Content Consultants
Thank you to our content consultants for their help along the way, and moving forward. Many of these consultants have expertise in more than one area. If we have a question we cannot answer, we tap them for assistance.
Leadership

Mariam Abdurrahman
MD FRCPC
Adult Psychiatry and Health Systems
St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto
Justice Equity Diversity Inclusion

Mili Roy
MD FRCSC
Chair of CAPE Ontario
Co-chair, Ontario Climate Emerency Campaign.
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Advocacy

Gili Adler Nevo, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Chair of Green is Health, OMA Medical Interest Group
Head, Child and Adolescent Anxiety Clinic
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Michael Garron Hospital

Laura McGrath
Pension Engagement Manager,
Shift: Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health
Education

Brian W. Baetz
PhD, PEng, FCSCE, FCAE
Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil Engineering
Director, W. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology
McMaster University

Tara Riddell
MD, FRCPC Psychiatrist
Assistant Clinical Professor and Faculty Wellness Lead
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
McMaster University

Zahira Khalid
Founding Member of PEACH
MD MBBS FRCPC
General Internal Medicine Residency Program Director
Associate Professor, McMaster University

Kimberly Wintemute
MD CCFP FCFP
Choosing Wisely Canada Primary Care Co-Lead, 2015-2021
Fellow, Centre for Sustainable Health Systems
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

Laura Kroeker (she/her)
LLB, MD, CCFP
Assistant Professor Department of Family Medicine
and PGME Planetary Health Lead,
Queen's University

Syed A. Abbass
MD FRCPC
Staff Anaesthesiologist
Chief, Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability
St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto

Robin Simons
Director, Procurement & Supply Chain
Hamilton Health Sciences

Victoria Brzozowski
BA, MA, EPt
Waste Management Coordinator
Hamilton Health Sciences

Richard Webster
MSc Phd
Data Science Team Lead at the Clinical Research Unit
Clinical Investigator at the CHEO Research Institute.

Karen Belaire
President and CEO
Shared Services West
Supply Chain & 4 R's
Drugs and Devices

Connor Brenna
MD, Resident
Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
University of Toronto

Sylvie Trudel-Chow
B Pharm, Pharm D
Hamilton Health Sciences, SPH Site

Susan Deering MD, FCFP
Division Lead, Long Term Care
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

Shellyza Shazwani
MPharm, PharmD. RPh
Ottawa Hospital Environmental Stewardship Pharmacy Committee - Chair
Yale University Climate and Health Certification - Current Candidate

Jennifer Do
RPh
Medication Information Quality and Safety
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Buildings and Energy

Ian A. Jarvis P.Eng
President, Enerlife Consulting Inc
Past (Founding) Chair of Canada Green Building Council

Jim McArthur
Vice President of Canadian Healthcare Engineers Society
Director, Properties
Albright Manor

Katelyn Marie Poyntz P. Eng
Director, Project Engineering & Energy
Engineering and Plant Services
Unity Health Toronto
Food

Russell de Souza
ScD, RD
Registered Dietitian and Nutritional Epidemiologist.
McMaster university

Hayley Lapalme (she/her/elle)
Co-Executive Director | Co-Directrice générale
Nourish | Nourrir la santé
@NourishLead @hayleylapalme
647-470-5389

Keri Howell, RD, CDE (She/Her)
Community Dietitian - Health Promotion
Six Nations Health Services

Melissa Mather
RD
Registered Dietitian at Haldimand Memorial Hospital.

Marianne Katusin
Interim Director, Support Services
Halton Healthcare

Wendy Smith
Contract Specialist, MEALsource
Mohawk Medbury
Transportation

Stefan Cherie
MSc, PHC-NP Nurse Practitioner
Marathon Family Health Team
Marathon Home and Community Care, Clinical Lead
Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), Clinical lecturer

Emily Slofstra
RN, MN candidate
Community Ward,
Centre for Family Medicine
Director of CycleWR

Lisa Van Lint
Manager, Environmental Sustainability
University Health Network
Toronto
UHN Green Team Member
Learn about Green Teams:
Natural Systems

Sehjal Bhargava
MD, BSc Kin (Hons) (she/her)
PGY1 Public Health and Preventive Medicine & Family Medicine
Resident Physician, University of Ottawa
Co-lead for SK PaRx.

Paul Ronan
Executive Director of the Ontario Parks Association
President of Greenspace Leadership Professionals ltd

Tony DiGiovanni
Executive Director Landscape Ontario
Horticultural Trades Association
VP Trees for Life

Lorraine Moir
District Resource Liaison Specialist
Biologist, Indigenous Liaison
Ontario Ministry Northern Development, MNR and Forestry