Leadership

Nora Aufreiter was a senior partner and director of McKinsey & Company where she worked for 27 years until she retired in June 2014. She was Managing Partner of the Toronto office of McKinsey’s Canadian Practice from 2008 until 2012. She then led the Firm’s North American Consumer Digital practice until her retirement. She served on a number of the Firm’s global Personnel Committees to elect and evaluate partners. Throughout her career she worked extensively in Canada, the United States and internationally.

Nora is a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Nova Scotia, the Kroger Company and the Cadillac Fairview Corporation Board of Directors. She is also Chair of MyTheresa.com, a digital luxury retailer. Nora serves on the Dean’s Advisory Committee for the Ivey Business School, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Opera Company.

Nora has an HBA in Business Administration from Ivey Business School at Western University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

As Group Head, RBC Wealth Management and Insurance, Doug Guzman leads RBC’s businesses that serve the wealth management needs of affluent and high net worth clients globally, and teams that provide asset management and trust products. He also oversees RBC Insurance, which provides a wide range of insurance, wealth and reinsurance solutions to individual, business and group clients. In addition, along with other members of Group Executive, Doug is responsible for setting the overall strategic direction of RBC.

Prior to this appointment, Doug was Managing Director and Head of Global Investment Banking, RBC Capital Markets, responsible for the firm’s Investment Banking teams globally, as well as U.S. Municipal Finance. He had senior client coverage responsibility for a number of RBC Capital Markets’ most important clients and was a member of the firm’s Operating Committee and Loan Commitments Committee.

Before joining RBC in 2005, he was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs in New York and Toronto, where he had co-head responsibility for each of the Global Metals and Mining and the Canadian Investment Banking businesses.

He is Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Unity Health Toronto and the Chair of the Advisory Board of Ivey Business School at Western University.

Doug has an HBA from Ivey and an MBA with high distinction (Baker Scholar) from Harvard Business School. He is married with two children and lives in Toronto, Canada.

Helen is currently the CEO of AMS Healthcare, an Ontario-based charity that funds research in compassionate care and in the history of medicine. Helen is also a distinguished fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Helen had a 30-year progressive career in the public sector including 20 years working in the Government of Ontario, ten years working in government agencies as well as four years in management consulting. From June 2018 to September 2021 Helen served as Ontario’s Deputy Minister of Health and led the health response to the Covid-19 pandemic as well as an ambitious health sector modernization agenda.  During her time with the Ontario Government, Helen also served as the Deputy Minister of Treasury Board; Citizenship, Immigration and international Trade, Seniors Affairs and Women’s Issues.

Helen played a critical leadership role in the groundbreaking work of Cancer Care Ontario in both cancer and renal care. Helen has had a role in shaping health system directions from wide and diverse perspectives.

Dany Assaf is a globally recognized lawyer with deep and broad international business experience including opening the first offices for a major Canadian law firm in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. He specializes in competition and foreign investment law and policy having worked on some of the largest and most complex global and Canadian mergers and investigations over the last 25 years.

Dany teaches and lectures on competition and foreign investment law at major Canadian universities.

He is the former President of the Canadian Club of Toronto and an advocate for the No Fly List Kids project. He has proudly co-founded the annual Fast in the 6 event, bringing Canadians of all backgrounds together to celebrate its motto: Diversity. Unity. Prosperity. Dany is also the author of the book, “Say Please and Thank You & Stand In Line: One man’s story of what makes Canada special, and how to keep it that way.”

Wayne Barwise has three decades of experience in real estate development and asset management, both as a successful entrepreneur and as a corporate executive. At Cadillac Fairview Corporation, he is executive vice-president of Development, and oversees the strategic planning and execution of the office, retail and mixed-use development platform. Over his career, Wayne has successfully developed several billion dollars’ worth of commercial properties in Canada and the United States.

Wayne serves on a number of charitable boards and is chair of the Board of Governors of Branksome Hall, an independent girls’ school in Toronto. He holds a M. Arch. in Urban Design from Harvard University and a B.Arch. from the University of Toronto.

