Elma G. Heidemann, MHA, FCCHSE, LFACHE, was the Executive Director of the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA) until retiring three years ago, a position which she held for eleven years. Prior to that she held senior positions in health planning and palliative care. She has been chair of the boards of the Ottawa Regional District Health Council, the Ontario Hospital Association, the Canadian Healthcare Association, and the International Society for Quality in Healthcare. She has also held board positions with the national accreditation agencies in France and Ireland.

Most recently, Elma has worked as an international consultant for the World Health Organization and the World Bank in the areas of health care accreditation, quality and evaluation. Elma served as a Canadian Patient Safety Institute initiative founding steering committee member representing the CCHSA.

Don Philippon, PhD, CHE has served in several senior roles in Alberta and Saskatchewan in the health systems, Government and University including Deputy Minister of Health in Alberta, Assistant Deputy Minister in both Saskatchewan and Alberta, Vice President with Capital Health, Edmonton and Executive Director of Health Sciences at the University of Alberta.

Don is currently a Professor of Strategic Management and Organization at the University of Alberta where he is Special Advisor to the Provost on Health System Relations. He also serves as Special Advisor to the Saskatchewan Academic Health Sciences Network.

CHLNet Board

• Rachel Bard, Canadian Nurses Association
• Glenn Brimacombe, Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations
• Paul-Émile Cloutier, Don Briscoe, Canadian Medical Association
• Graham Dickson, Senior Academic Advisor
• Pamela Fralick, Canadian Healthcare Association
• Emily Gruenwoldt, Adrienne Hagen Lyster, Emerging Health Leaders
• Hugh MacLeod, Canadian Patient Safety Institute
• Wendy Nicklin, Accreditation Canada
• Brian O’Rourke, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
• Ray Racette, Canadian College of Health Service Executives 
• Geoff Rowlands, Health Care Leaders’ Association of British Columbia
• Gaétan Tardif, Canadian Society of Physician Executives
• Sue VanDeVelde-Coke, Academy of Canadian Nurse Executives

Members at Large

• Joshua Tepper (Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care) 
• Lynn Kirkland (Alberta Health Services)
• Lea Bryden (Capital Health, Halifax)
• Ron Robertson (Odgers Berndtson Ottawa Inc.)