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Michael Ennis, Chair
Mr. Ennis has over 30 years of public service experience in Ontario.
He has worked in frontline positions in child welfare as well as in adult/children’s corrections. In addition, he has held a number of provincial senior management positions in corrections, children’s services, social services and for five years was Assistant Deputy Minister of Health with a responsibility for Long-Term Care. Following his retirement, Mr. Ennis established a private consulting service. He also served for nine years as a volunteer Board Member and eventually Board Chair of West Park Healthcare Toronto.
Mr. Ennis and his wife, Joanne, relocated from Mississauga to Ottawa in 2007.
Mr. Ennis was born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario and attended University of Ottawa, Laurentian University (Sudbury), and University of Windsor. He completed a Bachelor of Arts from Windsor and a Masters of Criminology from Ottawa. |
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Dr. Denise Alcock, Vice-Chair
Dr. Alcock has had a long career in health care in Ottawa.
She has held three positions at the University of Ottawa - Director of the School of Nursing, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Interim Director of, and consultant to, the Institute of Population Health. She was also the Founding Director of the Child Life Department, as well as of the Nursing Staff Development and Research Department during her 15 years at CHEO.
Dr. Alcock has served on a number of international, national, provincial, and regional boards and committees, including the Medical Research Council, the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing, Sisters of Charity of Ottawa Health Services and the Ottawa Hospital. She is currently on the board of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, serving on the Audit and Finance Committee, and previously chaired its Quality Committee.
Dr. Alcock’s research and publications are in the health systems and health services domain. |
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Ralph Moxness, Treasurer
Mr. Moxness is President of Greenfields Investment Corporation, a firm that he founded in 1987, which specializes in advisory services related to mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance. He is also VP Corporate Development and CFO, ESM International Inc., an Ottawa based company engaged in the music industry. Prior to founding Greenfields, he held positions as Vice-President Finance of Jac Jacobsen Enterprises Inc; Vice President Finance and Administration, DBM Industries Limited; and Assistant-Superintendent Investments -Venture Capital Division, Federal Business Development Bank.
Mr. Moxness has been active on the board of directors of a number of public and private companies. He is a former board member and Chairman of Centennial Academy, a Montreal not-for-profit private secondary school and CEGEP. He is a director of Ottawa based Spectrum Intervention Group, a not-for-profit school that provides programs for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. He brings a solid background in banking, finance and operational experience. |
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Celestin Abedi
Mr Abedi has over 15 years of experience managing healthcare programs in Canada and abroad.
He has worked as frontline physician in Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya) where he managed different primary healthcare programs, emergencies, outbreaks and crisis, working with various NGOs.
Thanks to an award received from The World Bank in 2000, Mr Abedi and his wife moved to Canada where their three young children were born.
For the last 10 years, Mr Abedi has been working as a program coordinator, community services in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, within the mental health program at the Montfort Hospital.
Mr Abedi holds a medical degree from the University of Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo), a Master in Public Health from the Université Laval (Quebec) and an Executive MBA from the University of Ottawa.
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Lynn Graham
Ms. Graham was appointed chair of the Champlain CCAC in April 2008.
She has extensive governance and leadership experience, having served as chair of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board for three consecutive terms (2003–2006) and as vice-chair for four consecutive terms (1999 –2003). During her 12 year tenure as a school board trustee, Ms. Graham helped oversee the amalgamation of the Ottawa Board of Education and the Carleton Board of Education and through this process became familiar with the unique challenges of urban, suburban and rural communities. In addition, she has a solid understanding and knowledge of the education, social services and health sectors. Ms. Graham is a skilled communicator with demonstrated experience in strategic planning, policy development, human resources and labour relations.
Prior to becoming a school board trustee, Ms. Graham held positions with CUSO and with the federal government. She has spent many years as a community volunteer. Currently, she is a member of the board of the Youth Services Bureau (YSB).
Ms. Graham has a Master of Social Work from Waterloo Lutheran University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario. Her contributions to public education were recognized in 2006 when she was presented with the Dr. Harry Paikin Award of Merit for Outstanding Service as a School Trustee by the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association. On two occasions, she was the recipient of City of Ottawa awards for volunteer service to the community. |
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Diane Hupé
Ms. Hupé became a member of the Champlain CCAC Board of Directors in September 2010.
During her 35 years in the health care industry, she has demonstrated expertise in transformational leadership of specialized teams; strategic goals attainment within a broader system vision; change management; mentoring and modeling of a mission-driven approach to care delivery and management; and governance of several organizations.
After beginning her career as a surgical nurse at Montfort Hospital in Ottawa, she then worked as an intensive care nurse at Hotel Dieu Hospital in Cornwall where she was the founder and manager of the Palliative Care Services. Ms. Hupé was also the Assistant Director, Home Care Program for the Five Eastern Counties. At Bruyère Continuing Care, she worked in the palliative care program and became the Senior Vice-President, Patient Care and Chief of Nursing.
Ms. Hupé is fluently bilingual and has served on the Boards of the Regional Palliative Care Consortium, the CCAC (Five Eastern Counties), the Réseau des services de santé en français, Bruyère Continuing Care and Élisabeth Bruyère Research Institute. Since retiring in 2009, she has joined the Board of the Council on Aging of Ottawa and chairs its Health Issues Committee.
