Committee Members

 
Dr. Darlene Kitty

Dr. Darlene Kitty

Director, Indigenous Program at Faculty of Medicine

As a Cree woman and the director of the MD Indigenous Program at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine,...

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Diane Longboat, MEd

Diane Longboat, MEd

Ceremonial leader, traditional teacher, healer and Elder

Kahontakwas, Diane Longboat is from the Mohawk Nation, Turtle Clan, a traditional teacher from Six Nations Grand River Territory, Canada....

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Dr. Anna Banerji, O. Ont., MD, MPH, FRCPC, DTM&H

Dr. Anna Banerji, O. Ont., MD, MPH, FRCPC, DTM&H

Associate Professor Pediatrics

Dr. Anna Banerji was the recipient of the Dr. Peter Henderson Bryce Award in 2019 and was inaugurated into the...

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Dr. Barry Lavallee, MD, CCFP, FCFP, MCISc

Dr. Barry Lavallee, MD, CCFP, FCFP, MCISc

Chief Executive Officer

Indigenous Identity Dr. Barry Lavallee is a member of the Metis community of St. Laurent, Manitoba and a descendent of Duck...

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Dr. Alexander Drossos, MD, MBA, MEd, BESc, BSc

Dr. Alexander Drossos, MD, MBA, MEd, BESc, BSc

Child Psychiatrist

n addition to his interest in pediatric psychosocial oncology, Dr. Alex Drossos is passionate about neurodevelopmental disorders including FASD, school...

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Ellen Blais

Ellen Blais

Director, Indigenous Midwifery

Ellen currently works for the Association of Ontario Midwives as their director of Indigenous Midwifery. Ellen explains that midwifery has...

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