SAINT-SAUVEUR, QUE. - Senior managers from all levels of
government and all regions of Canada paused Sunday at the Lac
Carling Congress to hear a tribute to Joseph Galimberti, one of
Canada's most respected public-sector leaders for three
decades.
Galimberti, who built the Institute of Public Administration of
Canada (IPAC) into an exemplary organization dedicated to
excellence in public service, died suddenly April 9 at the age of
65.
"There was never a better person or a better public-sector
leader than Joe Galimberti," Brian Marson, special advisor,
research and analysis, with the CIO Branch of the federal Treasury
Board Secretariat, and a former IPAC national president, told the
225 delegates gathered on the first day of the 10th Lac
Carling Congress on government transformation, held at
Saint-Sauveur, Quebec.
IPAC is a partner in the Lac Carling event, at Galimberti's
initiative, and is known for its educational events, research,
publications, awards and assistance to other governments around the
world, all in pursuit of establishing and maintaining the highest
standards of public administration. IPAC's achievements in Canada
and internationally were led and inspired by Galimberti in his 31
years as executive director.
Marsen noted that Galimberti and IPAC helped incubate other
organizations over the years, including the Commonwealth
Association of Public Administration and Management and the
Institute for Citizen Centred Service. He was never ambitious for
himself, only for IPAC and the profession it represents, and was
self-effacing, modest and respectful and caring of others.
Marsen said: "Today, our prayers go out to his wife Carol and to
his family. Our memories of Joe will be of a wonderful man who
touched our lives, and who showed us both how to live and how to
lead."
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