CHAMPLAIN PATHWAYS - Key Persons
Andrew Savard is a senior change management professional with over 15 years of experience in healthcare, including Champlain-based mental health and addictions work, Canadian IT and Ontario non-profit sectors. Working within organizations, and externally as an independent consultant, with large global companies, non-profit Canadian organizations and arm's length provincial government bodies has provided key insights and experience with all levels of an organization from the board of directors to senior management and front line staff. Project roles include large scale change leadership, management consulting, project management, qualitative and quantitative research, and business development. A firm believer in a strong Canadian healthcare system Andrew seeks opportunities and innovative ideas to align talent, processes, and policy to work for all, especially the clients and family.
Job Titles:
- Member of the STEERING COMMITTEE
- Member of the Constituency Council for CAMH
Catherine Corey is a member of the Constituency Council for CAMH in Toronto. She is the past co-chair of the AMHNC and past chair of the FAC. She has experience in both addictions and mental health. She is very interested in capacity building initiatives and has been a lead in the Rollercoaster to Recovery handbook. She has an excellent grasp of the family challenges within the system and an understanding of the challenges of those with lived experience finding pathways to recovery that meet their goals.
Job Titles:
- Member of the STEERING COMMITTEE
- Manager of Community Programs and Partnerships at Seaway Valley Community Health Care
Chris Clapp is the Manager of Community Programs and Partnerships at Seaway Valley Community Health Care. She gets excited about collaborative work among diverse agencies, recognizing the strengths from all partners to provide enhanced care for the community. Rural health care and recognizing the need for supports closest to home is something Chris champions, from an equity lens and including those most marginalized such as those within the LGBTQ+ community. Chris believes strongly that social inclusion, peer support and wellness are also key factors to good mental health for all.
Job Titles:
- Member of the STEERING COMMITTEE
- Chairman of the Ontario Family Caregivers' Advisory Network
Cynthia Clark (Hons B.A.) is Chair of the Ontario Family Caregivers' Advisory Network (OFCAN) and founding member of Parents' Lifelines of Eastern Ontario (PLEO). She has over 14 years of experience in the delivery of programs to family members of individuals with serious mental illness and was a valued employee of the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario for 12 years. Over the past 20 years she has sat on many local, provincial and national committees and continues to be an active advocate for quality mental health care.
Job Titles:
- Member of the STEERING COMMITTEE
- Health Services Director for the South East Ottawa Community Health Center
Deborah Andrews is the Health Services Director for The South East Ottawa Community Health Center. She has worked with a variety of populations including those characterized by mental health and addictions where she brings both lived and professional experience. She has particular expertise in working with vulnerable and marginalized populations. Deborah currently sits on the board of Geriatric Psychiatric Community Services and The Canadian Mental Health Association (Ottawa Chapter). Deborah aims to deliver high quality health services through effective teamwork, partnership, and collaboration focusing on leadership, accountability, mutual respect and compassion.
Job Titles:
- Member of the STEERING COMMITTEE
- Clinical Psychologist and Director of Clinical Programming
Dr. Kim Corace is a clinical psychologist and Director of Clinical Programming and Research, Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders Program at the Royal. She is passionate about a mental health and addiction system that actively involves and engages individuals and families in their care plan, allows for smooth and seamless transitions between services and agencies, and ensures organizations work together to ensure coordinated, evidenced-based care for all. Much of her work has been in building partnerships, fostering system-wide collaborations, and building capacity within the system to treat concurrent disorders.
Job Titles:
- Member of the STEERING COMMITTEE
- Ex - Officio
- Region Director With the Champlain LHIN
Kevin Barclay is a Sub-Region Director with the Champlain LHIN. His portfolios include telemedicine, mental health and addictions. He came to the LHIN following more than two decades of health system planning and development at the local, regional and national level and holds a Master's degree from Carleton University.
Job Titles:
- Project Manager, Regional Recruitment
Meghan's passion for the mental health field was born during her undergraduate years in Public Health and Psychology at Queen's University. Upon graduating, she worked at The Ottawa Hospital in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Newborn Care, all while completing her Masters of Health Administration (Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa). Meghan joined Pathways in early 2019 as the first ever Champlain mental health and addictions Project Manager, Regional Recruitment and focuses on the recruitment and retention of psychiatrists to the Champlain Region, as well as the management of Champlain's foundational mental health and addictions health human resources strategy.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the STEERING COMMITTEE
- Co - Chair )
- Program Director at the Canadian Mental Health Association
Raquel Beauvais-Godard is the Program Director at the Canadian Mental Health Association - Champlain East. She is a strong advocate of the recovery model, overseeing the mental health, addictions and concurrent disorders supportive services offered by the Branch in the communities of Stormont, Dundas, & Glengarry, Prescott-Russell, and Akwesasne. She is passionate about person-centered services that engage the client in the development of their own recovery plan, as well as working collaboratively with community services to meet the complex socio-ecological needs of the clients and families served in rural areas.
Job Titles:
- Member of the STEERING COMMITTEE
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the STEERING COMMITTEE
- Co - Chair )
- Director for Primary Care and Regional Programs at Somerset West Community Health Centre
Suzanne Obiorah is the Director for Primary Care and Regional Programs at Somerset West Community Health Centre. She is a strong advocate for client centered processes and passionate about advancing equitable health services. With a particular focus on client experiences of racialized groups, Suzanne hopes to advance systems that narrow the gaps in health disparities, challenge the status quo of our health care and push for non-traditional approaches in our health care delivery.