Ms. Hupé holds a Bachelor of Sciences in Nursing from the University of Ottawa and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Queen’s University.
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Dr. Melody Isinger
Dr. Isinger joined the Champlain CCAC Board of Directors in September 2011.
She currently works as an Ethicist for the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) for the past seven years. She came to the CMA from the Royal Alexandria Hospital in Edmonton, where she was the Clinical Ethics Resident in 2003-2004.
Dr. Isinger also serves as Bioethicist on the Service de Santé SCO/SCO Health Service’s Research Ethics Board, is on The Ottawa Hospital’s Committee on Ethics, provides ethics services as Clinical Ethicist to Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital and she was a community representative on the University of Ottawa’s Animal Care Committee from 2007-2011.
Dr. Isinger received her Doctor of Health Care Ethics (DHCE) from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, and she did clinical internships and residencies at St. Francis Hospital and The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Shadyside Hospital. She also served as the Ethicist in Residence at a long-term care facility.
Dr. Isinger received a Certificate in Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies from Duquesne University; a Master of Arts (Philosophy) and Bachelor of Arts (History and Political Theory) from the University of Saskatchewan. |
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Barbara Lajeunesse
Ms. Lajeunesse was executive director of the Olde Forge Community Resource Centre for 24 years before retiring in March, 2008. Prior to her years with the Olde Forge, she was an information officer with several federal government departments and later a program director with Nepean Parks and Recreation.
In 2001, Ms. Lajeunesse co-founded the City of Ottawa's Seniors Advisory Committee with City Councillor Alex Cullen and served as committee chair for three years. She was chair and executive member of the Ottawa Community Support Coalition and also served on the Supportive Housing Working Group of the United Way.
Ms. Lajeunesse has a Bachelor of Journalism degree from Carleton University. She was awarded the 125th Anniversary of Confederation Medal in 1992 and the Queen Elizabeth Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002, both for extensive service to her community. |
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Anne Noonan
Ms. Noonan, from Golden Lake, Ontario, specializes in the field of Aboriginal affairs with thirty years experience in Canada. She has worked for both the public and private sector providing policy analysis, research, advisory and evaluation and performance measurement services related to Aboriginal programs. In 1979, she established Anne Noonan and Associates; one of the first Aboriginal owned consulting businesses in Canada.
Ms. Noonan has been involved with policy and strategic initiatives launched by Aboriginal groups and served for three years as the Director of Indian Self Government for the Assembly of First Nations post Penner Report. She has provided advisory, facilitation and research services to numerous federal agencies, commissions and Aboriginal organizations. She has also provided strategic advice to Aboriginal leaders in order to garner federal and provincial support for their social, environmental and economic priorities and has lead evaluation teams on national Aboriginal programs.
Ms. Noonan has an interest in governance and established Nika Technologies Inc. in 1999 to work with Geographic Information Systems in support of local government. Nika has provided consulting services to Mongolia, Guyana and the Philippines.
Ms. Noonan was appointed as Special Federal Representative to Treaty Six (Alberta) Bilateral (2001-2007) and is presently Special Federal Representative for the Labrador Innu Comprehensive Healing Strategy (2009-10).
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Colette Rivet
Ms. Rivet joined the Champlain CCAC Board of Directors in September 2010.
She has more than 30 years of experience in positions that include Executive Director of BioTalent Canada; Director of Strategic Operations for the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse; Strategic Resource Alignment Associate of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research; Manager of the McLaughlin Centre for Evaluation at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; Professional Liaison at Cangene Corporation; Director of Scientific Resources at the Canadian Blood Agency; and Manager of Component Quality, Laboratory Services at the Canadian Red Cross Society.
Ms. Rivet holds an MBA from the University of Ottawa and National Certificate in Voluntary and Non-Profit Sector Management. Her background includes being a Certified Health Executive, a Clinical Laboratory Scientist, an Advanced Registered Technologist and a General Registered Technologist.
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Sherryl Smith
Ms. Smith became a member of the Champlain CCAC Board of Directors in September 2011.
She has a wide range of experiences in the health care industry, which began when she graduated with a nursing degree from Queen’s University in 1969. Through volunteer activities and “on the ground” experiences, Ms. Smith learned the skills of community nursing and community development, which prepared her to work as a Health Promoter.
She has worked in primary health care settings (primarily Community Health Centres in Ottawa) for more than 30 years and has been involved with a broad range of initiatives providing leadership, coordination and planning at the local, regional, provincial and national level.
Ms. Smith has been active with many coalitions and networks, including The Child and Youth Health Network of Eastern Ontario (CHEO mandate); serving as past chair of the Ottawa Heart Health Coalition and as a consultant with the Program Training and Consultation Centre (Tobacco Free Ontario). She also taught community nursing part-time at the University of Ottawa and consulted internationally for UNICEF and other NGOs involved in health system change.
A resident of Lanark County since 1995, Ms. Smith has been involved as a board member of the Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital and Pakenham Community Home Support programs, as well as many other volunteer organizations. |