Leadership Team

Karen McKibbin is the Interim Chief Executive Officer of eHealth Ontario. Hired in September, 2017, Karen is responsible for the successful delivery of the agency’s mandate.

An experienced public sector executive, Karen’s career in the field of health care and information technology spans over 25 years; most recently as the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s Assistant Deputy Minister / Executive Lead of Information Technology with the responsibility for delivering across Ontario the provincial digital health immunization and drug repositories, along with ensuring robust operations of large, complex health care systems.

She holds a Bachelor of Computer Science and Mathematics (BMath) from the University of Waterloo and has extensive experience in private and public sectors with executive roles in business management and the delivery of IT-based business transformation initiatives in numerous domains and market segments.

One of Canada’s first Chief Privacy Officers, Laura Davison has 25 years’ experience building and leading programs to manage regulatory obligations and risk; for the last 14 years, she has been working in the privacy field as a consultant, lawyer and chief privacy officer.

Laura has built national privacy programs from the ground up for leading organizations including Deloitte and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. At eHealth Ontario she is responsible for leading Information and Privacy Commissioner reviews, conducting privacy impact assessments and for the overall management of the Agency’s privacy office.

When privacy legislation was about to take effect across the private sector in Canada in 2004, Laura took a lead role in helping organizations operationalize the legislation. Laura is accustomed to protecting extremely large amounts of diverse data at complex organizations; Laura attended the University of Toronto and earned her law degree at Queen’s University. She has served on the board of directors of the Canadian Bar Association, Baycrest Research Ethics Board, The Conference Board of Canada, the International Association of Privacy Professionals and the Ontario Bar Association.

Adina Saposnik is responsible for leading the strategy and program implementation pertaining to the rationalization, standardization, interoperability, scalability and continuous operation of eHealth Ontario’s computing environment. She also has accountability for the Information Security portfolio with the mandate to establish and maintain the enterprise vision, strategy, and program to ensure information assets and technologies are adequately protected.

A professional engineer (P.Eng), Adina has a broad range of experience gained by serving in leadership roles across the financial, telecommunications and retail sectors. Her credentials include EMBA and certifications in Strategic Leadership (University of Toronto) and project management professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

As the Chief Financial Officer and Administrative Officer, Allan is responsible for strategic business planning, controllership, financial planning and analysis, human resources, procurement, and project management.

Allan Gunn is a senior financial and administrative executive with over 30 years of experience in the public sector.  He has demonstrated leadership in fiscal management by overseeing the financial affairs of several Ontario ministries. He leads a team of professionals that ensure that eHealth Ontario is able to attract, develop and retain engaged employees who have the skills, expertise and leadership capabilities the agency needs to achieve its mandate. 

During his public sector career, Allan worked in the Ontario Public Service, most recently as Assistant Deputy Minister Corporate Services of the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. He is recognized as a champion of excellence in employee engagement, talent management, mentorship and organizational development.

Ann Weir leads the internal audit department with a mission to enhance and protect organizational values by assuring that our risk management, governance and internal control processes are operating effectively.

Most recently Ann was VP of Finance and Administration at the OACCAC. Anne holds a Chartered Accountant, an ICD.D designation and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Guelph.

Cindy Morris is responsible for creating innovative ways to engage all employees and establishing the culture, systems and training that will develop leaders and empower employees to solve problems. This includes strategic workforce planning, day-to-day operations, labour relations, organizational development, compensation, training, recruitment, benefits, and pensions.

An experienced human resources executive with a background in private and public-sector organizations, Cindy was most recently employed at Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) as its ‎Vice President, Human Resources and Organizational Development. Prior to joining OTN, Cindy was VP Human Resources at Philips Lifeline (formerly Lifeline Systems Canada, Inc.).

Cindy has undergraduate degrees in English and Psychology respectively in addition to a post-graduate diploma in Human Resources as well as a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management.

David Keldsen is responsible for developing solutions that meet the needs of our clients – Ontario’s patients and EHR users. He leads and supports a team of technical staff who develop, integrate, test, maintain and support agency solutions.

An experienced software executive, David has vast product, vendor, software as a service and operations expertise and is a skilled motivational leader with experience in the health care sector. Most recently he was VP, Software Engineering at MedAvail – a remote health care and pharmacy start up. Prior to that, he held senior software and engineering positions at Pharmatrust, Proofpoint, EVault Inc, Swift Trade Inc and Rogers Communications.

Responsible for definition, oversight and management of the agency’s diverse products, including all components of the provincial electronic health record.

