Serving on the Board since 1991, Dr Michael Baker is the Rose Family Chair in Medicine at University Health Network and Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the Royal College of Physicians of Canada.

Dr Baker’s research has focused on the diagnosis and treatment of leukemia and aspects of cancer control, leading to more than 100 publications in this field. He has Chaired several national and provincial cancer research committees, and served as President of the National Cancer Institute of Canada for three years. He has been elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.

He was the Physician-in-Chief of University Health Network for a period of 18 years, and was the inaugural holder of the Charles H. Hollenberg Chair in Medicine. He currently serves as Executive Lead for Patient Safety for the Ontario Ministry of Health. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Toronto General & Western Foundation and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences at University of Toronto.

Serving on the Board since 2008, Ms Michele Bebis holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from Syracuse University in New York.

Michele Bebis began volunteering in the early 1990’s serving on the board for Habitat for Humanity in Canada. Since then she has been involved in a number of fundraising initiatives including the Moffat Cancer Hospital in Florida and the Susan B. Koman Foundation.  On returning to Canada, Michele has worked as a volunteer for the Brazilian Ball, St. Clements’s Early Learning School and Branksome Hall.

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Serving on the Board since 2005, Dr. Robert Bell is President and CEO of UHN and an internationally recognized Orthopaedic surgeon, healthcare executive, clinician-scientist and educator. He brings more than 20 years of experience in academic health care to leadership of Canada’s largest research hospital. From 2000 to 2005, he served as Chief Operating Officer of UHN’s Princess Margaret Hospital where he was responsible for leading Canada’s largest comprehensive cancer centre. From 2003 to 2005, he served as Regional Vice President and Chair of the Clinical Council of Cancer Care Ontario.

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Ms Vonna Bitove is Executive Director of the Bitove Foundation and has been associated with Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation for several years. She served as a board member from 1999 to 2004 and returned as a member in 2006. A nurse by profession and a graduate of the Toronto General Hospital School of Nursing, Vonna has volunteered in a leadership capacity for a number of major fundraising events in support of the hospital, including The Wine Classic and the Dr. Michael Baker Tribute Dinner.

Through her family foundation, Vonna has been a long-time supporter of the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, having supported a number of areas, including the creation of the Bitove Foundation Professorship in Adult Congenital Heart Disease.

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Serving on the Board since 2001, Mr. G. Raymond Chang is Chair of CI Investments Inc., a diversified wealth management firm and one of Canada’s largest investment fund companies. He is also President of G. Raymond Chang Ltd. A chartered accountant, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and a bachelor of applied science degree from the University of Toronto.

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Serving on the Board since 1986, Mrs. Mary Connacher’s significant commitment to the Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation is made evident by the many positions she has held on the Foundation board. Mrs. Connacher joined the Board in 1986, and was elected as Chair in 1992.

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Serving on the Board since 2003, Mr. George Enns is a retired Partner, Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions and the Founder and chairman of Enns Partners Inc., a leading partner-owned executive search-consulting firm acquired by Knightsbridge in late 2006. Previously, Mr. Enns led three organizations in the consumer products and services sectors.

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Serving on the Board since 2007, Mr. Paul Farrell is Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking at CIBC World Markets.

Mr. Farrell joined the Merchant Banking group in 2000 and was responsible for all its principal investing activities. Prior to 2000, Mr. Farrell was in the Investment Banking group of CIBC World Markets where he was involved in a number of public and private equity and debt issues and a number of advisory assignments. In addition to his investment banking and merchant banking experience, he spent a number of years as a corporate lender at CIBC.

Mr. Farrell is a graduate of the University of Toronto and is active on a number of private company boards and advisory committees including Roots Canada, Realstar Management, Keystone Communities, Tricap Restructuring Fund and the CIBC World Markets Employment Equity committee.

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Serving on the Board since 1987, Mr. Fraser Fell is Counsel with Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. He has served as a member of the UHN Campaign Executive Committee, Chair of the Audit Committee and as Co-Chair of the Neuroscience Campaign. His volunteer participation also includes the Spark of Life Campaign and the Cardiac Centre Campaign.

Mr. Fell is a long-time supporter of the hospitals. He is Board Champion of Krembil Neuroscience Centre’s Krembil Discovery Tower, Neuro division and Patient Centred Care and Nursing.

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Serving on the Board since 2005, Mr. Gordon Fenwick is the CEO of Fenwick Automotive Parts. He is also director of the Automotive Parts Rebuilders Association and sits on the Automotive Industries Association of Canada committee.

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Serving on the Board since 2005, Ms. Susan Freeman has operated several successful businesses ranging from fashion retailing to sales promotion consulting in both Vancouver and Toronto. She has supported the development of a number of charities, including the formation of Kids Help Phone in 1986.

