bios of new muhc board members

8/2/2019 Bios of new MUHC board Members

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Claudio F. Bussandri, B. Eng., MBAMember of the Board of Directors of the MUHCCo-optedElected chairman

Claudio F. Bussandri is a retired business leader who is committed to improving the quality of life of the community and thehealthcare environment. Until 2006, he was the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of McKesson Canada. Hisvision: encouraging people and organizations to reach their full potentialsomething he has endeavoured to do at the

McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), first as a board member, then as vice-chairman and chair of the boards humanresources & organizational culture committee (2007-2011).

Before taking the helm of McKesson, Mr. Bussandri was president and CEO of Lantic Sugar (1987-1995) and held seniorpositions at Nabisco Brands (1974-1987), including that of president of the food services division, and Gillette Canada,amongst other companies. His board service illustrates the esteem he has garnered amongst his peers and the businesscommunity at large. Past board memberships include: Canadian Council of Chief Executives, a not-for-profit organization ofCanadian CEOs dedicated to public policy development and solutions, (member); Canadian Association for PharmacyDistribution Management (member of executive board; chairman); Food and Consumer Products Manufacturers of Canada(chairman); Canadian Food Services Association (member); Adherex Technologies Inc., a publicly-traded biopharmaceuticalcompany (member; chair of compensation, governance and audit committees, 2007-2011), and Patheon, a leading globalprovider to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries (chair, corporate & governance committee, 2007-2009).

In addition, Claudio Bussandri is a board member of the Montreal Childrens Hospital Foundation and a past chairman. In2008, he co-chaired the 64-member Quebec Coalition for Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, which worked tirelessly fortwo years until the Quebec government launched a province-wide screening program. Mr. Bussandri shared his knowledgeand time so that childrens language-acquisition capacity, literacy, cognitive development and performance in school would

not be inhibited by an undetected hearing loss. Similarly, Mr. Bussandri continues to serve on the boards of directors of theMontreal Oral School for the Deaf Foundation and World Wide Hearing Care for Developing Countries (WWH), a global non-governmental organization that seeks to promote better hearing through the provision of hearing aids and services indeveloping countries. He is also a member of the McGill University Desautels Faculty of Managements advisory board.

Claudio Bussandri graduated with honours from McGill University with a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) degree. Hesubsequently earned a MBA from McGill. Mr. Bussandri is fluent in English, French and Italian.


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Robert Rabinovitch, B. Comm, MA, Ph.D.Member of the Board of Directors of the MUHCDesignated by McGill UniversityElected vice-chairman

ROBERT RABINOVITCH is a seasoned executive who was until 2007 the president and chief executive officer of CBC/Radio-Canada. Before serving two terms at CBC/Radio-Canada, he was executive vice-president and chief operating officer atClaridge Inc. Mr. Rabinovitch has also been very active in the community, promoting academic, healthcare, cultural and

philanthropic endeavours. He has a solid understanding of the challenges and opportunities in academic health care, havingserved on McGill Universitys board of governors (member, 1997-1999; chair, 1999 to 2009) as a board member of theMcGill University Health Centre since 2007.

Previously, from 1968 to 1986, Mr. Rabinovitch held a number of positions within the Government of Canada, notably under-secretary of state, deputy minister of communications, as well as Privy Council Office positions including deputy secretary tothe cabinet and senior assistant secretary to the cabinet for priorities and planning.

Mr. Rabinovitchs extensive board memberships are a testament to the respect he has earned in his field and in thecommunity. He has been a board member of Cineplex Odeon, NetStar Communications and the Canadian Centre of

Architecture; special advisor to the boards of MaxLink Communications and Loews Cineplex; a member of the Governmentof Canada Direct-to-Home Satellite Broadcasting Policy Review Panel; and more recently a member of the advisory board ofDBL Cleantech and the Board of Media de Novo. He continues to also serve as a member of McGills endowmentinvestment committee; member of the investment committee of The Nature Conservancy, a leading conservationorganization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people; and as chairof the investment advisory committee of Nunavut Trust (2008 -; member, 1991-). Cultural and philanthropic endeavoursinclude the Canadian Executive Service Organization, CRB Foundation, Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation

and Canadian Film Centre. He was also chairman of the executive committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress (Qubec),until his appointment to CBC/Radio-Canada.

Robert Rabinovitch holds a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University and both a Master of Arts and a Ph.D. in Financefrom the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In 2003, he was made an honorary Doctor of Laws by YorkUniversity in recognition of his contributions to Canada as a senior public servant and champion of a world-renownedbroadcasting system. In 2010, McGill University also bestowed upon him an honorary Doctor of Laws. Mr. Rabinovitch isfluent in English and French.


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Marie Gigure, BA, BCL, Ad.E.Member of the Board of Directors of the MUHCDesignated by the Agence de la sant et des services sociaux de MontralElected treasurer

MARIE GIGURE is a senior executive whose strategic acumen and expertise in closing major transactions and corporaterestructuring have helped her assume the responsibilities of executive vice-president of legal affairs and the secretariat atCaisse de dpt et placement du Qubec (Caisse), a position she has held since 2010. She has a deep knowledge of health

care too, having served as the chair of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute Foundations board of directors since2003 and a member of its Institutes board from 2006 to 2012.

