Board of Directors

Chair of the Board

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Dr. Peter W. Vaughan was appointed Chair of Canada Health Infoway’s Board of Directors effective March 1, 2017.

Vice Chair of the Board
Dean, Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University, Halifax

Kim Brooks is Dean of the Faculty of Management at Dalhousie University. She is also appointed to the Schulich School of Law, where she served as Dean from 2010-2015. She is a technical tax law expert with the International Monetary Fund.

Director
Deputy Minister of Health, Government of Ontario

Helen Angus was appointed Deputy Minister of Health and Long-Term Care in June 2018.

Director
Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Sector IM/IT, Ministry of Health, Government of British Columbia

Corrie Barclay is the newly appointed Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Sector IMIT Division, Ministry of Health for BC.

Director
Associate Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health and Social Services
Information Technology Branch, Government of Quebec

Reno Bernier was appointed Associate Deputy Minister of the Information Technology Branch of the Ministry of Health and Social Services on July 1, 2021.

Director
Vice President, Corporate Services, Points Athabasca Contracting Limited

Lyle Bouvier has more than 20 years of experience in public and private practice, as a litigation lawyer for the Department of Justice Canada, as a Federal Crown Counsel, and as a partner at Miller Thomson LLP. He is currently Vice President, Corporate Services, for Points Athabasca Contracting Limited.

Director
CPA, CMA, ICD.D.
Business and Financial Advisor

With more than 25 years of executive financial and operational experience with Canadian and a multinational organization, Kim has demonstrated extensive accomplishments in areas of financial management, corporate financing, strategic planning, acquisitions, operations, and investor relations.

Director
CPA, CMA, C.Dir.

Barb Hambly has extensive experience as an executive health leader in Canada. She was VP, Public Affairs, with LifeLabs Medical Laboratories from 2011 to 2015. Prior to that she was VP with the inaugural executive at Alberta Health Services, and held a variety of roles with its predecessor health regions including Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Human Resources.

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Deputy Minister of Health, Seniors and Active Living, Government of Manitoba

Karen Herd assumed her role as Deputy Minister of Health for Manitoba on July 8, 2013. She joined Manitoba Health in 2005 as Executive Director, Finance and in 2008, became the Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer.

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President and CEO, Fraser Health Authority

Victoria is responsible for overall strategic direction and operations of Fraser Health Authority including a wide range of integrated health services — acute care hospitals as well as community-based residential care, home health, mental health and public health.

Director
Eng., MBA, C.Dir. Corporate Director, Quebec

Josée Morin is a successful entrepreneur and seasoned bilingual Corporate Director with more than 30 years of experience in information technology and life sciences.

Director

Deputy Minister of Health and Wellness, Government of Prince Edward Island

Mark Spidel assumed the responsibility of Deputy Minister of Health and Wellness on May 10, 2019. Prior to this, he was Deputy Minister of Family and Human Services. He has more than 15 years of experience in the field of health, and has had a public service career dedicated to serving the well-being of Islanders.

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Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch, Health Canada

Kendal Weber was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister of Strategic Policy Branch (SPB), Health Canada in January 2020. In this role, Kendal is responsible for heath care system strategic policy, including policy for home and palliative care, primary care, mental health and strategic pharmaceutical management; federal-provincial/territorial relations; and Cabinet and Parliamentary Affairs. She is also working closely with health portfolio partners in the COVID-19 response.