Board of Directors
The Staff
Visiting Scholars
Partnerships & Alliances
The Wellesley Institute is fortunate to be guided by a dynamic and committed Board of Directors. Our Board members have a wealth of experience in health research, urban policy issues, and community capacity building as well as management and governance.
Peter Warrian
Chair, Board of Directors
Ronald Robertson
Vice Chair
Minda Davis
Treasurer
Dennis Magill
Chair Emeritus
Glen Brown
Co-Chair, Strategic Planning Task Force
Jan Campbell
Co-Chair, Strategic Planning Task Force
Don Cooper
Claire Fainer
Michaela Hynie
Chair, Governance Committee
Pat O'Campo
Shari Stein
Ken Swain
Susanne Williams
Chair, Research, Grants and Policy Committee
Nick Zelenczuk
Chair, Finance and Investment Committee
Rick Blickstead
CEO and Secretary
Rick Blickstead
Chief Executive Officer
rick [ at ] wellesleyinstitute.com
Bob Gardner
Director, Policy and Research
bob [ at ] wellesleyinstitute.com
Michael Shapcott
Director, Community Engagement
michael [ at ] wellesleyinstitute.com
Brenda Roche
Director, Community-Based Research
brenda [at] wellesleyinstitute.com
Dr. Nasim Haque
Director, Community Health
nasim [at] wellesleyinstitute.com
Brian Eng
Community Engagement Specialist
brian [ at ] wellesleyinstitute.com
Peter Marques
Information and Web Services Specialist
peter [ at ] wellesleyinstitute.com
Grace Piekielko
Coordinator, Grant and Office Administration
grace [ at ] wellesleyinstitute.com
Nadiya Troyan
Board Administrator and Office Manager
nadiya [ at ] wellesleyinstitute.com
The Wellesley Institute Visiting Scholarsare recognized thought-leaders in areas relating to the social determinants of health. Thanks to the involvement and guidance of our Visiting Scholars ourworkis informed by leading directions in social policy and health innovation in Canada and around the world.
Professor Budd Hall
Centre for CBR
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC
Professor David Hulchanski, Ph.D
Director-Center for Urban and Community Studies
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ont.
Professor Grace Edward Galabuzi
Faculty of Arts
Ryerson University
Toronto, Ont.
Professor John Myles
Dept of Sociology
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ont.
Professor Meredith Minkler, Ph.D
Head: Community based Participatory Research
University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Dr. Michael Wright
Director-Public Health
WZ Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Professor Susan Phillips
School of Public Policy
Carleton University
Ottawa, BC
Dr. Tyrone Turner
Chief of Psychiatry
St.Joseph's Health Centre
Toronto, Ont.