Derek Chum is a member of the Moose Cree First Nation (MCFN).  Derek provides consulting services to Indigenous organizations related to education and economic development. Derek was the Vice-President, Indigenous Relations at Hydro One, the largest transmission and distribution utility in Ontario, from 2017 to 2020. While there he lead engagement with Indigenous communities on the company’s capital projects.

Prior to Hydro One, Derek was the Chief Executive Officer and President of the board of directors for Amisk Kodim Corporation, which was created to assist businesses from MCFN with contracts on the Lower Mattagami Extension Project (LMEP).  The LMEP is a $2.5 billion hydro redevelopment project owned by a partnership between Ontario Power Generation and MCFN.

Derek is a director of the Moose Cree Group of Companies LP, the business arm of MCFN.  It is involved in a number of enterprises including forestry, real estate, mining services, fly-in outpost camps and a remote fishing lodge. He is also a director for the Miziwe Biik Development Corporation, an organization focused on affordable housing for the Indigenous community in Toronto. He has also served as a director and chair for Five Nations Energy Inc., an energy transmission company servicing three remote First Nation communities along the coast of James Bay.

Derek practiced corporate/commercial law for eleven years in Toronto. He specialized in corporate and commercial law focusing on small to medium sized businesses and also advised First Nations individuals and organizations in commercial matters.

Hazel Claxton retired from Morneau Shepell (now LifeWorks) in 2018 where she served as Executive Vice-President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to joining Morneau Shepell in 2013, Hazel spent 29 years at PwC Canada where she held several leadership roles, including Canadian Leadership Group member, Human Capital Leader, and Partner within the Corporate Advisory and Restructuring Group, an area she practiced in for 20 years.

Hazel serves on the boards of Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, TELUS Corporation, and University Pension Plan Ontario. She previously served on the Boards of Queen’s University, St. Michael’s Hospital, and the Shaw Festival Theatre. Hazel earned a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from Queen’s University and is a CPA, CA. She also holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Ehren Cory is the CEO of the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), an impact investor deploying $35 billion to develop the next generation of infrastructure Canadians need. He is a recognized leader in sustainable finance and infrastructure investing in Canada.

Ehren joined the Canada Infrastructure Bank in 2020, bringing his strong leadership approach, infrastructure expertise, and a track record of delivering results by partnering with the private and public sectors. He is focused on the CIB’s strategic direction including implementing the $10B Growth Plan to accelerate infrastructure investment in Canada and building the CIB as a results-oriented organization.

Prior to joining the CIB in November 2020, Ehren was the president and CEO of Infrastructure Ontario, a provincial Crown Agency responsible for financing, building, and enhancing the value of the province’s infrastructure and real estate assets. He became CEO in 2017 after spending four years with the Agency in executive roles responsible for the successful transaction structuring, tendering, and delivery of billions of dollars in infrastructure projects.

Between 2001 and 2012, Ehren was a partner at McKinsey & Company in Toronto, where he served as a leader in the Public Sector and Capital Projects practices, advising clients in both the private and public sectors.

Ehren is involved in a number of Canadian and international organizations tackling sustainability in relation to finance and the development of infrastructure, including the Sustainable Finance Institute at Queen’s University and the Toronto Region Board of Trade Financial Innovation committee.  He also serves on the Board of the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships.

Ehren is a graduate of the MBA program at INSEAD in Fontainebleau France, where he graduated with distinction. He also received an Honours degree in Business Administration (HBA) from the University of Western Ontario.

Kamala Jean Gopie is a committed educator and community volunteer. After retiring as an Education Officer from Ontario’s Ministry of Education, she was appointed to the Immigration and Refugee Board. She also served as an Ontario Human Rights commissioner. Her extensive volunteering includes time as president of the Jamaican Canadian Association, chair of the Urban Alliance Race Relations and vice-chair of the United Way of Toronto.

Kamala Jean is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Queen Elizabeth Golden and Diamond Jubilee medals, the Order of Ontario, the city of Toronto William P. Hubbard Award for Race Relations, the Gardiner Award from Metropolitan Toronto, and the Harry Jerome Award.

Kamala Jean is a graduate of the University of Toronto. She holds a BA and an M.Ed.

