Dr. Ashley Spetch is WorkSafeBC’s chief mental health officer — the first position of its kind for any workers’ compensation board in Canada. Ashley is responsible for the organization’s overall strategy on mental health, and works with various stakeholders to support B.C. workers affected by psychological injury – with the goal of improving their recovery and safe return-to-work outcomes. 

Prior to joining WorkSafeBC, Ashley held progressive leadership positions in workplace mental health and psychological health and safety. Her Ph.D. is in clinical and industrial organizational psychology, and she has extensive experience in helping employers develop programs to cultivate return to work, employee well-being, and a psychologically healthy and safe workforce and workplace.