including Oprah.com, The Atlantic.com, JSTOR Daily, Macworld, The Toronto Star and CBC Radio.  Her work is grounded in more than two decades of experience as a technology researcher and strategist. As Vice President of Social Media at Vision Critical, a customer intelligence software provider, Alex worked with the company’s F1000 customers to develop innovative approaches to social media research and to deliver groundbreaking reports like Sharing is the New Buying and What Social Media Analytics Can’t Tell You About Your Customers. 

Alex was the founding Director of the Social + Interactive Media Centre at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, where she led applied research projects with companies like Mozilla and Paperny Films.  And as the founder and principal with Social Signal, one of the world’s first social media agencies, she shaped the online strategy for a wide range of online community projects, including Tyze, Change Everything and NetSquared. 

Before joining KHP in March 2026, Rebecca served as Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) York Region and South Simcoe for 13 years. During that time, she significantly scaled the organization’s impact and improved mental health access by expanding the organization’s capacity to help from 2,249 people annually to over 22,000. She also led the development of Ontario’s first community-led integrated crisis centre. Her work strengthened access to specialized services for youth, newcomers, people experiencing homelessness and 2SLGBTQI+ communities.

As an authentic, values-driven leader with deep operational expertise, experience scaling impact and a strong equity lens, Rebecca’s work is grounded in youth mental health, community, and continuous innovation, positioning her to lead KHP into its next era.

Rebecca has held senior leadership positions with the CMHA Vancouver Burnaby Branch, Deafblind Services Society of British Columbia, and the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. She also has decades of senior volunteer experience with non-profit boards and committees and has held a position on the Board of Directors at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) since 2018.

In recognition of her leadership and contributions, Rebecca received the International Association of Business Communicators Communicator of the Year Award (Toronto and Greater Toronto Area chapter) in 2024, the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) One Hundred Most Powerful Women in Canada Award in 2023, Vancouver’s Top 40 Under 40 Award in 2011 and the 14th Annual Diversity Leader Award in 2021. In 2025, she was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal for community service.

Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of British Columbia and is currently completing a Master of Science in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement from the University of Toronto.

She is a mental health advocate, mother, daughter, sister, friend, and dedicated community builder who, after many years, has come to know that great planning inspires hopes and dreams (not the other way around).