Tan Crombie is a policy analyst and the policy team lead in the Corporate and Council Services Department of the Ontario College of Teachers. In her policy and research role, Tan supports the College’s Governing Council and its committees, and provides background research on issues relevant to professional regulators and the profession of teaching. During the College’s transition period in 2021, Tan is providing policy and regulatory development support to the Transition Supervisory Officer to implement the modernized governance structure introduced through amendments to the College’s statute. She is leading the cross-departmental advisory group to support the implementation of governance-related transition elements such as a competency-based selection process and separate memberships for Council and committees. Tan also has extensive experience with the College’s former Council election process, developing its orientation programs and the strategic priority renewal process. Prior to joining the College in February 2007, Tan worked at Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, a crown corporation headquartered in Ottawa, focused on program and policy analysis, development and implementation. Her experience in a legislative environment is rounded out with a BA from McGill University in Economics and Political Science.