Sal Iacono brings more than 30 years of experience to Cadillac Fairview with senior roles in real estate development, investments and asset management.

Prior to becoming CEO, Sal held the position of Executive Vice President, Operations at Cadillac Fairview. Sal is responsible for the continued operation and management of Cadillac Fairview’s portfolio and its growth strategy to support the long-term investment focus of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. Sal holds a Master of Business Administration degree from McGill University and a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Concordia University.

Elio Luongo is the former CEO and Senior Partner of KPMG Canada, where he led the firm from 2016 to 2024. He has advised many of Canada’s largest companies across both the public and private sectors.

He currently serves on the Boards of TD Bank Group, two large private manufacturing and processing companies, and Unity Health. He is also Chair of the Canadian Centre for Audit Quality and a Founding Member of the Business Council of Toronto.

Throughout his career, Elio has been recognized for driving innovation and leveraging technology to lead organizational transformation, with a strong focus on productivity and competitiveness.

A graduate of Simon Fraser University, he was honoured with the 2024 Outstanding Alumni Award for Professional Achievement and an Honorary Doctor of Laws. He has also been awarded the prestigious Fellowship designation by his profession.

In addition to his corporate leadership, Elio has served in numerous volunteer roles across community, professional, and government organizations.

Christine (Chris) Morris is Senior Executive Vice-President, Transformation, Enablement and Customer Experience. She is a member of TD’s Senior Executive Team and oversees global transformation programs, enterprise data and analytics and artificial intelligence, North American customer operations, marketing, digital strategy, payments and innovation, enterprise change and operational excellence, and corporate and public affairs.

Over more than three decades at TD, Chris has held positions of increasing responsibility across many different areas of the Bank. In March 2020, she was appointed Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, Canadian Personal Banking and was responsible for strategy, customer acquisition, operations, delivery, data and analytics, and governance. Prior to that, Chris led the Canadian Real Estate Secured Lending business and was promoted to Executive Vice-President of Lending Solutions, Canadian Personal Banking in 2019. Chris served as Chief Financial Officer, Canadian Banking and Wealth from 2016-2017 after leading a variety of teams within Risk Management, Operations, Business Banking and Finance.

Chris is an active supporter of TD’s diversity and inclusion initiatives and serves as the Chair of the Bank’s Women at TD Committee. She is also the director of the board for the United Way of Greater Toronto and the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors at Catalyst.  She previously served on the Equifax Advisory Committee.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts and Economics from the University of Western Ontario and completed the RMA/Wharton Risk Management Program. She resides in Toronto with her husband, and they have two adult children.

Kate Stevenson is a seasoned board director and business executive, currently Chair of the Board for CIBC. She is a former executive in the telecommunications and financial services industries.

Kate was named one of the 2018 Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada.

She serves as a board member on a variety of corporate and not-for-profit boards, including Open Text Corporation and Capital Power Corporation. She brings learnings from years of experience in corporate boardrooms across a number of industries, including the pharmaceutical and health-care sectors. Kate also was Vice-Chair of University of Guelph, Board Chair of Bishop Strachan School, and has served on the board and executive committee of St. Michael’s Hospital Foundation.

Ben Vaughan is an Operating Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Brookfield’s Infrastructure Group and is responsible for overseeing all global asset management initiatives.

Since joining Brookfield in 2001, Mr. Vaughan has held several leadership roles across the Infrastructure Group and broader Brookfield Asset Management.

Mr. Vaughan holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University.

Michael Zerbs served as Group Head, Technology & Operations at Scotiabank with responsibility for the advancement of Scotiabank’s overall technology and global operations strategy while planning jointly the digital strategy. His mandate included overall responsibility for Information Technology & Solutions (IT&S) and Global Operations.

Before joining Scotiabank in 2014 as Senior Vice President & Head, Risk Management Information Technology, Michael held senior positions in IT, including President and Chief Operating Officer at Algorithmics and Vice President, Risk Analytics at IBM. Most recently, he was Chief Technology Officer and prior to that appointment, Executive Vice President and Co-Head of Information Technology, Enterprise Technology. He was also instrumental in building Scotiabank’s initial digital blueprint and launching the Digital Factory.

