Board of Directors

Kassidy Kennedy is an experienced governance professional with a proven track record in strategic planning, board leadership, and organizational development. With over a decade of service on various nonprofit boards, she brings a wealth of experience. Kassidy holds a BSc in Environmental Earth Sciences and an MBA in Global Leadership, combining scientific insight with strong business acumen. In her professional career, Kassidy serves as Corporate Secretary at Skilled Trades Ontario (STO), where she leads corporate governance and strategic initiatives. She has also held key roles at Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB), contributing to governance, strategy and risk management.

Joanne has over 20 years of experience in health care and the public sector. This experience includes working as Manager of Organizational Development and Diversity in the Scarborough Health Network, Senior Manager of Organizational Development for the Central East Local Health Integration Network, Manager of Talent Programs for Ontario Power Generation, and Senior Consultant of Organizational Development and Healthy Workplace at Mount Sinai Hospital. Currently working as Manager of Organizational Development at Public Health Ontario, Joanne leads a team that provides strategic talent management and wellness programs across 11 provincial sites. Joanne has previous experience as a Board Director for nonprofit organizations.

Hélène Wong has over 26 years of experience in healthcare and information technology in the private, not-for-profit, and public sectors in Ontario and overseas. Hélène has held strategic leadership and program / project delivery roles. She currently leads a team managing and delivering technology solutions for the public health sector. She previously worked on HIV/AIDS initiatives in Southern Africa with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and on telecommunications technologies in the hi-tech sector. Hélène has a BSc. and a MSc. in Computer Science and an MBA.

Chris has over 16 years of experience working in the parliamentary procedure field at Parliaments across Canada. Chris currently works for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He has been a clerk on various committees including Social Policy, Justice Policy, Emergency Management, Procedure and House Affairs, and Senior Clerk of Committees. He has also worked in the Yukon Legislative Assembly as a senior staff member providing expert advice to the Speaker and Members of the Assembly on parliamentary procedures rules and precedents. In addition Chris has worked for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as Clerk on various committees including Alberta’s Economic Future, Families and Communities, Public Accounts and Resource Stewardship. Chris has a degree in Political Science and Government/International Studies. He has also co-founded a number of small companies through the years.

Sudha worked as Head of Operations with an international investment organization for over 15 years and was responsible for custody relationship, asset safety and servicing, securities lending and investment operations. He was honoured with the “Industry Legend” award by Global custodian magazine in 2016. He is currently co-founder and managing partner of consulting firm “Soterium” and advises investment firms, pension trusts and family investment offices. He is a certified public accountant from the State of Colorado, a fellow member of the London Institute of Banking & Finance (U.K.) and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of securities and investments, U.K

Catherine is Professor Emerita, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. Catherine joined the Department of Behavioural Science, Faculty of Medicine in 1972 and ‘retired’ in 2008. As Professor Emerita, she continued to teach courses, do research and supervise students. Catherine has received many community service and University of Toronto awards including the Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize. She has vast experience on committees and boards. Catherine’s research and teaching are in the areas of health and human rights, and global health challenges faced by women and children disadvantaged by poverty, prejudice and social exclusion. She has spent many years working in international settings with women, children, political prisoners, refugees, displaced people and street dwellers. She has been a guest lecturer at universities in East Africa, Kenya, Jordan Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Palestine, Israel, China and England. From 1992 – 1996, Catherine took a leave of absence from the University of Toronto to work in Kenya, participating in the evacuation of refugees from Rwanda, working with refugees and displaced people in Kenya and helped organize a major evacuation of street children in Nairobi.