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Board of Directors

Board of Directors2024-12-02T16:39:59-05:00
Sanjeev Sockalingam
Sanjeev SockalingamScientific Director
VP, Education and Interim Physician-in-Chief at CAMH, Member of CAMH Foundation Board, Senior Scientist at CAMH and a Centre Researcher at the Wilson Centre at the University Health Network and University of Toronto
Aaron Noga
Aaron NogaChair
Senior Finance and Strategy Executive and Former Partner at a Global Professional Services Firm
Jacob Shelley, SJD
Jacob Shelley, SJDVice-Chair
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law & School of Health Studies, Western University
Philip Sherman, MD, FRCPC
Philip Sherman, MD, FRCPCDirector
Philip Sherman is Professor of Paediatrics, Microbiology, Nutritional
Sciences, & Dentistry at the Hospital for Sick Children, University of
Toronto where he has been on faculty since 1984.
Andre Tchernof, PhD
Andre Tchernof, PhDDirector
Director, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolism Research Division, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute
Director, Obesity Biobank, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute
Director, Research Chair in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Director, Graduate Programs in Nutrition
Navin Malik
Navin MalikDirector
Senior Manager, Digital Care, Deloitte LLP
Damian Stathonikos
Damian StathonikosDirector
President, Building Owners and Managers Association of BC.
Cheryl Denomy
Cheryl DenomyDirector
Community Outreach and Stakeholder Relations Lead Vibrant Healthcare Alliance, Toronto, ON.

Theresa Howland
Theresa HowlandDirector
Calgary Stampede
Executive Vice President, Brand, Market Development & Employee Services

Malcolm King
Malcolm KingDirector
College of Medicine – University of Saskatchewan
Professor, Community Health and Epidemiology
Scientific Director, Saskatchewan, Centre for Patient-Oriented Research

Lindsay White-O’Neil
Lindsay White-O’NeilDirector
Canadian Tire – Sport Chek
Associate Vice President -Field Operations Western Canada

David Wiljer
David WiljerDirector
University Health Network
Executive Director of Education, Technology & Innovation
Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry,
Faculty of Medicine and the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation
University of Toronto

 Margaret McCuaig-Boyd
Margaret McCuaig-BoydDirector
Counsel Public Affairs
Senior Advisor

Outgoing Board Members:

Bemal Mehta
Bemal Mehta Past Chair
Managing Director, Energy Intelligence, geoLOGIC Systems Ltd.
Mary Forhan, PhD
Mary Forhan, PhDOutgoing Scientific Director
Department Chair and Associate Professor
University of Alberta
Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine
Arya Sharma, MD/PhD, DSc (hc), FRCPC
Arya Sharma, MD/PhD, DSc (hc), FRCPC Founding Scientific Director, Obesity Canada

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