Board of Directors
The Staff
Visiting Scholars
Board of Directors
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
Susan Williams
Vice Chair
Chair, Research and Policy Committee
Minda Davis
Treasurer
Rick Blickstead
CEO
Secretary
Michaela Hynie
Chair, Governance Committee
Nick Zelenckuk
Chair, Finance and Investment Committee
Roger Barton
Chris Brillinger
Jan Campbell
Sharad Kerur
Colette Murphy
Pat O’Campo
Susan Takahashi
Wellesley Institute Staff
Rick Blickstead
Chief Executive Officer
rick [ at ] wellesleyinstitute.com
Bob Gardner , PhD
Director, Healthcare Reform and Policy
bob [ at ] wellesleyinstitute.com
Michael Shapcott
Director, Affordable Housing and Social Innovation
michael [ at ] wellesleyinstitute.com
Brenda Roche , PhD
Director, Research
brenda [at] wellesleyinstitute.com
Dr. Nasim Haque
Director, Community Health
nasim [at] wellesleyinstitute.com
Nimira Lalani
Research Associate
Nimira [at] wellesleyinstitute.com
Brian Eng
Community Action Specialist
brian [ at ] wellesleyinstitute.com
Jennifer Iveson
Communications Specialist
jennifer [ at ] wellesleyinstitute.com
Michael Luo
IT Specialist: Virtual Wellesley
mluo [ at ] wellesleyinstitute.com
Grace Piekielko
Research Administrator
grace [ at ] wellesleyinstitute.com
Nadiya Troyan
Board Administrator and Office Manager
nadiya [ at ] wellesleyinstitute.com
Estelle Sun
Project and Research Assistant
Estelle [ at ] wellesleyinstitute.com
Visiting Scholars
The Wellesley Institute Visiting Scholars are 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, LICSW, MS
Coordinator HIV/AIDS and Participatory Research
Research Group Public Health
Social Science Center Berlin (WZB)
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.
