Committee Members

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,...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...