BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Executive Committee

• President & Chair: Dr. Crystal Holly (Clinical and Health Pscyhologist, Équipe de santé familiale académique Montfort Family Health Team - Ottawa)
• Vice-Chair: Mr. Rakib Mohammed (Executive Director, Credit Valley Family Health Team - Mississauga)
• Treasurer: Ms. Diana Noel (Board Member, CarePoint Health - Mississauga)
• Secretary: Pam Delgaty (Clinical Director and Lead NP, Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic - Thunder Bay)
• Past President: Dr. Kevin Samson (Physician, East Wellington Family Health Team – Rockwood)

Directors

• Dr. Sara Dalo (Executive Director, Tilbury District Family Health Team - Tilbury)
• Dr. Adam Steacie (Lead Physician, Upper Canada Family Health Team - Brockville)
• Ms. Jillian Fernandez  (Non-member - Toronto)
• Mr. Paul Moreau (Board Chair, Petawawa Centennial Family Health Centre - Petawawa)
• Ms. Francine Janiuk (Nursing Manager, Queen's Family Health Team - Kingston)
• Mr. Hunter Brockbank (Non-member - Hamilton)
• Mr. Stephen Beckwith (Executive Director, Southeast Toronto Family Health Team - Toronto)
• Ms. Jessie Rumble (Clinical Director and Lead NP, Ingersoll Nurse-Practitioner Led Clinic - Ingersoll)
• Mr. Michael Dickin (Executive Director, Dorval Medical Associates) - Oakville

Biographies

President and Chair

Dr. Crystal Holly | Clinical and Health Pscyhologist, Équipe de santé familiale académique Montfort FHT - Ottawa

Crystal Holly earned her PhD in clinical psychology from McGill University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in behavioural medicine at McGill University as well as a postdoctoral fellowship at  the University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital focusing on health and clinical psychology. She has conducted research on factors influencing health behaviour change and she has published numerous peer-reviewed articles. She has presented at international conferences on the relationship between psychological factors and physical health as well as promoting physician health-care provider wellness. Crystal has experience as the mental health team coordinator at ESFAM. As a bilingual clinician, her clinical practice and research has focused on health promotion and illness prevention in the primary care setting. In addition, she has played a founding role in re-establishing a mental health provider network for psychologists, social workers and counselors practicing in primary care settings in the Champlain LHIN. 

Vice President

Mr. Rakib Mohammed | Executive Director, Credit Valley FHT - Mississauga

Rakib is a clinical physiotherapist by training and has extensive clinical and leadership experience in healthcare, relationship building and financial planning. He currently holds the Executive Director role at the Credit Valley Family Health Team (CVFHT). Prior to joining CVFHT, Rakib was the VP of Home and Community Care (HCC) at the North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN). Earlier in his career he also held various leadership roles within the seniors and community care division of Alberta Health Services (AHS).

As part of his graduate level work he engaged various community agencies in Ontario to establish a decision making framework for the allocation of therapy services. The recommendations generated from his work was peered reviewed and published in the Physiotherapy Canada journal.

Treasurer

Ms. Diana Noel | Board member, CarePoint Health - Mississauga

Diana Noel is a board member of CarePoint Health, an interprofessional care team of primary care physicians and allied health professionals working together to improve the health and wellness in Mississauga. From 2012 to 2023, Diana was  the executive director of Village FHT, a family health team with a special focus to provide high quality primary care for people with serious mental illness.

Diana holds an B.Comm from Queen's University and a MHSc from University of Toronto. She has worked in the Ontario health system for her entire career in both public and private corporations. Diana completed the Not for Profit Governance training through the Institute for Corporate Directors. Diana is an active volunteer in her community.

SECRETARY

Ms. Pam Delgaty | Clinical Director and Lead Nurse Practitioner, Lakehead NPLC - Thunder Bay

Pam is a Nurse Practitioner and the Executive Director for the Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic. After obtaining her nursing degree from Lakehead University in 1990, Pam travelled extensively across Europe and Asia. For ten years after that, Pam worked in the Canadian North, the U.S. Correctional System, and as a medical officer for the Canadian Coast Guard. Pam returned to school and graduated from the Nurse Practitioner Program at Lakehead University in 2000 at the top of her class. After graduation she worked at the Norwest Community Health Centre for ten years. She has been with the Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic since February 2011.

Pam has had the privilege of representing the North as well as Nurse Practitioners on the AFHTO Board since 2020.  She is also the current Clinical Quality Lead for Ontario Health representing Northern Ontario. 

