NOSM - Key Persons


Alain Simard

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean, Graduate Studies

Alexandra Curry

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Secretary

Amanda Murray

Job Titles:
  • Postgraduate Coordinator - PGME Office

Amanda Van de Ligt

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant / Internal Medicine

Amber McCart

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Generalist - Talent and Wellness
  • Secondary Human Resources Contacts

Angela Carter

Job Titles:
  • Governor
  • Member of the Governance Committee

Anita Arella

Job Titles:
  • Director, Faculty Affairs

Ann Belaire

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Ashley Kaattari

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Ashley LaRose

Job Titles:
  • Governor
  • Member of the Governance Committee

Brent Maranzan

Job Titles:
  • Community Member

Brittany Freeman

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Coordinator

Brooke Snow

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator

Cain Miriam

Job Titles:
  • Registrar

Cathy Duchesne

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator
  • PGME Coordinator - Core Curriculum Support ( East )

Christina Graves

Job Titles:
  • Instructional Designer

Christina Laverdière

Job Titles:
  • Instructional Designer

Christine Sansalone

Job Titles:
  • Standardized Patient Trainer ( Sudbury )

Christine Vanderydt

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Consultant

Connie Merenda

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Craig Abotossaway

Job Titles:
  • Governor
  • Member of Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee

Danielle Bélanger-Corbin

Job Titles:
  • Membership

Danika Roy

Job Titles:
  • Administration & Accreditation Officer, Postgraduate Medical Education

David McGuire

Job Titles:
  • Promotions and Recruitment Coordinator

Dawn Grover

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator

Dawn Morissette

Job Titles:
  • Governor
  • Member of Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee

Dean Resident Affairs

Job Titles:
  • Assistant

Debbie Popien

Job Titles:
  • Postgraduate Coordinator - Assessment and Evaluation

Dr. Adedayo Alabi

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EAB Committee Team
  • EAB Faculty Member
Dr. Adedayo Alabi is a Forensic Psychiatrist at North Bay Regional Health Centre -NBRHC. He is an Assistant Professor & an Academic Advisor for the Psychiatry Program at NOSM University and was the Academic Coordinator for Psychiatry Program three years running up until summer 2022. He provides a medical lead for Specialized Provincial Women's Medium Secure Service, Hummingbird Lodge at NBRHC and is a member of the NBRHC Ethics Committee. Adedayo Alabi received his medical degree from University College Hospital, Ibadan, in Western Nigeria. He completed Forensic Psychiatry with the Royal College of Psychiatrists, United Kingdom. He obtained a master in Psychotherapeutics and a PG Award in Good Medical Practice. He is an approved clinician in England & Wales and a registered member of the General Medical Council, UK. Whilst at the UK, he was a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist at the National Women Personality Disorder Service at Rampton High Secure Hospital, and also at Women's Enhanced Medium Secure Service at Arnold Lodge, Leicestershire. He holds various memberships, including the International Association of Forensic Psychotherapy. He is a recognized specialist with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Adedayo Alabi has special interests in Women's Forensic Psychiatry, Medical Education and Neuropsychiatry. He has presented topics in Women's Forensic Psychiatry at conferences in Europe and Canada.

Dr. Alex Anawati

Job Titles:
  • Global Health Coordinator

Dr. Amer Alaref


Dr. Andrew Webb

Job Titles:
  • Governor
  • Member of Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee

Dr. Barb Zelek

Job Titles:
  • Division Head, Clinical Sciences
  • Section Chair, Pathology
  • Section Chair, Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Dr. Birubi Biman


Dr. Brent Kennedy

Job Titles:
  • Section Chair, Anesthesia

Dr. Celine Lariviere

Job Titles:
  • Provost and VP Academic

Dr. Chris Rossi

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EAB Committee Team
  • EAB Faculty Member
  • Family Physician from Sault Ste Marie
Dr Rossi is a Family Physician from Sault Ste Marie. She has been involved with teaching both medical students and residents for over 20 years. She has held the positions of Chair of the Section of Family Medicine at NOSM University and of Sault Ste Marie Site Director for the NOSM University Family Medicine Program for many years. Dr. Rossi has retired from her Family Practice and is now engaged in doing locum work in Family medicine in Sault Ste Marie.

Dr. Cindy Blackstock

Job Titles:
  • Chancellor and Inaugural Board of Governors Announced

Dr. Clare Cook

Job Titles:
  • CEPD Research Coordinator

Dr. Douglas Boreham

Job Titles:
  • Division Head, Medical Sciences
  • Interim Division Head, Human Sciences

Dr. Elaine Hogard

Job Titles:
  • Director, Assessment and Program Evaluation

Dr. Emmanuel O. Abara

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EAB Committee Team
  • EAB Faculty Member
Dr. Emmanuel O. Abara graduated in 1976 from the University of Ibadan as a Gold medalist in Community health and received the Blair-Aitken Prize in Surgery. He completed General Surgery training at the Universities of Benin and Port Harcourt, and a Urology Residency at the University of Toronto, with Fellowship in General Urology, Urodynamics, Pediatric urology and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy. He is currently a Director at the Richmond Hill Urology Practice and Prostate Institute, and works as a Consultant Urologist for Notre Dame Hospital, Hearst; The General Hospital, Smooth Rock Falls and Sensenbrenner Hospital, Kapuskasing. He is an Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Sciences, NOSM University with a special interest in rural and global health and use of technology in health services e.g., telemedicine.

