Board of Directors

Appointed: 2012

Committees: Treasurer of Board, Chair of Finance/Audit & Resources Committee, Member of Governance/Nominating, and Advocacy Committee

Other Volunteer Work: Treasurer Windsor Essex Country Sports Hall of Fame

Favourite Saying: "Imagination is more important the knowledge." Albert Einstein.

Appointed: 2012

Education: B.A., Honors B. Comm., MBA.

Other Volunteer Work: St. Clair College Board of Governors, Katelyn Bedard Bone Marrow Association Board, Parkwood Gospel Temple Board, Board Member & Treasurer of the Downtown Mission, participation in Student Nutrition Programs.

Family: Married to Gloria with three children, and three grandchildren.

Favourite Saying: "To whom much is given, much is required." - Luke 12:48

Appointed: 2018

Education: CPA, CGA

Committees: Member of Finance/Audit and Resources

Other Volunteer Work: Board President, Essex County Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic. Former Board member Essex Community Services.

Family: Married to Jackie with two daughters

Favourite Saying: "If you think you can, you can. If you think you can't, you're right." Mark Twain

Appointed: 2018

Education: Honours Bachelor of Commerce (University of Windsor), CPA, CA (Chartered Accountant)

Committees: Finance/Audit & Resources Committee

Other Volunteer Work: University of Windsor Board of Governors - University of Windsor Board of Governors - Chair, Municipal Retirees Organization Ontario (OMERS retirees) - Treasurer, A Book of My Own Literacy Campaign - Treasurer, Ontario School Board Insurance Exchange - Chair

Family: Married to Brian with two children and one grandchild

Appointed: 2012

Education: CPA - Illinois, USA; FCA - Institute of Chartered Accountants of India; LL.B. - University of Delhi, India

Committees: Treasurer of Board, Chair of Finance/Audit & Resources Committee, Member of Governance/Nominating, and Advocacy Committee; 

Other Volunteer Work: Chair  and President - Dr. Fouad Tayfour Charitable Foundation, Member - Assistance to Widows Committee, Canadian World Education Foundation (CWEF), Former Board Member - CWEF, Former Board Member - Essex, Kent and Lambton District Health Council (predecessor of LHIN), Former Board Member - Harmony in Action; Former Board Member - Windsor Regional Hospital Foundation.

Family: Married to Seema with two daughters, Sumedha and Rigya.

Favourite Saying: "Be the change that you want to see in the world," Mahatma Gandhi."

Appointed: 2018

Education: Diploma Nursing from St, Clair College (1975), Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Windsor (1994), Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Windsor (2004).

Healthcare: Cynthia began her career as a hospital nurse. In 1985, she joined the faculty at St. Clair College in the Practical, Diploma, and Collaborative Nursing programs. As her career continued she held the positions of Chairperson for the School of Nursing followed by Director of Strategic Planning for Health Sciences and Nursing, where she was directly involved in the clinical design, technology, and simulation labs for the Centre for Applied Health Sciences.

Committees: Windsor Regional Hospital Board of Directors, and Quality of Care Committee, and Patient & Caregiver Council. 

Family: Married to Rick, with two children and six grandchildren.

Appointed: 2014

Education: Master of Education Candidate, Bachelor of Education, Business Information Systems

Committees: Member of Finance/Audit & Resources, and H.R. Sub-Committee 

Other Volunteer Work: Member of the Board and the Executive of the Windsor-Essex Smart Community, Chairs the Technology Leadership Committee under the Smart Community initiative and is the Vice President representative of the Coordinating Committee of Vice Presidents Academic of the Ontario colleges.

Family: Married to Don and has one son, Steven.

Appointed: 2016

Education: Bachelors of Science in Nursing from the University of Windsor (1987), Masters of Science in Nursing-Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (1999) from Wayne State University, and her Doctorate in Nursing - Biobehavioral Health (2012) from the University of Michigan.

Healthcare Experience: Dr. Freeman has worked in health care for over 29 years in many different roles in Canada and the United States. She is the Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program Graduate Coordinator and the Coordinator for the Oncology Palliative Care Diploma Program. Her areas of research interest include Oncology (Breast Cancer), Survivorship, Palliative Care, Cognitive Impairment and the Student Experience within Post-Secondary Education.

Appointed: 2018

Education: B.S.W., M.S.W., University of Windsor, Registered Social Worker 

Committee Membership: Quality of Care

Other Volunteer Work: Former Board Member, Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society and Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation, Former Board Member, ASSIST (Assisting Individuals Secure Tomorrow), London, ON, Former Board Member, EDAL (Eating Disorder Association of London)

Family: Married to Steve

Favourite Saying: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead

Appointed: 2014

Education: B.A, B.Ed, M.Ed University of Windsor

Committees: Member of Governance/Nominating, Advocacy, Quality of Care, and Patient and Caregiver Council

Other Volunteer Work: Board of directors for House of Sophrosyne, Family Respite

Appointed: 2007

Education: LL.B, University of Windsor; J.D., University of Detroit

Profession: Served as the Vice President of Corporate and Medical Affairs before taking on the role of President and CEO of WRH 

Family: Married to Elizabeth with one son, Maxim

Favourite Saying: "Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever." Gandhi

Education: RN, BScN, MBA.

Profession: She joined WRH in 1999 and has been the CNE and COO since December 2020. Karen provides support, guidance, and direction for the Directors and Managers of these departments as they develop, implement, and sustain improvements in processes and care delivery to ensure positive patient outcomes. Karen leads the Hospital Acquired Infection and Hand Hygiene Corporate indicator and is dedicated to continuous system and process improvements throughout her portfolio and the entire organization.

Appointed: 2019

Education: B.Sc (Hon), University of Windsor, 1997. M.D., University of Ottawa, 2001. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (FRCPC), Internal Medicine 2005.

Family: Married to Geneviève with 3 sons.

Favourite Saying: “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” -Winston Churchill

Appointed: 2018

Appointed: 2018