PAST PRESIDENT

Past President: Dr. Kevin Samson | Physician, East Wellington FHT  – Rockwood

Dr. Samson is a family physician and IT lead at the East Wellington Family Health Team. He has been in practice in Ontario for over 30 years. He is also an Electrical Engineering specializing in computer software design and biomedical engineering and has been actively involved in the development and application of digital health solutions throughout his career. 
With AFHTO, Dr. Samson has been Chair of Finance Committee, Chair of the Governance Committee, Chair of Quality Steering Committee, and is now President and Chair of the Board. He also maintains active leadership and advisory roles with a number of other organizations including OntarioMD, the eHealth Centre of Excellence, Ontario Health, the Centre for Effective Practice, Diabetes Action Canada, the Banting and Best Diabetes Centre, MACcellerate, and Khure Health. He is the Clinical Lead for Digital Health and Privacy and Security for the Guelph Wellington Ontario Health Team, an executive member of the Guelph Physician Association, co-Chair of the Diabetes Action Canada Research Governing Committee, Chair of the OntarioMD TELUS Practice Solutions Community of Practice, and an assistant clinical professor (adjunct) with the Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University.

DIRECTOR

Dr. Sara Dalo | Executive Director, Tilbury District Family Health Team - Tilbury

Sara Dalo is a researcher and the executive director at the Tilbury District Family Health Team. Prior to this she was Manager of Quality, Experience and Patient Safety at Windsor Family Health Team. Sara previously supported nine family health teams across the Erie St Clair region in her role as a quality improvement decision support specialist (QIDSS). Her work experience also includes working as a decision support analyst at Windsor Regional Hospital, providing expertise, data analysis, evaluation and quality improvement for stakeholders both internal and external to the organization. Sara has served on multiple local, regional and provincial committees. Sara graduated from McMaster with a MSc in eHealth and from Wayne State University with a PhD in Performance Measurement and Evaluation. Her specialization includes organizational effectiveness, quality improvement, data analytics, operational excellence and team development.  She has also completed several professional development courses, including CIHI Health System Performance Workshop and Human-Centered Design for social innovation.

DIRECTOR

Dr. Adam Steacie | Lead MD, Upper Canada FHT - Brockville

Dr. Adam Steacie is a family physician at the Upper Canada Family Health Team in eastern Ontario. He also works in Long Term Care and as a member of the Brockville General Hospital Palliative Care Team providing community and inpatient  Palliative Care.  His professional passions include Palliative and End of Life Care and Vascular Prevention. Adam has experience in the Ontario Health System as a former Chief of Staff of the Brockville General Hospital and has a keen interest in health policy. He has experience on the boards of the Ontario Medical Association and the Canadian Medical Association. Adam is very excited in the potential for Ontario Health Teams, to allow for the transformation in healthcare delivery that Ontario and the rest of Canada has been seeking for decades. Adam believes that AFHTO is uniquely positioned to assist primary care in driving the transformation in Ontario.

DIRECTOR

Ms. Jillian Fernandez | Toronto

Jillian Fernandez is a dedicated public policy professional that is aware of the benefits which are derived from collaborative care and understands the complexities in working with governments to deliver equity to all Ontarians. Jillian also serves on the Board of Abilities to Work, a non-profit organization focused on accessibility and inclusion in the workforce for persons with disabilities. As an experienced government relations professional, she hopes to work together with industry leaders to represent the interests of fellow Ontarians and promote the opportunities for patients that are possible through coordination and collaboration. Understanding the strategies required to advance public policy and lobby objectives within the constraints of a business environment in a highly regulated environment is a challenge that Jillian believes her skills and experience make her uniquely positioned to advise on.

Jillian holds a master’s degree in Public Service from the University of Waterloo. She also holds a BA in Political Science & Public Administration from the University of Ottawa and is currently completing her MBA from Ivey Business School Western University.  

DIRECTOR

Mr. Paul Moreau | Board Chair, Petawawa Centennial Family Health Centre - Petawawa

Paul Moreau is the retired Chief Administrative Officer of the County of Renfrew and a former Senior Manager with the Government of Ontario.  Paul is a Register Professional Planning (RPP) with the Ontario Professional Planners Institute and a Certified Municipal Official (CMO-R) with the Association of Municipal Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario.   As the Chief Administrative Officer of the County of Renfrew, he cultivated essential management competencies overseeing the management of two long term care homes, Paramedic Services, Social Services, Public Works and Engineering and the Planning Department. His forte lies in managing financial resources and fostering a robust workforce that ensured organizational efficiency while working in a dynamic political environment.

Throughout his career, he has had the opportunity to acting as the face of policy representations for the County and Ontario's government across various government levels, interacting with private sector stakeholders and elected officials. His approach is founded on consultation and consensus-building. 

He continues to be actively involvement in local boards like Family and Children’s Services of Renfrew County and the Petawawa Centennial Family Health Centre and stands firm in his belief that an engaged and committed community member is integral to steering local initiatives toward success. 

