About Us
Board of Directors 2026-2027
Chair: Deborah Tropea
First Vice-Chair: Shawna Spowart
Second Vice-Chair: Michael Pescod
Secretary: Jeanette Despatie
Elected Directors:
Susan Atkinson
M. Owais Aziz
Fallon David
Taj Dhinsa
Suzanne Farag
Gérald Laneville
Chantal Mageau-Pinard
Dale McSween
Ronald Proulx
Appointed Directors:
Chief of Staff: Dr. Anastasios Boubalos
President of the Professional Staff: Dr. Olugbenga Dehinbo
Vice-President of the Professional Staff: Dr. Sahar Shirazi
Board Chair of the Auxiliary: Jack Lindsay
Chief Nursing Executive: Kelly Shaw
Board Highlights
Cornwall Community Hospital values accountability and transparency and has therefore made a decision to proactively disclose the following documents:
- Board Committee Terms of Reference
- Hospital By-Laws
- Hospital Policies
If you would like a copy of one of the above-mentioned documents, please contact our Executive Offices at 613-938-4240, ext. 2262.
Meetings of the Board of Directors
Schedule
The Board will meet during 2026-2027 on the following dates at 17:00 hours:
- Thursday, September 17
- Wednesday, October 28
- Thursday, December 17
- Wednesday, February 10
- Thursday, April 1
- Wednesday, June 2
The Annual Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 17, 2027, at 17:00 hours.
Board meetings are held at the Community Addiction and Mental Health Services Centre (850 McConnell Avenue, Cornwall, ON).
Open Sessions of Meetings of the Board
- Members of the public may attend open sessions of meetings of the Board of Directors.
- A schedule of the date, location and time of the Board’s regular meetings will be available from the Board office and will be posted on the corporation’s website. Changes in the schedule will be posted on the website.
- The Board will limit the number of attendees to the maximum room capacity requirement.
- Recording devices, videotaping and photography are prohibited.
Attendees at Open Sessions of Meetings of the Board
- Members of the public and invited guests who attend Board meetings shall not interfere with the orderly conduct of the meeting.
- Members of the public may be asked to identify themselves.
- The Chair of the Board shall control all meetings of the Board and may expel any person for improper conduct at a meeting of the Board.
Closed or "In Camera" Sessions of Meetings of the Board
- The Board may move in camera or hold board meetings that are not open to the public if it determines it is in the best interest of the corporation to do so. The Chair may order that the meeting move in camera. Any director may request a matter be dealt with in camera, in which case a vote will be taken and if a majority of the Board so decides, the matter shall be dealt with in camera.
- The following matters will be dealt with in camera:
- Matters involving property;
- Matters involving litigation;
- Material contracts;
- Human resources issues;
- Professional staff appointment, reappointment, and credentialing issues;
- Patient issues;
- Donor issues; and
- Any matter that the Board determines should be the subject of an in camera session.