Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, NWT & Nunavut
Board of Directors

Responsibility for the Foundation’s stewardship and oversight of the management of the organization lies with the highly skilled members of our Board of Directors, as listed below.

Chair:
Roderick J. McKay, FCA 
Fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta

Vice Chair: 
Lori Bonnett, LL.M. 
Senior Legal Specialist - Regulatory Compliance, Suncor Energy Services Inc.

Secretary/ Treasurer:
Dean Despas, CIM 
Investment Advisor, National Bank Financial

Directors:
Dr. Allan de Caen, MD, FRCPC (Pediatrics)
Clinical Associate Professor, University of Alberta
International Co-Chair, Pediatric Task Force, International Liaison Council on Resuscitation

Dr. Henry Duff, MD, FRCPC (Cardiology)
Professor of Medicine, University of Calgary 
Alberta Heritage Medical Scientist

Dr. Mark Haykowsky, PhD (Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology)
Professor, University of Alberta

Dr. Michael D. Hill, MD, MSc, FRCPC (Neurosciences)
Director, Stroke Unit for the Calgary Stroke Program
Associate Dean, Clinical Research at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary

Dr. David Johnstone, MD, FRCPC (Cardiology)
Professor, University of Alberta 
Clinical Director, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute

Pam Lang BEd, MCS
P. Lang & Co, Marketing Specialist

Kevin Neveu
CEO, Precision Drilling Corporation

Dr. David Shragge, MD, FRCPC (Emergency Medicine)
Emergency Physician/Chief of Emergency Medicine, Caritas Health Group
Board of Trustees, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research

The Board also establishes committees to assist with its governance functions, to serve in an advisory capacity, and to make recommendations to the Board. The standing Policy Committees of the HSFA Board include:

• Audit & Finance Committee
• Research Medical Advisory Committee (RMAC)
• Fund Development Advisory Committee (FDAC)
• Board Development Committee