Ms. Gigure began her career in 1976 as a lawyer for Martineau Walker (now Fasken Martineau) and became a partner in1984. In 1997, Ms. Gigure left the law-firm environment to become the senior vice-president of corporate affairs andgeneral secretary at the Montreal Exchange, where she remained for two years before accepting the position of senior vice-president, chief legal officer and secretary at Molson Inc. In 2005, she made the first move towards her current role, namelya three-year stint as a consultant for infrastructure and private-investment transactions with Caisse de dpt et placement duQubec and then two years as vice-president of legal affairs and corporate secretary at Otra Capital, a Caisse subsidiary.Driven by results, Ms. Gigure is known for her efficiency, as well as her capacity to work under pressure and managecomplex situations.

In addition to her corporate work, Marie Gigure has devoted many hours of service as a board member to a number oforganizations, including CBC/Radio-Canada (2001-2005), the Montreal Exchange (2006-2008), McGill University (1997-2007), Addenda Capital (2005-2008), as well as the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. She has also taught atUniversit de Montral, McGill and HEC Montral.

Marie Gigure holds a Bachelor of Arts in Hispanic Humanities from the Universit de Montral and a Bachelor in Civil Lawfrom McGill University. She became a member of the Quebec Bar in 1976. In 2008, McGill honoured her with the JamesRobb Award for her exceptional efforts as a volunteer. Ms. Gigure is fluent in English, French and Spanish.


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Normand RinfretEx officio member of the Board of Directors of the MUHCInterim director general and CEO, MUHCElected secretary

NORMAND RINFRET is a seasoned executive who began his career in the education sector at Vanier and Dawson colleges butseized an opportunity thirty years ago to work in health care. Passionate about improving patient care, making thehospital workplace a stimulating, effective environment and supporting research, Mr. Rinfret continues to use his

business acumen, creativity and strong work ethic to build and maintain relationships and processes that meet bothhis personal and organizations objectives.

Before being designated interim director general and CEO by the Board of Directors of the McGill University Health Centre(MUHC)a leading academic health centre that is affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine of McGill University andengaged in a $2.335-billion, multi-sited redevelopment projecton December 5, 2011, Mr. Rinfret held the position ofassociate executive director and chief operating officer. In this role, Mr. Rinfret supported the director general andCEO in his functions, managing a host of daily internal and external administrative/operational/regulatory matters andrepresenting him as necessary in forums such as the Table des directeurs gnraux des CHU du Qubec and theConfrence des CHU du Qubec in France. He also provided strategic oversight to an ultra-complex transition periodthat will culminate in the physical move of some 14,000 employees into new and modernized facilities and thecomplete integration of clinical care, research and teaching.

In his latest role, this oversight continues, as he leverages the vast knowledge and experience he has developed inadministration and governance, human resources, labour relations and government negotiations, as well as hisservice on a number of boards of directors, to influence and shape positive changes at the MUHC and, moregenerally, in the health sector.

Previously, Normand Rinfret held a number of senior-management positions either at the founding hospitals of the MUHCprior to their merger in 1997 or at other Montreal-area healthcare institutions. These included: director of humanresources at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal Neurological Hospital, Montreal Chest Institute, Catherine BoothRehabilitation Centre, Mackay Centre and the MUHC; and director of planning, real estate and technical services atthe MUHC.

Mr. Rinfret speaks regularly at regional and international conferences; has been a guest professor for the MBA programmesat McGill University and the Universit de Montral and taught a course for the Health Sciences Certificate at McGill.He has also served as a member of the McGill Faculty of Managements continuing education committee andcontinues to be a supervisor for McGills MD-MBA. He is the founding president of CRISO, (Research and InterventionCentre for Healthy Workplaces), a not-for-profit research and consultancy group affiliated with the MUHC thatcontributes to the scientific advancement of proven practices in organizational development and counsels large public-service institutions seeking to improve the overall quality of their work climate and services. As a board member, hehas shared his experience with Groupe financier AGA Inc. (chairman), La Capitale assurances gnrales (chair ofethics committee), Association des directeurs gnraux des services de sant et des services sociaux du Qubec(chair of audit and finance committees, and treasurer), the Grace Dart Long-term-care Centre (member of audit andfinance committees), and Fondation des amis(es) de lcole St-Joseph (founder and former chairman). In 1993,Normand Rinfret proudly accepted the Canadian Association of Healthcare Human Resources Managements awardin recognition of his loyalty and dedication as its president and one of its founders.

Fluently bilingual in French and English, Mr. Rinfret is a certified human resources professional and industrial relationsconsultant accredited with the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines et en relations industrielles agrs duQubec and also a member of the Canadian College of Health Service Executives.


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Peter Abraham, HBAMember of the Board of Directors of the MUHCCo-opted

PETER ABRAHAM is a successful Montreal businessman with strong community roots. He is currently the president of SimardGroup, which includes Simard Transport Ltd, Simard Warehouses Inc., Sim Tran Inc. (Ontario) and Simard Westlink Inc.Under his leadership, Simard not only expanded its transport and warehousing services across Quebec and Canada butalso to China, where Mr. Abraham is a managing partner of Simard AirSea Logistics Inc. Mr. Abraham is also well versed in

health care, having assumed board-membership roles within the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) family since 2000.

