Board of Directors

Barbara is currently Director, Public Affairs Global Skin Health with Kenvue, a global leading healthcare company focused on consumer products and over the counter medicines. With over 25 years of leadership experience in the healthcare industry Barbara has proven to be an inspiring business leader developing talent and delivering results across multiple portfolios with Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and now Kenvue. Her accomplishments are directly linked to her ability to identify and assess shared value with both internal and external stakeholders championing strategy development and inspiring teams to deliver against organizational goals.

Early in her career Barbara was a licenced Dental Hygienist and clinical instructor. It was this experience coupled with her deep commitment to patient centred care that inspired her to advance her ambition into the broader healthcare industry leading her to senior leadership roles with global healthcare industry organizations.

Barbara holds an ICD.D (Institute of Corporate Directors Designation) earned through The Rotman School of Management Directors Education Program which serves to advance and strengthen directors' contributions to Canada's boardrooms and beyond.

Barbara was elected to the Joseph Brant Hospital Board in 2018. She has served across all committees to include Vice Chair of the board from 2021-2023 and currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors.

Paul Clarke is currently Vice President, Operational Risk Management, TD Bank Group with over 25 years of corporate leadership experience and a relentless focus on customer and community, data & innovation, creating value through change, and leading diverse and inclusive teams. As a trusted business partner, Paul champions strategy development and operational excellence with an independent lens to influence culture, progress, and sustainability.

Paul holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Industrial Relations from the University of Toronto and a certificate in Cyber-Security from Harvard University. He possesses a unique mix of Business, Technology and Risk Management experience, combined with global organization and industry awareness, and Regulatory involvement. Paul is a purveyor of thought-leadership, the innovation agenda and emerging technology, both internally and as an industry speaker. He is passionate about community and active-living, charitable giving and support, and participates in several health science and cultural education events.

Paul was appointed to the Joseph Brant Hospital Board in January 2021 and was appointed Vice Chair of the Board in June 2023.

Omer is an HR Executive with over 3 decades of experience in telecommunications, hi-tech and SaaS industries. He has been the Head of HR at several Canadian companies and he was posted in the UK in 2013 as the International Head of HR for BlackBerry Limited.
Omer currently consults with several companies (including Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Shell, Bosch and the City of London.) and individuals on designing a culture of high-performance. He is also a researcher in the state of peak performance called ‘flow’.

Omer has presented at various conferences (including TEDx, HR_Redefined and DisruptHR) and is a guest lecturer at Carleton University, McMaster University, University of Toronto, and Brock University (on topics including Designing Peak Performance, Succession Planning and Talent Management).

He is currently a retained HR Executive at the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA). He is a member of the Board of Directors at the Joseph Brant Hospital and is also the Chair of the HRPCC Committee and Vice Chair of the Quality Committee of the Board.

His expertise includes HR Systems and Analytics, Succession Planning, Talent Management, Compensation Planning and designing a culture of high-performance.

Omer has a Master and Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Carleton University, Advanced Human Resources Certificate from University of Toronto and attended the Advanced Human Resources Program at University of Michigan Business School. He is a professional engineer (PENG) with the Professional Engineers of Ontario and a Canadian human resources leader with the Human Resources Professional Association of Ontario.

Margaret is a recently-retired Risk Management professional having worked with local organizations and the Government of Nunavut, Department of Health.

Margaret has over 20 years of experience in progressive Risk Management and Social Work leadership positions in the healthcare industry.

Margaret began her career as a frontline clinical social worker and has held the position of Director of Risk, Legal, Medical Affairs and Language Access Program at St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton.

Margaret holds various certificates in risk management and social work including a Certified Risk Manager designation from McMaster University and a Master of Law from York University as well as a Master of Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University. Margaret also previously held the position of Assistant Clinical Professor/Longitudinal Facilitator in the Undergraduate Medical Education program at the Michael DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University.

Margaret was elected to the Joseph Brant Hospital Board in June 2022 and is currently serving on the Finance and Audit Committee and as Vice Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board.

Margaret and her husband John live in Burlington along with their four children and their respective families.

Heather is currently Vice President of Enterprise Operations at Hoffman-La Roche Ltd (Roche), which is the world’s largest biotech company and a leading provider of in vitro diagnostics.

Heather has worked in the Healthcare industry for almost 20 years, starting out at a Central Laboratory before moving into the Pharmaceutical industry in 2011. During her time in the industry, she has had various diverse roles in Corporate Development, People & Culture, Healthcare Innovation, Patient Programs, Biosimilar Strategy as well as Analytics, Insights, Operations & Digital.

