Louise Kindree,
Chair
Louise retired in 2000 from
the federal Public Service. Her career focused on Human Resources,
specializing in values and ethics, as a national staffing policy
advisor, and as a mediator and investigator for personal harassment
cases. She is a member Chair of the community-based Dufferin Physician Search Committee, and
was recently appointed Chair of the Data Management Sub-Committee.
Louise has been a member of
the Headwaters Orangeville Auxiliary since her retirement. In addition
to working in the Emergency Department and at the Information Desk, she
held the executive position of Volunteer Coordinator from 2002 - 2004.
She has represented the Auxiliary on the hospital’s Privacy Committee
and is assisting with the development of the Auxiliary's Pandemic Plan.
Louise was elected to the
Board of Directors in 2005 and is a resident of Caledon.
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Peter Harris, Vice-Chair
Peter
Harris specializes in income
tax law and is a member of the Tax & Trusts Group. Peter currently
practices with Cassel Brock & Blackwell LLP in Toronto. He has a varied
background in his tax practice including the financial services,
automotive and real estate industries, and has experience litigating
matters at all levels including the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal
Court of Appeal and the Tax Court of Canada.
Peter has been a special advisor to the Department of national Revenue
and the Department of Finance, and the Ontario Government on various
financial matters. He has lectured to a variety of professional
associations and institutes.
Peter is currently Chairman of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Taxation
and Economics Committee, and has been a member of a number of committees
and professional associations dealing with tax matters. He frequently
speaks on taxation issues including cross-border and domestic income tax
in both Canada and the United States. Peter has appeared on the CBC
commenting on the federal budget.
Peter joined the Headwaters Health Care Centre’s Finance Committee in
2007. He was appointed to the Board of Directors in January 2009 to
fill a vacancy and elected to the board in June 2009 for his first
three-year term. Peter is a resident of Caledon.
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Angella Hughes,
Treasurer
Angella is currently
President and CEO of Xogen Technologies Inc., a research and development
company in the area of wastewater treatment and hydrogen fuel
generation. She has also held senior positions with Xogen Power in
Calgary and Boeing in California.
Angella holds a degree in
Mathematics from the University of Waterloo. She served on the Board of
Governors of Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology from
2002-2004, and is a member of their Department of Electrical
Engineering, Technology Advisory Committee.
She was appointed to the
Board of Directors in 2005 to fill a vacancy and was elected to the Board in
2006. Angella is a resident of Rosemont.
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Cholly Boland,
Secretary
Cholly was appointed President
& CEO of Headwaters Health Care Centre in September 2008. From 2004
to 2008,
he served as Chief Executive Officer of Arnprior and District Memorial
Hospital Corporation
where he was instrumental in helping Arnprior achieve one of the top
patient satisfaction results for Ontario. Cholly has also served in hospital
management positions at Kitimat and Area Health Council/Kitimat General
Hospital, Community Care Access Centre Timiskaming and the Northern
Health Authority.
He holds a Masters in
Business Administration and Health Administration from the University of
Ottawa, a Bachelor of Science and Engineering from Queen's University,
and is a Certified Health Executive from the Canadian College of Health
Service Executives. Cholly is also a Fellow of the American College of
Health Executives. Cholly lives in Mono with his family.
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Kathy Armstrong, Foundation
Kathy
was elected Vice Chair of the Foundation Board of Directors for a term
of two years. Mrs. Armstrong
is a retired elementary school teacher who has lived in this area since
1978. She was elected to the board in 2004 and for the past year has
served as Secretary. She currently serves on the Special Events and
Governance Committees.
Kathy was appointed to the Board of Directors in June 2009. Kathy is a
resident of Caledon.
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Steven Desrocher
Steven Desrocher
is the President of ASI Technologies Inc., an information technology
professional services firm located in Brampton that provides services to
Canadian municipalities and other provincial and federal government
organizations on subjects such as infrastructure asset management,
investment optimization and the general practice of managing tangible
capital assets.
