2012/2013 Hamilton Health Sciences' Board of Directors

 
Mark Rizzo, Chair
Mark Rizzo is a Vice President, Investment Advisor with CIBC World Markets Inc. in Hamilton. Mark provides investment advisory services to both institutional and private clients. Mark has worked with many organizations in establising sound investment Principles that allow his clients to meet their investment objectives. Previously, Mark served as a member of numerous charitable boards such as the YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington. He currently is a board member of the Hamilton Club and the Art Gallery of Hamilton and is a past Chair of St. Peter's Health System, St Peters Long Term Care Centre and the Royal Botanical Gardens.  

 
Stacey Allerton
Stacey Allerton is the Vice President of Human Resources for Ford of Canada. In this role, Stacey has responsiblilty for all aspects of human resources and labour relations for Ford's 8,000 employees across Canada. A 2006-2009 winner of WXN's Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100, Stacey is an active community volunteer and mentor for women in business.  She currently serves as member of the Board of Directors for Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ltd, is an Advisory Council member for the Ryerson Centre for Labour Management Relations, and is a member of the Minister of Labour's Labour Management Advisory Committee.  She holds a Master's Degree in Industrial Relations and a Bachelor of Business Degree from Michigan State University.

Dr. Frank Baillie
Ex officio
President, Medical Staff Association
Dr. Baille is a member of Hamilton Health Sciences' Department of Surgery and Director of the Trauma Program. He is an Associate Clinical Professor and Associate Chair (Administration), Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University. He recently was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the Hamilton Academy of Medicine and is a past Cornerstone Award recipient.

Bruce Barch
The majority of Bruce's career has been with RBC Royal Bank where he was most recently Vice President, Contact Centres. His successes have centred on improving customer satisfaction to world-class levels, testing and introducing new company-wide processes, and significantly enhancing productivity, resulting in savings of hundreds of millions of dollars. More recently he has been Vice President, Investor & Corporate Affairs for Alexis Minerals Corporation, a Canadian-based junior gold mining company.

Chantel Broten
Chantel is the Vice President/Chief Strategy Officer at JAN Kelley Marketing, an award-winning marketing communications firm in Burlington. She is a gifted brand strategist with over 15 years of experience in developing integrated, multi-channel communication programs that drive results. She has spearheaded brand-building campaigns for clients such as GO Transit, Genuine Health, Sobeys/Compliments, Canadian Blood Services, Heart and Stroke Foundation - to name a few. Chantel has an MBA in Marketing and Innovation from McMaster University and  a B.Sc in Human Kinetics from University of Guelph. Chantel is an active community volunteer and is a former director for Big Brothers and Big Sisters Hamilton and Burlington.

Norm Col, Secretary/Treasurer 
Norm is a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte & Touche specializing in tax compliance and planning for several international corporations. He is currently serving on the Board of the Financial Executive Institute (FEI), South Western Ontario Chapter. Norm's past community involvement includes the Burlington Performing Arts Centre Capital Fundraising Committee, Burlington Chamber Business Excellence Awards Selection Committee and, a Board of Directors member for the Hamilton Jr. Bullldogs Hockey Association. He is also a member with the Canadian Tax Foundation as well as the Financial Executive Institute.

 
Julia Kamula
Julia Kamula is the Execuitve Vice President Operations, Central Canada for Sun Media Corporation. Julia oversees in excess of 100 daily and community newpapers operations, magazines and online properties in Ontario. Previous to this, she has also held posts as Senior Vice President of Operations for Osprey media LP and Publisher of the St. Catharines Standard and Niagara Publishing Group. Julia has been active on a number of industry-related and community focused boards and associations most recently as a Brock University board trustee, chairing the Capital Projects and Facilities Committee. Julia also sits on the Board at Niagara College.

Kirsten Krull
Kirsten Krull is the Vice President of Professional Affairs and Chief Nursing Executive. Kirsten has had a long and distinguished career as a nursing leader. Prior to Hamilton Health Sciences, Kirsten's other positions have included Interim Vice President Patient Services for Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital, Windsor, Integrated Vice President, Surgery Services for London Health Sciences and St. Joseph's Health Care in London, Vice President, Patient Program & Chief Nursing Officer at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie; Operations Director, Medical Programs at Humber River Regional Hospital in Toronto; Program Director at York Finch Hospital in Toronto; and organization development and clinical director roles at West Park Hospital in Toronto.

Kirsten earned a Bachelor degree in Nursing at Ryerson, a Master of Health Sciences degree at McMaster University, and she has finished the required course work towards a Doctoral Degree in Adult Education through the University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Kirsten is a Certified Health Executive with the Canadian College of Health Leaders. She also completed a Canadian Health Services Research Foundation fellowship in 2006 focused on the use of evidence to improve quality and outcomes of care.

Dr. John G. Kelton
Ex officio
Dr. John Kelton is a Hematologist, an award-winning researcher and Dean and Vice-President of the Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, as well as the Dean of its Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. Trained at the University of Western Ontario and Duke University, Dr. Kelton joined McMaster in 1977. The focus of his personal research for more than 30 years has been the study of blood platelets. His work has been recognized with many awards, including induction as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and an honourary doctorate of science from the University of Waterloo.

Mary Catherine Lindberg
Mary Catherine is a pharmacist and senior management professional with a background in management of major health operations, programs and support services. She has served as the Executive Director of the Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario and worked in the Ontario Ministry of Health holding a number of positions including Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Insurance and Related Programs. Ms. Lindberg's volunteer experience includes membership on the Patent Medicines Prices Review Board, Green Sheild of Canada, Centennial College and the Cardiac Care Network.

Dr. Stephen Puchalski
Ex officio 
Chair, Medical Advisory Committee
Dr. Puchalski is a member of the Hamilton Health Sciences Department of Anesthesiology and an Associate Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology at McMaster University. He received his Medical Degree and Post Graduate training at McMaster University. He has been active in Medical Education, where he has been the Residency Program Director for the McMaster Anesthesia Program during which time he received the Canadian Anesthesiologist's Society Clinical Teaching Award. He is an active Cardiac Anesthesiologist with a special interest in intra-operative echocardiography.