Steering Committee
The 32-member Steering Committee includes a broad range of stakeholders internal and external to our organization, including board members, community leaders, physicians, health care and academic stakeholders, Patient and Family Advisory Committee members, members from our Foundation, BCHS staff, and the President and CEO of BCHS.
Members
Dr. David McNeil
President and Chief Executive Officer
BCHS President and Chief Executive Officer (Chair of Steering Committee)
Mr. Paul Emerson
Incoming Chair, Board of Directors
BCHS Incoming Chair, Board of Directors
Mr. Peter Quinlan
Incoming Vice Chair, Board of Directors
BCHS Incoming Vice Chair, Board of Directors
Ms. Maggie Copeland
Board Member
BCHS Board Member
Ms. Annette Gillis
Board Member
BCHS Board Member
Dr. Gene Jarrell
Chief of Staff
BCHS Chief of Staff
Dr. David Downie
Chief & Medical Director, Surgery
BCHS Department Chief or Medical Director
Ms. Danielle Myers
Director, Information Communication & Technology, Registration, Health Information Management & Chief Privacy Officer
BCHS Administrative Director
Mr. Dominic Batt
Manager, Therapy Services
BCHS Administrative Manager
Ms. Dawn Ladds
Registered Nurse, Mental Health
ONA Nursing
Ms. Brittnee Gorodnick
Registered Pharmacy Technician
Non-Union Paramedical Technical
Ms. Laura Barber
Administrative Assistant, Medical Imaging and Cardiac Diagnostics
Non-Union Other
Ms. Tara Porter
Occupational Therapy Assistant / Physiotherapy Assistant
SEIU Service
Ms. Nancy Reynaert
Unit Clerk, Medical B
SEIU Clerical
Dr. Joshua Weiss
Hospitalist
BCHS Physician
Dr. Laura Shoots
Emergency Physician
BCHS Physician
Dr. Sarangan Uthayalingam
Chief & Medical Director, Paediatrics
BCHS Physician
Ms. Lori Davis-Hill
Director of Health Services, Six Nations Health Services
Six Nations Community Member
Councillor Evan Sault
Councillor, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Community Member
Mayor Kevin Davis
Mayor of City of Brantford
City of Brantford Member
Mayor David Bailey
Mayor of Brant County
Brant County Member
Ms. Joy Casarin
Patient & Family Advisor
BCHS Patient & Family Advisory Council
Ms. Kathy Huff
Patient & Family Advisor
BCHS Patient & Family Advisory Council
Ms. Kari Wilson
Executive Director, BCHS Foundation
Executive Director of the BCHS Foundation
Mr. Chris McCurdy
Chair, BCHS Foundation Board
BCHS Foundation Member
Ms. Pat Brown
Chair, Volunteer Board
BCHS Volunteer Association Board Member
Dr. Lauren Kielstra
Resident, McMaster Grand Erie Six Nations
Learner
Ms. Kristen Griffiths
Nursing Student
Learner
Dr. Gillian Mulvale
Associate Professor, Health Policy & Management, McMaster University
External Health Trends and Policy Expert
Ms. Donna Cripps
Chief Executive Officer, HNHB LHIN
Senior Administrator from the HNHB-LHIN
Dr. Dorothy Bakker
Assistant Dean & Associate Professor, McMaster Community and Rural Education
Senior Administrator from our Academic Partners
Ms. Alena Lukich
Senior Advisor to the CEO, Strategic Planning
Senior Advisor to the CEO, Strategic Planning