Dr. Gary Bota


Dr. Harshad Telang

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs

Dr. Jack Haggarty

Job Titles:
  • Section Chair, Psychiatry

Dr. Jason Shack

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean, Learner Support Services

Dr. Joseph LeBlanc

Job Titles:
  • AD Equity and Inclusion
  • Associate Dean EI

Dr. Justin Jagger

Job Titles:
  • Section Chair, Child & Adolescent Health

Dr. Karen Splinter

Job Titles:
  • Section Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Dr. Kristen Shaw

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Instructional Designer

Dr. Lee Toner

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education
Contact information for Dr. Toner: Rosie Bourdeau Executive Assistant to the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education Office: 807-766-7423 Cell: 807-358-0214 adume@nosm.ca

Dr. Marion Maar

Job Titles:
  • OPSEU Unit 1 Representative

Dr. Rhonda Crocker Ellacott

Job Titles:
  • President and CEO TBRHSC

Dr. Robert Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education

Dr. Roy Kirkpatrick

Job Titles:
  • Section Chair, Surgery

Dr. Sabrina Slade

Job Titles:
  • EAB Resident Member
Resident physician, Master's of Medical Studies Candidate, and NOSM University - West PARO General Council representative. Sabrina holds one of the student seats on the EAB to bring a resident voice to the committee. Her academic interests include transport & rural medicine as well as resident education. In her spare time, you can find her rock climbing or running the trails of NWO with her dog.

Dr. Salima Oukachbi

Job Titles:
  • EAB Faculty Member

Dr. Sanjay Azad

Job Titles:
  • EAB Chair
Having access to the EAB Chair for support and resources is important to both resident learners and the Residency Programs. Dr. Sanjay Azad is the PGME EAB Chair and an Associate Professor at NOSM University. Dr. Azad has been an active member of the Education Advisory Board since 2018 and we are grateful for his experience as an EAB member to his current role of Lead. Dr. Sanjay Azad is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon and Associate Professor at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. He has an international background with training and practice in India, UK, and Canada. He did his Plastic Surgery training in Liverpool, UK and was subsequently a Consultant at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. He also examined for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Dr. Sanjay Azad has an established track of publications and teaching. He is Course Director of the Principles of Plastic Surgery Course (POPS) which is taught widely. His vision is to improve teaching and training in Plastic Surgery, over the whole Medscape.

Dr. Sarah McIsaac

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor, Clinical Sciences Division

Dr. Sarita Verma

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board Executive Committee
  • Distinguished Leader

Dr. Sean Sullivan

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean Resident Affairs

Dr. Shemer Ratner

Job Titles:
  • Governor
  • Member of Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee

Dr. Sherry Mongeau

Job Titles:
  • Director Learner Support Services
  • Interim Director, Learner Support Services

Dr. Stone Li

Job Titles:
  • EAB Resident Member

Dr. Tara Leary

Job Titles:
  • Medical Director, Continuing Medical Education ( CME )

Dr. Zacharias Suntres

Job Titles:
  • OPSEU Unit 1 Representative

Erica Dzuba

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

George Drazenovich

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator

Gina Kennedy

Job Titles:
  • Director, Office of the President
  • University Secretary, Director Office of the President

Grace Vita

Job Titles:
  • Director Planning and Risk

Hanah Evans

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Hillary Sparkes

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Studies Coordinator

Ila Watson

Job Titles:
  • President and CEO SSM

Imram Bagha

Job Titles:
  • Governor
  • Member of the Governance Committee

Itunu Osifeso

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant, Learner Support Services

Jayda Milette

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources / Payroll Clerk

Jeff Bachiu

Job Titles:
  • UME Administrative Director, Curriculum and Learning Environment / Curriculum and Planning

Jennifer Turcotte-Russak

Job Titles:
  • Postgraduate Medical Education Manager

Jennifer Zubel

Job Titles:
  • Registration and Reporting Officer

Joanne Musico

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President, External Relations
  • AVP External Relations

Joey McColeman

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director, Postgraduate Medical Education

John Beaucage

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair
  • Member of Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee

John Friesen

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director, UME Administration

John Stenger - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of the Board Executive Committee
  • Member of Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee

Joseph Michalik

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator, West

Joy Warkentin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board Executive Committee
  • Member of the Chancellor Appointment Committee
  • Membership

