Avanthi Goddard
Board Member
Avanthi Goddard has over 35 years' experience in the health care industry, with specialization in the areas of performance management, risk management, accreditation and governance leadership.
Avanthi has served on many boards since 1991. She has served as Board Chair for Community Home Assistance to Seniors, York Region Children's Aide Society and the Ontario Association of Children's Aide Societies, as well as Chair of their Governance, Strategic Planning, Quality and CEO Recruitment and Evaluation Committees. Her board experience has been instrumental in leading change for system integration, developing strategic partnership alliances, advocating for collaborative governance to enable better outcomes for services provided, and advocating for greater diversity and inclusion on Boards. Presently, Avanthi is a Board member of Southlake Regional Health Centre and the Blue Mountain Village Association, and an Executive member of the Ontario Chapter of the Institute of Corporate Directors, where she chairs the Not for Profit Program Committee that provides governance development and education. She also serves on the Department Audit Committee of Correctional Services Canada which acts as advisor to the Commissioner.
In health care, Avanthi worked across the hospital sector in leadership and consultant roles in performance management and risk management. For the latter half of her career, Avanthi operated her consulting practice which focused on organizational system improvement, Accreditation support, mergers and acquisitions and governance leadership. Her accomplishments include appointments as an Accreditation surveyor with both Accreditation Canada and CARF International, and as past president and co-founder of the Utilization Managers Network of Ontario for Ontario hospitals.
Avanthi holds a Honours degree in Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, a diploma in Adult Training & Development from the University of Toronto, a Certificate in Heath Services Management from the Canadian Hospital Association, a certification in Quality Management from the Juran Institute, a certification of Distinction from the Governance Centre of Excellence (Ontario Hospital Association), and a graduate of the Director Education Program from Rotman School of Management. She achieved her designation as a professional director with the Institute of Corporate Directors.