Doug has over 20 years in senior leadership roles with leading IT firms including Nightingale Informatix Corporation, CGI Group Inc. and Silicon Graphics Inc. Most recently, Doug was the agency’s Vice President of Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management.

Jim Scott has accountability for eHealth Ontario’s service delivery, ensuring that electronic health record (EHR) services are reliable, well-performing and highly available. He is also responsible to our EHR service users, ensuring they receive outstanding customer support.

Jim previously served as the agency’s Senior Director of Client Services and has gained technical services delivery experience working with major services delivery organizations including Bell Canada, Electronic Data Systems and Hydro One.

Rob Basque has accountability for technology planning, support and operation of eHealth Ontario’s high availability computing environment. His focus is on standardization, interoperability, scalability, repeatable processes and continuous operation, ensuring interconnectivity for the province’s health care providers who serve more than 13 million Ontarians.

Rob previously served as the agency’s SVP of Operations. He has over 20 years of experience in senior operations roles with leading service provider organizations including Capgemini, and Ontario Power Generation.

Steve Gesner is accountable for ensuring integrated EHR-focused services deliver consistent, reliable, and secure data to Ontario’s health care sector.

Steve has over 30 years of diverse experience gained in the financial, health care, telecommunications, and automotive sectors. Most recently, Steve served as the Chief Information Officer at Street Capital Financial Corporation where he and his team played a major role in guiding the firm’s overhaul of their technology infrastructure and operational capabilities. Steve has held board of directors’ positions with many public and private companies.

Lorelle Taylor has been appointed Board Chair. Ms. Taylor is the Assistant Deputy Minister, Health System Information Management Division and Chief Information Officer of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

Ms. Taylor has worked in the private and public sectors, having spent the majority of her career as a public servant in the IT field. She has extensive experience in programs delivered in the areas of health, health services, social services, and children and youth services.

She is known as a committed, experienced, delivery-oriented leader, with strong technical, strategic-thinking, collaborative and team-building skills.

Dr. George Southey is the founder and Executive Lead of Dorval Medical Associates. Dr. Southey has led the growth of the Dorval Medical practice and prompted its emergence as a leading Ontario full-scope, comprehensive family practice through adopting a team-based, patient-centered approach, new technologies, and innovations. Dorval Medical was Ontario’s first Family Health Network.

Dr. Southey also serves as a Family Practice Quality Auditor and Physician Review Program Assessor for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.  He is committed to full, comprehensive primary care and maintains privileges at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, a Long Term Care Home as well as the community clinic of the Family Health Team. Currently, he is on the Board of The Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario focusing on comprehensive primary care performance measurement.

Dr. Peter Rossos is Chief Medical Information Officer and staff gastroenterologist at the University Health Network and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. His responsibilities include aligning clinical systems with clinicians’ workflow and productivity, as well as the impact of systems on patient safety, quality improvement, education, and clinical research. He contributes to provincial and national efforts to advance the use of information and communication technologies.

His roles with eHealth Ontario have included serving as co-chair of ConnectingGTA’s clinical working group and a member of the agency’s Clinical Advisory Committee.

Dr. Rossos received his M.D. from the University of Toronto; studied leadership development for physicians in academic health centers at the Harvard School of Public Health; and graduated as a Bregman Scholar from the Executive MBA Program at the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management. He has achieved international recognition for his innovation and leadership in informatics and telehealth, in addition to multiple University of Toronto teaching excellence awards.

Dr. Robert Bell was appointed Deputy Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, effective June 2, 2014. Prior to this role, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of University Health Network for nine years. He was previously the Chief Operating Officer at Princess Margaret Hospital and Chair of both Cancer Care Ontario’s Clinical Council and the Cancer Quality Council of Ontario.

Dr. Bell received his Doctor of Medicine from McGill University and a Master of Science from the University of Toronto. He also completed a Fellowship in Orthopaedic Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University. Dr. Bell is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the American College of Surgeons and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

An internationally recognized orthopedic surgeon, health care executive, clinician-scientist, and educator, Dr. Bell brings more than 40 years of health care experience to his current role. 

John Fraser MBA, ICD.D., is an independent director who has served on both for- and not-for profit boards. He was President, CEO and Director of Avensys Corporation, a fiber optics component manufacturer, from 2005 to 2010. Previously, he was President of J G Fraser & Associates, after 20 years as a management consultant at KPMG Canada, including as Vice Chair, with national responsibility for management consulting.

Mr. Fraser served as a member and Vice-Chair of the Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network from 2011 to June 2017 and chaired the Finance and Audit Committee. Mr. Fraser is a former member and Chair of the Executive Committee of the Learning Partnership and a former board member and Chair of Hincks Dellcrest Centre. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration degree from Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Pittsburgh.

