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Leadership & Board
The Centre of Excellence’s Board of Directors oversees the operations and financials of the Centre of Excellence as a not-for-profit, and includes veterans, industry leaders, and chronic pain experts from McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences and Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation.
Advisory Council For Veterans
Tom Hoppe MSC, MB, CD, MA.
Conrad Heegsma
Arron Victory
Gary Foster
Andrew Thomas MSc PT, BSc Kin
Allison Gaudet, MScPT, MClScPT, BScKin
Chair, Centre of Excellence Advisory Council For Veterans
Al Dunham, CD
MWO (Ret’d) Keven Phinney, M.M.M.,CD
Hélène Le Scelleur
Vice-Chair, Centre of Excellence Advisory Council for Veterans
Duncan Redburn
Gordon MacEachern
Anouk Beauvais
Elexzo Bailey
Ruby A. Brydges, CD, CFI, B.A.
Mindy Pearson, MMM, CD
Scientific Advisory Board
Dr. Alice Aiken, CD, PhD, MSc, BScPT, BSc
Vice-President, Research & Innovation, Dalhousie University
Dr. Hélène Beaudry, PhD
Executive Director, Québec Pain Research Network
Allison Gaudet, MScPT, MClScPT, BScKin
Dr. Christine Goertz, DC, PhD
Director of System Development and Coordination for Spine Health, Duke Health
Dr., Major (retired) Luc J. Hébert, fellow PT, PhD, CD
Dr. Robert D. Kerns, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Psychology at the School of Medicine, Yale University
Hélène Le Scelleur
Joy MacDermid, BSc, BScPT, MSc, PhD, FCAHS, FRSC, O. Ont
Distinguished Professor of Physical Therapy at Western University
Professor Dominic Murphy, MA, PhD, DClinPsy
Combat Stress & King's College London, UK
Dr. Anne Marie Pinard M.D., M.A. (Ed.)
Full professor, Faculty of Medicine, Anesthesiology Department / Laval University
Dr. Victoria Williamson
Researcher, University of Bath and King's College London
Leadership Team
Dr. Ramesh Zacharias
President, CEO & Medical Director
Jane Lang
Senior Accountant
Chelsea White
Director of Veteran Engagement
Lauren O'Grady
Communications Specialist II
Deb Denman
Director of Integration and Knowledge Mobilization
Andrea Gaunce
Events Manager
Douglas Rust
Manager of Research and Development
Dr. Abhimanyu Sud
Chief Scientific Officer
Kayla May
Knowledge Mobilization and Impact Manager
Dr., Major (retired) Luc J. Hébert, fellow PT, PhD, CD
Director of Research Partnerships and Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board
Susy Faria
Office Manager
Cam Kowalski
Director of Operations
Dishita Ghai
Knowledge Mobilization Intern
Amanda Dunstan
Digital Media Coordinator
Board of Directors
Alphonse MacNeil
Board Director
Melanie Borho-Persechini, CPA, CA
Board Treasurer
Dr. Jonathan Bramson
Board Chair
David Henley, OMM, CD, QC
Board Director
Ray McInnis, MMM, CD
Board Director
General (Retired) Walt Natynczyk
Board Director
Heather Parry
Board Director
Dr. Geneviève Richer
Board Director
Joanne Seviour
Board Director
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