She is passionate about leadership, organizational transformation and effectiveness, coaching and talent development with the end goal of advancing the healthcare system to improve patient access and care.

Heather holds an HBSc. in Biology from the University of Western Ontario, a Project Management Professional (P.M.P.) designation and is a Certified Scrum Master, Product Owner and Agile Coach.

Heather was appointed to the Digital Health Strategy Committee in 2022 and is now serving as a full Board member.

Lisa is a retired accountant that specialized in personal tax with an emphasis on estate and trust planning, owner managers, executive compensation and international personal and trust taxation. Prior to retiring in 2018, she worked for an international CPA firm, a national trust company, two local CPA firms as well as being a sole proprietor for seven years.

Lisa graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University in 1987 with an Honours of Bachelor of Business Administration and received her CA designation in 1990. She has been a volunteer for a number of organizations in both Burlington and Oakville over the years including being a Board Member and Treasurer of Home Suite Hope, a Halton charity. Lisa has lived in Burlington for over 30 years with her husband and two children and her interests include golfing, skiing, curling and biking.

Lisa was appointed to the board in January 2021 and currently serves as Vice Chair of the Finance & Audit Committee and the Human Resources Policy & Compensation Committee.

Wayne is a seasoned technology executive with over 25 years of proven experience in the areas of strategic planning, digital transformational strategy and delivery execution, executive consulting, and operations management, with expertise in the fields of wealth management, banking, health care, insurance, and the public sector.

Wayne is currently the Chief Information Officer of Fundserv, the regulated clearing agent that services the Canadian investment fund industry. Wayne has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto. Wayne is a 30 year Toronto resident, where he lives with his wife and two children. They enjoy summer sports such as golf, softball and biking, and curling and skiing in the winter.

Wayne is a seasoned technology executive with over 25 years of proven experience

Wayne was appointed to the Digital Health Strategy Committee in 2022 and is now serving as a full Board member.

As TD Bank Group's Senior Vice President (SVP) of Metro West Region, Anna

 oversees 170 branches and their banking operations - including their strategic

 direction and positioning for future growth. Prior to this, Anna established her leadership brand in increasingly senior roles throughout her 30+ years of experience in financial services such as Retail Banking, Wealth Management, Human Resources, Operations & Technology, and North American Phone Channel.

Anna holds a BCom degree from McMaster University and management program certificates from both Queens and Ivey Business School. She continued her education and received her Institute of Canadian Directors Designation as she has proudly sat on the board for multiple not-for-profit organizations, such as Chair for TD's Friends of the Environment Foundation, the United Way 2021 Campaign Cabinet, and Vice Chair of the Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation Board. Anna currently serves as a director on the boards of the Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation and YMCA Oakville. She has a passion for supporting not-for-profit organizations and is actively involved with TD's Women in Leadership initiatives, where she takes pride in mentoring colleagues within TD.

Outside of work Anna enjoys an active lifestyle having completed both Rome and the Greece marathons, and enjoys travelling with her family.

Anna was elected to the JBH Board in June 2022.

Corrine Kennedy was called to the Ontario Bar in 2007 and is currently Associate Vice-President, Legal at the Co-operators Group Limited. Prior to her time in-house, she was a Partner at Aird & Berlis LLP where she advised private companies, including board of directors and executive teams, on a wide variety of corporate commercial, contractual and governance matters. Corrine was also Aird & Berlis' Diversity and Inclusion Partner, accountable for all diversity and inclusion related matters, including the development and implementation of a firm diversity and inclusion strategy and implementation of Law Society of Ontario equity and diversity requirements. Corrine earned her Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional (CCIP) from the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion in January, 2019 and was chosen as a finalist for the 2022 for Chambers Inclusion Award (In-House Category).

Corrine’s past board experience includes serving on the Board of Directors of the Girls Guides of Canada- Guides du Canada (GGC), as well as serving on GGC's Governance Committee.

Corrine has also used her background in diversity and inclusion to present on various diversity and inclusion topics, including “Workplace Harassment and Diversity and Inclusion in the era of #MeToo”, “Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace” and other discussions on the intersection between inclusion and legal risk.
Corrine joined the Joseph Brant Hospital Board in January 2020 after serving as a Community Representative on the Quality Committee since 2018. She is currently serving on the Quality Committee and the Human Resources Policy & Compensation Committee. Corrine has served as the Board representative on the JBH Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Action Table since its inception in 2020.

