Roberta Ellis
Board Chair
Roberta Ellis served for 18 years at WorkSafeBC, joining the executive as Vice President Prevention Services, and retiring in 2016 as Senior Vice President of Corporate Services and Human Resources. Roberta’s previous roles in Manitoba included Associate Deputy Minister of Health, Deputy Minister of Labour, President of the Premier’s Economic Innovation and Technology Council, CEO of Aerospace Training Canada International and Civil Service and Pay Equity Commissioner. Roberta also served as Chair of the Manitoba Advisory Council on the Status of Women, and on national and not-for-profit boards including the Canadian Institute for Health Information, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, and Crown Corporation Employers Association.
Since retiring, Roberta has chaired the Industry Training Authority of BC and was a founding director of BC Infrastructure Benefits.
Roberta has a Master of Arts degree from Edinburgh University, as well as a Diploma in Religious Education and a Certificate in Secondary Education.
The Board Chair is a non-voting officer of the organization appointed by the Minister of Health.
Directors
Adriane Gear
President
BC Nurses' Union (BCNU)
Claire Brown
Chief Medical Affairs Officer
Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)
Corey Froese
Provincial Safety Director
Ambulance Paramedics and Ambulance Dispatchers Bargaining Association (APADBA)
David Durning
Labour Relations Officer, Health Sciences Association (HSA)
Health Sciences Association
Doug Kinna
Executive Vice-President
BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU)
Lona Cunningham
Executive Director
Resident Doctors of BC
Lynn Bueckert
Secretary-Business Manager, Hospital Employees' Union
Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA)
Matt Prescott
Vice President, Legal Services, Negotiations & Labour Relations
Health Employers Association of BC
Robert Hulyk
Vice President Advocacy & Government Relations
Doctors of BC
Ryan Murray
Executive Director of Labour and Agreements
BC Ministry of Health
Saleema Dhalla
Chief Executive Officer, SafeCare BC, Affiliate Representative
Dr. Shallen Letwin
Vice President, Human Resources and Professional Practice
Interior Health
Sharon Torgerson
Vice President, People
Island Health
Terence Little
Director of Stakeholder and Community Relations
WorkSafeBC
Wayne Balshin
Vice President, People Team
Vancouver Coastal Health
