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
Sarah Bell (Chief Operating Officer, BC Children's Hospital; Vancouver, British Columbia)
Treasurer
Scott Fortnum (President & CEO, Children’s Health Foundation, London Health Sciences Centre; London, Ontario)
Vice Chair
Dr. Ronald Cohn (President & CEO; SickKids; Toronto, Ontario)
President and CEO (ex-officio)
Emily Gruenwoldt (Children’s Healthcare Canada; Ottawa, Ontario)
Members at large (in alphabetical order)
Ben Adaman (President & CEO, St.Amant)
Jo Ann Beckie (Senior Operating Officer, Alberta Children’s Hospital)
Maureen Charlebois (Chief Nursing Officer, Bayshore HealthCare)
Isabelle Demers (Assistant President & 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)
Amy Howard (Director, Children and Women’s Health Program, Eastern Urban Zone, NL Health Services; St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador)
Dr. Krista Jangaard (President & CEO, IWK Health, Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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)
Bruce Squires (President & CEO, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital)
Colleen Timm (Associate President & Executive Director, McGill University Health Centre)
Kim Woycik (Executive Director Maternal & Children’s Programs, Saskatchewan Health Autority)
Dr. Ian Zenlea (Division Head & Medical Director, Children’s Health; Trillium Health Partners; Toronto, Ontario)