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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.

Bram Freedman

President and Chief Executive Officer

Betty Elkaim

Vice-President and Chief Development Officer

Audrey Hadida

Vice-President, Finance and Administration

Katie Kelly-Greenbaum

Vice-President, Strategy and Governance

Rhonda O'Gallagher

Vice-President, Strategic Marketing and Communications

Angela Addesa

Coordinator, Events

Muriel Amar

Principal Director, Major and Corporate Gifts

Delphine Aouizerate

Accountant

Céline Bastien

Director, Human Resources

Heidi Bastien

Gift Management Associate

Stephanie Benabou

Development Associate, Annual Programs

Rémus Blais

Director, Strategy and Data Analytics

Danyael Cantor

Principal Director, Development

Alexia Chaker

SENIOR 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

Anne Cotignola

Administrative Coordinator

Charles Cupif

Director, Major Gifts and Leadership Giving

Nicole Deboisselle-Oyarzun

Team Lead and Executive Assistant, Development

Adrianna Di Pardo

Director, Donor Recognition

Barry Douek

Senior Accountant

Tiffany England

Coordinator, Finance and Administration

Mary Etzitian

Donor Relations Coordinator

Sarah Fletcher

Multichannel Copywriter

Heather Holmes

Associate Vice President, Development

Emy Hunt

Coordinator, Events

Marie-Ève Jalbert

Director, Annual Giving Programs

Veronica Klein

Director, Stewardship and Donor Relations

Willow Lane

Executive Assistant, Development

Melissa Margles

Principal Director, Major Gifts and Planned Giving

Natalie Martinez

Executive Assistant to the Vice-President and Chief Development Officer

Solène Oustry

Senior Development Officer, Leadership Giving

Shanna Parisien

Director, Community Engagement

Aakash Patel

CRM Database Manager

Louis Pavlakos

Multi-Channel Stewardship Writer

Seraiyah Ramdass

Gift Management and Office Associate

Victoria Rosauri

Gift Management Associate

Stephanie Roza

Manager, Volunteer Engagement

Emily Ryner

Front Office and Tributes Administrator

Cenza Santamaria

Manager, Gift Management

Melanie Santamaria

Gift Management Associate

Elizabeth Savin

Senior Governance Officer and Executive Assistant to the CEO

Ian-Pierre Scott

Development Associate

Amanda Starnino

Director, Marketing and Communications

Iris Thibeault

Senior Digital Marketing Specialist

Karlee Thomas

COORDINATOR, STEWARDSHIP AND DONOR RELATIONS

Jennifer Trieu

Prospect Pipeline and Administration & Governance Officer (ON MATERNITY LEAVE)

Annie Vuong

Director, Finance

Chelsea Weitzman

Prospect Research and Pipeline Administration & Governance Officer

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.

Directors Emeriti
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
Ken Harris
Lindsay Hollinger
Gerald Issenman
Brian Kujavsky*
Howard Levine
Karen McLarnon
Vanessa Pendenza
Jean-François Prince
Alan Rossy
Karen Soussan*
Ronny Steinberg

