Our Team

Management

Mary Jane Esplen
PhD, RN
Executive Director

Jiahui Wong
PhD
Scientist and Manager, Curriculum and Program Evaluation

Mathew Gancarz
Hon. BSc
Manager, Information Technology and Operations

Staff

Joy Brusich
BS, MSc
Senior Application Specialist

Jerusha Ellis
MScBMC
Education Specialist and Medical Illustrator

Thomas Graham
Hon. BA
eLearning Developer

Allan Holtzman
BSc
Instructional Designer

Yvonne Leung
PhD
Research Scientist

Donalda MacDonald
RN, CON(C)
Facilitator

Malcolm MacKinnon
BFA
Multimedia Developer

Komal Patel
RN, BScN (Honours), MN, CON(C), CHPCN(C), CVAA(C)
Facilitator

Lianne Trachtenberg
PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow

Victoria Wolno
Administrative Coordinator

Co-Chairs of de Souza Institute

Joy Richards
RN, PhD
Co-chair

Mary Gospodarowicz
MD, FRCR, FRCPC
Co-chair

External Faculty

Marianne Arab
MSW/RSW
Facilitator

Aronela Benea
RN, BScN, MScN
Facilitator

Susan Blacker
MSW, RSW
iEPEC-O Faculty & Facilitator for EPEC(TM)-O Workshop

Paul Daeninck
MD, MSc, FRCPC
iEPEC-O Faculty

Valrie Hursefield
RN, BA, MHA, CHPCN(C), CVAA(C)
Facilitator

Cathy Kiteley
APN, RN, MScN, CON(C), CHPCN(C)
Facilitator

Madeline Li
MD, PhD, FRCPC
Faculty, Management of Depression and Anxiety in Cancer

Janet Lovegrove
RN, BScN, MSc, CPMHN
Facilitator

Charmaine Lynden
MN, RN (EC), CON(C)
Facilitator

Deborah McLeod
RN, PhD
Facilitator

Jeff Myers
MD, MSEd, CCFP(PC)
Facilitator for EPEC(TM)-O Workshop

Lisa Roelfsema
MSW, RSW
Facilitator

Sandra Rotholc
MSW, RSW, RMFT, RST
Facilitator

Judy Simpson
RN, BN, MEd, CHPCN(C)
iEPEC-O Faculty

Vanessa Slobogian
RN, MN, CPHON
Facilitator

Jill Taylor-Brown
MSW, RSW
Facilitator