Biography

ER Medical Doctor & CBC Host, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Brian Goldman, MD, is a veteran emergency physician at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. He is also the host of the CBC's award-winning radio show White Coat, Black Art, where he takes listeners behind the scenes of hospitals and doctor’s offices. Goldman is on [...]

Patient Engagement Specialist, Author Beverley Pomeroy is a Patient Engagement Specialist with The Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research, Author / Speaker of Living Grief; the Profound Journey of Ongoing Loss and an activated Patient Partner in British Columbia.  Bev’s journey to becoming involved in patient engagement stemmed from the loss of her daughter, Sophia, [...]

Deputy Director and Head, Clinical Translation, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research Dr. Christine Williams is Deputy Director and Head, Clinical Translation at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), a collaborative, not-for-profit research institute that accelerates the development of cancer research discoveries for patients globally while maximizing the economic benefit of this work [...]

Erin is an accomplished government and union leader with experience in high profile senior roles such as MLA, Minister of Health and Minister of Advanced Education. She has extensive experience in communications, issue management, networking, media relations, writing, public speaking and broadcasting. She has played “Reporter” in several movies including Wesely Snipes Art [...]

Executive Director, Family Support Institute of BC Angela Clancy has been the Executive Director of the Family Support Institute for 20 years. In her role at FSI she has been able to maximize her long history of experience and education with families who face the extraordinary challenges that come with having a family [...]

Academics/Communications/Public Health Jim Dearing (Ph.D., University of Southern California) is Brandt Endowed Professor in the Department of Communication at Michigan State University. Dearing studies the diffusion of innovations, including the adoption and implementation of new evidence-based practices, programs, technologies and policies. His research and teaching spans dissemination science, implementation science, program sustainability, and [...]

A graduate from Carleton University – 1989 Bachelor of Arts (Law), Jamie has a long tenure in the field of social service and Law enforcement. Jamie is the Superintended- Executive Officer at Ottawa Police service and prior to this, he held leading positions within the organization. Personal experience gained from raising a child [...]

Oksana has significant experience in both the fieldwork completion and in the supervision of a variety of audit and accounting engagements. She started her career at PwC Ukraine but have now spent 9 years with PwC Canada in Calgary, Winnipeg and now Surrey. This gave her a global perspective when approaching client issues. [...]

Vice President, Child and Youth Services, Centre for Child Development Dr. Brian Katz is a Registered Psychologist and the Vice President of Child and Youth Services at The Centre for Child Development in Surrey, BC.  Dr. Katz received a Ph.D. in clinical-child psychology from DePaul University in Chicago, IL.  He also holds masters [...]