Chair
James Alexander*

Immediate Past Chair
David Amiel*

Vice-Chair
Ronny Steinberg*

Secretary
Sylvie Demers

Treasurer
Aaron Fima, CPA, CA

Foundation President & CEO
Bram Freedman

2022-2025
David Amiel

2019-2022
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.
Susan Berenbaum*
Danielle Bitton
Gabriel Bitton
Harry J. Bloomfield, K.C.
Michael Blumenstein
Perry Britton
Elissa Brock*
Claudine Bronfman
Pierre R. Brosseau
Janis Brownstein
Michael Brownstein
Hélène Bussières
David Cape
Amanda Cappiello*
André B. Charron
Tamara Close
Joanne Cohen
Steven Cummings, C.M.
Sylvie Demers
Howard W. Dermer
Sharon Druker
Richard Dubrovsky
Heidi Dorfman-Toledano*
Jean-Robert Elie*
Nancy El Sayegh
Sheldon B. Elman
Orly Fayer
Lloyd P. Feldman
Aaron Fima, CPA, CA
Larry Fisher
Michael Flinker
Marc Gauthier
Brahm M. Gelfand
Lenore Goldfarb
David Goodman
David Granofsky
Sylvie Grégoire
Salvatore Guerrera
Kenneth Harris
Lindsay Hollinger
Gerald Issenman
Perry Kliot
Irwin Kramer
Brian Kujavsky
Marc Larente
Nan Lassner
Paul Lavallée
Miles A. Leutner
Harvey Levenson
Howard M. Levine
Elliot Lifson, C.M., O.Q.
Gerald Litwin
Paul Lowenstein
Gail Marcovitz
Michael Marianer*
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
Catherine Ross
Alan P. Rossy
Allen Rubin
Sarah Rubin
Avinash Sarwal
Allan Schouela
Elise Schroeter
Joel Segal
Stephen Segal
Jeff A. Segel
Gilles Senécal
Bernard J. Shapiro, O.C.
Mark Sherman
Karen Soussan*
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

STANDING COMMITTEES

Audit Committee

Karen McLarnon (Chair)
James Alexander (ex-officio)*
Aaron Fima, CPA, CA (ex-officio)
Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
Susan Berenbaum*
Amanda Cappiello, CPA*
Michael Marianer*
Rod Matheson
Steve Omer
Ronny Steinberg
Richard Vineberg

Finance Committee

Aaron Fima, CPA, CA (Chair)
James Alexander (ex-officio)*
Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
Karen McLarnon (ex-officio)
Sylvie Demers
Henry Mizrahi
Vanessa Pendenza
Jean-François Prince
Avinash Sarwal
Ronny Steinberg
Irwin Zelniker

Financial Resource Development Committee

James Alexander (Chair)
Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
David Amiel*
Orly Fayer
Ken Harris
Brian Kujavsky
Henry Mizrahi
Gideon Pollack
Joel Segal
Karen Soussan*

Fundraising Projects Review Committe

Ronny Steinberg (Chair)
James Alexander (ex-officio)*
Aaron Fima, CPA, CA (ex-officio)
Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
Pierre Brosseau
David Cape
Gerald Issenman
Irwin Kramer
Paul Lavallée
Leonard Mendel

Governance Committee

Howard Levine (Chair)
Sharon Druker (Vice-Chair)
James Alexander (ex-officio)*
Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
Anne-Marie Bélanger
Elissa Brock*
Nancy El-Sayegh
Perry Kliot
Justin Vineberg

Investment Committee

Marc Gauthier (Chair)
James Alexander (ex-officio)*
Aaron Fima, CPA, CA (ex-officio)
Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
Tamara Close
Lindsay Hollinger
Mindy Mayman
Sam Reda
Allan Schouela
Joel Segal
Jeffrey Tory

Strategic Planning Committee

Sylvie Demers (Co-Chair)
Gerald Issenman (Co-Chair)
James Alexander (ex-officio)*
Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
David Amiel*
Lloyd Feldman
Lindsay Hollinger
Elliot Lifson
Jean-François Prince*
Alan Rossy
Ronny Steinberg

Human Resources Committee

Nancy El Sayegh (Chair)
James Alexander (ex-officio)*
Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
Hélène Bussières
Heidi Dorfman-Toledano*
Jean-Robert Elie*
Catherine Ross
Elise Schroeter
Jodie Zimmerman-Frenkiel

NON-STANDING COMMITTEES

Marketing Advisory Committee

Samia Chebeir (Chair)
James Alexander (ex-officio)*
Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
Arielle Amar
David Amiel
Nicolas Baldovini
Daniel Rabinowicz
Kat Romanoff
Ariella Schachter

Digital Health Initiative Advisory Committee

Laurent Amar (Co-Chair)
Irwin Kramer (Co-Chair)
Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
Kenny Etinson
Aaron Fima, CPA, CA
Kenneth Harris
Bram Paperman

Phase IV Renovations Oversight Committee

Aaron Fima, CPA, CA (Chair)
Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
Josh Hasen*
Karen McLarnon
Louis-Joseph Papineau
Irwin Zelniker

*New appointment