Maureen O’Neil is President of the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement. Previous positions include President of the International Development Research Centre, Interim President of the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, President of the North-South Institute, and Deputy Minister of Citizenship, Government of Ontario.

Currently, Ms. O’Neil chairs two boards – the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, and the McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy Advisory. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Centre for International Governance Innovation and the Global Development Network.

In June 2011, Ms. O’Neil was named an Officer of the Order of Canada for public service, recognizing her contributions to international development, gender equality and human rights.

Ms. O’Neil has a BA in Sociology from Carleton University and Honorary LLDs from Wilfrid Laurier University, Carleton University and the University of Ottawa.

Sue Matthews, CPA, CA, ICD.D is a business consultant who has served on both for profit and not for profit boards. Sue served as a Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Global Credit Pref Corp, and was a member of the Independent Review Committee of Global Credit Trust and TIS Preservation and Income Fund. She is a past Chair of the National Ballet of Canada, and currently serves as a Director of the National Ballet of Canada Endowment Foundation, where she chairs the Audit Committee.

Terry Moore is an Information Technology Executive with more than three decades of consulting and project management experience in the health care, retail, manufacturing, and technology sectors. He has held a number of information technology related posts in both the private and public sectors, including Canada Health Infoway, the Ontario Ministry of Community, Family and Children's Services, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, G&D Security Card System, SHL Systemhouse Inc., Canadian Tire Corporation, Ltd., Hudson's Bay Company, and IBM Canada.

His recent position at Canada Health Infoway (2004-2017) included Director of Diagnostic Imaging, Executive Regional Director for Ontario, responsible for over $500 million of investments. Mr. Moore retired as the Vice-President of Business Development.

Veronica Maidman is an experienced corporate leader with a broad background in various business sectors and not-for-profit organizations. For over 10 years, she served as President of Equifax Canada Inc., a leading international provider of consumer and commercial credit information. Previous roles included President and CEO of Toronto Credits Limited and General Manager, Canvid Data Services.

She has extensive experience in both corporate, not-for-profit and trade association boards. Current board involvement includes Chair, Advisory Board Equifax Canada Inc.; Director, President's Choice Financial; Director, President's Choice Bank; and Member, Sunnybrook Foundation Governing Council.

Karen McKibbin is the Interim Chief Executive Officer of eHealth Ontario. Hired in September, 2017, Karen is responsible for the successful delivery of the agency’s mandate.

An experienced public sector executive, Karen’s career in the field of health care and information technology spans over 25 years; most recently as the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s Assistant Deputy Minister / Executive Lead of Information Technology with the responsibility for delivering across Ontario the provincial digital health immunization and drug repositories, along with ensuring robust operations of large, complex health care systems.

She holds a Bachelor of Computer Science and Mathematics (BMath) from the University of Waterloo and has extensive experience in private and public sectors with executive roles in business management and the delivery of IT-based business transformation initiatives in numerous domains and market segments.

One of Canada’s first Chief Privacy Officers, Laura Davison has 25 years’ experience building and leading programs to manage regulatory obligations and risk; for the last 14 years, she has been working in the privacy field as a consultant, lawyer and chief privacy officer.

Laura has built national privacy programs from the ground up for leading organizations including Deloitte and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. At eHealth Ontario she is responsible for leading Information and Privacy Commissioner reviews, conducting privacy impact assessments and for the overall management of the Agency’s privacy office.

When privacy legislation was about to take effect across the private sector in Canada in 2004, Laura took a lead role in helping organizations operationalize the legislation. Laura is accustomed to protecting extremely large amounts of diverse data at complex organizations; Laura attended the University of Toronto and earned her law degree at Queen’s University. She has served on the board of directors of the Canadian Bar Association, Baycrest Research Ethics Board, The Conference Board of Canada, the International Association of Privacy Professionals and the Ontario Bar Association.

Adina Saposnik is responsible for leading the strategy and program implementation pertaining to the rationalization, standardization, interoperability, scalability and continuous operation of eHealth Ontario’s computing environment. She also has accountability for the Information Security portfolio with the mandate to establish and maintain the enterprise vision, strategy, and program to ensure information assets and technologies are adequately protected.

A professional engineer (P.Eng), Adina has a broad range of experience gained by serving in leadership roles across the financial, telecommunications and retail sectors. Her credentials include EMBA and certifications in Strategic Leadership (University of Toronto) and project management professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

As the Chief Financial Officer and Administrative Officer, Allan is responsible for strategic business planning, controllership, financial planning and analysis, human resources, procurement, and project management.