Julie Ktytor

Job Titles:
  • Standardized Patient Trainer ( Thunder Bay )

Julie Leroux

Job Titles:
  • U Student Council President

Julie Neill

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant, Faculty Affairs

Julie Rendell

Job Titles:
  • Postgraduate Coordinator - Assessment and Evaluation

Julie Townsend

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources / Payroll Clerk

Kailey Beggs

Job Titles:
  • Student Assistant

Kari Wakefield

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Consultant

Kelly Merla

Job Titles:
  • Interim Standardized Patient Coordinator ( Sudbury )

Kirsten Hysert

Job Titles:
  • Faculty Relations Coordinator

Kristy Côté

Job Titles:
  • Governor
  • Member of the Governance Committee

Lance Dyll

Job Titles:
  • AVP Finance and Administration

Laura Csontos

Job Titles:
  • Senior Learner Affairs Officer, Learner Support Services

Laura Malette

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant and PGME Office Administration
  • Executive Assistant, PGME Associate Dean and Senior Director

Laurie Twilley

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Coordinator ( Payroll, Pension and Benefits )

Lisa Patterson

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator

Lori Piccolo

Job Titles:
  • Director, Financial and Procurement Services

Marie Parkkari

Job Titles:
  • Postgraduate Medical Education Manager

Mark Hartman

Job Titles:
  • Governor
  • Member of the Governance Committee

Mark Hurst

Job Titles:
  • Community Member
  • Member of the Governance Committee

Melanie Desloges

Job Titles:
  • Internal Medicine
  • Program Coordinator / Internal Medicine

Melanie Pilon

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator

Michael Naufal - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Managing Partner
  • Member of the Chancellor Appointment Committee
  • Boyden Executive Search Team

Michael Young

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Michelle Esteves

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant, PGME Office

Mirjana Vrbanac

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Generalist

Mr. Mathieu Litalien

Job Titles:
  • Director, Continuing Education and Professional Development ( CEPD )

Ms. Amanda Mihalus

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant, to the Associate Dean of Continuing Education and Professional Development ( CEPD )
Ms. Amanda Mihalus Executive Assistant, to the Associate Dean of Continuing Education and Professional Development (CEPD) (807) 766-7519 amihalus@nosm.ca

Ms. Ashley D'Amour

Job Titles:
  • CEPD Administrative Assistant

Ms. Julie Colquhoun

Job Titles:
  • CEPD Accreditation Coordinator

Ms. Kaitlin Taylor

Job Titles:
  • CEPD Project Manager

Ms. Kate Kearney

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Postgraduate Medical Education Office
  • PGME Office Manager -

Ms. Lisa Kokanie

Job Titles:
  • CEPD Coordinator

Ms. Melissa Rye

Job Titles:
  • CEPD Events Coordinator

Ms. Pam Lemieux


Ms. Sally Prystanski


Ms. Sarah Bazinet

Job Titles:
  • CEPD Coordinator

Ms. Sharon Boudreau

Job Titles:
  • CEPD Administrative Assistant

Nicholas Alderton

Job Titles:
  • Senior Learner Affairs Officer, Learner Support Services

Nicole Bessette

Job Titles:
  • Senior Instructional Designer

Nina Judge-Levett

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator

Patricia Jordan

Job Titles:
  • Postgraduate Medical Education Manager

Rachel Rainville

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Ray Hunt

Job Titles:
  • VP Administration and COO

Rebecca Maskevich

Job Titles:
  • PGME Coordinator - Resident Affairs & PGME Office

Regina Mertz

Job Titles:
  • Financial Services Coordinator

Rita Campbell

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Consultant
  • Primary Human Resources Contacts

Rosie Bourdeau

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant to the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education

Shanna Leclair

Job Titles:
  • Student Records and Electives Officer ( UME Students Only )

Shawne Neubauer

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator

Sherrie-Ann Camilli

Job Titles:
  • UME Administrative Manager, Program Delivery

Sonya Richard

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator

Steve Kelly

Job Titles:
  • Director Information Technology and Facilities

Sue Lebeau - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
  • Member of the Board Executive Committee
  • Chairman - Board )
  • Governors Chair

Susan Soldan

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Governance Committee
  • Member of the Board Executive Committee
  • Governance Committee

Tamara Boyd

Job Titles:
  • UME Administrative Manager, Educational Resources

Tammy Blouin

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator, East

Terry Oja

Job Titles:
  • Financial Aid Officer

Tina Carswell

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Consultant

Tracy Lévesque

Job Titles:
  • Advancement Coordinator
As the Advancement Coordinator, Tracy brings along her background and experience in Business Administration and Finance from her various roles in the Public Education Sector of Ontario. Bilingual, and a proud Francophone from a small Northern Community, Tracy can connect with some of the challenges that we face here in Northern Ontario.

Verma Sarita - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Virginia May Katt

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board Executive Committee
  • Vice Chair - Board )