Governance

Board of Directors

Elizabeth Taylor, PhD

Chair of the Board
Clinical Professor Emerita, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta

Steven Smith, PhD

Deputy Chair of the Board
Deputy Vice-Principal Research, Queen's University

Marc Bilodeau, MD

CEO, CISSS de l'Outaouais

Joined the CIMVHR Board in June 2024

Michael Brennan, MA

Chief Administrative Officer, National Police Federation

Darren Johnston, C.D.

Associate, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP

Joined the CIMVHR Board in February 2025

Cécile Malardier-Jugroot, PhD

Interim Principal, Royal Military College of Canada

William Montelpare, PhD

Professor and Margaret and Wallace McCain Chair in Human Development and Health Applied Human Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island

Giselle Drew, CD

Veteran and Advocate

Joined the CIMVHR Board in September 2024

Advisors and Scientists

R. Nicholas Carleton, PhD

RCMP Veteran Advisor

Became a CIMVHR Advisor in November 2024

Heidi Cramm, PhD

Families Advisor

Col (Retd) Rakesh Jetly, OMM, CD, MD

Mental Health Scientist

BGen (Retd) Hugh Colin MacKay, OMM, CD, MD, MHSc

Medical Advisor

Shauna Mulligan

Indigenous Advisor

Became a CIMVHR Advisor in February 2025

David Pedlar, PhD

Strategic Research Advisor

Became a CIMVHR Advisor in December 2024

Meaghan Shoemaker, PhD

Diversity Advisor

Became a CIMVHR Advisor in March 2025