Mr. Abraham is a founding member and past treasurer of the McGill University Health Centre Foundations board ofdirectors, as well as a past member of its finance & budget committee. He continues to serve on the foundations auditcommittee. In addition, Peter Abraham accepted in 2000 to serve as a member of the Cedars Cancer Institutes board ofdirectors, eventually engaging more actively in supporting outstanding cancer care as its president from 2006 to 2008. Underhis stewardship, Cedars developed many excellent programs to support the Cancer Care Mission of the MUHC and heremains active to this day, raising awareness about needs and serving on fundraising committees.

Mr. Abraham has also supported the Cedars Home for the Elderly for nearly two decades, three years of which as president.He coordinated its relocation and expansion into new facilities in 2001, including all negotiations with the Quebecgovernments Agence de la sant et des services sociaux de Montral. He also served on the committee that oversaw thenegotiations and opening of the new Intermediate Resource facility in 2011.

Peter Abraham is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario Business School. Mr. Abraham is fluent in English andFrench.


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Gail Campbell, BAMember of the Board of Directors of the MUHCCo-opted

GAIL CAMPBELLhas a wealth of healthcare experience, having served as unit coordinator for the surgical intensive care, daysurgery and geriatric medical units of the Montreal General Hospital between 1972 and 1997. In this role, Ms. Campbelloversaw the administrative duties of the nursing unit, assured the effective coordination of inter-departmental activities andprovided information and moral support to patients and their families.

Ms. Campbell is also no stranger to board service. In January 2011, she accepted to fill a vacant patient-representative seatthat was open on the Board of Directors of the MUHCa role she was happy to take on given her history as co-chair of thecentral patients committee and member of the Boards committee on quality & risk from 2006 to 2010. During that partialterm, Ms. Campbell diversified her contributions, serving on the boards human resources & organizational culture andresearch institute committees.

Community oriented, Gail Campbell is sensitive to the populations needs. Ms. Campbell is a past member of the MontrealGeneral Hospitals board of directors and Interim Board of the MUHC. She was also elected a member of the Montreal OralSchool for the Deafs board of directors and served almost a decade on its development, human resource and nominationcommittees, as well as on its foundation board. She has also been chair of the lay pension and benefits committee for theMontreal Diocese of the Anglican Church of Canada (2000-2005); chair of Alliance Quebecs health and social servicescommittee (1992-1999); and chair of the Quebec governments Rgie rgionale de la Sant et des Services sociauxscommittee on dispensing services in English (1994-1995; member,1990-1994). Ms. Campbell is also the vice-president ofcommunications and relations with residents at Promenade des Iles-Condominiums, the provinces second largestcondominium complex.

Gail Campbell earned a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Science from Sir George Williams University (now Concordia).Ms. Campbell is fluent in English and French.


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Glenn Rourke, BA, BPHE, MBA, ICD.DMember of the Board of Directors of the MUHCCo-opted

GLENN ROURKE is a retired executive with a proven track record in problem solving, conflict resolution, negotiations, andcorporate finance. During a career spanning nearly four decades, ten years of which in Asia, Mr. Rourke developed anappreciation for different cultures. His work encompassed many aspects of international banking, from treasury and tradefinance to corporate lending, and led him to be stationed in Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong and Toronto. He settled

eventually in Montreal.

Since the 1980s, Mr. Rourke has been very active in health care, at first supporting the Royal Victoria Hospital and then theMcGill University Health Centre (MUHC). His last corporate role was that of senior vice-president and managing director ofBank of Montreal/BMO Nesbitt Burns in Montreal.

An objective decision-maker, Mr. Rourke maintains a keen interest in the evaluation of organizational goals, strategies andtactical plans. Over the years, he has supported various organizations through board and committee work, includingEdmonton-based Ceapro Inc. (board member and audit committee chair, 2007-); MUHC Foundation (board member,executive committee treasurer and audit committee chair, 1999-); Royal Victoria Hospital Foundation (board member,investment committee chair and board chair, 1985-); ICICI Bank Canada (board member, member of risk management andaudit committees, 2009-); Caisse de dpt et placement du Qubec (corporate debt evaluation committee member, 2006-2009); Imperial Tobacco Pension Fund Investment Committee (member, 2005-); Canadian Bankers Association (chair,Quebec Chapter, 1990-1991); Montreal YMCA Foundation (executive committee member, 1990-1996); and Royal MontrealGolf Club (president, 2009-2010).

Glenn Rourke earned Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Physical and Health Education degrees from Queens University and

a MBA from the University of Western Ontario. He also completed the Institute of Corporate Directors certification in theGovernance Essentials Program and acquired his ICD.D. designation after completing the Directors Education Program. In1992, he received the Canadian Confederation Medal in recognition of his services towards the Canadian YMCA movement.Mr. Rourke is fluent in English and French.


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Franois Laurin, B.Com, CA, CFA, ICD.DMember of the Board of Directors of the MUHCCo-opted

FRANOIS LAURIN is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in financial reporting, controllership, operations andcapital markets in the mining, transportation and telecommunications sectors. Over the last five years, he has alsodeveloped a solid understanding of pediatric health care thanks to his service on the Montreal Childrens Hospitals Councilfor Services to Children and Adolescents (member 2007-, chair 2011-) and Montreal Childrens Hospital Foundations board

of directors (member, 2011-).

