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. 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.
Executive Committee
Chair
Julia E. Hanigsberg (President & CEO, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Toronto, Ontario)
Vice Chair
Dr. Krista Jangaard (CEO, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Treasurer
Margaret Fullerton (Senior Operating Officer, Alberta Children's Hospital - Alberta Health Services; Calgary, Alberta)
Past Chair
Bruce Squires (President, McMaster Children’s Hospital; Hamilton, Ontario)
President and CEO (ex-officio)
Emily Gruenwoldt (Children’s Healthcare Canada; Ottawa, Ontario)
Members at large
(in alphabetical order)
Dr. Robert Barnes (Associate Director of Professional Services, Montreal Children’s Hospital; Montréal, Québec)
Sarah Bell (Chief Operating Officer, BC Children's Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, and Interim Chief Nursing Officer & Head of Professional Practice; Vancouver, British Columbia)
Jacques Boissonneault (Administrator; Shriners Hospitals for Children - Canada; Montréal, Québec)
Eric Breton (Family Partner; Ottawa, Ontario)
Isabelle Demers (Assistant President and CEO, CHU Sainte-Justine; Montréal, Québec)
Carrie Dornstauder (Executive Director, Maternal and Children’s Provincial Programs; Saskatchewan Health Authority; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
Dr. Marc-André Dugas (Chef du département de pédiatrie, Centre mère-enfant Soleil du CHU de Québec-Université Lavall; Québec City, Québec)
Scott Fortnum (President & CEO, Children’s Health Foundation, London Health Sciences Centre; London, Ontario)
Amy Howard (Regional Director, Children’s and Women’s Health Program, Eastern Health; St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador)
Alison Quigley (Senior Vice President, Patient Care Services; Trillium Health Partners; Mississauga, Ontario)
Dr. Lindy Samson (Chief of Staff and Chief Medical Officer; CHEO)
Nicole Sneath (Director Health Services, Child Health, Children’s Hospital, Health Sciences Centre; Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Judy Van Clieaf (Vice-President, Clinical and Chief Nursing Officer, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids); Toronto, Ontario)
Christine Westerlund (Senior Operating Officer; Stollery Children’s Hospital; Edmonton, Alberta)