Young Park is a corporate board member, strategic advisor, and lecturer. She is also an accomplished C-level executive with an extensive experience in Strategic Planning, Business and Technology Transformations, Corporate Governance, Go-to-Market Strategy, M&A, Digitalization, and Enterprise Risk Management. She has more than 30 years of experience in FinTech, Finance, Insurance, Telecommunications, and public sectors. Prior to her semi-retirement in 2016, she was CIO at D+H, and Sector Vice President at CGI.

Young has earned the ICD.D designation. Currently, Young serves on 4 corporate boards: Calian Group Ltd., PC Financial, Fundserv Inc. and 407ETR. Young is also a long-time member of not-for-profit boards that include a focus on skilled immigrant employment, healthcare, and community well-being. She served on the boards of TRIEC, Markham Stouffville Hospital, United Way York Region, and United Way Peel Region.

Young has been a member of the Board since 2017, served as Chair and Vice Chair of Governance Committee and the Human Resources Policy & Compensation Committee. Young is currently the Chair of the Digital Health Strategy Committee.

Anjlee Patel serves as Chair of the Governance & Nominating Committee and since joining the Board in 2018 has previously been a member of the Quality Committee and Human Resources Policy & Compensation Committee. Anjlee is a seasoned legal professional within the public sector. She is the Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary at Public Health Ontario, where she provides strategic solutions to complex legal challenges. Previously Anjlee held a number of progressive leadership positions at Infrastructure Ontario.

Anjlee is a graduate of McMaster University, the University of Ottawa’s law school, and also holds an ICD.D designation in board governance from the Institute of Corporate Directors. Anjlee is an experienced board member having demonstrated governance expertise and a commitment to public and community service.

David is a seasoned financial executive with a broad range of experience in operational and financial restructuring, mergers & acquisitions and investment evaluation & analysis. Most recently, David was Vice President and CFO for a major Canadian family office reporting directly to the principal, a position he held for over 12 years. He was also a trustee of the associated Family Foundation and participated in disbursement of over $120 million gifts of educational, medical and cultural recipients throughout Canada.

Over the past 25 years, David has actively participated on a number of public, private and not for profit boards specializing in governance, compensation and audit committee roles. These include roles as a member of the Board of Just Energy Group, NRX Worldwide, Vista Broadcasting, and Reach Out Centre for Kids. David graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Commerce, is a member of the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario and holds his Audit Committee Certified designation (ACC) obtained through the Directors’ College.

David was elected to the Board in June 2019 and is currently the Chair of the Finance & Audit Committee and a member of the Digital Health Strategy Committee.

Deanna Williams is a graduate of the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto. She practiced in both hospital and community practice settings and held several positions within Ontario’s Ministry of Health before joining the Ontario College of Pharmacists, (OCP) in 1994. Since retiring as Registrar of OCP, Deanna has provided consulting services relating to professional and occupational regulation in Canada, the US and abroad through Dundee Consulting Group Ltd.

In 2012, Deanna served as the Minister-appointed Supervisor to the College of Denturists of Ontario, (CDO) a post she held for just under two years when CDO’s self-regulatory privileges were restored. From 2014-2018 she served as Risk Officer for the Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority (RHRA), with a mandate to identify areas of risk and annually assess the regulator’s effectiveness in administration of the Retirement Homes Act. Deanna is recognized among Canada’s regulatory community for her interest in good governance and performance and has conducted regulatory performance reviews that have given rise to recommendations aligned with identified good regulatory governance practices internationally.

In 2017-2018, Deanna served as Expert Technical Advisor to Ontario’s Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, providing advice respecting identified best regulatory governance practices in Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Deanna has been recognized by the international regulatory community in receiving the CLEAR International Award for Regulatory Excellence in 2010, and CLEAR’s Service Award for Lifetime Achievement, in 2019.

Deanna has been active in the Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation (CLEAR) since 1995, serving on its Board (1999-2005), and as its first Canadian President (2003-2004). She is a graduate of the Directors College, at the McMaster DeGroote School of Business and the Strategic Management for Regulatory and Enforcement Agencies (SMREA) program at the Kennedy School of Business, Harvard University. Deanna served on the Board of Directors, Haldimand War Memorial Hospital in Dunnville, Ontario from 2011-19, and as Board Chair from 2014-17. She currently serves as Vice-President of the Vistana Spas Corporation Board of Directors in Orlando, Florida and was appointed to the Joseph Brant Hospital Board in June 2021. Deanna currently serves as Chair of the Quality Committee and is a member of the Finance and Audit Committee.

Deanna is a Burlington resident.