TRILLIUM HEALTH PARTNERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joan Mohammed
Board Chair
Joan is currently the Vice Chair of BMO Wealth Management, responsible for growing BMO’s global wealth management presence through targeted mergers and acquisitions.
Joan has held senior leadership roles in multiple areas of the firm including Asset Management, Corporate Risk Management, Operational Risk, Wealth Management and Human Resources. Before her current role, Joan served as the Chief Operating Officer for BMO Wealth Management, she played a pivotal role in driving the global strategy through the establishment of a single integrated operating model and guiding the business during a period of significant growth, huge change and heightened regulatory scrutiny.
Joan holds an M.B.A. from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and an ICD.D from the Institute of Corporate Director at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.
Howard Eng
Board Vice-Chair
Following a distinguished global airport career, Mr. Eng recently retired as President & CEO of the Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA), a position he held for 8 years. Mr. Eng started his career in Edmonton with Transport Canada. Leaving government when the Canadian airports devolved he joined Edmonton International Airport where he held progressively senior management positions, culminating in his appointment as Vice President, Operations in 1993. In 1995, he joined the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) where he served as Executive Director, Airport Operations. During his 17-year tenure, HKIA became one of the world's largest international hubs and won more than 40 Best Airport awards. Mr. Eng returned to Canada in 2012 to assume the President & CEO position at GTAA. Under his leadership, the GTAA has emerged as a global mega hub, joining the ranks of the top 30 international airports worldwide based on passenger numbers.
Mr. Eng is a past Chair of the Canadian Airports Council (CAC) and also represented Canada on the Airports Council International (ACI) World and North America governing Boards. In 2020 he was named the Ontario Chamber of Commerce CEO of the year, and the Airports Executive CEO of the year for North American Airports over 40 million passengers. He is also a past member of the World Travel and Tourism Council, and a member of the Edmonton International Airport Board. Mr. Eng holds Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Commerce degrees from the University of Alberta.
Adam Burke
Board Treasurer
Adam Burke is a Vice Chair and Partner with Deloitte with over 34 years of experience serving large domestic and international clients in both an audit and advisory capacity. Adam has served in various executive roles at Deloitte and was elected by his partners twice to the Board of Deloitte, which included a three-year period chairing the Finance Committee. Adam has extensive experience working with Boards and Audit Committees and has experience across a number of sectors. Adam also undertook a secondment with Deloitte’s Global firm as Director of Quality, Strategy and Communications.
Adam is a member of the Board of Directors of Canadian Stage and Chair of the Audit & Finance Committee since 2017 and is a member of the Major Giving Cabinet for the United Way of Greater Toronto.
Adam is a Chartered Professional Accountant and in 2021 was recognized as a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant by the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario. Adam has an Honours Bachelor of Administration from Brock University.
David Allgood
David Allgood was Counsel at Dentons LLP. Based in Toronto, David was a senior legal and business executive who provided strategic advice and extensive expertise to financial services businesses. An innovative thinker, David transformed the legal business by emphasizing a value-based approach to pricing and applying business tools, project management and Lean principles to legal issues. He also supported risk management and audit committees and was a trusted leader on ethics and reputational issues for RBC.
His contributions to the area of business law have been recognized through the establishment of The David Allgood Professorship in Business Law at Queen's Law School. David was awarded the Canadian General Counsel Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. He served on the Board of the Association of Corporate Counsel from 2006 - 2015 and was the first Canadian Board Chair (October 2013 - October 2014) in the organization's more than 30-year history.
Prior to joining Dentons, David was Executive Vice President and General Counsel at RBC, a position he held from 2000 until April 2016, where he led the management of the Global Internal Law Group of 190 lawyers located in 15 countries, providing strategic advice and counsel to RBC Executive Management and its Board of Directors on legal and reputational issues. He was also a member of RBC's Ethics and Compliance and Reputational Risk Oversight Committees.
Ahmad Attia
Ahmad Attia is a distinguished professional in public relations and crisis management, currently serving as the CEO of Incisive Strategy. As an expert in navigating complex communication challenges, Ahmad has strategically positioned Incisive Strategy as an industry leader since its establishment in 2016. His expertise spans a diverse range of clients, helping them overcome intricate challenges and achieve their communication goals.
Prior to founding Incisive Strategy, Ahmad established RisQ Consulting in 2007, a technology and risk management consulting firm providing expert guidance in these fields.
Ahmad is deeply committed to public service. Nationally, he serves on the board of Human Rights Watch Canada, advocating for and protecting human rights both domestically and internationally. Regionally, he has been an active member of the Peel Police Board since 2019, making significant contributions to the intersection of human rights and policing. He served as Vice Chair in 2020 and Chair of the Board in 2021. Locally, he is a board member of the Muslim Council of Peel, actively engaging in community advocacy and support.
