Our Team

Sandra Easson-Bruno

Chair GeriMedRisk Board

Sandra Easson-Bruno is the Director of the North Simcoe Muskoka Specialized Geriatric Services (NSM SGS) Program. In this role, one of her key roles is building partnerships to advance the evolution of specialized geriatric services across the region. Sandra is a Registered Nurse, has an undergraduate and graduate degree in nursing from the University of Toronto and has held certification in gerontological nursing from the Canadian Nurses Association since 2002. Through her career, she has held a variety of clinical, operational and system leadership positions that directly influenced the care of older adults. Prior to joining the NSM SGS program, she was a senior planner with the NSM LHIN where she led health system transformation initiatives related to older adults. In addition to being passionate about the care of older adults, Sandra is also passionate about nursing. She has been a leader in advanced nursing practice provincially and nationally and co-chaired the 5th Biennial International Council of Nurses Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Nursing Practice Conference held in Toronto in 2008. She also served on the Board of the Canadian Nurses Association for four years.

Chris Ferrara
Vice Chair GeriMedRisk Board

Chris is an accomplished private equity and Board professional focused on growing shareholder value, corporate governance, risk management and growing Founder-led businesses.  A trusted Board member, business advisor and industry speaker, he has a passion for Healthcare, having worked with Canada’s largest single employer pension plan to invest in Healthcare, Technology and Consumer/Retail businesses.  He has helped grow many consumer facing, multi-site retail/healthcare businesses in North America (Dental, Ophthalmology, Senior Living and Anesthesia/Pain Management) by partnering with visionary, Founder shareholders and medical practitioners. Chris studied at St. Michael’s College and earned his MBA at the Rotman School of Management.  He is also a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA/CA) and a Chartered Business Valuator.
 

Dr. Joanne Ho, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Internal medicine, Geriatric medicine, Clinical pharmacology

Dr. Ho completed medical school at the University of British Columbia and residencies in internal medicine, geriatric medicine and clinical pharmacology at the University of Toronto. She obtained her Masters of Science in clinical epidemiology at the Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Dr. Ho also completed the CIHR Drug Safety and Effectiveness Cross-Disciplinary and University of Toronto Department of Medicine Eliot Phillipson Clinician-Scientist training programs. She is an active medical staff member of Grand River Hospital and St. Mary’s General Hospital in Kitchener, ON where she provides inpatient geriatric medicine, internal medicine and clinical pharmacology consultation services. She is an examiner with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Examination Committee. Dr. Ho also created GeriMedRisk, an interdisciplinary telemedicine service available to clinicians who need geriatric clinical pharmacology and psychiatry consultations.

With over a decade and a half of experience across non-profit, government, and nuclear industries, Imran brings expertise in financial governance, risk management, and operational transformation. As Deputy Chief Financial Officer, he oversees complex financial operations and leads initiatives that enhance efficiency, sustainability, and organizational growth. Passionate about helping others grow, Imran has a strong interest in understanding the process lifecycle, which has allowed him to implement strong interventions for supply chain and IT processes, as well as refinement of project management principles and EVMS reporting mechanisms. A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Imran combines strong problem-solving skills with technical proficiency with strategic vision to deliver meaningful results. With a forward-thinking mindset and dedication to excellence, his career reflects a commitment to leadership, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Dr. Paul Hacker is a community-based Palliative Medicine physician in Ottawa. A graduate of the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, he has practiced in General Practice, Anaesthesia, and Hospitalist Medicine in diverse Ontario communities, and since 2010 has devoted his practice exclusively to Palliative Medicine in Ottawa. He also holds a faculty appointment with the University of Ottawa, Department of Family Medicine.

Dr. Hacker has extensive leadership and governance experience. He has served as a hospital department chair and program director and currently serves as Lead Physician of Community Palliative Medicine Associates. At the Ontario Medical Association (OMA), after serving in various representative roles, he was elected to the Board of Directors, where he is Vice-Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee, and also serves as a Director of OMA Insurance. In 2025, he joined the Carefor Health and Community Services Board of Directors, where he contributes to the Finance and Risk Management Committee and the Quality Committee. He joined the GeriMedRisk Board in 2025.
 

