Board of Directors

2011-12

Catherine Knipe

Catherine is a seasoned business executive with senior management and operational experience within the health care and information technology fields. She is currently the owner of Meadow Group Consulting, providing facilitation, management review and strategic planning services. She is a recognized project management professional, a certified professional in health information and systems management, holds several certificates in applied alternative dispute resolution and has a Master of Science degree from the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph. Joined CANES Board of Directors in 2010.

Chirasthi Mendis

Chirasthi is a resident of Etobicoke. She is a lawyer and was called to the Ontario Bar in 2002. Since then, she has been counsel at Ontario Power Generation and currently, practices in the areas of regulatory, environmental and health and safety law. Chirasthi advises on day to day compliance and on large energy infrastructure projects at OPG. She joined the CANES Community Care Board of Directors in June 2011.

Chris Carnduff

Resident of Etobicoke. Chris Carnduff, a Certified Management Accountant, and member of the Society of Management Accountants of Ontario is an experienced professional analyst in strategy, business and finance. Chris has several years of experience in analysis and implementation with industry experience spanning pharmaceuticals, health care and consumer goods. Joined CANES Community Care Board of Directors in 2010.

Fred Peters

Chair of the Board

An active member of Community Living Toronto, a transfer payment agency providing a wide range of services to individuals with an intellectual disability and was a member of the Board of Directors for 7 years, serving as treasurer for 5 years and 2 years as President. Fred held several senior positions, from Manager to Director to Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. He was responsible for the development, administration and delivery of all types of assisted housing programs etc. Joined CANES Community Care Board of Directors in 2010.

Gail Hamblin

Secretary

Resident of Etobicoke. Graduated from the University of Toronto, School of Nursing & spent 43 years working in this field. Worked in a supervisory capacity for the 6 Departments of Health in Metropolitan Toronto. Taught Nursing at U of T. Recently retired from the University Health Network where she worked as an educator, administrator and project manager. Worked in a volunteer capacity as Chair of the Board at Humber Valley United Church. Currently sits on the Board of CANES Family Health Team. Joined CANES Community Care Board of Directors in 2006.

Hans Gupta

Hans moved his family from England to Canada in 1986 and continued his business here. He continued to volunteer with charitable organizations which include serving as President of the Downsview Rotary Club, the Board of Directors for Albion Neighbourhood Services and was Chair of the North Etobicoke Revitalization Project. Hans started the Breakfast Program at North Kipling Junior Middle School with the help of the Rotary Club. He also volunteers as a tax preparer at the East York Community Senior Centre.

Kishan Mooljee

A Chartered Accountant professional, Kishan is currently running his own accounting and tax advisory firm. In the span of his career, he has worked with several accounting firms and has been a Professor at Ryerson University. Kishan joined CANES Community Care Board of Directors in September 2011. He is an active member of the community with a variety of volunteer experiences.

Nora Wadhwa

Nora is a Chartered Accountant who is the Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis at TELUS. She has held several positions in the Accounting field with Telus. She has also worked with Deloitte and Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. Nora joined the Board of Directors at CANES Community Care in September, 2011.

Pat Coursey

Pat is a resident of Toronto and an executive with significant experience in not-for-profit, government and charitable environments. She is the founding President of the Safe Communities Foundation, an award winning private/public sector partnership which has achieved significant results in injury reduction. Pat was the Assistant Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Labour between 1994 – 1996. She has extensive volunteer affiliations including Community Living Toronto and winner of the Bank of Montreal Community Hero Award. Pat joined the CANES Board in November 2011.

Randy Tupaz

Randy is an active member in the volunteer community, regularly participating in Junior Achievement programs as well as "TELUS Day of Giving" events around the world. In a business capacity, he currently serves as a Controller for TELUS Corp.'s international business unit, TELUS International. Prior thereto, he worked in consulting for Sapient Corp., providing strategy and technology guidance to Fortune 500 clients in telecom and energy services.

Randy joined the CANES Board of Directors in November 2011.

Ron Groshaw

A retired Ophthalmologist, in 1960 Ron joined the medical staff at Sunnybrook Hospital and taught at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine. He was awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration and NATO Military Medal. Ron has extensive volunteer experience with St. John Ambulance, the Toronto Zoo, and the Canadian Red Cross. He joined CANES Board of Directors in 2005.

Shekhar Vasal

Treasurer

A Chartered Accountant, Shekhar currently works with TELUS as a Senior Sales Manager. Over his career he has been involved with a variety of activities including M&A activities, strategy development, consulting and business development. Shekhar joined the CANES Board of Directors in 2003.