Ahmad's dedication to community service and human rights has earned him several prestigious awards. In 2023, he was honored with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Award for his outstanding community service. He also received the Voice of Justice Award for his advocacy on global minority human rights in media, recognizing his impactful efforts in raising awareness and driving change through media channels.
Raised in Mississauga, Ahmad now resides in Erin Mills with his wife, Lyla, and their three children. His deep roots in the community further enhance his commitment to fostering a just and equitable society.
Mark Cummings
Mark is currently the President & CEO of Bluushark Consulting Inc. He is a dedicated and passionate business leader with extensive experience in the insurance and financial services industries across a number of major institutions in Canada.
Prior to his current role he was President & CEO of Teachers Life. Before joining Teachers Life in 2017 Mark held a number of executive leadership roles. He was previously at Scotiabank where he was President and CEO of Scotia Life Financial and Scotia Life Insurance Company. In this role, he oversaw all Canadian life insurance operations for the bank, as well as the strategy and growth of the organization's four insurance business lines; Creditor, Life and Health, Home and Auto, and Travel Insurance. During his tenure, he successfully led the division through a period of transformational change and significant growth.
Prior to joining Scotiabank in 2006 Mark held executive leadership roles at RBC and the Canada Life Insurance Company in Wealth Management, Creditor Insurance and Human Resources.
Mark is also very active in the community and is the current Chair of the Board of Linbrook School in Oakville and a Board Member of the National Sanitarium Association. He has previously chaired a number of boards including Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto and the Haliburton Club of Scouts Canada, and was the past Vice-Chair of the West Park Healthcare Foundation Board.
Kevin Johnson
Kevin is a seasoned media professional who brought over 25 years of industry experience across agencies and categories when he joined GroupM Canada as Chief Executive Officer at the end of 2021. Previous to that role, he was the CEO of MediaCom Canada, where he helped bring new business and raise the agency’s profile. Those who work with Kevin attest to his passion and steadfast dedication to delivering exceptional work through collaborative relationships and innovative thought.
Kevin stands out as a leader in the media industry for his professional success but more than that, for his commitment to actively participating and impacting the industry and world around him. He believes strongly in the importance of affecting meaningful change in the community and encourages his teams and clients to do the same – which has led to significant support for a long list of charitable organizations: The Heart & Stroke Foundation, The Daily Bread Food Bank, Canadian Blood Services, Sick Kids, the Canadian Cancer Society’s Run for the Cure, and Skylark Children, Youth and Families.
Kevin is also a dedicated community mentor in Rexdale, where he grew up, and a strong supporter of Trust 15, a group that provides social and educational tools through mentorship.
Anupam Kothari
Anupam Kothari is the President of the Kothari Group, a family real estate company active in mortgage lending, real estate development and investment with a focus on hotels and residential real estate. The Kothari Group operates primarily in Ontario and Manitoba, with recent expansions taking place in British Columbia.
Before joining the Kothari Group, Anupam held various roles in engineering, sales, and product management at an emerging information technology company. He graduated with dual degrees in Computer Engineering and Economics from the University of Waterloo and has an Executive MBA from Kellogg-Schulich.
The Kothari family has been in Mississauga for close to 30 years and are committed to giving back to the communities they operate in, particularly in the areas of healthcare and education. Anupam is active on the boards of the Friends of Canadian Museum of Human Rights, Concordia Hospital Foundation and the Canadian Helen Keller Center.
Jennifer Lee
Jennifer Lee is a bold, inspiring leader who creates global impact for her clients, where her expertise centres on strategy, value creation and business model transformation. As Deloitte’s Managing Partner of Emerging Growth Businesses and Partner, Value Creation Services, she addresses significant signature marketplace issues such as Future of Trust, Climate Change / ESG and Digital Identity. Jennifer also led Deloitte's Global Pandemic response. Global Consulting Magazine recognized Jennifer as one of the top Global Future Leaders in Consulting. She was also named Manulife Mentor of the Year by Ascend Canada.
While in industry, Jennifer worked and lived around the world: M&A / Treasury for AT&T in Hong Kong, and European Marketing Group for Hewlett-Packard in Germany. She was formerly a strategic adviser for the Azerbaijani Microfinance Association in Azerbaijan and Asian Credit Fund in Kazakhstan, focusing on elevating impoverished women via micro-loans. While at Bell Internet, Jennifer led one of the largest and fastest wireless internet rollouts in the organization’s history.
