The Governance Leadership Council is a 13 member panel that provides external expert advice and counsel to the OHA Board of Directors on strategies required to ensure successful implementation of OHA’s governance program under the auspices of the Governance Centre of Excellence.
The members of the Governance Leadership Council are appointed annually by the OHA Board of Directors.
The composition of the Council reflects a balance of perspectives among academics, practitioners and advisers in corporate and not-for-profit governance.
OHA Governance Leadership Council Membership:
Carol Hansell
Chair, OHA Governance Leadership Council
Partner
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
David A. Brown, Q.C.
Deputy Chair of the University Health Network
Counsel, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Past Chair, OHA Governance Leadership Council
Valmay Barkey
Executive Director
Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes
Dr. Ben Chan
Chief Executive Officer
Ontario Health Quality Council
Ruthe-Anne Conyngham
Chair, Canadian Healthcare Association
Past Chair, St. Joseph’s Health Care, London
Member of the Board of Directors, London Health Sciences Centre
Past Chair, OHA Board of Directors
Dr. Gail Cook-Bennett
Chair of the Board
Manulife Financial
Claude Lamoureux
Former President & CEO
Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan
Virginia McLaughlin
Board Member, Bloorview Kids Rehab
Past Chair, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Past Chair, OHA Governance Leadership Council
James R. Nininger
Chair, Board of Directors
Community for Excellence in Health Governance
Michael O'Keefe
Former, Executive VP and COO, The Toronto Hospital (now UHN)
Former, Executive VO and COO, Ottawa Civic Hospital (now Ottawa Hospital)
Former, President and CEO, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
Ex-Officio OHA Officers
Tom Closson
President and CEO
Ontario Hospital Association
Dr. Kevin P.D. Smith
Chair, OHA Board of Directors
President and CEO, St. Joseph's Health System
Wally Wiwchar
Past Chair, OHA Board of Directors
Past Chair, Timmins & District Hospital
Neil Stuart
Chair, OHA Governance Committee
Gail Donner
Board Chair
The Change Foundation