Thank you to everyone involved in helping to plan the conference! And a special recognition for our youth advocates (Lark, Lucy, Shennel, and Thalia) for sharing your time and expertise with us!
Beverly Guttman MSW RSW (retired)
Health Policy/System Planning/Health Equity Expert
Maternal-Child Health
Christine Kouri BScN MHA
Director
National Newcomer Navigation Network
Christopher Chipman BA BEd
Business Development Officer, Continuing Professional Development
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Dianne Fierheller MSW RSW PhD (she/her)
Scientist & Co-lead Family & Child Health Initiative
Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners
Elena Sheldrake MSc PhD (she/her)
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Family Navigation Project
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Erica Koopmans MPH (she/her)
Child Health BC Regional Coordinator – Northern Health
Provincial Health Services Authority
Jaide Cashin BSc (she/her)
Researcher
New Brunswick Social Pediatrics
Jenna Ramji BSc (she/her)
Researcher; Advocate
Kavya Anchuri MD MHS CCFP (she/her) (Co-Chair)
Family Medicine and Public Health/Preventative Medicine
University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine & St. Michael’s Hospital
Lark DiBartolo
Youth Advocate
Lauri Green MD CCFP-EM (she/her)
Family Physician
St. Michael’s Hospital, Academic Family Health Team
Lee Hinton
Executive Director
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute
Lucy Diaz
Youth Advocate
Mandeep Mahal MD FRCPC (she/her)
Developmental Pediatrician
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, BC Childrens’ Hospital
Megan Primeau MSc (she/her) (Co-Chair)
Academic Program Director, Continuing Professional Development
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Michelle Schmidt
Executive Director
ACT – Autism Community Training
Natasha Bruno MSc (she/her)
Clinical Research Project Manager
The Hospital for Sick Children
Nicole Bando PhD
Research Program Manager, Department of Pediatrics
St Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
Nikhita Singhal MD FRCPC (she/her)
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident
University of Toronto
Rhiannon Satherley CVA
Manager, Sibling Support Services, C+W Patient Experience
BC Children’s & BC Women’s Hospitals + Health Centre
Ripudaman Singh Minhas MD MPH FRCPC FAAP (he/him) (Co-Chair, Conference Director)
Director of Pediatrics Research, Developmental Pediatrician
St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
Rislaine Benkelfat MD MBA (she/her)
Pediatrician, Montreal Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, McGill University
Ryan Voisin BKI MDes (he/him)
Director, Practice and Policy
Children’s Healthcare Canada
Shennel Simpson (she/her)
Undergraduate Student
Youth Advocate
Sinaa Dabbagh (she/her)
Program Manager, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health
Sloane Freeman MSc MD FRCPC
Pediatrician
St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
Thalia Bueno
Youth Advocate
Thivia Jegathesan MPH PhD (she/her)
Clinical Ethicist
Provincial Health Services Authority
Trevor Cuddy BCom BA MEd DBA(c)
Director, Continuing Professional Development Portfolio
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
We are currently recruiting for our 2026 committees – if you are interested in joining, please contact Megan Primeau. Use the links below to access the committee lists from past events: