About

At Praxis, we are redefining healthcare consultancy with a unified approach that transcends individual settings. Our integrated strategy is built upon four core pillars.

Haleh Bahrami

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

With over 25 years of leadership experience across the private and public health sectors, Haleh Bahrami is a healthcare transformation executive known for leading complex operational, regulatory, and organizational change initiatives.

Her experience spans large-scale laboratory integration, service redesign, quality and performance improvement, and the delivery of major capital and operational transformation projects in highly regulated environments.

Haleh has built and led high-performing teams, restructured operations, strengthened scorecards and KPI frameworks, and successfully navigated large-scale change under multiple accrediting bodies, including Health Canada, Accreditation Canada, CAP, and DAP. She is also recognized for her ability to build trusted partnerships, lead difficult negotiations, and align people, process, and strategy to improve quality, efficiency, and long-term sustainability.

Through Praxis Enterprises, Haleh advises healthcare and diagnostic organizations on transformation strategy, operational performance, leadership execution, and service modernization.

Tanya Lawson

Laboratory Operations & Education Advisor

With 25 years of experience as a CSMLS-registered Medical Laboratory Technologist, Tanya Lawson brings deep expertise in virology, molecular diagnostics, laboratory operations, and technical education.

She currently serves as Medical Laboratory Technical Coordinator at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, where she supervises Medical Laboratory Technologists and Assistants and supports high standards of technical practice, quality control, and operational performance.

Tanya also serves as a Program Head and Instructor at a private college, where she teaches and develops curriculum aligned with provincial and national standards. Her experience includes staff supervision, SOP development, validation of new testing, molecular platform oversight, instrument troubleshooting, and accreditation support in both hospital and educational settings.

A BCIT honors graduate and recipient of multiple professional awards, Tanya is recognized for her technical strength, teaching ability, and commitment to quality in complex laboratory environments.

Tanya’s education includes certifications in Laboratory Quality Management from UBC and Instructor Development courses from the National Association of Career Colleges.

She has received multiple awards, such as the AACC Pacific Northwest Travel Grant for attending the 2022 AACC National Conference. Recognized for technical competence and communication skills, Tanya’s diverse experience and commitment to excellence make them a leader and educator in the field.

John McLean

Chief Technology Advisor

John McLean is a technology strategist and enterprise architect with over 20 years of experience designing and delivering complex systems across healthcare, retail, and regulated public sector environments.

As Chief Technology Advisor at Praxis Enterprises, he advises healthcare and diagnostic organizations on digital modernization, enterprise architecture, AI-enabled transformation, and the responsible adoption of emerging technologies.

His experience includes leading AI pilot initiatives for a global healthcare organization, designing enterprise-approved integration architectures across patient management systems, data platforms, and financial workflows, and architecting AI-powered automation solutions at scale. John brings particular depth in secure, compliant system design, including cloud architecture, identity management, data governance, privacy, and production observability.

He is known for translating emerging technologies into practical operational value and for helping organizations build the technical foundations required for sustainable transformation in complex, regulated environments. John holds a BSc in Management and Systems Science from Simon Fraser University.

Our Values

Growth starts with honesty — about yourself, your team, and the systems you’re part of. I speak the truth—even when it’s hard—and teach others to do the same. With courage and compassion, I help people face what’s real, hold high standards, and grow through discomfort, not around it.

Care and high standards aren’t opposites. Caring deeply doesn’t mean lowering the bar. I lead with care, but I don’t coddle. People thrive when they’re seen, respected, and challenged to meet their full potential—with no judgment, just truth and trust. This helps people rise, not let them hide.

Leadership means stepping into uncertainty with your full self. I stand for courage, not performative perfection—and help others do the same.

Great leadership is both principled and human. I build strong structures, grounded in trust and integrity, where spinelessness has no place.

You won’t find performative empathy or virtue signaling in my work. I don’t dance around dysfunction—I name it and fix it. I meet people where they are—with radical acceptance and zero tolerance for B.S. This helps teams and organizations operate with clarity, integrity, and strategic rigor.