Senior Team
Jennifer Klotz-Ritter
President & CEO
Jennifer Klotz-Ritter is the President & CEO of Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation in Newmarket, Ontario. She brings her vast legal and business experience to the Southlake Foundation, specifically in strategic and business planning, cultivating corporate alliances, individual philanthropy, and government funding.
Prior to her arrival at Southlake Foundation, Jennifer was President and CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Canada (MAWC) for over ten years, where she led collaborative strategic visioning and planning initiatives that created transformative growth within the foundation. In addition to her work with MAWC, Jennifer has previously served as executive director of two holocaust and human rights education organizations.
Jennifer started her career as a practicing lawyer in Toronto, Calgary, and Ottawa, focusing on employment and labour law. She has a Bachelor of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University and a Bachelor of Arts from Western University. Additionally, she holds executive leadership and management certificates from both the Ivey Business School at Western University and Harvard Business School.
Lesley Ring
Vice President, Major Gifts and Campaign
Barbara Bellissimo
Chair of the Board
Consultant
David Greenwood
Vice Chair
Stephen Elmer
Treasurer | Chair, Audit and Finance Committee
Brian Bigras
Director
Deputy Chief, York Regional Police
Susan Bishop, FCPA, FCA
Director
Partner, Ernst & Young, National Leader SR&ED, Business Tax
Geoff Dawe
Director
Public Policy & Government Relations
Janice Dawes
Director | Chair, Development Committee
Executive Consultant
Diane Gajewczyk
Director | Chair, Governance & HR Committee
VP, Scientific & Medical Affairs, Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Kelly Harbridge
Director
VP, People, & Associate General Counsel, Magna International
Tatiana Hermanns
Director
Licensed Real Estate Broker, RE/MAX Hallmark York Group Realty Ltd.
Ajit Khanna
Director
Consultant
Diane Mason
Director
Partner, Affinity
Dr. Sara Temple
Director | Chair, Physician’s Council
Peter van Schaik
Director | Co-Chair, Philanthropy Cabinet
Ex officio:
Marilee Harris
Chair, Southlake Regional Health Centre Board of Directors
Arden Krystal
President & CEO, Southlake Regional Health Centre
Secretary:
Jennifer Klotz-Ritter
President & CEO, Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation
Working together with their community networks, the Philanthropy Cabinet is a group of ambassadors committed to helping Southlake improve the health of our communities and keep pace with advancements in technology so the patients we serve can trust they will receive the best possible care at our hospital, when they need it most.
Steve Hinder
Co-Chair
Director Community and Government Relations
The Stronach Group
Peter van Schaik
Co-Chair
Chairman Van-Rob Realty
Paul Bailey
President, Bazil Developments Inc.
Joanne Barnett
Vice President, Planning and Development Kerbel Group Inc.
Brian Bigras
Deputy Chief, York Region Police (retired)
Michael Croxon
President and CEO, NewRoads Automotive
Jonathan Goodyear
Director, Food and Beverage, Magna Golf Club
Tatiana Hermanns
Real Estate Broker at RE/MAX Hallmark York Group Realty Ltd.
Johnathan Hostick
Portfolio Manager, BMO Nesbitt Burns
Eric Jolliffe
York Region Chief of Police (Retired)
Nima Khadem-Mohtaram
CEO and Co-Founder at Trillium Meditec
Keith Loo
Founder and CEO, Skinopathy
Louanne McGrory
President, Shiseido (Canada)
Kyle Peterson
Partner, Affleck Greene McMurtry, LLP
Chris Pfaff
CEO, Pfaff Automotive Partners
Richard Reininger
Lead Volunteer, Men’s Health Initiative
Cliff Sifton
Owner, Armadale Company Limited
Neil Stratton
Director and Portfolio Manager, Scotia Wealth Management
Our Physicians’ Council is a group of Southlake’s medical staff who generously volunteer their time to offer valuable insight into our hospital’s needs, challenges, opportunities and impact on health care in our communities. Providing first-hand accounts of the impact that directly affects them and their colleagues every day, these ambassadors and advocates are instrumental in inspiring our donors to invest in the future of Southlake.
Dr. Sara Temple
Chair, Physicians Council,
Chief of Surgery and Surgical Oncologist
Dr. Charmaine van Schaik
Chief of Staff
Dr. David Makary
Vice President, Medical Affairs, Executive Office
Maternal Child
Dr. Anne Fortier
Obstetrician-Gynecologist
Dr.Matthew Laskin
Obstetrician-Gynecologist
Dr. Peter Watt
Interim, Physician Lead Maternal Child Program
Surgery
Dr. John Randle
Physician Leader Surgical Program,
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr. Julius Toth
Thoracic Surgeon
Dr. Steven Beatty
Plastic Surgeon & Surgical Assistant
Dr. Jerome Green
Division Head, Urology
Dr. Omodele Ayeni
Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Lucasz Boba
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Dr. Mark Nyland
Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Morrie Liquornik
Urologist
Dr. Crystal Kavanagh
Division Head, Thoracic Surgery , Thoracic Surgeon
Emergency
Dr. Eddie Chan
President, Medical Staff Association,
Physician Leader, Emergency Medicine Program
Cancer
Dr. Peter Anglin
Physician Leader, Regional Cancer Program
Dr. Tatiana Conrad
Secretary-Treasurer, Medical Staff Association,
Radiation Oncologist
Dr. Alisha Kassam
Co-Medical Director, Paediatric Oncology
Radiation Oncologist
Dr. Shaqil Kassam
Medical Oncologist
Cardiac
Dr. Zaev Wulffhart
Director of Medical Education, Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist
Dr. Manu Prabhakar
Medical Director, Structural Heart
Dr. Charles Peniston
Physician Leader, Regional Cardiac Program,
Cardiac Surgeon
Dr. Yaariv Khaykin
Chief Medical Informatics Officer
Electrophysiologist
Dr. Molly Thangaroopan
Medical Director Non-Invasive, Outpatient Cardiology
Anesthesiology
Dr. Chris Coutinho
Chief of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiologist
Dr. Farah Manji
Cardiac Anesthesiologist
Dr. Kira Tone
Vice President, Medical Staff Association,
Anesthesiologist
Mental Health
Dr. Mahdi Memarpour
Chief of Psychiatry,
Medical Director, Adult Psychiatric Emergency
Dr. Gaurav Mehta
Deputy Chief of Psychiatry,
Medical Director of Adult Inpatient Ward
Medicine
Dr. Lucas Djelic
Department of Medicine
Anesthesiology
Dr. Hisham Al-Shikarchy
Cardiac Radiology Lead
Dr. Vik Agarwal
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist