2008-09 Board of Directors
Back row, from left:
Sister Brenda Jenner, David Tom, Stephen Beatty
(Vice Chair),
James Kennedy, Thomas D. Curzon, David Taylor,
Dr. George Rado,
Joanne Flint
Front row, from left:
Patricia McGee, Dr. Joel Fish, Malcolm Moffat
(Secretary / CEO),
Joyce Bailey (Chair), Sister Elizabeth Ann Eckert,
Caroline Pinto,
Hilary Short
Absent:
Stephen Wall (Treasurer), Peter Barbetta, Katherine Berg,
Dennis Darby
Honorary Directors:
Arnold H. Agnew, Dr. Thomas L. Brown,
T. Richard Davies,
Sally M. Horsfall, Bruce Rathbone
Officers
Joyce Bailey, Chair
Joyce has been a member of the Board since 2002 and was Vice-Chair of St. John’s Rehab Foundation from 2003 to June 2005. She continues as a Director of St. John’s Rehab Foundation. She served on the COTA Board of Directors for nine years and as Chair from 2002-2004. Joyce was also a member of the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation Board serving as Chair from 2003-2004. Her career included 30 years at The Wellesley Hospital with the last seven years as President and CEO.
back to top Stephen Beatty, Vice Chair
Stephen joined the Board of Directors in June 2001. He is the Chairman and Managing Director of KPMG's Public/Private Advisory practice for North America. Stephen is the third generation Beatty family member to serve on the Board.
Stephen Wall, Treasurer
Stephen is an audit partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Financial Institutions and Public Company Practice section of the firm. Stephen has been involved in numerous initial public offerings in both Canada and the US, involving companies such as GO Transit, Harris Steel Group, Sceptre Group of Funds and Drexel Burnham Lambert.
Malcolm Moffat, Secretary
Malcolm was appointed as a Director in March 2003 following his appointment as President and CEO of St. John's Rehab Hospital. Before his appointment at St. John's Rehab, Malcolm was the Vice-President and Chief Planning Officer of St. Michael's Hospital.
Directors
Peter Barbetta
Peter is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Cadillac Fairview Corporation Ltd. In his previous volunteer governance work, Peter served as a director of the Board of St. Bernard’s Hospital, an organization which St. John’s Rehab assumed responsibility for in 2000 during hospital restructuring.
Katherine Berg
Katherine joined the hospital Board in December 2006. She is currently the Chair and associate professor at the University of Toronto, Department of Physical Therapy. She is a health services researcher with interests in quality indicators, outcome measurement and prevention of disability and falls. She developed and validated a Balance Scale which is widely used in rehabilitation.
Thomas D. Curzon
Tom is President of TDC Communications Inc. and has been a member of the board since 2002. He is the retired Group Vice-President of Corporate Communications for CTVglobemedia, Canada’s premier multimedia company and its divisions including CTV Inc. and the Globe and Mail.
Dennis Darby
Dennis joined the hospital’s Board in February 2008. Dennis is currently the Chief Executive Officer at the Ontario Pharmacists’ Association. Prior to taking on his role at the OPA, Dennis spent over 15 years at Procter & Gamble, the last role being the Director, North American External Relations which he was appointed to in 2006.
Sister Elizabeth Ann Eckert
Sister Elizabeth Ann is the Reverend Mother of the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine. She joined the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine in 1987 and has been on the Mother’s Council and served on the Sisterhood’s Board of Directors.
Dr. George Rado
Dr. Rado is a consultant in rehabilitation medicine for the trauma service of St. John’s Rehab Hospital and is the current President of the Medical Staff Association. He has a private practice in Physiatry in Toronto. Dr. Rado is a founding member of the Canadian Society of Medical Evaluators and is a member of its executive.
Dr. Joel Fish
Dr. Fish was appointed as a Director, following his appointment as the Chief of Staff at St. John’s Rehab Hospital in March 2008. He has been actively involved in international medical research in burn rehabilitation and is the recipient of several honours and awards for his work in this area. Prior to joining St. John’s Rehab, Dr. Fish was Director of the Burn Program at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Joanne Flint
Joanne is a former TTC Commissioner, North York and Toronto City Councillor and member of the Ontario Municipal Board. She has served as Vice Chair of the Metropolitan Toronto District Health Council and on several boards including The Donwood Institute, the George Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, the AGO, the Canadian Film Centre and the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Sister Brenda Jenner
Sister Brenda is the Director of Mission and is in charge of the Clinical and Operational Ethics Committee of the hospital. Prior to joining the Sisterhood in 1991, Sister Brenda was a missionary nurse based in India but she also did missionary work in Africa, Honduras and Indonesia. She is also a Director of St. John’s Rehab Foundation.
