2026 Committee
Thank you to everyone involved in helping to plan the conference! And a special recognition for our youth advocates (Bona, Lucy, Shennel, Sophia, and Thalia) for sharing your time and expertise with us!
Bhakti Dattani MBA MPH
Program Coordinator
Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health
Bona Lee
Honours Health Sciences Student
McMaster University
Christine Kouri BScN MHA
Equity Expert; Advocate
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
Jenna Ramji BSc (she/her)
Researcher; Advocate
Karen Leis MD FRCPC CTropMed
Pediatrician
Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital, University of Saskatchewan
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
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 Henriques MSc (she/her)
Clinical Research Project Manager, The Hospital for Sick Children
PhD Candidate, University of Toronto
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
Prudence Caldairou-Bessette PhD PsyD
Professeure associée, Département de psychologie, section humaniste
L’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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
Ryan Voisin BKI MDes (he/him)
Director, Practice and Policy
Children’s Healthcare Canada
Sabrina Gill BSN MHLP CE
Nurse Clinician, Adolescent Medicine and Health
BC Children’s Hospital, Provincial Health Services Authority
Shennel Simpson (she/her)
Undergraduate Student
Youth Advocate
Sloane Freeman MSc MD FRCPC
Pediatrician
St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
Sophia Xing
Student; Advocate
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 2027 committee – if you are interested in joining, please contact Megan Primeau. Use the links below to access the committee lists from past events: