Leadership Team

Senior Management

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  Maureen O’Neil is a member of the boards of the Centre for International Governance Innovation, the Centre for the Study of Living Standards and the Canadian International Council.

  Ms. O’Neil is the former President of the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement. Other 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.

  Ms. O’Neil has been a member and chair of many not-for-profit organizations and a university board of governors. She was also a member of Health Ontario’s board since 2010. 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.

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  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).

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  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.

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  Andrea Tait is responsible for definition, oversight and management of the agency's diverse products, including all components of provincial electronic digital health services.

  Andrea has18 years in senior leadership roles in the public and private sector including CCACs, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and xwave Consulting. Most recently Andrea was the Agency's Senior Director of Product Management. ​

  Andrea has led the delivery of a number of successful Digital Health Solutions including CHRIS, the Integrated Assessment Record and Ho​​​me Care's common assessment tools. 

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  Angela Tibando is responsible for the development of the Agency’s strategic plans, informed by Ministry direction and stakeholder input, to deliver on its mandate as the provincial integration and technology service provider. This includes developing the Agency’s Annual Business and Operating plan, performance measures as well as enterprise reporting.

  With over 25 years’ experience in health care information management, Angela has held leadership roles in acute care teaching hospitals, regional integration shared service organizations and provincial digital health service delivery organizations.

  Angela holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree and the Certified Professional in Healthcare and Information Management Systems (CPHIMS-CA) designation.

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  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.

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  Chris Pentleton is responsible for delivering architecture and design expertise to programs, projects and initiatives within the Agency, as well as, stakeholders across the province including the Ministry of Health Digital Health Secretariat.

  An experienced public sector executive, Chris’s career in the field of information technology spans over 30 years; most recently as the Director of the Digital Health Solutions and Innovations Branch (DHSI) of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, responsible for the provincial Digital Health Drug Repository (DHDR) and Digital Health Immunization Repository (DHIR). 

  Chris holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from Queen’s University.

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  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.

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  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.

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  Doug is responsible for overseeing the customer facing operations of the Agency, including Product Management , and manages Customer and Partner relationships to help drive successful adoption of our digital health solutions.

  Doug has over 25 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 Product Management.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

Board of Directors

Équipe de la haute administration

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  Maureen O’Neil is a member of the boards of the Centre for International Governance Innovation, the Centre for the Study of Living Standards and the Canadian International Council.

  Ms. O’Neil is the former President of the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement. Other 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.

  Ms. O’Neil has been a member and chair of many not-for-profit organizations and a university board of governors. She was also a member of Health Ontario’s board since 2010. 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.

• 

  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.

• 

  Andrea Tait is responsible for definition, oversight and management of the agency's diverse products, including all components of provincial electronic digital health services.

  Andrea has18 years in senior leadership roles in the public and private sector including CCACs, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and xwave Consulting. Most recently Andrea was the Agency's Senior Director of Product Management. ​

  Andrea has led the delivery of a number of successful Digital Health Solutions including CHRIS, the Integrated Assessment Record and Ho​​​me Care's common assessment tools. 

• 

  Angela Tibando is responsible for the development of the Agency’s strategic plans, informed by Ministry direction and stakeholder input, to deliver on its mandate as the provincial integration and technology service provider. This includes developing the Agency’s Annual Business and Operating plan, performance measures as well as enterprise reporting.

  With over 25 years’ experience in health care information management, Angela has held leadership roles in acute care teaching hospitals, regional integration shared service organizations and provincial digital health service delivery organizations.

  Angela holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree and the Certified Professional in Healthcare and Information Management Systems (CPHIMS-CA) designation.

• 

  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.

• 

  Chris Pentleton is responsible for delivering architecture and design expertise to programs, projects and initiatives within the Agency, as well as, stakeholders across the province including the Ministry of Health Digital Health Secretariat.

  An experienced public sector executive, Chris’s career in the field of information technology spans over 30 years; most recently as the Director of the Digital Health Solutions and Innovations Branch (DHSI) of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, responsible for the provincial Digital Health Drug Repository (DHDR) and Digital Health Immunization Repository (DHIR). 

  Chris holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from Queen’s University.

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  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.

• 

  Doug is responsible for overseeing the customer facing operations of the Agency, including Product Management , and manages Customer and Partner relationships to help drive successful adoption of our digital health solutions.

  Doug has over 25 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 Product 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.

• 

  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.

• 

  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.

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