Team & Leadership
Our Professional Team
Those of us who work here are passionate and enthusiastic about our cause. Under the guidance of our President & CEO, Bram Freedman, our dedicated team of professionals work to provide the hospital with the funds needed to provide exceptional care—without exception.
Audrey Hadida
Vice-President, Finance and Administration
Katie Kelly-Greenbaum
Vice-President, Strategy, Governance and Campaign Operations
Rhonda O'Gallagher
Vice-President, Strategic Marketing and Communications
Angela Addesa
Coordinator, Events
Muriel Amar
Principal Director, Major and Corporate Gifts
Delphine Aouizerate
Accountant
Elie Atmeh
IT and CRM Database Technician
Céline Bastien
Director, Human Resources
Alysa Batzios
Director, Leadership and Major Gifts
Nata Belza
Stewardship Writer
Lesleigh Cameron
Executive Assistant to the CEO and Senior Governance Officer
Alexia Chaker
DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST
Andrée-Anne Chailler
PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR, MAJOR GIFTS
Ali-Reza Chattoo
Team Lead, Prospect Research and Prospect Administration
Marie Cloutier
Principal Director, Philanthropic Development
Barry Douek
Senior Accountant
Sarah Fletcher
Multichannel Copywriter
Yves Gabbay
Director, Information Technology and Business Intelligence
Heather Holmes
Associate Vice President, Development
Olivia Kelner
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, DEVELOPMENT
Veronica Klein
Director, Stewardship and Donor Relations
Miriam Paterson
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE VICE-PRESIDENT AND CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Seraiyah Ramdass
Gift Management and Office Associate
Victoria Rosauri
Prospect Research, Pipeline Administration & Governance Officer
Stephanie Roza
Manager, Volunteer Engagement
Emily Ryner
Front Office and Tributes Administrator
Melanie Santamaria
Gift Management Associate (ON MATERNITY LEAVE)
Amanda Starnino
Director, Marketing and Communications
Karlee Thomas
COORDINATOR, STEWARDSHIP AND DONOR RELATIONS
Jennifer Trieu
Prospect Pipeline and Administration & Governance Officer (ON MATERNITY LEAVE)
Vincent Vitulli
Gift Management Associate (Maternity leave replacement)
Annie Vuong
Director, Finance
Chelsea Weitzman
Coordinator, Events
Volunteer Leadership
Our Board of Directors and community leaders are dedicated to making a difference in healthcare. Their commitment and expertise have been the cornerstone of our Foundation since its inception over 50 years ago.
Morton Brownstein, C.M. (deceased)
Sheila Kussner, O.C., O.Q., C.O.M. (deceased)
Honorary Chairs
Richard Dubrovsky
Bernard Stotland, FCPA, FCA
Directors
James Alexander*
David Amiel
Anne-Marie Bélanger
Sylvie Demers
Nancy El Sayegh
Lloyd Feldman
Aaron Fima, CPA, CA
Bram Freedman
Kenneth Harris
Lindsay Hollinger
Gerald Issenman
Harvey Levenson
Howard Levine
Grace Lutfy
Karen McLarnon*
Vanessa Pendenza
Jean-François Prince
Alan Rossy
Ronny Steinberg
David Amiel
Immediate Past Chair
Harvey Levenson
Vice-Chair
James Alexander*
Secretary
Sylvie Demers
Treasurer
Aaron Fima, CPA, CA*
Foundation President & CEO
Bram Freedman
Harvey Levenson
2016-2019
Edward Wiltzer
2013-2016
Howard Dermer
2011-2013
Allen Rubin
2009-2011
Gary Wechsler, FCA
2007-2009
Richard Dubrovsky
2005-2007
Bernard Stotland, FCA
2003-2005
Samuel Minzberg
1999-2003
James Alexander
1996-1999
Brahm Gelfand
1993-1996
Stephen Vineberg (deceased)
1990-1993
Steven Cummings
1988-1990
Leo Goldfarb (deceased)
1986-1988
Morton Brownstein (deceased)
1982-1986
Leonard Ellen (deceased)
1979-1982
Bernard J. Lande (deceased)
1969-1979
George H. Scott (deceased)
Armand Afilalo
James Alexander
David Amiel
Anne-Marie Bélanger
William Bell
Aldo D. Bensadoun, O.C., C.Q.
Danielle Bitton
Gabriel Bitton
Harry J. Bloomfield, K.C.
Michael Blumenstein
Perry Britton
Claudine Bronfman
Pierre R. Brosseau
Janis Brownstein
Michael Brownstein
Hélène Bussieres
David Cape
André B. Charron
Tamara Close
Joanne Cohen
Steven Cummings, C.M.