Mr. Laurin is currently president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Cap-Ex Ventures Ltd, an exploration mining companywith iron ore properties in Labrador and Northern Quebec. He has a track record in identifying and implementing changes forimprovement and with corporate governance.

Previously, Mr. Laurin served as chief financial officer (CFO) at Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines (2009-2011); vice-president of finance and administration and CFO at Transat AT Inc. (2005-2009); vice-president of investments, media andtelecommunications at CDP Capital Private Equity (subsidiary of Caisse de dpt et placement du Qubec, 2003-2005); andin various capacities at other transportation, media and telecommunications organizations. A guest lecturer in the McGillMBA program since 2007, Mr. Laurin also has solid board experience, notably: Cap-Ex Ventures Inc. (2011-); TIW (auditcommittee member, 2003-2005); TVA Group (audit committee member, 2004-2005); Quebecor Media, Videotron and SunMedia (member of compensation & audit committees, 2003-2005); and private companies representing CDP and Teleglobe(1995-2005).

Franois Laurin graduated with great distinction with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University, earning theJames McGill Award. He also earned a graduate degree in public accountancy from McGill, chartered accountant

credentials from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and his chartered financial analyst designation from theCFA Institute. In 2011, he completed the Director of Education program at McGill. Mr. Laurin is a member of the Ordre descomptables agrs du Qubec, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, CFA Institute and Institute of CorporateDirectors. Mr. Laurin is fluent in English and French.


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Norman G. Spencer, CAMember of the Board of Directors of the MUHCCo-opted

NORMAN G. SPENCER is co-chairman of The Redbourne Group, a Montreal-based real estate investment, advisory andmanagement company that he co-founded in 1995. Redbourne manages a significant portfolio of properties, the majority ofwhich are Class A office buildings in Montreal and Toronto, including Maison Astral, Tour Telus and Les Cours Mont-Royal.Mr. Spencer is involved in day-to-day activities, acquisitions and sales. More specifically, he focuses on capital and debt

financing, financial management, tax issues and investor relations.

Norman Spencer began his career in finance in the United Kingdom with Bradburn and Co., chartered accountants. In 1973,he joined Price Waterhouse in Liverpool and he moved to the firms Toronto office in 1976. In 1980, Mr. Spencer wasappointed to a senior financial position at Warrington Inc., a Canadian public company in footwear and sporting goods withmanufacturing and distribution facilities in Ontario, Quebec, Vermont and throughout Europe. From 1982 to 1987, as chieffinancial officer, he was responsible for all aspects of the companys financial management and reporting.

It was a position that brought him to Montreal in 1983. In 1987, he was appointed senior vice-president of finance at ClaridgeProperties, the real estate division of Claridge Inc., the holding company of the Hon. Charles R. Bronfman and his family. Mr.Spencer was heavily engaged in the management of the real estate portfolio, including the operations and supervision of

joint ventures and partnerships in Canada and the United States. They included the construction of Terminal 3 and a hotel atPearson International Airport, the planned privatization of Terminals 1 and 2, and subsequent successful negotiations withthe Government of Canada.

Norman Spencer was educated in the United Kingdom, and is a member of the UK and Ontario Institutes of CharteredAccountants. Mr. Spencer is bilingual in English and French.


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Earl E. Rubin, MDCMMember of the Board of Directors of the MUHCDesignated by the Council of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists (CPDP)

EARL E. RUBIN is currently the program director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the McGill University Health Centre(MUHC); a microbiologist and attending physician in pediatrics and infectious diseases at the Montreal Childrens Hospital(MCH); a consultant in neonatal infectious diseases at the Royal Victoria and Jewish General hospitals; a researcher in theInfection & Immunity axis at the Research Institute of the MUHC; the program director of McGill Universitys Pediatric

Infectious Residency Program at the MCH and an associate professor in Pediatrics and Microbiology. Previously, Dr. Rubinhas served as medical education coordinator for family medicine residents (1996-2010) and assistant professor in thedepartment of Pediatrics at McGill (1993-2002).

Dr. Rubin has considerable committee experience, including, amongst others, as chair of the CPDPs disciplinary committee(2009); president of the CPDP and voting member of the Council for Services for Children and Adolescents at the MCH(2006-2010); member of the continuing education committee of the Association des mdecins microbiologists infectiologuesdu Qubec (AMMIQ, 2005-2007); and chair of the examination board for medical microbiology for the Royal College ofPhysicians and Surgeons of Canada (2000-2002). Between 2009 and 2011, Dr. Rubin also served as a board member ofThe Akiva School and, since 2011, as a board member of Ben Weider YM-YWCA Jewish Community Centre. He has alsobeen the resident physician at the Y Country Camp (a summer camp for children in Huberdeau, Quebec, 2005-), medicalconsultant and resident physician at Camp Bnai Brith in Lantier (1997-2004; 1991-2004), and part-time pediatrician atHillside Medical Centre (1992-).

Dr. Rubin has also published extensively; been both lead and co-investigator of studies exploring the safety, tolerability andimmunogenicity of vaccines; and is widely solicited as an invited speaker on vaccines, congenital infections and infectiousdiseases. His efforts and accomplishments have been recognized with a number of awards, including the Kaplan Teaching

Award in 1995 by the pediatric residents for best teacher; the Merck Infectious Disease/Microbiology Resident ResearchAward; the Sir Edward Beatty Scholarship and Faculty Scholar (top 10% of medical class) at McGill.

