Partners
Child Health BC is a provincial health improvement network, that brings together health administrators, clinicians, operational and physician leaders and Ministry partners to identify, plan and carry out provincial wide solutions to improve the experience and delivery of health services for the children and youth across BC.
CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE CHBC STEERING COMMITTEE
- BC Centre for Disease Control
Wendy Machana
Senior Executive Director
Operations- BC Emergency Health Services
Dr. Michael Christian
Chief Medical Officer- BC Pediatric Society
Dr. Brian Evoy
Executive DirectorDr. Odion Kalaci
President- BC Principals' & Vice Principals' Association
Brian Leonard
President-elect- Child and Family Research Institute
Quynh Doan
Interim Executive Director & Associate Dean for Research
Faculty of Medicine, UBC- First Nations Health
Emma Lee
Senior Policy Analyst
Policy, Planning & QualityDr. Unjali Malhotra
Medical Director
Women's Health- Fraser Health
Janet Murphy
Director, Clinical Operations
Maternal, Infant, Child and Youth Program
Esther Pang-Wang
Director, Clinical Program & Operations (Comm & Hospital)
Dr. Michael Smith
Regional Department Head, Pediatrics
Program Medical Director, Child & Youth- Interior Health
Julie McRae
Director Maternal Newborn
Child & Youth NetworkDr. Trent Smith
Pediatric Medical Lead- Island Health
Gillian Kozinka
Executive Director
Acute Care ServicesDr. Gustavo Pelligra
Medical Director, Pediatrics- Ministry of Children and Family Development
Emily Horton
Executive Director
Child & Youth Mental Health Policy- Ministry of Education
Dr. Christie Docking
Family Physician Practicing in Maple Ridge- Ministry of Health
Dr. Bonnie Henry
Provincial Health Officer
Office of the PHODr. Deena Hinshaw
Deputy Provincial Health Officer
Office of the PHOShana Ooms
Executive Director
Primary Care PolicyRachel Yeung Thompson
Acting Director
Women's and Maternal Health- Ministry of Health, Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use
Naomi North
A/Director
Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use- Ministry of Health, Health Services Division
Amie Mazza
Manager
Provincial Services Branch
Hospital and Provincial Health Services Division- Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions
Kristina Ponce
Senior Director
Child and Youth Partnerships and Planning Strategic Policy and Planning Branch- Northern Health
Dr. Matthew Burkey
Medical Lead
Child and Youth Mental Health ProgramDr. Kirsten Miller
Medical Lead
Child & Youth Health ProgramChantelle Wilson
Exective Lead
Child & Youth Health Prg, Program-Child Health- PHSA
BC Centre for Disease Control
Geoff Mckee
Medical Director
Population Health PromotionWendy Machana
Senior Executive Director, OperationsBC Children's Hospital
Sarah Bell
Chief Operating Officer
BC Children’s HospitalDr. Jana Davidson
Chief Medical Officer
BC Children’s HospitalTrish Page
Executive Director
Clinical OperationsSharlynne Burke
Interim Executive Director, CYMH
BC Children’s HospitalDr. Erik Skarsgard
Surgeon-in-Chief
BC Children’s Hospital
Dr. Roberto Sassi
Psychiatrist-in-Chief
BC Children’s HospitalPerinatal Services BC
Robert Finch
Provincial Executive DirectorPHSA – Executive Leadership Team
Kendra McPherson
VP, Clinical Improvement & Transformation
Executive LeadershipSunny Hill Health Centre, BCCH | UBC
Dr. Ram Mishaal
Developmental Pediatrician
Medical Director, Neuromotor ProgramDr. Steven Miller
Chief Pediatric Medicine
BC Children's Hospital & Sunny Hill Health Centre- Society of General Practitioners of BC
Dr. Liz Zubek
Family Physician Practicing in Maple Ridge- Vancouver Coastal Health
Dr. Erik Swartz
Regional Maternal Child Program Medical Director
Paediatrics- Child Health BC
Jennifer Scarr
Executive Director
Steering Committee Chair