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Members of the editorial advisory board assist in the selection of issue themes, advise on the general scope and direction of the magazine, and suggest potential features and writers. They also support the magazine by promoting it and encouraging their colleagues in the retirement residence community to contribute to, distribute and read Dialogue.
GET INVOLVED!
We welcome cross-Canada representation. If you'd be interested to get involved, please contact the editor by e-mail or by phone (905-272-1843)
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EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD:
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| Jordan Bernamoff |
| President and CEO |
| VIVA Corporation |
| Toronto, Ontario |
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| Jordan has a background in the seniors' housing sector, as well as business law. Before moving into the retirement residence field, he was Vice-President of Business Development for St. Peter's Health System, one of Ontario's premier geriatric hospitals.
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| Heather Green |
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| Greenhouse Marketing and Communications |
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| Donna Holwell |
| Owner and Managing Director |
| Lord Dufferin Centre |
| Orangeville, Ont. |
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| Donna is a past president of Ontario Retirement Communities Association, a former senior policy advisor with the Ontario Seniors' Secretariat, and instructor in the new Centennial College retirement communities retirement program. |
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| Carol Hotchkiss |
| Regional Vice President |
| Compass Group Canada Healthcare |
| Mississauga, Ont. |
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| Carol leads managed services in many locations in senior care and acute care in Manitoba and Ontario. She has spent the last 13 years in the seniors care sector in roles such as dietitian and manager as well as senior leadership. |
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| Laurie Johnston |
| Retirement Life Consultant |
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| Burlington, Ont. |
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| Laurie Johnston has over 25 years experience in the retirement home industry, both as an owner/operator and regional director for a large
chain. A Past-President of Ontario Retirement Communities Association, she is currently a freelance consultant, specializing in operations reviews and sales and marketing initiatives and training. |
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| Robyn Knezic |
| General Manager |
| Delmanor Northtown |
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| Robyn has a background in the seniors housing industry in both marketing and operations and is a graduate of Ryerson University's Long Term Care Administration program. |
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| Colin Le Brun |
| Director of Business Development |
| Summit Pharmacy Inc. |
| Aurora, Ont. |
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Colin is responsible for all Summit's marketing initiatives. He is also a committee member of the Ontario Retirement Communities Association. |
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| Irene Martin |
| Executive Director |
| Alberta Senior Citizens' Housing Association |
| Edmonton |
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| ASCHA represents approximately 70 percent of the seniors housing sector in Alberta, including independent and supportive living, for-profit and not- for-profit, public and private.
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| Tony McLean |
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| Spectrum Senior Housing Developments |
| Oakville, Ontario |
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| Tony has over 17 years experience in the
seniors housing industry as well as experience providing consulting in
the health care sector. He is the founder and Past President of National
Elder Care Inc., a seniors home care provider. |
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| Annette Rudy |
| Executive Director of Griffith-McConnell |
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| Montreal, Que. |
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| Annette has many years of management experience in the healthcare sector. As Executive Director of a retirement residence and nursing home, the Griffith-McConnell in Montreal, she is opening its doors to the community by offering a number of programs geared to Montreal seniors who still wish to live at home. |
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| Donna Rutten |
| Administrator |
| Berwick Royal Oak Retirement Residence |
| Victoria, B.C. |
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| The former Executive Director for the British Columbia Retirement Communities Association, Donna has spent 25 years in the seniors industry including work for Humber College in Toronto on educational programming to seniors centres, and in British Columbia as Director of Marketing for Lifestyle Retirement Communities.
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| Lynn Webster |
| Executive Director |
| The Claremont Retirement Residence |
| Toronto |
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| The Claremont, in mid-town Toronto, offers innovative, full service, independent lifestyle. |
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| Hugh Wesley |
| Executive Director |
| Comfort Life magazine |
| Mississauga, Ont. |
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| Hugh, a former Director of Photography for The Toronto Sun, is an
advisor on the Loyalist College Photojournalism board. As well as
specializing in capturing the vitality of seniors, he continues feature
photography for national newspapers and magazines.
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| Gord White |
| Chief Executive Officer |
| Ontario Retirement Communities Association |
| Oakville, Ont. |
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| Gord has been the CEO of the Ontario Retirement Communities
Association since 1998. Prior to joining the ORCA, he was executive
director of the Association of Local Public Health Agencies, which
represented Ontario's medical officers of health and boards of health.
A member of the International Council of the Assisted Living Federation
of America (ALFA), he is a former chair of the Ontario Health Providers'
Alliance.
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