Leadership

Meet Providence Health Care Society members, our Board of Directors and our senior leadership team.

At Providence Health Care (PHC), we are partners with our patients, residents and families and lead with compassion, innovation and social justice.

Get to know our leadership team below.

Providence Health Care Society

The Providence Health Care Society appoints the Board of Directors for Providence Health Care. Meet current Society members:

Member Chair of PHC Society

Paul Brown

Member-Chair

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Michelle Chang

Society member

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Member of PHC Society

Barbara Dowding

Society member

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Member Vice Chair of PHC Society

Sue Dvorak

Member Vice-Chair

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Member of PHC Society

Bishop Gary Gordon

Society member

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Member of PHC Society

Barbara Kubik

Society member

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Member of PHC Society

Clara Lum

Society member

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Member of PHC Society

Archbishop J. Michael Miller

Society member

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Member of PHC Society

Cathy Neugebauer

Society member

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John Nixon

Society member

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Member of PHC Society

Monsignor Gregory Smith

Society member

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Board of Directors

Providence is governed by our Board of Directors. Meet the current Board:

Chair of PHC Board of Directors

James Gorman

Chair

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Chair of PHC Board of Directors

Eric Harris

Board member

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Peter Bull

Board Vice-Chair

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Member of PHC Board of Directors

Nelson Kwan

Board Vice-Chair

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Father Robert Allore

Board member

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Debra Doucette

Board member

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Neysa Finnie

Board member

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Maria Harris

Board member

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Karen Keilty

Board member

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Dr. Dermot Kelleher

Board member

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Michael Kennedy

Board member

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Chris Lewis (Ancestral name: Syeta’xtn)

Board member

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Ivor Luk

Board member

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Dr. M. Judith Lynam

Board member

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Kirk Mitchell

Board member

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Kate Perkins

Board member

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Senior Leadership Team

The Senior Leadership Team, headed by CEO Fiona Dalton, is responsible for strategic and operational management at Providence. Meet our team:

President and CEO of PHC

Fiona Dalton

President and Chief Executive Officer

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Member of PHC Senior Leadership Team

Mark Blandford (Part Time)

Vice President, Seniors Care, Clinical & Operations

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Dr. Harpreet Chauhan (Part Time VP, in addition to regular clinical duties)

Vice President, Medical Affairs

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Shaf Hussain

Vice-President, Public Affairs, Communications and Stakeholder Engagement

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Dave Ingram

Vice President, Major Capital Projects

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Harmony Johnson (Part Time)

Vice-President, Indigenous Wellness and Reconciliation

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Darryl Knight

Vice-President, Research and Academic Affairs

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Dr. Janet Kow (Part Time VP, in addition to regular clinical duties)

Vice-President, Quality & Safety

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Member of PHC Senior Leadership Team

Francis Maza

Vice-President, Mission, Ethics & Spirituality

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Member of PHC Senior Leadership Team

Deborah Mitchell

Chief Strategy Officer & Vice President, Governance

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Becky Palmer

​Chief People, Nursing & Health Professions Officer

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Norm Peters

Chief Operating Officer

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Brian Simmers

Chief Financial Officer & VP Health Informatics; President, Providence Health Care Ventures

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