Leadership

PCMCH is guided by its Governing Council, which is comprised of members from across the province and from various professions and experiences. Our work is further supported by our committees, sub-groups and task groups.
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Dr. Ronald Cohn

Chair

Dr. Ronald Cohn is the President and CEO of the Hospital for Sick Children and has been a member of the PCMCH Governing Council since 2019. He is widely recognized in Ontario, nationally and internationally for his clinical and research expertise as well as his collaborative leadership style.

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Sanober Diaz

Executive Director

With a diverse background that includes management consulting, entrepreneurship, government policy development and hospital operations, Sanober has a track record of success in strategic planning, operations, stakeholder relations, quality improvement and implementation of large-scale change initiatives. 

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Ekua Asabea Blair

President & CEO, Abiona Centre for Infant and Early Mental Health

Jennifer Churchill

CEO, Empowered Kids Ontario

Ronald Cohn

President & CEO, Hospital for Sick Children

Carolyn Crowley

Associate Vice-President, Patient Care and Social Accountability, Hôpital Montfort

Sanober Diaz

Executive Director, Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health

Crystal Edwards

Director Women & Children’s Program, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre

‘Remi Ejiwunmi

Vice President, Shah Family Women’s and Children’s Hospital at Trillium Health Partners

Vera Etches

President & CEO, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Archna Gupta

Family Physician and Researcher, St. Michael’s Hospital

Danielle Jane

Assistant Deputy Minister, Hospitals and Capital Division, Ministry of Health

Naana Jumah

Obstetrician Gynaecologist, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre

Judy Linton

Chief Nursing Executive & Clinical Institutes and Quality Programs Executive, Ontario Health

Shannon Maier

Vice President, Children’s Hospital and Women’s Programs, London Health Sciences Centre

Kimberley McClean

Director, Specialized Services and Support, Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

Julia Orkin

Associate Chief Medical Officer, Hospital for Sick Children

Prakesh Shah

Paediatrician-in-Chief, Mt. Sinai Hospital; Director, Canadian Neonatal Network

Olamide Sobowale

Chief, Obstetrics and Gynecology/ Medical Director, Woman and Child Program, Mackenzie Health

Alicia St. Hill

Executive Director, BORN Ontario

Danielle Alcock

Program Manager

Bhakti Dattani

Program Coordinator

Sanober Diaz

Executive Director

John Gilson

Senior Communications Advisor

Brittany Groom

Senior Program Manager

Allison Hall

Administrative Coordinator

Lillian Lin

Program Coordinator

Alison McPhedran

Program Coordinator

Lisa Osqui

Senior Program Manager

Angela Peckham

Program Manager

Carina Qiao

Program Coordinator

Jennifer Smith

Program Manager

Lesley Tarasoff

Program Manager

Alexandra Thorp

Senior Program Manager

Laura Zahreddine

Senior Program Manager