James Kennedy
Jim joined the Board of Directors in June 2003. Jim was a partner at the law firm of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt prior to his retirement in 2000. He is a past president of The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, chair of the Independent Review Committee of the Saxon Funds, a director of Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Canada and a director and officer of several charitable organizations and foundations.
Patricia McGee
Pat joined the Board of Directors in December 2006. She is a retired Director of the then Teaching Hospitals Branch and subsequently the Central Ontario Branch each within Institutional Health Division at the Ministry of Health & Long Term Care. Since her retirement, Pat has been actively volunteering on several boards.
Caroline Pinto
Caroline joined the Board of Directors in February 2008. A lawyer by training, Caroline is a founding Principal of Counsel Public Affairs Inc. She is responsible for providing strategic government relations counsel to a number of major clients. Prior to Counsel Public Affairs, Caroline was Vice President and Director in the Private/Public Partnership Group at Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Hilary Short
Hilary was elected to the Board of Directors in June 2008 following her retirement as President and CEO at the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA). Having first joined the OHA in 1973, Hilary was appointed to the role of CEO in 2003. Under Hilary’s leadership, the OHA’s educational programs achieved record levels of attendance and several new product lines were launched particularly in the field of governance and patient safety. Hilary is known as a strong advocate on behalf of hospitals.
David Taylor
David was elected to the Board of Directors in June 2008. David is an experienced senior executive, having spent 13 years in retail with Simpson’s Limited. He led the operational and financial turnaround of the Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thompson Hall. He also led the design, redevelopment and operation of the Hockey Hall of Fame as its President.
David Tom
David was elected to the Board of Directors in June 2007. He is currently the Vice President, Services at Cisco Systems Ltd. David has over 20 years of experience in the information technology and services industries. Prior to joining Cisco Systems, David was the Managing Director of Inthink Group Inc. responsible for the creation, development and delivery of strategy, planning and interim management services.
Honorary Directors
Arnold H. Agnew
Arnold served on the Board of Directors from 1967 and became an Honorary Director in 2001. Prior to his retirement, he had more than 25 years experience in public affairs consulting, crisis management, high risk communications, corporate and public affairs, annual reports, speeches and the media. During a 25-year newspaper career, he held senior positions including Vice-President and Editor-in-Chief of the Toronto Telegram. His father, Dr. G. Harvey Agnew, was the hospital’s first Secretary of the Medical Staff and a director from 1939-1971.
Dr. Thomas L. Brown
Soon after starting his medical practice in North York in the 1954, Dr. Brown began referring his patients to the hospital for rehabilitation care. Dr. Brown joined the hospital’s medical staff in 1974, serving as President of the Medical staff in the late 1970s. He joined the Board of Directors in 1980.
T. Richard Davies
Dick was appointed as a Director in 1982 and became an Honorary Director in 2005. He served as Chair of the Board from 1991-1996 and as Vice Chair in 1989. In 1994, he retired from a successful 46 year career with the Toronto Dominion Bank most recently as Senior Vice-President for Ontario Division. He is actively involved as a Board member for many non-profit community organizations including the Canadian Automobile Association. Dick also served as Chair of the Foundation from 1997-2000.
Sally M. Horsfall
Sally served as Chair of the Board of Directors from 2000 to 2002 and retired from the Board in June 2006. She has broad experience managing organizations at the Board, Committee and Executive Director level. She was also Chair of the Breakfast for Learning Canadian Living Foundation. She chaired The Advisory Board on the Voluntary Sector for the Premier’s Office in Ontario, was a Director of Green Shield Canada, and has served as the Public Representative on the Appeals Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accounts of Ontario. Sally was Executive Director of the Trillium Foundation from its inception in 1982 and directed its growth until 1993.
Bruce Rathbone
Bruce was appointed as a Director in 2002 following his election as President of St. John's Rehab Hospital Auxiliary until 2005. Following the sudden passing of Auxiliary President Bill Armstrong in December 2007, Bruce agreed to again take on the duties of Auxiliary President in January 2008. During his business career, Bruce was Circulation Manager of the newspaper Canadian Churchman and the Bursar of Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto. He is also a Director of St. John’s Rehab Foundation.