| Dom Ielo
Chief Nursing Executive and Executive Director, The Royal
Domenic "Dom" Ielo holds the position of Chief Nursing Executive and Executive Director of the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, effective March 9, 2026. Dom is motivated by making contributions toward organizational growth and innovation in the area of mental health and addictions/substance use. He is committed to strengthening interdisciplinary care models, optimizing workforce design, and enhancing the governance of professional practice to provide high quality, patient- and family-centered care. He promotes collaboration, accountability, and the development of resilient clinical teams to effectively respond to the demands of complex health systems. Prior to joining the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, Dom worked as Chief Executive Officer at Lanark, Leeds and Grenville Addictions and Mental Health, where he had the opportunity to create a meaningful strategic plan that included securing funding for facility upgrades, as well as advancing many other strategic initiatives.
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| Ali Ghiassi
Executive Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Legal and Risk Officer, Scarborough Health Network
On April 20, Ali Ghiassi joined Scarborough Health Network (SHN) as the new Executive Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Legal and Risk Officer.
Ali will play a central leadership role in advancing SHN’s strategic advocacy, strengthening government and system relationships, and overseeing enterprise legal services, privacy, and risk, while supporting executive and board decision-making in an increasingly complex health system environment.
Ali brings more than two decades of senior leadership experience across government, the broader public sector and private industry, with deep expertise in public policy, government relations and risk management. Most recently, he served as Vice-President, Industry Affairs and Government Relations at Canada Life, leading national public policy work on key health issues. He also served as Chief of Staff to Ontario’s Minister of Finance, helping deliver four provincial budgets and supporting major federal-provincial agreements, including enhancements to the Canada Pension Plan. His earlier experience includes senior leadership roles at Mohawk College and practicing international law in Toronto and Washington, D.C.
Ali is a highly collaborative leader and trusted advisor, known for sound judgment, discretion, and a strong commitment to inclusive, high performing teams. He also brings valuable health care governance and systems insight, having served on SHN’s Board of Directors.
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