Jessica Baraskewich

Tom Philpott, Executive Director of NeuroDevNet, joined the Network from the Community for Excellence in Health Governance (CEHG), a national not-for-profit based in Nova Scotia that was established to promote the sharing of best governance practices.  As Executive Director of CEHG, Tom’s work included initiating two international quality of care benchmarking projects and building a community-oriented web portal and learning management system. Tom spent eight years at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) as a senior advisor in the Executive Office and a program manager on the MUHC’s redevelopment project. In 2014 Tom consulted was a consultant to the Nova Scotia health system in strategy implementation, change management, and project management. He has significant volunteering experience, including lead judge for an international MBA case competition, United Way, and the McGill Faculty of Medicine Admissions Committee, among others. He has an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business (Western Ontario), MHA from uOttawa and BA in Political Science & History from McGill.