Biography

Dr. Stephanie Montesanti, Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Health System Integration and Professor, University of Alberta’s School of Public Health Dr. Stephanie Montesanti is a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Health System Integration and Professor at the University of Alberta’s School of Public Health. She is an internationally recognized health policy and systems [...]

Dr. Shauna Kingsnorth is the inaugural Manager of Evidence to Care, an organizational catalyst for knowledge translation at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital (Toronto, Canada).

Brent Wennekes, BBA President and Lead Strategic Consultant, Wennekes Consulting Incorporated Brent Wennekes is committed to advancing innovation, entrepreneurship, and strategic partnerships that create lasting impact. With a BBA from Acadia University (2005) and a Public Relations diploma from Algonquin College (2008), he has spent years working in business development, stakeholder engagement, and [...]

Angie Goldsmith Angie is a passionate advocate for children with dyslexia and other complex learning challenges, as well as for the families who support them. A former teacher and learning specialist, she has developed engaging parent education programs and accessible research briefs for local nonprofits. She stays at the forefront of literacy and [...]

Sharon McCarry For the last 17 years, McCarry has been navigating health systems, involved in research, policy consultations, inclusive education, employment and housing projects for the Autism and the disability community provincially and nationally. For the last 4 years, she was a member of and recent Co-Chair of the Disability Advisory Committee appointed [...]

Fabiana Bacchini Fabiana Bacchini is the Executive Director of the Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (CPBF) and a passionate advocate for preemies and their families. Her journey began in the NICU with her surviving twin, Gabriel, who was born extremely preterm and later diagnosed with cerebral palsy. This experience has fueled her dedication to [...]

Dr. Melanie Barwick, Ph.D., C.Psych Melanie Barwick, Ph.D., C.Psych, is the Canada Research Chair in Implementation Science and Practice (Tier 1) and a Senior Scientist in the Child Health Evaluative Sciences Program of the SickKids Research Institute and the SickKids Centre for Global Child Health. As the Scientific Director of the Knowledge Translation [...]

Sarojini Sengupta As a Scientist/Entrepreneur, Sarojini aspires to contribute in a meaningful way, to the well-being of those who experience impairing mental health conditions. Shaped by lived & living experience, she has been immersed in research at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute (Montréal, Québec), working at different stages on ADHD, autism, and [...]

Michelle Wan BMus, MA Michelle Wan is a mother of two teenage children. Her first-born daughter received life-saving surgery at birth and is a medically complex patient at the Hospital for Sick Children. Michelle is a member of the SickKids Family Advisory Network, serves on the Engagement Council for the CHILD-BRIGHT Network and [...]