Board of Directors
Lesley Hirst, RN, BScN (Hons), MNNP, MSc,
(Chairperson)
Founder and Principal Consultant, Hirst Health Care Consulting
David Kilburn, BA, CFA,
(Vice Chairperson)
Senior Investment Counsellor and Market Leader, CIBC Private Investment Counsel
Murray Krock, RN (Non-Practising) BScN, MScN,
(SECRETARY)
Former Senior Director, Nursing Practice and Education, Interprofessional Practice, Unity Health Toronto (Retired)
John R. Vespa, MBA, CHRL
(Finance and Audit Committee)
Former HR Director, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Retired)
Ella (Helen) Ferris, RN, MBA
Nurse Advisor, Spectrum Health Care, Former Executive Vice President, Clinical Programs and Chief Nursing and Health Disciplines Executive, St. Michael’s Hospital (Retired)
Gillian Murch
Sr. Financial Analyst, The Hospital for Sick Children
Dr. Gwendolyn Williams RN, MSN, DNP
Acting Chair, Joan Lesmond IEN of the Year Awards Committee, Clinical Nurse Educator, William Osler Health System
Joe Pedulla, RRT, B.A.Sc., MHSc, PMP, CHE
Independent Consultant, Professor, Conestoga College
Stephanie Girard-Fraser, BBA
Executive Director, Health and Community Care, Workforce Sector Council
Mark Hierlihy
Chief Philanthropy Officer, Lakeridge Health
Elaine Santa Mina
Associate Professor, TMU
Dr. Paula Mastrilli, RN, MScN, PhD
Former Chair of Nursing, George Brown College (Retired)