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Serving on the Board since 1998, Mr. Leo Goldhar is President of Whitehorn Investments Limited. A retired businessman and venture capital investor, he has been involved with a number of philanthropic organizations including the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care and the United Jewish Appeal Federation.

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Serving on the Board since 2004, Mr. David Goldstein is with Chalet Capital Corporation. He is Chair of the Fundraising Priorities and Development Committee and also Board Champion of the Temmy Latner Centre for Thoracic Surgery and the Asthma, Emphysema and Lung Failure Program.

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Serving on the Board since 2003, Dr. J. Bernard Gosevitz is Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Rogers Communications. He holds the Medical Directorship for CTVglobemedia and Barrick Gold Corp. He is Medical Advisor to Sun Media, National Post, Burnac Corporation, TI Benefits, Hull Insurance and KPMG. Recently he has agreed to take on Medical Directorship of the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club.

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Serving on the Board since 2001, Dr. Gerald Halbert has been a strong supporter of Toronto General Hospital and Toronto Western Hospital, and he has volunteered significant time to a number of fundraising initiatives including the Spark of Life and Neurosurgery Chair Campaigns.

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Serving on the Board since 2005, Mr. Todd A. Halpern is President of Halpern Enterprises and is Board Champion of the Krembil Neuroscience Centre’s Krembil Discovery Tower and Krembil Neuro Program.

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Serving on the Board since 2000, Mrs. Tennys Hanson is President & Chief Executive Officer, Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation and Vice President & Chief Development Officer, University Health Network.

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Serving on the Board since 1999, Mr. Donald K. Johnson is Senior Advisor, BMO Capital Markets and a former Vice-Chairman, BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. Mr. Johnson continues to serve as a senior advisor to the firm following his 2004 retirement. He also serves on the Boards of a number of not-for-profit and for-profit organizations and played a key role in convincing the federal government to eliminate the capital gains tax on gifts of listed securities.

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Serving on the Board since 2005, Mr. Raj Kothari is Canadian Investment Management Industry Practice Leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Toronto. His business experience spans India, U.K. and Canada. He was Co-chair of the National Campaign Team of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, India and helped raise over $400,000. He also served in a voluntary capacity as a Director and Treasurer of Bayview Community Services Inc., an organization for mentally challenged people, Duke of Edinburgh Awards – Ontario, and on the Board of Governors of the Stratford Festival of Canada serving as the Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee.

Mr. Kothari currently serves as Vice Chair of the Stratford Endowment Foundation Board, and is on the International Advisory Council of the Dean of Schulich Business School. He is also Board Champion of the McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health.

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Serving on the Board since 2008, Mr. Robert Mark Krembil is the President of the Krembil Foundation, a family foundation that supports medical research and child education. 

From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Krembil was co-owner of Lewiscraft, a National Canadian retail company.  Prior to 1996 Mr. Krembil held a senior position in System Engineering at EDS Canada.

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Serving on the Board since 1996, Mr. Jim Leech is President and Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. He has led large public companies operating and investing in the financial services, real estate and energy industries, as well as start-up technology businesses.

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Marc Lipton is a partner at Torquest Partners, a Canadian manager of private equity funds. He is responsible for investing in established businesses and taking a leadership role in developing these businesses, helping to create and implement value-creation and growth strategies. Prior to joining Torquest, Marc was a private equity investor in, and an operator of, businesses in a wide range of industries.
Marc serves as a director of Torquest portfolio companies including: DayMen Lowepro, Firstonsite and Global Traffic Technologies. Marc’s community work includes sitting on the board of JF&CS, a United Way Member Agency. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Engineering) from the University of Toronto, an MBA from the Rotman School of Management and holds a chartered accountant designation.
Marc has been serving as a member of the Foundation’s Investment Committee since October 2008.

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Serving on the Board since 2005, Mrs. Cheryl McEwen, along with her husband Rob, established the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine. She has been extremely active with such initiatives as branding, marketing, advertising, media, securing major gifts, organizing special events, providing tours, and developing communications materials. Mrs. McEwen has also been involved with developing the strategic direction for the McEwen Centre, and is a member of its Advisory Board. She is also the Board Champion of the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine Campaign.

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Serving on the Board since 1994, Mr. Mitchell Merowitz is Vice President, Corporate Affairs for the AIR MILES Reward Program, Alliance Data Loyalty Services. He also serves as Chief Privacy Officer for Alliance Data’s AIR MILES Reward Program and ICOM Information and Communications L.P.

Prior to joining Alliance Data Loyalty Services, Mr. Merowitz was the Manager of Corporate Communications for one of Canada’s largest public relations agencies and focused in the areas of corporate communications planning, crisis and reputation management, public policy and public affairs. During his tenure, Mr. Merowitz has served as a member of several Board committees and sub-committees. He currently is a member of the Finance and Naming Opportunities committees. He is also Board Champion of the Diabetes Program.