Steven previously held positions with the Ontario Good Roads Association
and the Ministry of Transportation.
Steven has a keen interest in transportation and public works
infrastructure. He is a member of the Brampton Board of Trade
participating on the Policy and Government Relations Committee.
Steven is also a member of the Hospice Caledon Building Committee
(Bethel House) – construction to commence in 2009.
Steven was elected to the Board of Directors in June 2009. He lives in
Inglewood with his family.
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Jim Eckler
Jim is the CEO of Progistix-Solutions
Inc., a logistics services company based in Toronto. He is a member of
the Institute of Management Consultants of Ontario and past Chair of the
Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Canada.
Jim holds a degree in
Mathematics from the University of Waterloo and a Masters in Science for
the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Jim is a frequent
lecturer at York University, McGill University, the University of
Western Ontario and the University of British Columbia.
Jim was elected to the Board
of Directors in 2005, and served as Vice Chair of the Board from June
2006 to June 2007. Jim is a resident of Mono.
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Rob
Hamilton
Rob has recently retired following thirty-two years in
the automotive sector during which time he gained significant experience
in the areas of production, material procurement and supply (including
financial reconciliation), logistics, CAW contract administration and
project management. Rob provided internal consulting at
DaimlerChrysler in Germany and South Africa as well as facilities in the
United States and Mexico. At the time of his retirement, Rob held the
position of Senior Manager of Assembly Operation at Chrysler Assembly in
Brampton. This role encompassed production, maintenance, tooling,
quality engineering and associated budgets. Rob managed a staff of 1500
employees and an annual budget of $120 million.
Rob is a board member of the Alzheimer’s Society of Dufferin County.
Rob resides with his family in the town of Orangeville.
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Ron Hay
Ron is President of
the Headwaters Health Care Auxiliary, Orangeville. He has been a member
of the Orangeville Auxiliary for many years. His volunteer activities
have included the information desk and portering. Ron
is a resident of Shelburne.
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Elizabeth Hull
Elizabeth has a private
consulting practice with over twenty-five years of experience in the
public and not-for-profit sector. She has worked primarily in the health
and social services field, and has completed work for the Ministry of
Health and Long-Term Care, the Region of Peel, Children’s Aid Society of
Peel and the Department of National Defense. From 2003-2005, she was a
Mental Health and Addiction Consultant for Central West Office of the
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
Elizabeth served as a
Trustee, Peel Board of Education, from 1980 to 1985.
Elizabeth was elected to the
Board of Directors in 2006. Elizabeth is a resident of Caledon.
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Terry Irwin
Terry Irwin began his
firefighting career in 1970 as a volunteer firefighter in the Village of
Inglewood. In 1976, he joined the Brampton Fire Department and worked
his way through the ranks being promoted to Captain in 1985; District
Chief in 1993, Deputy Chief in 1995 and Fire Chief in 2003 – a position
he held until his retirement in October 2008.
During Terry’s career with Brampton Fire, he was instrumental in
establishing the High Level Rescue Team in addition to being a member of
the rappelling team that set a world record in 1985 by rappelling off
the CN Tower. Terry has participated on numerous provincial and
international firefighting committees over the years. He was also Chair
of a committee that established standards for rope rescue equipment for
emergency services that was adopted by the Underwriters Laboratories of
Canada.
Terry was elected to the Board of Directors in June 2009. He lives in
Inglewood with his family.
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Bonnie Ledson
Bonnie Ledson began
her teaching career with the Peel Board of Education. Bonnie was also a
Resource Teacher, a consultative position focused on enabling struggling
teachers and new teachers. In the early 1990's, Bonnie was promoted to
Vice Principal at Alloa Public School in Snelgrove and then Principal at
William’s Parkway in Bramalea. Bonnie earned her Masters of Education
from Brock University.
Since her retirement in the late 90’s, Bonnie and her husband have
supported Headwaters Health Care Centre and work to encourage others to
do their part to support the hospital. Bonnie has been a member of the
Foundation Board, a member of the Gala Dinner and Auction Committee and
now a member of the Foundation Senate.
