Meet our Team

Barbara is a practicing geriatrician, professor, and geriatric division director at the University of Toronto. She leads the RGP with her expertise in systems thinking, interprofessional education, and geriatrics. Through her clinical work and administrative leadership, she is deeply committed to the vision of “Better health outcomes for older adults living with frailty”.

Marlene’s operational management role calls on her experience and skills in corporate governance, fiscal management, policy development, and performance. She enjoys engaging with partners, and her collaborative style enriches meeting facilitation and negotiations.  She is inspired by evidence and new ways of delivering care that enhances patient experience and outcomes.

Kerri contributes her expertise in the delivery of educational events and program support to build capacity across specialized teams of healthcare providers. She coordinates program activities and communications, and reports on finances and workload activity. She is motivated by improving operational processes and in seeing positive learning outcomes as a result of educational events.

Wendy uses her expertise in quality improvement and communications to help healthcare providers change the way they provide care. Her forte is developing and providing practical supports, like newsletters with “quick win” change ideas, ready-to-use implementation tools, and coaching for healthcare teams. She is inspired by the continuous improvement that results when teams are supported.

Alekhya uses her knowledge of implementation science, quality improvement, and human-centered design to provide tools, training, and coaching for health providers and organizations who want to transform care for older adults. She enjoys inspiring people to take advantage of the practical wisdom found in implementation theories, models, and frameworks. She is particularly interested in process of scaling and sustaining change.

Sangita is an occupational therapist with more than 20 years of experience in geriatrics in each sector of the health system. She has worked in knowledge translation and implementation roles for nine years. She uses her training and expertise in content development and knowledge translation to develop knowledge products that are learner centered, and support knowledge to practice implementation. She is a firm believer and advocate for collaborative practice and developing processes that enhance knowledge exchange.

Nandini uses her expertise in knowledge exchange, stakeholder engagement, and system improvement to support initiatives designed to transform how specialized geriatric service providers and nurse-led outreach teams deliver care. She enjoys collaborating with stakeholders to develop effective change initiatives, writing strategic communications, and monitoring the implications of Ontario’s healthcare system change for our work. She is inspired by collaborative change processes that result in sustainable improvement.

Caitlin applies her experience working in various interprofessional environments to coordinate and manage numerous clinical committees, bringing together clinicians from across the GTA. She enjoys fostering new collaboration opportunities, and facilitating quality improvement projects. She thrives on using her creativity to problem-solve and is inspired by the varied ideas that come out of the collaborative process.

Sarah serves as the primary contact for RGP office logistics and provides administrative support to the Executive Director. She enjoys applying her skills in problem solving, organization, and event coordination. With a background in Applied Science, she has over 5 years of experience providing administrative support to patients and providers in various health service settings.

Liis-Ann is responsible for data collection/analysis, strategic communications, event planning/management, and administrative support. She has experience liaising with public and private organizations, government agencies and senior management as well as co-designing initiatives with marginalized populations.  She is inspired by collaborating with various areas to deliver practical solutions that assist those in need.

Shirley is the team’s sole information technology specialist. She has extensive experience with the development and maintenance of websites and document sharing portals, such as SharePoint as well as custom-built web-based sharing portals.

Alex uses her skills in data analysis and visualization to identify trends and gaps in SGS access.  Her background in program planning and community care drive her collaborative work style and creative problem solving. She is inspired to support health service providers and administrators in service planning and meeting the diverse and changing needs of the community.