Coming from an immigrant family, Jennifer is a champion of diversity, equity and inclusion. She orchestrated Deloitte’s Global NextGen Program, establishing a global pipeline of female success executives to take on global leadership roles in her business unit. Her passion for driving local and global impact is also demonstrated in her past and present volunteerism and board work. Currently, she serves on the board of Windmill Microlending and is part of the GROW, a Canadian women’s giving circle. She is also a board governor for Sterling Hall School.
Jen earned her Executive MBA from the University of Toronto and undergraduate degree from the University of Waterloo.
Christine Magee
Christine Magee is the Co-Founder and Chair of Sleep Country Canada which was started in 1994 and has expanded and grown to become Canada's leading mattress retailer with a national footprint of 286 stores, 17 distribution centres operating under the three Brands of SCC, Dormez-Vous, and Endy.
Christine believes strongly in giving back to her community. She is a Member of the Order of Canada, was awarded the Excellence Canada Board of Governors' Special Recognition of Achievement Award, and has been inducted into the Women's Executive Network Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women Hall of Fame. She has also been recognized as one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40, inducted in the Marketing Hall of Legends and the Retail Council of Canada Hall of Fame. She has received the Wilfrid Laurier Outstanding Business Leader Award, Possibility Thinker Award and Toastmasters International Communication and Leadership Award.
Christine sits on the board of several other companies and organizations, including Sleep Country Canada, TELUS, Woodbine Entertainment Group, Metro Inc., Talent Fund and Trillium Health Partners Foundation.
Alison McLean
Following an exemplary career in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) healthcare sector, Alison McLean recently retired after spending 33 years at Nestlé. For the past 11 years, Alison held the roles of President, Nestlé Nutrition and President, Nestlé Health Sciences responsible for all aspects of the businesses in Canada. In these roles, she served as a member of the Americas Nutrition Executive Leadership team, the North American Health Science Executive Leadership team, as well as a member of the Nestlé in the Market Canadian Executive Team. Prior to joining Nestlé, Alison worked as a Clinical Dietitian at the Toronto General Hospital.
Alison served on the Industry Advisory Council for the Ontario Brain Institute. She also served as a Board Member and Chair of the Nominations Committee for the Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research. Alison was recognized as one of the Star Women in Grocery for her excellence in leadership, innovation and dedication across retail sales, consumer packaged goods and the health care industry.
Since retiring from Nestlé in 2023, Alison has started to play a more significant role giving back to the community; volunteering as both a Strategic Advisor, and a member of the Fundraising and Donor Relations Board Committee with Food Banks Mississauga.
Alison holds the ICD.D designation from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. She graduated from the University of Western Ontario with an Honours Bachelor of Science in Home Economics, Food and Nutrition and completed the Graduate Internship Program at Toronto General Hospital.
Carmine Nigro
Carmine Nigro is President & CEO and Co-Founder of the CRAFT Development Corporation, a leading real estate developer and builder based in Toronto. Carmine has over 35 years of construction and real estate development experience including acquisitions, construction management and urban planning that has helped to build and enhance communities across southern Ontario, Pennsylvania and Florida.
In addition to his work at CRAFT, Carmine has been a volunteer of Make-A-Wish Canada since 2008; on the Board of Directors for Friends of the Orphans Canada organization for over 18 years; Chairman of Board of Directors for the LCBO since 2019; a Board Member for Invest Ontario since March 2021; and was appointed as the Board Chair of Ontario Place Corporation in March 2022. He has been on the Senate of Canadian Military Regiment, The Queens Own Rifles since 2021. He also served as a Board Member for Runnymede Health Centre from 2020-2023.
Gregory Smith
Gregory Smith is the President & CEO and founder of Instar in 2014 with a vision of investing in distinctive middle-market, North American companies to help them grow, thrive and become even better. With nearly 30 years of experience in the investment, operation, acquisition and financing of public and private companies, including infrastructure, real estate, power and utility businesses, Gregory has deep relationships across the private capital spectrum, an entrepreneurial spirit and a history of investing in essential businesses that deliver value to investors, communities, partners and other stakeholders.
Gregory leads a dynamic, growing team committed to innovation, long-term partnerships and investing with purpose to discover uncommon opportunities. Prior to founding Instar, Gregory was managing partner and head of Brookfield Financial’s global infrastructure advisory group. He was also the president of Macquarie Capital Funds Canada where he was responsible for Macquarie’s unlisted and listed funds business in Canada along with the management of Macquarie’s Canadian assets owned by offshore funds. Prior to Macquarie, Gregory was managing director at RBC Capital Partners and a managing director at Deloitte.
