IWH thanks outgoing Board members, welcomes new ones

The Institute for Work & Health warmly sends its thanks to three outgoing members of the Board of Directors for their years of service. These are: Dr. Louise Lemieux-Charles, professor emeritus at University of Toronto and former vice-chair of the IWH Board; Kelly Jennings, independent consultant and former chair of the IWH’s Governance Committee, and Dr. Deborah Parachin, chief physician at Hydro One. The Institute is grateful for the advice and stewardship they provided over the years. “Their contributions to IWH are greatly appreciated by me and by our staff,” says Dr. Peter Smith, IWH president. “They left the organization in a better position than when they arrived.”

The Institute also welcomes three individuals to the Board. They are: Sandra Miller, former vice-president of strategy and governance at Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS), Erin Oliver, vice-president of health and safety at Algoma Steel, and Dr. Eugene Wen, vice-president and global chief data scientist at Manulife Financial. “A warm welcome to the new members,” says Kate Lamb, chair of the Board. “With their addition, our Board continues to benefit from the talent and energy of individuals with long-held commitment to the positive role that research can play in improving worker health and safety.”