Executive Members & Representatives
ODPH Executive Committee 2022-2023
- Past Chair - Elizabeth Smith, City of Hamilton Public Health
- Co-Chair Year 2 - Laura Abbasi, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
- Co-Chair Year 1 - Andrea Licursi, Halton Region Health Department
- Communications Coordinator - Claire Bilik, Middlesex-London Health Unit
- Web Coordinator - Alex Lacarte, North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
- Secretary-Treasurer - Kimberly Leadbeater, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
- Liaison Coordinator Year 2 - Ruby Samra, City of Hamilton Public Health
- OPHA Liaison - Mary Ellen Prange, City of Hamilton Public Health
- Liaison Coordinator Year 1 - Vacant
- Member-at-Large Year 1 - Jennelle Arnew, Chatham-Kent Public Health
- Member-at-Large Year 1 - Luisa Magalhaes, Peterborough Public Health
ODPH Advocacy Leads
- Heather Thomas, Middlesex-London Health Unit
- Elizabeth Smith, Hamilton Public Health
- Laura Abbasi, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
Workgroups
Anti-Racism in Dietetics Community of Practice Co-Chairs
- Amy MacDonald, Huron Perth Public Health
- Sharmini Balakrishnan, Chatham-Kent Public Health
Body Diversity and Health Equity Workgroup Co-Chairs
- Amy MacDonald, Huron Perth Public Health
Child Care Working Group Co-Chairs
- Laura Abbasi, HKPR District Health Unit
- Melissa Cardinal, Eastern Ontario Health Unit
Eastern Region RD Group Chair
- Melissa Cardinal, Eastern Ontario Health Unit
Eating Disorder Prevention Community of Practice Co-Chairs
- Chantal Bélanger, Public Health Sudbury and District
- Chelsea Socholotuk, Northwestern Health Unit
Family Health Nutrition Advisory Group Chair
- Paula Ross, Public Health Sudbury and District
Food Insecurity Workgroup Co-Chairs
- Lesley McMullin, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
- Erin Reyce, North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
Food Literacy Workgroup Co-Chairs
- Elsie Azevedo Perry, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
- Shannon Edmonstone, Huron Perth Public Health
Food Systems Workgroup Co-Chairs
- Sharmini Balakrishnan: Chatham-Kent Public Health
- Bridget King: Public Health Sudbury & Districts
- Zoe Brenner: Northwestern Health Unit
Marketing to Kids Workgroup Co-Chairs (INACTIVE)
- Claire Bilik, Middlesex-London Health Unit
Nutrition and Edible Cannabis Workgroup Chair
- Heather Thomas, Middlesex-London Health Unit
School Nutrition Workgroup Co-Chairs
- Elizabeth Smith, City of Hamilton Public Health Services
- Luisa Magalhaes, Peterborough Public Health
Southwest RD Group Chair
- Heather Nadon, Windsor-Essex Country Health Unit
If you would like to join any of these workgroups, please contact the chair or send an email to info@odph.ca, or request membership through the member's section