Earl Rubin earned his Medical from McGill University. He conducted his residency training in Pediatrics at the MCH and didfellowships in infectious diseases and medical microbiology at McGill University and Hpital Sainte-Justine/Universit deMontral. Dr. Rubin is certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; an associate member of theCanadian Infectious Disease Society and the Canadian Pediatric Society; as well as a member of AMMIQ, the AmericanSociety for Microbiology and the Pediatric Investigators Collaborative Network on Infections in Canada. Dr. Rubin is fluent inEnglish and French.


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Susan Drouin, RN, BN, M.Sc.(A), MAMember of the Board of Directors of the MUHCDesignated by the Council of Nurses

SUSAN DROUIN joined the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) family in 1982 as a part-time staff nurse in the neonatalintensive care unit at the Montreal Childrens Hospital (MCH). Since that time, Ms. Drouin has filled a variety of roles,including research assistant, project nurse, nurse manager, and interim associate director of nursing for the MCH, mentalhealth services and Surgical Mission. She is currently the associate director of nursing of the Womens Health Mission, a

role she has held since 1999; an associate professor of nursing at McGill University; an administrator on-call for the MUHCsadult sites (responds to critical situations during off-peak hours); and president of the Council of Nurses between 2008 and2012.

In addition to her clinical responsibilities, Susan Drouin has research publications and committee work to her credit, includingas a member of the MUHC boards committee on quality & risk and the MUHC Reproductive Centres ethics committee. Shehas taught graduate and undergraduate courses at the McGill School of Nursing since 2005; reviewed grants; served on theMcGill Faculty of Medicines admission committee for the Med-P Program (2002-2008); and been a clinical instructor incharge of Master of Nursing students on rotation in pediatrics (1987-1999).

Ms. Drouin is a also a past president of the board of directors of the Professional Association of Management Nurses ofQuebec; past nursing representative on the Board of Directors of the MCH (1995-1997); past nursing representative on theCouncil for Services to Children and Adolescents at the MCH (1997-1999); and past member of the MCHs institutionalreview board (ethics of research studies). In 2009, she received the Valerie Shannon MUHC Award of Excellence forInnovative Leadership in Nursing Practice.

Susan Drouin holds a Bachelor of Nursing from the University of New Brunswick, a Master of Science (Applied) in Nursing

from McGill University, and a Master of Arts in Leadership and Education (Health) from Royal Roads University. Shecompleted the Nursing Leaders of the Future continuing education course at the University of Pennsylvanias WhartonSchool of Health Economics in 2003, a Canadian Health Services Research Foundations EXTRA Fellowship in 2011, andshe is now pursuing a Doctor of Social Sciences at Royal Roads University. Ms. Drouin is a member of the CanadianCollege of Health Services Executives, the Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses (MUHC representative) and the Ordredes infirmires et infirmiers du Qubec. Ms. Drouin is fluent in English and French.


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Colleen Timm, BA, M.Sc.Member of the Board of Directors of the MUHCDesignated by the Multidisciplinary Council

COLLEEN TIMMjoined the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) in 1997. A dynamic leader who is dedicated to patients, herteam and the organization, Ms. Timm was recently promoted to the position of manager of speech-language pathology andaudiology for adult sites after having served as interim manager since 2011. She is responsible for the development andmanagement of activities and resources related to speech-language pathology and audiology, including the MUHCs

Newborn Infant Hearing Screening Program.

Ms. Timm has also served as a clinical leader at the Royal Victoria, Montreal General and Montreal Neurological Hospitals,working with patients and developing protocols; as a clinician at the Montreal Neurological Hospital, working withneurologically impaired patients and participating in team development for ALS, stroke, brain tumours and movementdisorders; and as a clinician at the Montreal General Hospital, working with patients with various neurogenic and voicedisorders and participating in the Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury programs. She has also worked in the past at theConstance-Lethbridge Rehabilitation Centre and Catherine-Booth Hospital.

In addition to clinical practice, Colleen Timm has been a lecturer on voice disorders since 1999 at the School ofCommunication Sciences at McGill University. She has also been also involved in research related to the rehabilitation ofbrain-tumour and traumatically brain-injured patients. Ms. Timm also serves on the Montreal General Hospital DaycareCentres board of directors, the central executive committee of the MUHCs Multidisciplinary Council (2000-2004; 2011-).Colleen Timm earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Concordia University and subsequently a Master of Science(Applied) in Speech-Language Pathology from McGill University, graduating both times with honours. She is a member ofthe Ordre des orthophonistes et audiologists du Qubec, Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and

Audiologists and American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Ms. Timm is fluent in English and French.


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Alison Laurin, BA, M.Sc.Member, designated by the Council of Non-Clinical Personnel

ALISON LAURIN has over twenty-five years of experience working in a variety of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations inhuman resources, organizational development, education and health care. Ms. Laurin joined the McGill University HealthCentre (MUHC) in 2001 as a consultant tasked to support the streamlining and harmonizing of practices and policies of fiveseparate human resources departments. At the same time, she oversaw a number of special projects and programs,including the creation of the New Hires Program and the Council of Non-Clinical Personnel. In 2006, Ms. Laurin became a

recruitment agent and managed recruitment for over twenty professional, auxiliary and para-technical job categories thatinvolve three collective and eight professional agreements. She has recently accepted a new challenge with HR training andorganizational development.

