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Board
The Canadian Cancer Society’s national office and each of its provincial offices are accountable to a volunteer board of directors. The board’s responsibilities include governance, leadership, public accountability, establishing the Society’s nation-wide and provincial priorities and acting as a trustee on behalf of Canadians.
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Board of Directors
Robert Lawrie (Chair)
Toronto, ONShachi Kurl
Vancouver, BCRob Assimakopoulos
Toronto, ONRex Lee
Toronto, ONDr Robert Bell
Toronto, ONBretta Maloff
Calgary, ABJohn Boynton
Toronto, ONChristine McCourt-Reid
Edmonton, ABPhilippe Couillard
Saint-Félicien, QC
Nancy McKay
Fredericton, NBDr Chen Fong
Calgary, AB
Susan McPeak
Verdun, QCChan Hon Goh
West Vancouver, BCJames Moore
Port Moody, BCDiane Gosselin
Laval, QC
Hilary Pearson
Westmount, QCDr David Huntsman
Vancouver, BCValerie Steele
Toronto, ONYolande James
Beaconsfield, QCChristopher Wein
Toronto, ONDavid Woollcombe
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A message from the Chair of our Board of Directors
Last year the Canadian Cancer Society again improved its financial efficiency. We will announce our third consecutive surplus, while maintaining our level of research investment (~$40 million a year) and other mission support – education, lodges, rides to treatment, wig and prosthesis loans, support and government advocacy. Nearly 1 in 2 Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. We now know 40% of cancers are preventable, so we are launching a new initiative investing in research to discover and inform Canadians about living healthier lifestyles and we are advocating for government participation. And for those who are diagnosed, the Society will continue to provide support to make their journey less hard.
We also achieved two new strategic initiatives:
- amalgamation with Prostate Cancer Canada, continuing our commitment to consolidate the sector to reduce expense and to dedicate more donor dollars to mission, all to help bring us closer to realizing our vision of a world where no Canadian fears cancer; and
- CDL Cancer from our soon-to-be-opened new Centre for Cancer Prevention and Support in Vancouver. It will be the first venture incubator- accelerator discovering and supporting early-stage science and technology startup ventures focusing on cancer prevention and support and accelerating early-stage ventures’ commercialization in Canada and beyond.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you to our new CEO, Andrea Seale, and our staff; to our donors and volunteers, our work simply would not happen without your support; and to researchers and clinical professionals, you are on the front line giving us strength as you make discoveries and bring comfort as you offer compassionate care. None of this progress would be possible without all of you. Together, we are all a force-for-life in the face of cancer.
Robert Lawrie
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Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Board
Katie Hoskins
St. John’s, NL
Mark Collett
St. John’s, NLSharon Smith
St. John’s, NLDarren Martin
St. John’s, NLPaula Tessier
Mount Pearl, NLJennifer Mitchell
Corner Brook, NLJason Thistle
Grand Falls Windsor, NLGary Neil
St. John’s, NLMike Wahl
St. John’s, NL