Allan Gunn is a senior financial and administrative executive with over 30 years of experience in the public sector.  He has demonstrated leadership in fiscal management by overseeing the financial affairs of several Ontario ministries. He leads a team of professionals that ensure that eHealth Ontario is able to attract, develop and retain engaged employees who have the skills, expertise and leadership capabilities the agency needs to achieve its mandate. 

During his public sector career, Allan worked in the Ontario Public Service, most recently as Assistant Deputy Minister Corporate Services of the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. He is recognized as a champion of excellence in employee engagement, talent management, mentorship and organizational development.

Ann Weir leads the internal audit department with a mission to enhance and protect organizational values by assuring that our risk management, governance and internal control processes are operating effectively.

Most recently Ann was VP of Finance and Administration at the OACCAC. Anne holds a Chartered Accountant, an ICD.D designation and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Guelph.

Cindy Morris is responsible for creating innovative ways to engage all employees and establishing the culture, systems and training that will develop leaders and empower employees to solve problems. This includes strategic workforce planning, day-to-day operations, labour relations, organizational development, compensation, training, recruitment, benefits, and pensions.

An experienced human resources executive with a background in private and public-sector organizations, Cindy was most recently employed at Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) as its ‎Vice President, Human Resources and Organizational Development. Prior to joining OTN, Cindy was VP Human Resources at Philips Lifeline (formerly Lifeline Systems Canada, Inc.).

Cindy has undergraduate degrees in English and Psychology respectively in addition to a post-graduate diploma in Human Resources as well as a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management.

David Keldsen is responsible for developing solutions that meet the needs of our clients – Ontario’s patients and EHR users. He leads and supports a team of technical staff who develop, integrate, test, maintain and support agency solutions.

An experienced software executive, David has vast product, vendor, software as a service and operations expertise and is a skilled motivational leader with experience in the health care sector. Most recently he was VP, Software Engineering at MedAvail – a remote health care and pharmacy start up. Prior to that, he held senior software and engineering positions at Pharmatrust, Proofpoint, EVault Inc, Swift Trade Inc and Rogers Communications.

Responsible for definition, oversight and management of the agency’s diverse products, including all components of the provincial electronic health record.

Doug has over 20 years in senior leadership roles with leading IT firms including Nightingale Informatix Corporation, CGI Group Inc. and Silicon Graphics Inc. Most recently, Doug was the agency’s Vice President of Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management.

Jim Scott has accountability for eHealth Ontario’s service delivery, ensuring that electronic health record (EHR) services are reliable, well-performing and highly available. He is also responsible to our EHR service users, ensuring they receive outstanding customer support.

Jim previously served as the agency’s Senior Director of Client Services and has gained technical services delivery experience working with major services delivery organizations including Bell Canada, Electronic Data Systems and Hydro One.

Rob Basque has accountability for technology planning, support and operation of eHealth Ontario’s high availability computing environment. His focus is on standardization, interoperability, scalability, repeatable processes and continuous operation, ensuring interconnectivity for the province’s health care providers who serve more than 13 million Ontarians.

Rob previously served as the agency’s SVP of Operations. He has over 20 years of experience in senior operations roles with leading service provider organizations including Capgemini, and Ontario Power Generation.

Steve Gesner is accountable for ensuring integrated EHR-focused services deliver consistent, reliable, and secure data to Ontario’s health care sector.

Steve has over 30 years of diverse experience gained in the financial, health care, telecommunications, and automotive sectors. Most recently, Steve served as the Chief Information Officer at Street Capital Financial Corporation where he and his team played a major role in guiding the firm’s overhaul of their technology infrastructure and operational capabilities. Steve has held board of directors’ positions with many public and private companies.

Lorelle Taylor has been appointed Board Chair. Ms. Taylor is the Assistant Deputy Minister, Health System Information Management Division and Chief Information Officer of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

Ms. Taylor has worked in the private and public sectors, having spent the majority of her career as a public servant in the IT field. She has extensive experience in programs delivered in the areas of health, health services, social services, and children and youth services.

She is known as a committed, experienced, delivery-oriented leader, with strong technical, strategic-thinking, collaborative and team-building skills.

Dr. George Southey is the founder and Executive Lead of Dorval Medical Associates. Dr. Southey has led the growth of the Dorval Medical practice and prompted its emergence as a leading Ontario full-scope, comprehensive family practice through adopting a team-based, patient-centered approach, new technologies, and innovations. Dorval Medical was Ontario’s first Family Health Network.