Before joining the MUHC, Ms. Laurin spent a year working as a workshop organizer and administrative coordinator for theSIPA Project, a joint McGill/Universit de Montral research group that brought together health administrators andprofessionals, researchers, and provincial/federal decision-makers to explore integrated services for the elderly and paymentmechanisms. Previously, she was president of SL Group, a network development company she co-developed in 1995 totrain independent business owners in InterNET Services Corporations leadership strategies and business developmentprinciples. She also served as the director of professional services for CLSC Cte des Neiges while completing her mastersdegree.

A team builder, Alison Laurin has coordinated over thirty projects and directed the recruitment efforts for key volunteerleadership. Ms. Laurin served as a board member of the CLSC Saint-Henri and chair of its foundations fundraisingcommittee (2003-2005); vice-president of cole Saint-Josephs school board where, amongst other things, she wassuccessful in providing a new park for over 360 primary-school children (1989-1991); president of the board of directors ofGarderie La Barbouille (1985-1986); vice-president of the board of Centre de sant Sainte-Famille (member, finance and

client care committees; chair, prolonged care activity committee; chair, regional conference for volunteers, 1982-84); and asa Brownie troop leader for the Girl Guides of Canada (1986-1988).

Alison Laurin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics of Human Services from Smith College in Massachusetts and a Master ofScience in Hospital and Social Service Administration from the Universit de Montral. She is a participant of the MUHCManagement Succession Training Program and is fluent in both English and French. Ms. Laurin is fluent in English andFrench.


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Joan Ivory, BAMember of the Board of Directors of the MUHCDesignated by the foundations

JOAN IVORY has been a tireless contributor to the Montreal community since a young age when she began volunteering in theadmissions office of the Royal Victoria Hospital and on its auxiliary through the 1960s and 1970s. Eventually, as a boardmember from 1988 to 1998, she became even more active as a member of the quality assurance & risk managementcommittee (1996-1998). She has also championed the Montreal Chest Institute (MCI) for over twenty-five years, both as

president of its auxiliarys board and as the chair of its foundation (1990-1997). During this time, she advocated forequipment, supported the hospitals transition during the merger with the Royal Victoria Hospital, helped improve patientcare, supported a capital campaign and spearheaded the MCIs centennial celebrations.

Currently, Ms. Ivory is a board member of the MUHC Foundation and an executive committee member of The Best Care forLife campaign, a partnership of the McGill University Health Centres foundations to raise $300 million.

Ms. Ivory has also been active at the McGill University Faculty of Music, where shes been a longstanding member of theDeans advisory board (1996-), as well as at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Volunteer Association member since 1966and president, 1979-81; museum trustee 1979-1986; currently acquisition committee member). Other organizations thathave benefited from her staunch advocacy and invaluable support over the years have included the National Ballet ofCanada (board member, 1990-1997), Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Vermont Public Television (chair of PTAQ, 1985-2000).

Joan Ivory earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill University and a diploma from the MMFA School of Art and Design.Ms. Ivory is fluent in English and is conversant in French.


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Rose Goldstein, MD, CM, FRCPCMember of the Board of Directors of the MUHCDesignated by McGill University

ROSE GOLDSTEINhas been serving as vice-principal of research and international relations at McGill University since returningfrom Calgary in 2010, where she had held the role of vice-president of research for three years. Previously, Dr. Goldsteinserved four years as the vice-dean of academic affairs in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, and was thefounding director of the Ottawa Academic Health Sciences Leadership Program.

Dr. Goldstein's clinical activities included general rheumatology with an interest in osteoporosis and womens health. Shehas been a career scientist of the Ontario Ministry of Health and an Arthritis Society research scholar in the area ofimmunogenetics. As a clinician-scientist, Dr. Goldstein has held a series of research grants in the area of immunogenetics ofrheumatic disease and cellular basis of rheumatoid arthritis.

Rose Goldstein has also served on editorial boards and scientific review panels in her area of research, and received grantsto support her work in medical education, including the exploration of gender and health topics in the training of medicalstudents and the study of conflict resolution in health care and medical education. Her work has received grants from the

AMS/Wilson Foundation and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and a 2007 award from theCanadian Council of Learning. She has served on the board of the Sisters of Charity of Ottawa Health Services.

Rose Goldstein earned her Bachelor of Science and Medical degrees from McGill. She trained in internal medicine at theuniversities of Toronto and Ottawa and completed her training in rheumatology at the University of Ottawa and the Universityof Texas at Houston. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. In 2001, Dr. Goldstein

received a Women Liaison Officer Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). She received the firstannual Canadian Medical Association (CMA) May Cohen Award for Women Mentors, as well as a University of OttawaFaculty Award of Excellence in 2002. Dr. Goldstein is fluent in English and French.