Sylvie Demers
Howard W. Dermer
Sharon Druker
Richard Dubrovsky
Nancy El Sayegh
Sheldon B. Elman
Samuel Z. Eltes
Orly Fayer
Lloyd P. Feldman
Aaron Fima, CPA, CA
Michael Flinker
Marc Gauthier
Brahm M. Gelfand
Lenore Goldfarb
David Goodman
David Granofsky
Normand Grégoire
Sylvie Grégoire
Salvatore Guerrera
Kenneth Harris
Lindsay Hollinger
Gerald Issenman
Perry Kliot
Irwin Kramer
Avi Krispine
Jonathan Kuczer
Brian Kujavsky*
Albert Labelle
Claude Lachance
Jean-Alexandre Lambert
Marc Larente
Nan Lassner
Paul Lavallée
Miles A. Leutner
Harvey Levenson
Howard M. Levine
Philip Levi
Elliot Lifson, C.M., O.Q.
Gerald Litwin
Paul Lowenstein
Grace E. Lutfy
Christine Marchildon
Judy Marmerstein
Rod Matheson*
Ted Matthews
Mindy Mayman
Karen McLarnon
Leonard J. Mendel
Gary Mintz
Samuel Minzberg
Henry Mizrahi
Clifford Noonoo
Steve Omer*
James Papadimitriou
Barry Pascal
Vanessa Pendenza
Maurice S. Peress
Gideon Pollack*
Jean-François Prince
Susan Raymer
Sam Reda
Dorothy Reitman, C.M.
Brenda Rosenberg
Nancy Rosenfeld
Alan P. Rossy
Allen Rubin
Sarah Rubin
George Sakkas
Avinash Sarwal*
Allan Schouela
Elise Schroeter
Joel Segal
Stephen Segal
Jeff A. Segel
Gilles Senécal
Bernard J. Shapiro, O.C.
Mark Sherman
Ronny Steinberg
Bernard Stotland, FCPA, FCA
Howard Stotland
Irving Teitelbaum
Jeffrey Tory*
Vanda Treiser
Peter Triassi
Justin Vineberg
Richard Vineberg, FCPA
Lillian Vineberg
Gary Wechsler, CA
Neil Weinman
Cindy Weinstein
Jonathan I. Wener, C.M.
Susan Wener
Edward Wiltzer
Irwin Zelniker
Jodie Zimmerman-Frenkiel
- Karen McLarnon – Chair*
- Aaron Fima, CPA, CA (ex-officio)
- David Amiel (ex-officio)
- Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
- Jonathan Kuczer
- Philip Levi, FCPA, FCATBC
- Grace Lutfy
- Rod Matheson*
- Steve Omer*
- Ronny Steinberg
- Richard Vineberg
- Aaron Fima, CPA, CA – Chair*
- David Amiel (ex-officio)
- Sylvie Demers
- Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
- Karen McLarnon
- Henry Mizrahi
- Vanessa Pendenza
- Jean-François Prince
- Avinash Sarwal*
- Ronny Steinberg
- Irwin Zelniker
- James Alexander – Chair*
- Gail Adelson*
- David Amiel (ex-officio)
- Orly Fayer*
- Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
- Ken Harris*
- Brian Kujavsky*
- Henry Mizrahi*
- Gideon Pollack*
- Joel Segal*
- Howard Levine – Chair
- Sharon Druker – Vice Chair
- David Amiel (ex-officio)
- Anne-Marie Bélanger
- Nancy El-Sayegh
- Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
- Sylvie Grégoire
- Perry Kliot
- Justin Vineberg
- Marc Gauthier – Chair
- David Amiel (ex-officio)
- Tamara Close
- Aaron Fima, CPA, CA (ex-officio)*
- Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
- Lindsay Hollinger
- Mindy Mayman
- Sam Reda
- Allan Schouela
- Joel Segal
- Jeffrey Tory*
- Gerald Issenman – Co-Chair
- Sylvie Demers – Co-Chair*
- David Amiel (ex-officio)
- Lloyd Feldman
- Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
- Lindsay Hollinger*
- Elliot Lifson C.M., O.Q.
- Alan Rossy
- Ronny Steinberg*
- Nancy El Sayegh – Chair
- David Amiel (ex-officio)
- Hélène Bussières
- Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
- Gerald Issenman
- Elise Schroeter
- Jodie Zimmerman-Frenkiel
- Ronny Steinberg – Chair
- David Amiel (ex-officio)
- Pierre Brosseau
- David Cape
- Aaron Fima, CPA, CA (ex-officio)*
- Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
- Gerald Issenman
- Irwin Kramer
- Paul Lavallée
- Grace Lutfy*
- Leonard Mendel
*New appointment