Michael holds a Master of Science in Social and Economic Sciences in Commerce, a Master of Business Administration in Finance and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Economics. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences and on the Advisory Board of the Creative Destruction Lab through the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.

Michael is married and has three children.

Altaf Stationwala is President and CEO of Unity Health Toronto, one of Ontario’s largest and most comprehensive health care networks. The network includes St. Joseph’s Health Centre, St. Michael’s Hospital and Providence Healthcare, and a constellation of clinics across Toronto’s core. Unity Health delivers the full spectrum of care offered across Ontario’s health system— from primary care, seniors care, rehabilitation, and acute services to specialized regional programs and long-term care— and is a globally recognized, university-affiliated teaching and research institution. It is a learning destination of choice for health professionals, known for its leadership in integrated, compassionate, high quality, and collaborative care.

Prior to joining Unity Health Toronto in 2025, Altaf was President and CEO of Mackenzie Health for more than 14 years. Under his leadership, Mackenzie Health received Accreditation with Exemplary Standing consecutively in 2013, 2017 and 2022 – the highest rating a Canadian healthcare provider can achieve – and numerous awards for its commitment to safety and quality patient care, as well as approval to build the organization’s second hospital – Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital which opened in early 2021. Before joining Mackenzie Health, Altaf held the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer at Mount Sinai Hospital, and previous to that he was Site Executive – Brampton Civic Hospital and Vice President, Patient Services at the William Osler Health Centre.

Altaf was presented with the Canadian College of Health Service Executives Canada’s Outstanding Young Health Executive of the Year Award in 2007 for his demonstrated leadership in improving the effectiveness and sustainability of the country’s health system. He has a diverse educational background with undergraduate degrees in Economics, Geography and Business Administration, as well as a Master’s in Health Administration. Altaf is adjunct faculty at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and a surveyor with Accreditation Canada. Altaf serves as a member of several Boards of Governors including: GS1 Canada, Mohawk Medbuy Corporation, and The United Way of Greater Toronto. Altaf is the past Chair of the Ontario Hospital Association.

Altaf has a particular applied research interest in organizational resilience and transformational change.

Bev Bulmer became St. Michael’s VP of Education in 2016 and the first person with a health discipline background to hold the role at a Toronto academic institution. Bev is a Physical Therapist with a B.Sc. in Physical Therapy and a M.Sc. in Community Health, both from the University of Toronto. Bev started her clinical career at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, moving to St. Michael’s Hospital Mobility program in 2006. She held the role of Director of Health Disciplines Practice and Education prior to this role.  In the director role, she gained a strong understanding of the practice and education issues that affect health-care providers.

She is a lecturer in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto. Bev is committed to a collaborative and scholarly approach to education for all learners that supports excellent patient care and outcomes.

A Registered Nurse, Sonya Canzian joined St. Michael’s Hospital in 1989. Since then, she has held progressively senior positions spanning acute and critical care, education and administration. Sonya has a Masters of Health Sciences, Nursing from Charles Sturt University in Australia and currently holds an Adjunct Clinical appointment at the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto.

Christopher De Bono is a highly regarded Catholic senior leader, ethicist and practical theologian with more than 20 years’ experience in progressive and strategic health-care roles in secular and Catholic sponsored health-care in both British Columbia and Ontario.

Prior to joining Unity Health in November 2021, Christopher was with Providence Health Care, a Catholic health-care network in British Columbia, where he was most recently the VP of Mission, Organizational Development and Ethics. Previous roles at Providence include VP of Mission, Ethics and Spirituality, VP Mission, People and Ethics, and Executive Sponsor for Indigenous Wellness and Reconciliation. Before joining Providence in 2016, Christopher held a number of progressive roles in Ontario, including as a clinical ethicist at Unity Health’s Centre for Clinical Ethics.

In a dual role, Christopher also serves as Executive Director Mission Integration for the Catholic Health Sponsors of Ontario.

Christopher holds a PhD in Practical Theology, a post-doctorate in Catholic Bioethics, and a Master of Divinity. Christopher is also certified as a specialist in spiritual care through the Canadian Association of Spiritual Care.