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Maria Mastracchio-Lafontaine, B.Ed.Member of the Board of Directors of the MUHCDesignated by the Users Committee

MARIA MASTRACCHIO-LAFONTAINE has been the co-chair of the Users Committee since 2010 and a member since 2006.Additionally, since 2005, she has brought her creativity, energy and patients perspective (she lives with MS) to a variety ofroles, including: chair of the Inpatients Committee (Montreal Chest Institute); member of the sub-patients committee(Montreal Neurological Hospital); chair of the vigilance, quality & risk, information management, and nominating & corporate

governance committees; and member of the Board of Directors of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC).

Ms. Mastracchio-Lafontaine has also served as a board member for the Research Institute of the MUHC and is currently amember of the advisory board of The Action Centre, a bilingual and multicultural not-for-profit community organization thatseeks to provide structured activities to promote the social inclusion and active participation of adults with severe andpermanent motor and/or cognitive limitations.

In 2007, Ms. Mastracchio-Lafontaine co-developed the MUHCs My Tool Box, Quebecs only version of the world-renownedchronic disease self-management program offering coping strategies and practical skills to manage symptoms,communicate effectively with healthcare teams and loved ones, set goals, and deal with emotions such as fear anddepression.

Between 1972 and 2003, Maria Mastracchio-Lafontaine made a lasting impact as an elementary-school teacher. Childrenand educators across Canada benefited from her award-winning ideas: reading and writing projects uniting the school,family and community; mathematical chess; linguistic bingo; a French dictionary and two reading workbooks that are usedacross North America. She has also mentored student-teachers from McGill, Concordia, Universit de Montral andUniversit de Sherbrooke. In 2000-2001, she was recognized with the Prime Ministers Awards for Teaching Excellences

Certificate of Achievement. Ms. Mastracchio-Lafontaine also participated in the Heart and Stroke Foundations On The Roadto a Happy Heart Program, serving on the foundations advisory board.

Maria Mastracchio-Lafontaine earned a Bachelor of Education degree from McGill University (Early Childhood Education,French as a second language). She is a member of the French Immersion Teachers of Canada, Canadian College ofTeachers and Delta Kappa Gamma. Ms. Mastracchio-Lafontaine is fluent in English, French and Italian.


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Pierre Hurteau, MA, Ph.D.Member of the Board of Directors of the MUHCDesignated by the Users Committee

PIERRE HURTEAU retired in 2006 from the Rgie de lassurance maladie du Qubec (RAMQ), ending his professional career asa research agent responsible for normative interpretation. In this position, Mr. Hurteau was called upon to interpretregulations associated with long-term-care premiums for adults and was responsible for the revision mechanism. He alsotestified before Quebecs administrative tribunal when RAMQs decisions were contested. Previously, Mr. Hurteau worked

at the Quebec governments ministre de lEmploi et de la Solidarit sociale. A staunch patient advocate, he elected todevote time to improving the conditions and quality of life of hospitalized patients and residents.

After a short stint at St. Marys Hospital, Mr. Hurteau became a member of the McGill University Health Centres Userscommittee in 2007, and assumed additional leadership as its co-chair since 2011. At the same time, he represents the long-term residents of the Montreal Chest Institute as chair of the Inpatients Committee.

An excellent example of Mr. Hurteaus dedication is the Patients Rights Awareness Week he spearheaded in March 2011.Activities included a roundtable discussion with nursing leadership, a bioethicist and a lawyer, on patient participation in theircare, patients rights pamphlets and posters, and themed performances by a theatrical troupe.

Pierre Hurteau holds a Master of Arts in History and Philosophy of Religion from Concordia University and a Ph.D. inReligion (Comparative Ethics). He also earned a certificate in public law from Universit de Montral. Mr. Hurteau is fluent inEnglish and French.


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David H. Laidley, FCA, ICD.DMember of the Board of Directors of the MUHCDesignated by the Agence de la sant et des services sociaux de Montral

DAVID H. LAIDLEY retired in 2007 from Deloitte & Touche LLP after a 40-year career with the firm that culminated in a six-yearrun (2000-2006) as its chairman and as a member of Global Board of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a member of thegovernance committee, chairman of the audit & finance committee and chairman of the Global Board of Deloitte Consulting.In parallel, he has always demonstrated his commitment to the communities where he has lived, with support to academic

and arts institutions as well as trade organizations and hospitals such as the Royal Victoria Hospital (chairman, 1983-1991)and its foundation (chairman, 1991-1999).

Mr. Laidleys distinguished career at Deloitte began upon graduation in 1967. In 1970, with his CA in hand, he joined theMontreal tax group and was admitted to the partnership in 1975, In 1986, he transferred to the Audit and Assurance Practicewhere he acted as lead client service partner on such accounts as McGill University, Teleglobe, Henry Birks & Sons, HartcoCorporation, SR Telecom and Altamira Capital. Subsequently, he served as an advisory partner on several major accountsincluding SNC Lavalin, and London Drugs. Throughout, he applied tax expertise and people skills to counsel clients oncorporate restructuring, acquisitions and divestitures.

