Chair
James Scongack
Chief Development Officer and
Executive Vice President of Operational Services
Bruce Power

Vice-Chair
Dr. Charmaine van Schaik
Physician Leader, Maternal Child Program
Southlake Regional Health Centre

Secretary
Ms. Judy Van Clieaf
Vice-President, Clinical Operations and Chief Nursing Officer
The Hospital for Sick Children

Members
Ms. Heather Connelly
Founder and President, Heather Connelly Associate Partner
Bluenose and Company and Minority Search U.S. 

Ms. Joan Green
Joan M. Green and Associates/Lough Barnes
Consulting Group (LBCG)

Dr. Sumit Gupta
Staff Oncologist, Division of Hematology/Oncology
The Hospital for Sick Children

Dr. Donna Johnston
Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology
CHEO

Ms. Michelle Johnston
President
Society of United Professionals

Ms. Jennifer La Rosa
Senior Clinical Manager, Blood and Marrow Transplant/Cellular Therapy Program
The Hospital for Sick Children

Ms. Cindy Milne-Wren
Social Worker, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 
Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre

Dr. Carol Portwine
Division Head, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology
McMaster University 

Ms. Pearl Schusheim
P. Schusheim Advisory Professional Corporation

Ms. Teri Stewart
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Division of Oncology
CHEO

Dr. Jim Whitlock
Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology
The Hospital for Sick Children

Dr. Laura Wheaton
Head, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics
Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston General Hospital Site

Dr. Alexandra Zorzi
Division Head, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre

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