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Serving on the Board since 2008, Mr. Marc Muzzo is a real estate developer and a principal in Marel Contractors, Canada’s largest drywall contractor and the Pemberton Group, one of Canada’s leading condominium developers. He also sits on the Board of Directors of Consolidated HCI Holdings Corporation, a publically traded real estate company based in Ontario.

Mr. Muzzo is Chair of the Muzzo Family Charitable Foundation which was primarily established to assist, promote and develop medical and scientific research in cooperation with hospitals, universities and charities. The Muzzo family’s philanthropic contributions include the establishment of the Muzzo Family Minimally Invasive Surgical Oncology Program Fund at Princess Margaret Hospital and the Muzzo Family and Patient Library at Sunnybrook & Women’s College Hospital. As well, Mr. Muzzo serves as Vice Chair of the G.U./Prostate cancer team at the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation.

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Serving on the Board since 1998, Dr. Christopher Paige is Vice President, Research of UHN. He earned a PhD in Immunology at the Sloan-Kettering Division of Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences in 1979. He became a Member of the Basel Institute for Immunology in Switzerland where he worked from 1980-1987 before joining the Ontario Cancer Institute as a Senior Scientist in 1987. In 1990, Dr. Paige became the founding Director of the Arthritis and Autoimmunity Research Centre as well as Director of Research at The Wellesley Hospital.

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Serving on the Board since 1995, Mr. H. Keith Patterson is a retired partner with Deloitte & Touche. He has over 30 years experience in Canadian and U.S. taxation.

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Serving on the Board since 2004, Dr. Richard Reznick is Vice President, Education at UHN and R.S. McLaughlin Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery at University of Toronto.

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Serving on the Board since 2007, Mrs. Marvi Ricker is Managing Director, Philanthropic Services for BMO Harris Private Banking. She assists clients with the establishment and administration of their private foundations, particularly the creation of innovative granting programs. Also, she plays a key role in BMO Financial Group’s alliance with community foundations, “Supporting Your Community”.
From 1990 to 2002, Mrs. Ricker was executive director of The Richard Ivey Foundation, a private charitable foundation created in 1947 in London, Ontario and in 1998 relocated to Toronto. The Foundation, which has made grants of more than $50 million in support of projects in health, education, social development, environment, and arts and culture, has a particular interest in conservation of forests in Canada.

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Serving on the Board since 2005, Mrs. Loretta Anne Rogers is a Director of Rogers Communications Inc., Rogers Cantel Mobile Communications Inc., and Rogers Media Inc. She sits on several corporate boards and undertakes many philanthropic activities, previously serving on the board of Sheena’s Place, a centre that offers services focused on hope and support to people with eating disorders and their families. Currently, Mrs. Rogers is the Board Champion of Toronto Western Hospital’s Intensive Care and Critical Care Unit.

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Serving on the Board since 1993, Mr. David W. Smith is a senior tax partner of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP. For the past five years, he has served as Chair of the Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation Board of Directors. He has been involved with the Foundation as a Director since 1993, including serving as Chair of the Finance Committee. He is a Board champion of the Vision Program at the Toronto Western Hospital and a Board champion of the campaign for the Krembil Neuroscience Centre’s Krembil Discovery Tower.

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Serving on the Board since 2000, Dr. Bryce Taylor is Surgeon-in-Chief of UHN. He was Coordinator of the Straight Surgical Internship Program at the University of Toronto and from 1983 to 1989 was Director of Postgraduate Education for the Department of Surgery. In 1989 he was appointed Chair of General Surgery for the U of T and was also Program Director for that Division from 1989 to 1995. He was promoted to Full Professor in 1991. He became Head of the Division of General Surgery at the Toronto Hospital (subsequently University Health Network) from 1990 to 1996 and was appointed Associate Chair of the Department of Surgery in 1996.

Since 1999, in addition to the position of Associate Chair of the Department of Surgery, U of T, Dr. Taylor has held the James Wallace McCutcheon Chair in Surgery, Surgeon-in-Chief and Director of Surgical Services at UHN.

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Serving on the Board since 2008, Mr. Richard Wachsberg is co-founder and Chairman of Apollo Health and Beauty Care, the largest Private Label and Control Label Personal Care Manufacturer in Canada with distribution throughout North and South America, Mexico, Europe, and Asia.  Apollo Health and Beauty Care has been awarded the distinction of being one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 and is a candidate for 50 Best Platinum status in 2008.

Apollo Health and Beauty Care has been a sponsor of the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation’s Toronto Fashion Show and is a long time sponsor of, among other worthy causes, the Reena Foundation benefitting the developmentally disabled, on which Board Richard currently sits.

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Serving on the Board since 1991, Mr. John F. T. Warren is a partner at the Toronto office of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and is the Firm’s National Business Department Leader. He is also a member of the Firm’s National Executive Committee.

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