Mr. Laidley is presently a trustee of the Birks Family Foundation and Cole Foundation; a member of Advisory Board ofMcGill Universitys Desautels School of Management; the chair of the audit committee of the McGill University Health CentreFoundation; a member of annual campaign committee for the Montreal Association for the Blind; vice-president of the MajorIndividual Gifts Cabinet of Centraide of Greater Montreal; as well as a board member of Aviva Canada Inc., Bank of Canada,EMCOR Group Inc., Groupe Aeroplan Inc., Nautilus Indemnity Holdings Ltd (chairman) and ProSep Inc. Otherorganizations that have benefited from his guidance, energy and support have included, amongst others, University Club ofMontreal, Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Lower Canada College,

McGill University Alumni Association and the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal. From 1991 to 1999, Mr. Laidley alsoserved as a municipal councillor for the City of Westmount.

David Laidley earned his Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill, followed by his chartered accountancy credentials. In2004, he completed the Institute of Corporate Directors Directors Education Program and received its ICD.D designation.Mr. Laidley is fluent in English and French.


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Gwendolyn Andrews Nacos, A.B.Member of the Board of Directors of the MUHCElected by the population

GWENDOLYN ANDREWS NACOS is currently president of Natural Furs International, one of Canadas largest and oldestmanufacturers of designer and high quality furs, and a philanthropic leader devoted primarily to assuring that Montrealercancer patients and their families benefit from the clinical, psycho-social, practical and financial support they need. Ms.Nacos began her career in 1977 at The Hudson Bay Company as its first fashion director of menswear and childrenswear.

After three years, she joined Jandabar Fashions as merchandise manager and sales director of its loungewear division. Atthe age of 37, she was diagnosed with advanced bladder cancer and treated successfully at the Royal Victoria Hospital(RVH). So began her association with the McGill University Health Centre family.

Ms. Nacos first started volunteering in oncology at the RVH, then became a member of the hospitals Patients Committeeand eventually its chair. Her ability to listen to other patients and share her own experience made an immediate impact. Ms.Nacos moved on to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the RVH and that of the Cedars Cancer Institute. In1988, she founded Cedars CanSupport, fulfilling her goal of supporting patients and their families as well as cancer survivorsby establishing professionally-staffed services and programmes and underwriting them with fundraising activities such as theannual Fuller Landau Cedars CanSupport Rain or Shine Dragon Boat Race & Festival. In 1994-1996, Ms. Nacos acceptedto serve as president of the Cedars Cancer Institute, and nearly two decades later her commitment to Cedars remains asstrong as ever given changing needs in cancer care, research, teaching and survivorship.

Ms. Nacos served on the first integrated MUHC Board of Directors, the MUHCs clinical integration and Glen Project steeringcommittees, as well as numerous other committees of the Board. She has recently launched the Hellenic CommunityInitiative to raise funds forThe Best Care for Life campaign. She is a governor of Les amis de la montagne and a member ofthe board of the Shield of Athena, an organization that provides free specialized services in 16 languages (intervention,

support, referral, prevention and accompaniment) to women and children who have been victims of family violence. In thefall of 2011 she chaired the organizations 20th anniversary celebration.

Gwen Nacosgraduated from Monticello College in Theatre Arts and Harvard University in Social Sciences. Ms. Nacos isfluent in English and conversant in French.


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Jill K. Hugessen, BA, BCL, LLB, CCPCMember of the Board of the MUHCElected by the population

JILL K. HUGESSEN is the founder and principal of Force 10 Coaching, a coaching/consultancy practice offering coaching andprofessional development solutions. Ms. Hugessen coaches lawyers, as well as business executives and otherprofessionals, in all aspects of their personal and professional development to help them develop a greater awareness oftheir career objectives and potential as well as strategies to achieve them while she helps law firms and corporate legal

departments identify their staffs professional-development needs and implement programs to meet them.

Ms. Hugessen began her career in 1983 as a law student with the law firm Stikeman Elliott and then joined the firm as acorporate and commercial lawyer in 1986. In 1994, she left Stikeman Elliott to assume the responsibilities of chief legalcounsel for Tropsport Acquisitions Inc., a sporting and recreational goods company. From 1998 to 2001, Ms. Hugessenpracticed independently, before returning to spend a decade at Stikeman Elliott, primarily as the director of professionaldevelopment responsible for recruiting, hiring, training and managing the career paths of the firms associate lawyers. In2010, she pursued a longstanding ambition by founding Force 10 Coaching, enabling her to combine the expertise she hadgained working in a law practice, in a corporate legal department and as an independent lawyer with her passion for andskills in professional development.

Eager to bring her skills and energy to organizations that can benefit from volunteer leadership, Jill Hugessen has also beenvery active in the community. She has been a member of the Montreal Childrens Hospital Foundations board of directorssince 1994 and is a past chair, as well as a member of its executive committee since 2004. In addition, Ms. Hugessen hasbeen a member of the Montreal Childrens Hospitals Council for Services to Children and Adolescents since 2004 and itsvice-chair since 2010. During this time, she served on a management committee that helped oversee the hospitalsoperations while a search for an associate executive director was underway. Ms. Hugessen is a board member of Bishops

College School Foundation (2010-); and has served in the past on the boards of The Study and Les amis de la montagne.

Jill Hugessen graduated with honours with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from McGill University, and subsequentlyearned both a Bachelor of Civil Law and Common Law from McGill. She is a member of the Barreau du Qubec and earnedher certified co-active professional coach CCPC credentials through the Coaches Training Institute. She is also a certifiedmember (ACC) of the International Coach Federation. Ms. Hugessen is fluent in English and French.

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