For the past eight years, Melanie has held various positions in Toronto academic hospitals leading legal, risk management, patient safety, privacy, ethics, governance, procurement and operational readiness functions. Prior to this, she was a lawyer for healthcare organizations and care providers within the Health Law Group of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. Melanie earned her Juris Doctor at the University of Toronto and her Master’s in Public Health at Johns Hopkins University.

For the past seven years she has taught Health Law & Risk Management for Quality Improvement in the M.Sc. Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Program, and more recently Health Law and Ethics in the Masters of Health Administration program, at the University of Toronto. She has a particular interest in quality improvement and responsible innovation in health care.

A general internal medicine physician, Dr. Irfan Dhalla joined the active staff of St. Michael’s Hospital in 2008. He joined the faculty as a clinician-scientist, and over the first few years of his career his research was recognized with awards from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Canadian Society of Internal Medicine and the University of Toronto.

From 2013 to 2019, he served as a vice-president at Health Quality Ontario, a government agency tasked with supporting improvements in the quality of care provided to Ontarians. In 2020, he returned to Unity Health Toronto, and joined the executive team. Irfan has a Master’s in Health Care Management (MHCM) from Harvard University. He is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Institute for Health Policy and Management at the University of Toronto and holds the J. Douglas and Ruth Grant Chair in Care Experience.

As Vice President, Government & Stakeholder Relations and Chief Communications Officer, Sabrina Divell leads Unity Health Toronto’s efforts to strengthen its reputation, build strategic relationships across the provincial health-care system, and engage the diverse communities the organization serves.

Sabrina began her career as a journalist covering health and business for several Torstar publications before joining St. Joseph’s Health Centre’s communications team. Over 12 years, she held progressively senior leadership roles, gaining extensive experience in strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and brand development. Since Unity Health’s integration in 2017, she has been instrumental in unifying communications across the network, designing and implementing its overall brand strategy, managing crisis and issues communications, and strengthening relationships that advance organizational priorities.

Under her leadership, Unity Health’s communications and stakeholder engagement reach communities across the network and the province, supporting major initiatives and reinforcing the organization’s role as a leading voice in health care.

A graduate of the Humber College Journalism program, Sabrina has also completed executive and leadership programs at Cornell University, York University’s Schulich School of Business, and the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.

Her work has been recognized with multiple honors, including the Gold Quill Award of Excellence from the International Association of Business Communicators, the APEX Grand Award, and the AVA Digital Gold Award.

Brian is a Chartered Professional Accountant who has provided interim executive leadership, financial turnaround, and strategic consulting advice to over 20 Ontario-based teaching and community hospitals. Brian has a deep personal and professional connection to the Mission of Unity Health having first started his career at St. Michael’s Hospital in the early 90’s as Director of Finance and more recently serving as a Board member of the Catholic Health Sponsors of Ontario.

Jonathan Fetros is an experienced health leader who is passionate about high quality care, effective clinical services delivery, and health systems transformation.

Currently Jonathan serves as Vice President of Clinical Programs at Unity Health Toronto. Jonathan has worked at Unity Health since 2005 when he joined St. Michael’s Hospital as a Registered Nurse in the Mental Health Program. He has held a variety of leadership positions in key program areas, such as Senior Clinical Program Director of the Medicine Program and Senior Clinical Program Director of the Kidney & Metabolism Program. Outside of Unity Health, Jonathan served as Regional Director at the Ontario Renal Network (a branch of Ontario Health). In this role, he successfully oversaw all four renal programs within the Toronto Central region, demonstrating his commitment to advancing renal care on a broader scale.

Jonathan holds a Master of Nursing, Health Systems Leadership & Administration from the University of Toronto and is a graduate of the Advanced Health Leaders Program at the Rotman School of Management. Jonathan also holds the designation of Certified Health Executive (CHE) through the Canadian College of Health Leaders.

Dr. Damian Jankowicz joined Unity Health Toronto in 2023 from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), where he was most recently the Vice President, Information Management, Chief Information Officer and Chief Privacy Officer.

