Sharmen Vigouret Lee RT, BMLSc, MHA

Executive Director

Sharmen was appointed to the Executive Director’s office in May of 2005 and since has been responsible for implementing the DAP's restructuring efforts. 

Ms. Lee comes to the DAP after a seven (7) year career with the BC Cancer Agency where she served as the Director of Quality Management and later appointed as the Agency’s Chief Strategic Operations Officer. 

Sharmen brings to the DAP over 17 years experience in the hospital and health care sector that has included senior administrative roles and clinical experience as a Laboratory Technologist at BC’s Children's and Royal Columbian Hospitals. She has also been responsible for developing and implementing quality systems and programs within the public and private sectors. She has extensive experience in implementing ISO 9001, Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence, and Canadian Council on Health Service Accreditation (CCHSA) accreditation programs.

Sharmen has been an active participant on several boards and committees, some of which include the Quality Council of BC/BC Centre for Quality, UBC Alumni Association, Canadian College of Health Service Executives (CCHSE), and the Patient Safety Advisory Committee of the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA). She is also active in the Academic community holding clinical appointments at the University of BC (Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Medicine), and British Columbia Institute of Technology (Quality Management Program).