Currently Valerie is the Co-founder and Principal Consultant with Clement-Scarfone and Associates, a firm dedicated to the improvement of health care organizations across Ontario.

From 2022 to 2024, Valerie served as Director of Patient Services with Ontario Health atHome, where she was responsible for the rehabilitation, pediatric, and mental health portfolios. A significant focus of her role involved leading the integration of 14 regional organizations into a single provincial entity. This work required extensive change management leadership, as well as the rationalization of policies and procedures across the province.
Previously, from 2013 to 2022, Valerie was Executive Director of the North East Specialized Geriatric Centre, a community-based program of Health Sciences North, the regional academic hospital for Northeastern Ontario. In this role, she led the development of innovative models of care in collaboration with the Community Care Access Centre (CCAC), improving services for older adults across the region.

Earlier in her career, Valerie worked as a Senior Consultant with the North East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) and served as Chief Executive Officer of ICAN (Independence Centre and Network), a leading non-profit organization delivering services to adults with physical disabilities.

Valerie holds a Master of Arts in Leadership (Health Specialization) from Royal Roads University, a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Laurentian University, and a Human Resources Certificate from Queen’s University. She is a Certified Health Executive and an active member of the Canadian College of Health Leaders.
Throughout her 25-year career, Valerie has served on numerous governing boards and has developed deep expertise in board governance, health system leadership, and community-based care.
 

Lesley Cornelius, ICD.D 

Lesley has over 25 years’ experience in strategic planning, new product development, business development and corporate marketing and communications, obtained through her career at the London Economic Development Corporation, Canada Trust and most recently, Mohawk Medbuy Corporation, a London-based group purchasing organization supporting Member hospitals across Canada purchase medical supplies, services and pharmaceuticals products. She was also a part time instructor in the Clinical Trials Management post-degree program at Western Continuing Studies, teaching Communications until 2022.
 

Lesley graduated from Western University with a B.A. in Psychology and has completed the Marketing Management Executive Development Program and the Leadership Executive Development Program at the Richard Ivey School of Business.  She also recently completed her Institute of Corporate Directors designation.
 

Lesley is an active community volunteer and, in addition to her directorship on St. Joseph’s Health Care London Hospital board, she is Vice Chair of the Lawson Research Institute board. She is also Vice Chair of the Board of Directors at OECM (Ontario Education Collaborative Marketplace), a not-for-profit collaborative sourcing partner for Ontario’s education sector, the Broader Public Sector, and other NFP organizations.
 

Lesley has also served on other Boards including the St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation,  the YMCA Southwestern Ontario and Huron University. 
 

Sneha Abraham is a health system expert with a proven track record in health system performance measurement, population health management, data strategy, artificial intelligence, and stakeholder engagement. With over a decade of experience across Ontario’s health system, she has led and contributed to large-scale initiatives in health system performance and integrated care.
 

At Ontario Health, Sneha worked on provincial reporting and performance frameworks, contributing to key publications such as Measuring Up and Quality Standards, as well as the development of business intelligence dashboards for Ontario Health Teams (OHTs). She also served as an OHT Relationship Manager and Integrated Care Implementation Lead in the Central Region’s System Strategy, Planning, Design and Implementation team, supporting 12 OHTs to advance coordinated and population-based models of care.
 

Currently, Sneha is Manager of Quality Improvement and Innovation at GreenShield’s Enterprise Clinical Office, where she provides leadership in embedding quality improvement and innovation across integrated clinical operations and digital health initiatives.
 

Sneha holds an HBA in Health Studies from the University of Toronto, an MSc in Community Health Sciences from the University of Manitoba, and a Master of Management in Artificial Intelligence from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University. She serves as a Board Director at Flemingdon Community Health Centre—supporting equitable access to primary care and population health in one of Toronto’s most diverse communities.