Gregory offers significant governance expertise and has acted as a director or observer/advisor to the boards for several reporting issuers across a range of industry sectors. He has also served in an advisory capacity for private capital firms and associations such as the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships. Active in the private equity and venture capital sector since 1994, Gregory notably served for a number of years on the board of Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association, including as chair and president, where he advocated for strategies and programs to enhance the overall private capital ecosystem, accelerate Canadian growth businesses and create economic opportunity.
Gregory is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Chartered Business Valuator, and holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University.
Melanie Steiner
Melanie is an independent board director and founder and CEO of the Inspirion Group, where she advises complex global organizations on risk, strategy and accelerating ESG transformation. Her general management, advisory and board experience span multiple sectors including Retail, Apparel, Industrial, CPG, Healthcare, Technology and Financial Services, with outsized strength in D2C and the digitization of retail.
In addition to her CEO role, Melanie sits on the board of US Ecology Inc. (NASDAQ: USEC), a leading North American provider of environmental and waste services based in Idaho. She is faculty at Digital Directors Network (DDN), an organization dedicated to improving digital and cybersecurity risk oversight in the corporate boardroom, and World 50, a private community for senior executives to collaborate, and share ideas and solutions.
Previously, Ms. Steiner spent nearly a decade as the Global Chief Risk Officer for PVH Corp. based in New York, owner of iconic brands Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein among others. In this role, Melanie managed various strategic functions including ESG, cybersecurity, enterprise risk management and crisis management during a time of intense global retail disruption and succeeded in shifting the organization into a digital, sustainable and consumer-first model. Earlier in her career, she was a lawyer and Big 4 management consultant, during which time she founded and built out the climate change and sustainability practice at EY Canada. Melanie has a LL.B. (J.D) from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto and a LL.M. in environmental law from the University of London, UK.
Ex-Officio Directors
Karli Farrow
President &
CEO
Karli Farrow is the President and CEO at Trillium Health Partners (THP). Previously she was the Executive Vice-President of Patient Care Services and Chief Operating Officer where she was accountable for clinical operations and the delivery of exceptional patient experiences. She also oversaw capital planning and redevelopment to ensure that all future planning at THP is closely linked to the delivery of patient care.
Karli joined THP in 2009 prior to the merger of Credit Valley Hospital and Trillium Health Centre. She provided leadership to support the merger of the two organizations in 2011. She has since led innovative processes to engage people within the organization and in the community to achieve the hospital’s strategic mission to deliver
a new kind of health care for a healthier community.
Prior to joining THP, Karli worked in health care consulting where she led projects focused on reducing wait times and improving chronic disease management. She has also served in senior advisory roles for the Ontario Government, including Director of Policy for the Premier of Ontario and Chief of Staff to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, where she helped develop and implement strategies to improve access to care and long-term sustainability of the health care system in Ontario.
Karli serves on the Board of Trustees of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) and the Board of Directors of the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES).
Dr. Sam Sabbah
Chief of Staff (COS)
Dr. Sam Sabbah is the Chief of Staff and Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) at Trillium Health Partners (THP). He brings extensive experience in creating human-centered health care solutions that improve access to care and health outcomes. A tireless advocate for patients, Dr. Sabbah has led initiatives designed to ensure that all people, including underserved and equity deserving populations, have access to the highest quality of care. He is a leader in employing Lean methodology and harnessing the power of information technology and innovation to reduce wait times and improve the overall patient and provider experience.
As the former Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at a Toronto hospital network, Dr. Sabbah’s leadership has spanned departments, committees and initiatives focused on patient safety, quality improvement and digital transformation. He holds a faculty appointment as a Clinician in Quality and Innovation at the level of Assistant Professor within the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine.
Through this work, he has implemented a range of initiatives within his department to support safety, work-life balance, recognition, and purpose-driven professional growth – the core components of total wellness. Dr. Sabbah is passionate about supporting and mentoring others to realize their potential, and has championed equity, diversity and inclusion within his teams.
An Emergency Medicine physician by training, Dr. Sabbah completed the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Post graduate program in Emergency Medicine at McGill University. He also holds a Master of Health Information Science from the University of Victoria.
Terri Irwin,
Chief Nursing Executive
Executive Vice President, Patient Care Services
Terri Irwin is Executive Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Executive at Trillium Health Partners (THP). Terri has served as VP, Patient Care Services since July 2021 where she has provided executive level leadership to our Surgery & Peri-Operative, Cardiac Health, Medical Device Reprocessing, Neuro/MSK and Patient Support Services departments. She joined THP in 2019 as Director of Surgery and Perioperative Services, where she provided strategic leadership as co-chair of the Peri-Operative Committee in the planning and implementation of surgery changes throughout the pandemic, including the implementation of pre-operative testing, development of a principled approach to recovery planning, and supports for redeployed staff. In addition, Terri has advanced the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program at THP.
