Rick Hansen Institute Board of Directors

We believe our Board Members truly represent the breadth and fullness of the Canadian SCI community and we thank them for their commitment to minimizing disability and maximizing quality of life for Canadians with SCI.

The Rick Hansen Institute Board of Directors is comprised of:

Dr. Bernie Bressler, Ph.D., FCAHS (Chair)

Professor, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences and Associate Member in the Department of Orthopaedics, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute/University of British Columbia

Read Bernie's Q&A in the Anniversary Issue of Solutions here.

Mr. Ryan Barrington-Foote, CA

Managing Director, Accounting for The Jim Pattison Group

Dr. Gary Birch, O.C., Ph.D., P.Eng.

Executive Director, Neil Squire Society; Officer of the Order of Canada for contributions to the development of the Neil Squire Society, individual with SCI

Mr. Tung Chan

Vice Chair of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, Honourary Captain of the Canadian Navy and member of Board of Directors of the Vancouver Foundation

Dr. Graham Creasey, MD, FRCSEd

Professor, Med Center Line, Neurosurgery, Stanford School of Medicine

Mr. Kevin Lamarque, BA (Hons), MA

Chair of CPA Nova Scotia, former Director of the Department of Canadian Heritage in Nova Scotia, individual with SCI

Read Kevin's Q&A here.

Colleen Nelson, Ph.D

Professor and Chair, Prostate Cancer Research, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology.

Dr. Colleen O’Connell, MD, FRCPC

Research Chief at the Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation in Fredericton, N.B., holding faculty appointments with Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine and the University of New Brunswick Institute of Biomedical Engineering. Founder and chair of Team Canada Healing Hands, a not-for-profit organization of health care professionals and support volunteers providing outreach initiatives in Haiti

Read Colleen's Q&A here..

Mr. Sam Sullivan

Former Mayor of City of Vancouver, disability advocate, individual with SCI.

Dr. Catherine Truchon, Ph.D.

Program leader of the Spinal Injury Unit at L’Institut de Readaptation en Deficience Physique de Quebec since 2004. Quebec City site coordinator for the Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry.

Read Catherine's Q&A in the Anniversary Issue of Solutions here.

Ms. Marie Trudeau

Former SCI Solutions Alliance Board Member, former Director with Human Resources Development Canada, former Executive Director with Quebec Paraplegic Association, individual with SCI

Rick Hansen Institute Staff

Our staff focus on the priorities identified by the Board of Directors and our funders, carry out the daily work of the Institute in pursuit of its mission, and provide support to our community partners. Please contact us for more information about our staff and management.