He is a visionary and strategic leader with a track record of delivering complex initiatives, building highly effective teams, and fostering relationships to propel clinician engagement and digital transformation. With established credibility in digital healthcare environments, Damian will co-lead the implementation of Unity Health’s Electronic Patient Record (EPR). Damian has significant experience engaging clinical teams to transform care. In 2021, Damian received the international HIMSS Changemaker in Health Award for clinician engagement and harnessing the power of information and technology to transform care and research.

Damian holds a PhD from McMaster University specializing in artificial intelligence, machine learning and computational modelling.  He is an Adjunct Professor at Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto where he teaches health informatics.

Mike Keen provides corporate leadership in redevelopment, facilities management and corporate services, and the development and implementation of strategic capital plans. In this capacity, he currently leads over $750 million in redevelopment as well as a significant renewal of inpatient, outpatient and surgical programs.

As a member of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Standards Development Council, Mike leads national health standards development in the role of Chair of the Strategic Steering Committee for Health & Well-Being.  He is also a faculty member in the education of Healthcare Facility Planning & Design and has overseen research projects to inform evidence-based decision-making, in essence supporting his commitment to system learning.

Mike Keen began his career with St. Michael’s in 1993, eventually assuming his current role with Unity Health in 2018. He is a recognized leader in health-care infrastructure and development of the built environment of care. Internationally, he was past chair of the Healthcare Technical Committee at the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers and the inaugural Chair of the Infectious Diseases Committee.

Manson joined Unity Health in 2019 as the Senior Director of Human Resources. In 2022, he became the VP of People and Chief Human Resources Officer. In his role as Senior Director, Manson co-led the development of Unity’s inaugural People Strategy, re-designed the human resources service delivery model and made significant contributions to the organization’s strategic priority of anti-racism, equity and social accountability.

Prior to joining Unity Health, he worked as the executive lead for human resources at Ontario Health and supported standing-up the new agency. Prior to this, Manson was the VP of Human Resources and Corporate Administration at the Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network (TC-LHIN). He also held the role of Executive Director at Baycrest Health Sciences.

Manson holds a Master’s of Industrial Relations and Human Resources from the University of Toronto, as well as an Honours BA with a specialty in Employment Relations and a certificate in Human Resource Management. Manson became credentialed as a Certified Human Resources Executive from the Human Resources Professional Association in 2019.

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A surgeon, scientist and administrator, Dr. Ori D.Rotstein joined St. Michael’s in 2004 as Surgeon-in-Chief. In 2005, he became the Director of the Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science. Since May 1, 2019, he has been the VP of Research and Innovation for Unity Health Toronto.

Ori has made numerous and significant contributions to the organization and health care sector. He has almost 350 publications; given more than 300 presentations worldwide; been awarded multiple grants from various funding agencies, including the CIHR, CFI and NIH; and is the recipient of many honours and awards, including the inaugural Keenan Chair in Research Leadership.

He received his MD and a M.Sc. from the University of Toronto. He completed postgraduate specialty training in General Surgery at U of T, followed by a research fellowship at the University of Minnesota. An expert in the management of intra-abdominal infection and inflammation, Ori’s research interests are in understanding how traumatic injury leads to alterations in the immune response of patients.

As a registered nurse with over 25 years of experience in healthcare, Trixie Williams is a passionate leader with many accomplishments. Her most recent management of major hospital programs include Cardiovascular and Stroke, Medicine, Seniors Strategy, Oncology and Palliative Care.

Trixie joined Unity Health Toronto in 2024 from Scarborough Health Network (SHN) where she was most recently Associate Vice President, Clinical Programs. She previously held leadership positions with Ontario Health (OH), as Regional Lead helping to implement the Vascular and Stroke System design. At OH, she led the team in important regional initiatives such as diabetes care, cardiac care and stroke services. Before her time with OH, Trixie was the Program Manager of Diabetes Care, Renal, Transplantation, Endocrinology and Ophthalmology at Unity Health’s St. Michael’s site. In this role, she helped support the regional renal network while working to improve access, flow and quality patient care.

Trixie is also a Faculty Advisor for the Practical Nursing Program at George Brown College. She holds a Diploma in Nursing from George Brown College, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Toronto Metropolitan University, a Master of Health Studies from Athabasca University, and a Certificate in Leadership from the University of Toronto.