Prior to joining THP, Terri was the Director of the Quality Standards program at Health Quality Ontario where she worked to drive inter-professional quality improvement through the development, implementation, measurement, and reporting of clinical quality standards at the provincial level. Terri holds a Master of Nursing, Administration Stream from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Nursing from Queen’s University, and has over 20 years of experience in professional practice, clinical operations, and quality improvement.
Paul Sabourin
Board Chair, Trillium Health Partners Foundation
Paul co-founded Polar Asset Management Partners in 1991. As Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer, he sets investment strategy and oversees Polar’s investment management team.
Paul started his career at Burns Fry Ltd. in 1982, gaining experience in research and equity trading. In 1987, Paul became a Director at Burns Fry, and a member of the Executive Committee.
Paul is a member of the Advisory Board of the Ivey Business School; Chair of the Board of the Morrisette Institute for Entrepreneurship at Western University; a board member of the Trillium Health Partners Foundation, CanStage Theatre, and the Canadian and Indigenous Acquisitions Committee at the AGO. Paul is currently Co-Chair of THPF’s Capital Campaign and actively supports the annual fund raising campaign of the United Way Greater Toronto.
Paul holds a BA from University of Toronto in 1975, from an MBA from the University of Western Ontario (now Ivey) in 1980.
Paul joined the Trillium Health Partners Foundation Board in 2016, became Vice Chair in 2022 and Chair in June 2023.
Dr. Patricia Houston, MD, MEd, FRCPC
Vice Dean, Medical Education, University of Toronto
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto
Staff Anesthetist, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
Dr. Houston is a Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. She was appointed Vice Dean, Medical Education in July 2020, building upon her previous position as Vice Dean of the MD Program. As Vice Dean, Medical Education, Dr. Houston is responsible for oversight of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine MD Program, Integrated Physician Scientist Training Program, Postgraduate Medical Education, Continuing Professional Development and Office of Learner Affairs.
Dr. Houston is a graduate of the University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine and also holds a Masters of Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Dr. Houston has distinguished herself as a collaborative leader in health professional education. She has served in a number of leadership roles at St. Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto. At St. Michael’s, she has served as Medical Director, Perioperative Service Program, Anesthetist-in-Chief, and Vice President, Education. At the University of Toronto, she has served as Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Anesthesia, Vice Dean, MD Program, and Acting Dean.
Throughout her career Dr. Houston has been recognized with numerous teaching and leadership awards. She is committed to ensuring excellence and alignment across the educational programs she oversees and a learning environment where “we all belong.”
Dr. Sujata Sikka
President, Professional Staff Association
Dr. Sujata Sikka has been an Anaesthesiologist at Trillium Health Partners (THP) since 2004. She has a passion for and is the Mississauga Academy of Medicine (MAM) Faculty Lead for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and an Assisstant Professor at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anaesthesia at the University of Toronto. She also manages Physican resources for the department of Anesthesia and is a recipient of the THP Award for Outstanding Commitment for the Advancement of Medical Education. Dr. Sikka is passionate about gender equity and is one of the co-leads for the THP Superwomen group.
During her time with the Professional Staff Association (PSA), she has been a member of the selection committee for the Chief of Women’s and Children’s, Chief of Staff, and the Chief of Surgery. She has served as PSA Vice-President, including having served as Secretary overseeing the duties of the Treasurer. As PSA President and in her former role as PSA Vice-President, Dr. Sikka is a member of the THP Board of Directors, including the Medical Advisory Committee, Credentials Committee, and Co-Chair of the Joint Conference Meetings; and in her current role, she will be a member of the Finance and Audit Committee and Fiscal Advisory Committee.
Dr. Thomas McGowan
Vice-President, Professional Staff Association
Dr. McGowan is a Radiation Oncologist at Trillium Health Partners (THP). From 2004 to 2014, he was the Head of Radiation Oncology at the Credit Valley Hospital. Dr. McGowan brings a wealth of Executive experience to this role as he was previously Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee and President of the Medical Staff Association at Princess Margaret Hospital. He was also Provincial Head of Radiation Oncology and then Executive Vice President at Cancer Care Ontario.
He has served as Secretary of the Professional Staff Association (PSA), including overseeing the duties of the Treasurer.
As Vice-President of the PSA, he is a member of the THP Board of Directors, including the Medical Advisory Committee, Credentials Committee, and Co-Chair of the Joint Conference Meetings.