DIRECTOR

Ms. Francine Janiuk | Nursing Manager, Queen's Family Health Team - Kingston

Francine is the Nursing Manager at Queen’s Family Health Team. She obtained her BScN from Laurentian University.  Over her career, she has worked as an RN in acute care, in an  in-patient psychiatric unit, in Public Health offering pre-natal supports, in community mental health, and most recently in primary care. 

She completed her Masters Degree in Public Administration at Queen’s University in 2015.  She has been involved in policy development and clinical interdisciplinary program development and evaluation through her employment at Queen’s University.

She has a passion for promoting primary care access for all and in expanding the scope and reach of interdisciplinary teams. Francine has been at Queen’s Family Health Team since 2009.

DIRECTOR

Mr. Hunter Brockbank | Hamilton

Hunter Brockbank is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) currently serving as a manager in the audit and assurance practice at RSM Canada LLP. He has extensive experience in financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, and implementing internal controls for both publicly traded and privately held companies. While he collaborates with organizations across various sectors, including technology, transportation, and consumer products, his primary focus is in the life sciences industry. Hunter earned his Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from the Goodman School of Business at Brock University.

DIRECTOR

Mr. Stephen Beckwith | Executive Director, Southeast Toronto Family Health Team - Toronto

Stephen is a respected healthcare leader with over twenty years of experience. He currently holds the position of Executive Director at the South East Toronto Family Health Team, a prestigious multi-site academic organization. Stephen firmly believes in the collaborative nature of healthcare and advocates for care models that promote teamwork among providers. He is dedicated to creating an inclusive, team-oriented environment that empowers healthcare professionals and inspires the next generation of learners. Stephen's extensive experience spans emergency services, specialty services, inpatient care, and primary/community care, highlighting his commitment to improving efficiency and effectiveness in healthcare delivery. Recognized for his expertise in change management, he has played a pivotal role in implementing key community initiatives supported by the Ministry of Health. His advocacy for team-based care principles extends throughout Ontario, where he actively promotes collaboration and innovation. Stephen contributes to various boards and committees and has served as a Peer Leader with Ontario MD for over ten years. He is driven by a vision beyond mere improvement, passionately working towards a healthcare system that values every voice, fosters shared success, and provides exceptional care to all.

DIRECTOR

Ms. Jessie Rumble | Clinical Director and Lead NP, Ingersoll Nurse-Practitioner Led Clinic - Ingersoll

Jessie is the Clinical Director and Lead Nurse Practitioner at the Ingersoll Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic. Jessie brings a diverse clinical and leadership background with almost 15 years experience in primary care, health promotion, and quality improvement.  She is a clinical preceptor in the nurse practitioner program at Western University and has worked with Huron Perth Public Health in the sexual health program.  She holds a Masters of Science in Nursing (Leadership) from York University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Western University. She sits on the Executive Committee of the Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic Association (NPLCA) and is actively involved with a number of organizations including Ontario Health, The Oxford and Area Ontario Health Team and the Ontario Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program (PHCNP). 

DIRECTOR

Mr. Michael Dickin |  - Executive Director, Dorval Medical Associates - Oakville

Michael (Mike) Dickin is the Executive Director at Dorval Medical Associates Family Health Team (DMAFHT) in Oakville, Ontario. DMAFHT was one of the first Family Health Teams established in Ontario and has been in existence for over 17 years. Prior to that, Dorval Medical was a family practice that was established in 1989 by Dr. George Southey and Dr. Margaret Found . Our family health team now has over 8000 patients,  six doctors, two nurse practitioners and 15 staff including a social worker, pharmacist, lab technician, nurses, receptionists, and care coordinators.

Mike has spent the majority of his 20-year career as a leader in long-term care, retirement living and cooperative housing. He is a faculty member at Conestoga College where he teaches a variety of courses in healthcare administration, ethics and finance. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University and an Honours Bachelor of Science from University of Waterloo.

Mike has previous board experience in the Cooperative Housing sector and as a Director and eventually President of the Ontario Kinesiology Association. During Mike’s tenure, the organization made a successful bid for the professional regulation of Kinesiologists in Ontario. Mike was involved, along with many other selfless volunteers, in stewarding the board and its 5000+ members through the creation of the College and the regulation and certification process. He supported transforming the association into a more traditional member service oriented model.

Mike has three awesome kids aged 10, 12 and 14 and a golden retriever. He enjoys spending quality time with his kids, the outdoors, gardening, reading, camping, fishing, skiing, hiking, biking, cottaging and travelling to hot places during the cold Ontario weather! Mike is a lifelong resident of Kitchener but will be soon relocating to Guelph.

I would like to thank the AFHTO Board for this opportunity and their confidence in me. I would also like to thank the board and staff of Dorval Medical Associates Family Health Team for their support of my application and their support of me. I will serve our members to the very best of my ability. I look forward to meeting you at the conference and beyond!