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 minimize disability and maximize quality of life for Canadians with SCI. The Rick Hansen Institute Board of Directors is comprised of:

• Ryan Barrington-Foote – Chartered Accountant; Managing Director, Accounting, The Jim Pattison Group
• Rajiv Das – former Chair, SCI Solutions Alliance Board; former Vice President at Goldman Sachs, New York; former Director at CIBC World Markets, Toronto; former Director, UBS Bank (Canada), Montreal;  Senior Manager at Nortel Networks, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Canada; CFA, MBA, Ing.; individual with SCI
• Harley Nott – former prosecutor with Ontario Ministry of Justice, former SCI Solutions Alliance Board Member, Member of Ontario LHIN Health Board, individual with SCI
• Daryl Rock (Chair) – Director, Healthy Aboriginal Network; Chair, Freedom at Depth Canada; former Director, Strategic Programs, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council; former Associate Director and Program Manager with Human Resources Development Canada; individual with SCI
• Sam Sullivan – former Mayor of City of Vancouver, disability advocate, individual with SCI
• 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
• Dr. David Williams – former astronaut with Canadian Space Agency, former Director of the Space and Life Sciences Directorate at the Johnson Space Center, Director of the McMaster Centre for Medical Robotics at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Professor of Surgery of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine

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.