Dr. Southey also serves as a Family Practice Quality Auditor and Physician Review Program Assessor for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.  He is committed to full, comprehensive primary care and maintains privileges at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, a Long Term Care Home as well as the community clinic of the Family Health Team. Currently, he is on the Board of The Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario focusing on comprehensive primary care performance measurement.

Dr. Peter Rossos is Chief Medical Information Officer and staff gastroenterologist at the University Health Network and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. His responsibilities include aligning clinical systems with clinicians’ workflow and productivity, as well as the impact of systems on patient safety, quality improvement, education, and clinical research. He contributes to provincial and national efforts to advance the use of information and communication technologies.

His roles with eHealth Ontario have included serving as co-chair of ConnectingGTA’s clinical working group and a member of the agency’s Clinical Advisory Committee.

Dr. Rossos received his M.D. from the University of Toronto; studied leadership development for physicians in academic health centers at the Harvard School of Public Health; and graduated as a Bregman Scholar from the Executive MBA Program at the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management. He has achieved international recognition for his innovation and leadership in informatics and telehealth, in addition to multiple University of Toronto teaching excellence awards.

Dr. Robert Bell was appointed Deputy Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, effective June 2, 2014. Prior to this role, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of University Health Network for nine years. He was previously the Chief Operating Officer at Princess Margaret Hospital and Chair of both Cancer Care Ontario’s Clinical Council and the Cancer Quality Council of Ontario.

Dr. Bell received his Doctor of Medicine from McGill University and a Master of Science from the University of Toronto. He also completed a Fellowship in Orthopaedic Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University. Dr. Bell is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the American College of Surgeons and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

An internationally recognized orthopedic surgeon, health care executive, clinician-scientist, and educator, Dr. Bell brings more than 40 years of health care experience to his current role. 

John Fraser MBA, ICD.D., is an independent director who has served on both for- and not-for profit boards. He was President, CEO and Director of Avensys Corporation, a fiber optics component manufacturer, from 2005 to 2010. Previously, he was President of J G Fraser & Associates, after 20 years as a management consultant at KPMG Canada, including as Vice Chair, with national responsibility for management consulting.

Mr. Fraser served as a member and Vice-Chair of the Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network from 2011 to June 2017 and chaired the Finance and Audit Committee. Mr. Fraser is a former member and Chair of the Executive Committee of the Learning Partnership and a former board member and Chair of Hincks Dellcrest Centre. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration degree from Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Pittsburgh.

Maureen O’Neil is President of the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement. Previous positions include President of the International Development Research Centre, Interim President of the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, President of the North-South Institute, and Deputy Minister of Citizenship, Government of Ontario.

Currently, Ms. O’Neil chairs two boards – the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, and the McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy Advisory. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Centre for International Governance Innovation and the Global Development Network.

In June 2011, Ms. O’Neil was named an Officer of the Order of Canada for public service, recognizing her contributions to international development, gender equality and human rights.

Ms. O’Neil has a BA in Sociology from Carleton University and Honorary LLDs from Wilfrid Laurier University, Carleton University and the University of Ottawa.

Sue Matthews, CPA, CA, ICD.D is a business consultant who has served on both for profit and not for profit boards. Sue served as a Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Global Credit Pref Corp, and was a member of the Independent Review Committee of Global Credit Trust and TIS Preservation and Income Fund. She is a past Chair of the National Ballet of Canada, and currently serves as a Director of the National Ballet of Canada Endowment Foundation, where she chairs the Audit Committee.

Terry Moore is an Information Technology Executive with more than three decades of consulting and project management experience in the health care, retail, manufacturing, and technology sectors. He has held a number of information technology related posts in both the private and public sectors, including Canada Health Infoway, the Ontario Ministry of Community, Family and Children's Services, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, G&D Security Card System, SHL Systemhouse Inc., Canadian Tire Corporation, Ltd., Hudson's Bay Company, and IBM Canada.

His recent position at Canada Health Infoway (2004-2017) included Director of Diagnostic Imaging, Executive Regional Director for Ontario, responsible for over $500 million of investments. Mr. Moore retired as the Vice-President of Business Development.

Veronica Maidman is an experienced corporate leader with a broad background in various business sectors and not-for-profit organizations. For over 10 years, she served as President of Equifax Canada Inc., a leading international provider of consumer and commercial credit information. Previous roles included President and CEO of Toronto Credits Limited and General Manager, Canvid Data Services.

She has extensive experience in both corporate, not-for-profit and trade association boards. Current board involvement includes Chair, Advisory Board Equifax Canada Inc.; Director, President's Choice Financial; Director, President's Choice Bank; and Member, Sunnybrook Foundation Governing Council.