ABOUT
Our Team
Working together
HPIC has a network of many partners and supporters - from our board, staff team, donors and volunteers, to pharmaceutical partners, healthcare professionals, and NGOs - that work together towards our mission of improving healthcare in vulnerable communities.
BOARD
Mike Reinders
Board Chair
Executive Director
Maple Reinders Group
Oakville, Ontario
Hon. Jake Epp
Chair Emeritus
P.C., O.C.
Former Federal Minister of Health
Calgary, Alberta
Ramy Fahmy-Demian
Board Member
B.Pharm, MBA
Director, Industry Relations and Professional Services, AQPP
Montreal, Quebec
Christine MacMillan
Board Member
Senior Advisor, Social Justice
World Evangelical Alliance
Toronto, Ontario
Dr. Pierre Plourde
Board Member
MD, FRCPC
Medical Officer of Health
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jacques Lapointe
Board Member
President, The Makbraneth Foundation
Chair, GRID Canada
Toronto, Ontario
David Sweet
Board Member
Former Member of Parliament
Neguac, New Brunswick
Don Wallar
Board Member
Principal, Don Wallar & Associates Consulting
Former Program Director,
Apotex Inc.
Newmarket, Ontario
SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Lois Brown
President
Dayana Gomez
Director, Philanthropy & Communications
Heather Watts
BA, LLB, LLM
Director, Corporate Partnerships
Joe Tabet
CPA, CMA, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Raini Aquino
Director, Programs
STAFF TEAM
Abby O’Neill
Communications Officer
Angela Nunez
Philanthropy Officer
Hawie Wondwossen
Program Coordinator, Access to Medicine
Hongying Xu
Accounts Payable
Isaac Mussell
Logistics Coordinator
Jessica Staring
Warehouse Assistant
Linnet Damien
Program Development Manager
Rafael Nunez
Shipping & Receiving Associate
Ruth Frenette
Receptionist and Accounts Receivable
Samara Lewis
Program Coordinator, Emergency Response
