Board of Directors
Children’s Healthcare Canada is governed by a board comprised of a diverse cohort of leaders from within the children’s health and healthcare community from coast to coast. As a board, we are committed to ensuring that the diversity of our membership and the child health community is reflected in Board membership. To that end, we seek diversity across a variety of factors, including: language (both of Canada's official languages), geography (e.g., provinces/territories/regions; urban/rural/remote), gender, practice/profession (clinician, administrator, research)
The Board is served by the work of three committees: an Executive Committee, a Governance Committee, and a Finance Committee. The Board plays an important governance and leadership role, and sets strategic direction for the Association. The board meets regularly, both virtually and face to face. If you are interested in reviewing the Board agendas or meeting minutes, please reach out to info@childrenshealthcarecanada.ca.
2025 Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Chair
Dr. Krista Jangaard (President & CEO, IWK Health, Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Treasurer
Scott Fortnum (President & CEO, Children’s Health Foundation, London Health Sciences Centre; London, Ontario)
Vice Chair
Sarah Bell (Chief Operating Officer, BC Children's Hospital; Vancouver, British Columbia)
President and CEO (ex-officio)
Emily Gruenwoldt (Children’s Healthcare Canada; Ottawa, Ontario)
Members at large (in alphabetical order)
Jo Ann Beckie (Senior Operating Officer, Alberta Children’s Hospital)
Maureen Charlebois (Chief Nursing Officer, Bayshore HealthCare)
Isabelle Demers (Assistant President and CEO, CHU Sainte-Justine - Centre hospitalier universitaire mère-enfant; Montréal, Québec)
Crystal Edwards (Director, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre)
Dr. Stelios Georgiades (Director, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster Children's Hospital)
Stephanie Gordon (Director, Public Health and Children's Developmental Services, Health PEI)
Dr. Ana Hanlon-Dearman, (Chief Medical Officer, Specialized Services for Children and Youth; Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Amy Howard (Director, Children and Women’s Health Program, Eastern Urban Zone, NL Health Services; St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador)
Mary Lattas (Director, Rehabilitation and Multidisciplinary Services;
CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal; Montreal, Quebec)
Dr. Lindy Samson (Chief of Staff & Chief Medical Officer; CHEO; Ottawa, Ontario)
Judy Van Clieaf (Vice-President, Clinical and Chief Nursing Officer; SickKids; Toronto, Ontario)
Christine Westerlund (Senior Operating Officer; Stollery Children’s Hospital; Edmonton, Alberta)
Dr. Ian Zenlea (Division Head & Medical Director, Children’s Health; Trillium Health Partners; Toronto, Ontario)