Chris is a Principal at StrategyCorp and leader of the firm’s Management Consulting Practice, specializing in providing clients with advice on public policy development, public-private partnerships (P3s), alternative service delivery (ASD), strategic and business planning, strategic procurement, capital projects development and delivery, and stakeholder engagement. Chris has more than 20 years of experience working in both the public and private sectors at the executive level.

Prior to joining StrategyCorp, Chris was a Vice President with the financial advisory practice of one of Canada’s largest professional services firms.

Chris spent nine years with the Ontario government in increasingly more responsible positions. He was the Director of the Accommodation and Property Management Policy Branch with the Ontario Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal where he managed a budget of $150M, exercised oversight over the Ontario Realty Corporation, and developed strategic policy to leverage the government’s accommodation portfolio to support government priorities. Prior to that, Chris was the Manager of Affordable Housing Policy with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing where he led the development of policy to implement the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Agreement.

Chris has his BA in Political Science from the University of Toronto and his MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University.

Serge enjoyed a successful career in various roles, such as National Managing Partner at PWC, Chair of the Accounting and Finance Advisory at Ted Rogers School of Management, and Treasurer at the Toronto Board of Trade. Well versed in audit, accounting, systems and controls, risks and other general local and global business issues, Mr. Gattesco currently serves on a variety of boards including the Humber River Hospital, he is the Vice-Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee.

A proven leader in public sector management, Catherine has served as Ontario Health’s Vice-President for pandemic response and an advisor to the Deputy Minister of Health, during COVID-19. Previous to this role, Catherine was the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of Health Shared Services Ontario (HSSOntario), having previously served as the CEO of one of HSSOntario’s founding agencies, the Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centres (OACCAC).As chief executive, leading a team of 200 technology and business specialists, Catherine has overall accountability for HSSOntario’s broad suite of shared services and technology solutions that support the province’s overall health system integration and innovation mandate.

Catherine brings a proven record of leadership spanning 25 years in Ontario’s public sector. Prior to her appointment to the OACCAC, she was a longstanding Ontario public servant, having served as an Assistant Deputy Minister at both the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and the Ministry of Government Services, where she led complex policy agendas and reform mandates. Catherine also held senior leadership positions at the Ministry of the Environment and Cabinet Office. She initially joined the Ontario Public Service in policy roles at the Ontario Women’s Directorate.

Catherine has been an active volunteer who spent considerable time on community-based boards with a focus on mental health. ​

Barb Collins was appointed the President and CEO of Humber River Hospital in July 2016.

In her previous role as COO, she served as the Senior Executive Lead for our redevelopment project, and oversaw the design, construction and activation of the Wilson site, North America’s first fully digital hospital, in October 2015. This ground breaking approach to integrating technology across all hospital systems and workflows was shortly followed by the development and implementation of Humber River Hospital’s Command Centre in November 2017, a first in Canada and second in the world.

Barb is a Registered Nurse with an MBA from Queens University, and has over 40 years of progressive leadership experience in all major clinical and support areas of acute care. She is passionate about high reliability and compassionate patient care.

Currently the Chair of the Quality Assurance Committee and serving on the Nominating, Governance & HR Committee at Humber River Hospital, Bruce has previously spent time as Board Member at HSE Integrated, and the Toronto French School Alumni Association. Holding a Master of Business Administration from Dalhousie University and Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from the University of Western Ontario, Mr. Levitt is the president of one of Canada’s largest safety companies, Levitt-Safety Limited.

Pennie is an experienced professional, with strong leadership skills and business competencies, built over a career focused on blending product design expertise with front-line client leadership, and a strong technology background.

In her current role as Sr. Director, Finance IT Delivery, Pennie leads an international team of program directors, finance specialists and intake specialists, leveraging both agile and traditional methodologies to deliver on critical Finance Technology enhancements and systems upgrades.

In over 10 years working with the Royal Bank of Canada, Pennie has worked with a breadth of amazing teams, spanning roles as diverse as working front line, client facing, as a retail Regional Vice President in the Toronto market, to strategic product development in our early digital payments strategy, to the development of a Client Experience Practice in our Technology Infrastructure area.

Pennie joined RBC in 2008, from the Global Automotive Industry, where she where she spent eight years on a variety of global design projects as a mechanical engineer, designing in engines and alternative fuels vehicles. She holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business. She also holds both a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering and a second Bachelor degree in Computer Programming.

Ms. Santiago also serves as a Governance Director on the Black Business and Professional Association.

A newly appointed member of the Board of Directors, as of June 2024, Asmita is a recently retired healthcare executive with over 30 years of senior executive experience in Canada and internationally. She is currently the Principal of a small healthcare consulting company.
Prior to her retirement, Asmita was the Executive Director at Accreditation Canada. In her role, Asmita was responsible for overseeing accreditation services to all hospitals and healthcare systems in Canada, all publicly operated LTC Homes and 65% of privately operated LTC homes, all laboratory services in Ontario, Nfld, NB and many social services.

Asmita’s senior executive leadership includes leadership in Canadian hospitals and internationally in the UK, the Middle East and Africa. Her most recent international experience was in Kenya as the CEO of the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, the largest private academic hospital in sub-Sahara Africa. During her time in Africa, Asmita led major hospital and medical centres’ acquisitions and expansions; established the first comprehensive Heart and Cancer Centre in sub-Sahara Africa; expanded post graduate residency programs in several medical specialties.

Before her tour of duty in Africa, Asmita was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Mackenzie Health Centre (York Central Hospital, YCH) in the GTA. During her tenure, she led major developments including the construction of new 220 beds for Long Term Care, Chronic Care, Rehab and Palliative care. Asmita was also responsible for operationalizing these beds and initiating a brand new LTC service at YCH.
Asmita has received awards for her professionalism and volunteerism, served on various boards, published articles (as a former scientist in virology research) in indexed journals and authored a book chapter. Asmita has a B.Sc Hons in Microbiology from University College London, England and a M.Sc Health Administration from the University of Toronto.

Appointed to the Board of Directors in June 2024, David Haigh is a continuous improvement and business transformation leader, with over 20 years of experience spanning industries including healthcare, automotive, consumer packaged goods, pharmaceuticals, construction and wholesale distribution.  David works as a consultant leading business transformation in the healthcare billing and finance industry.

David has taught business transformation, statistics and business analytics courses at Wilfrid Laurier University, Durham College, and Conestoga College.

David has over 20 years of board experience, serving on healthcare and housing boards of directors, including the largest supportive housing provider in the GTA.  His areas of focus include quality, strategic planning and deployment, transformation and improvement, finance, audit and governance.

David studied mechanical engineering at the University of Waterloo, and has an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University.

 

Victoria Marroccoli is a strategist within Canadian Commercial Banking at Scotiabank with experience in management consulting, business development, trade marketing, finance, and global operations. She volunteers as a board member and peer support worker for Health Care Centres and Hospitals across Toronto, as well as her commitment to Humber Meadows where she was appointed to the Board of Directors in June 2024. She also guest lectures at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly, Ryerson University). Victoria holds an MBA specializing in the Management of Technology and Innovation (MTI) and an honours specialization in political science, with a minor in transitional justice and post conflict reconstruction. Victoria is a strong and demonstrated change management leader.