In June 2009, Bonnie was elected to the Board of Directors.
Bonnie and her husband
George have been residents of Caledon since 1972.
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Dr. Dan Mallin
Dr. Mallin started a family
practice in Grand Valley in 1995, part of Grand Valley Medical-Dental.
Dr. Mallin was the former Chief of Family Practice at both Toronto
General and Headwaters Health Care Centre. He is the site co-ordinator
for the local branch of the University of Toronto's Department of Family
Medicine's Rural Residency Program. Dr. Mallin was instrumental in
creating the Dufferin Area Family Health Team and the Highlands Health
Clinic in Orangeville. He has served as President of the Dufferin Area
Family Health Team since 2006.
Dr. Mallin introduced a Medical Residency
Program that has contributed to the recruitment of Family Physicians to
Orangeville, Caledon and Grand Valley. Dr. Mallin is an advocate for
local access to care, he has recruited physicians and health care
providers, and preceptored medical students and residents. He volunteers
many hours to lecturing and providing leadership to medical students.
Dr. Mallin was appointed to the board in 2010. He is a resident of
Orangeville.
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Honourable John McDermid
John manages a local
company, the Sandra Post Golf School, in partnership with his wife. He
served on the Board of Directors of the Professional Clubmakers Society
for three years.
From 1979 – 1993, he was
federal M. P. for the riding Brampton - Georgetown. He served in a
number of federal portfolios. In 1998, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
appointed John Minister of State for Housing and Minister of State for
International Trade. This was followed by his appointment to Minister of
State Finance and Privatization, where he was responsible for
privatizations, including Air Canada and Petro Canada.
John became a member of the
Board of Directors in 2005, and was elected Board Chair in June 2006.
John is a resident of Belfountain.
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Dr. Ken Derksen
Dr.
Derksen
has been an
active staff member in the department of family medicine at the
hospital since 1993, and Lead Physician at Orangeville Family Medical
Practice and board member of the Dufferin Area Family Health Team (Chair
2006-2008). He received his degree from the
University of Western Ontario (1982) and completed his postgraduate
internal medicine fellowship at the University of Toronto
(1986).
Dr.
Derksen was appointed
to the Board of Directors in June 2010. He
lives with his family in Orangeville.
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Dr.
Alex Riddell
Dr.
Riddell is President of Headwaters Health Care Centre’s Medical Staff
and was appointed to the Board of Directors in February 2010.
Dr.
Riddell resides in Alton.
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Bill Roy
Bill Roy is a retired
business professional with more than forty years experience in a variety
of organizations.
Bill received his BSc. and Management Diploma from McGill University.
His work career has focused strongly on Human Resources Management and
he attained the CHRP designation. Bill’s career has included management
roles with Farr Company, Joy Manufacturing, Magna International,
SunarHauserman, and Electrohome. Most recently, Bill was involved in
the start up of the KTH Shelburne Manufacturing plant and served as Vice
President/Plant Manager and lastly as Vice President of Administration.
Bill has been an active Rotarian for more than twenty years including
the past eleven years with the Shelburne Rotary Club. Bill serves on
the Shelburne Economic Development Committee, the Dufferin County
Manufacturers Association and the greater Dufferin Area Chamber of
Commerce.
Bill was elected to the Board of Directors in June 2009. He resides with
his wife in Orangeville.
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Bill
Waite
Bill has spent his entire adult life
working in the Aerospace and Defense Industry. For the past five years,
he has held the position of Director of Program Planning, Contract and
Subcontracts at MDA Space Missions (Brampton). He has vast knowledge
and experience in strategic planning, human resources and labour
negotiations, production and operations. During a fourteen month time
period, Bill served as Director of Operations for the Houston office
providing engineering services to NASA.
Bill is currently a member of the Rotary Club of Shelburne.
Bill resides with his family in the town of Shelburne.
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