Advisors - Helen Carswell Chair in Dementia Care

The Helen Carswell Chair in Dementia Care is guided by an exceptional advisory committee comprising individuals living with dementia, their family and friend caregivers, representatives from organizations such as the Alzheimer Society and Family Councils of Ontario, day program staff and managers, health policy decision-makers, and academics across Canada.

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Helen Carswell Chair Advisory Committee

Together with our partners we formed an advisory committee. Committee members include older adults living with dementia; their family/friend caregivers; representatives of organizations who advocate for older adults and their families (Alzheimer Societies, family caregiver organizations, CanAge); day program staff, managers, and operators; and health policy decision makers. This advisory committee has agreed on the research questions and design and will collaborate with researchers on informing each phase of the research.

Role of individuals	Name
Helen Carswell Chair in Dementia Care, chair of committee	Matthias Hoben
Dean of YorkU Faculty of Health or designate	Chris Ardern (Associate Dean, Research and Innovation)
Representatives of the Alzheimer Society of York	Kari Quinn-Humphrey (CEO)
Representatives of the Alzheimer Society of York	Andrea Ubell (Program Director, ASY dementia day programs, co-chair of the HCC advisory committee)
Representative of the Alzheimer Society of Ontario	Cathy Barrick (CEO)
ON Ministry of Health	Maria Singh
ON Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility	Don Embuldeniya (Director, Policy & Partnerships Branch, Policy Programs & Strategic Partnerships Division)
Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario	Kelly Kay (Executive Director)
Family caregiver advocates	Sam Peck (CEO, Family Councils of Ontario)
Family caregiver advocates	Lauren Bates (Chair, Ontario Caregiver Coalition)
Family caregivers	Shelley Resaul-Nowrattan
Family caregivers	Anne Vatistas
Individuals living with dementia	Jim Mann
Research scientist	Tamara Daly, Professor, Director, York University Centre for Aging Research and Education (YU-CARE), Director, SSHRC Partnership for Age-Friendly Communities within Communities
Day program collaborators	Melanie Rowe, Vice President, Client Care and Services, CHATS-Community & Home Assistance to Seniors
	Becky Clark, Director, McCormick Dementia Services, London, Ontario
	Chantelle Morello, Thornhill D.A.Y. Centre Program Manager
	Laura Letassey, Aurora D.A.Y. Centre Program Manager
	Cassandra Calbert, MSW, RSW, Senior Social Worker
Carswell Fellows (trainees); ex officio members	Hung Nguyen (post-doctoral trainee) Genevieve Odoom (PhD student) Behnoush Zarandi (PhD student) Hom Shrestha (PhD student)

Family/Friend Caregivers

Family/Friend Caregiver Advisors:

Linda Woo

Katrina Prescott

Bernie McCracken

Patricia Kostyk

Kevin Lazaruk

Ron Beleno

Health System and Advocacy Partners

Our work is supported by a number of Cross-Provincial Partners including:

Name	Organization
Heather Cooke	Alzheimer Society of British Columbia
Sarah Wu	Alzheimer Society of British Columbia
Barb MacLean	Family Caregivers of British Columbia
Aaron Miller	Interior Health Authority
Michelle Smith	Interior Health Authority
Jessica Howard	Interior Health Authority
Karen Littleton	Interior Health Authority
Ali Cada	Alzheimer Society of Calgary
Barb Ferguson	Alzheimer Society of Calgary
Cassi Wadsworth	Alberta Health Services
Michelle Podmore	Alberta Health Services
Jennifer Salt	Alberta Health Services
Suzanne Maisey	Alberta Health
Allison Lacey	Government of Alberta
Erin Crawford	Alzheimer Society of Manitoba
Agnieszka San Juan	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Joanne Di Nicola	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Laurel Rose	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

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