Who we are

CASCADES’ staff and executive leads are located across the country, from Vancouver to St John.

Partner Organizations

Executive Leads

Our executive leads each represent one of the founding partner organizations.

Centre for Sustainable Health Systems

Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

The Centre for Sustainable Health Systems, the leading organization for this project, housed at the University of Toronto, is committed to working with health sector partners to support environmentally sustainable healthcare and health systems. As a research and innovation lab, a training shop, and a network of allies and partners, the Centre serves as a proving ground for a transition to truly sustainable health and social care.

Fiona Miller

Fiona Miller

Director, CASCADES; Director, CSHS; Professor

Nicole Simms

Executive Lead & Regional Coordinator (Central Canada), CASCADES

Healthy Populations Institute

Dalhousie University

The Healthy Populations Institute (HPI) is a multi-faculty research institute at Dalhousie University that aims to improve population health in Atlantic Canada and beyond by understanding and influencing the complex conditions that affect the health of communities.

Gillian Ritcey

Managing Director

Sean Christie

Professor; Neurosurgeon

The Planetary Healthcare Lab

University of British Columbia

The Planetary Healthcare Lab—representing the first of its kind in Canada—not only examines the environmental effects of healthcare delivery and services in British Columbia, but generates solutions to chart a path forward to net zero emissions.

Andrea MacNeill

Clinical Associate Professor; Surgical Oncologist

Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care

The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care strives to build capabilities and capacity in individuals and organizations to enable the development of green health policies and practices.

Linda Varangu

Senior Advisor, Climate Change

Staff

Ernest Byers

Ernest Byers

Training and Education Coordinator

Katy Devitt

Project Coordinator

Naba Khan

Naba Khan

Project Assistant

Sarah Machane

Regional Coordinator (Quebec)

Cate MacLeod

Communications and Events Coordinator

Aubree Mcatee

Regional Coordinator (Western Canada)

Jessica Nowlan

Regional Coordinator (Atlantic Canada)

Dr. Nicole Simms

Executive Lead and Regional Coordinator (Central Canada)

Trainees

CASCADES’ work is supported by trainees and graduate students from universities across Canada and RAs at our partner organizations.

Meet our full-time trainees:

  • Kelechi Agu, University of Toronto (Summer 2022)
  • Negar Ghasemi, University of Toronto (Summer 2022)
  • Stefan Navarrete Lansall, University of Toronto (Summer-Fall 2022)
  • Drew Nart, University of British Columbia (Summer 2022)
  • Lihani DuPlessis, University of Alberta (Winter 2022)

Our committees

Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee:

Penny Ballem

Penny Ballem, Chair

Vancouver Coastal Health

Alain Doucet

Alain Doucet

Canadian College of Health Leaders

Krista Halliday

Krista Halliday

Canadian Medical Association

Terry Hawrysh

Terry Hawrysh

Patient Partner

Maria Judd

Healthcare Excellence Canada

Tyler Levitan

Tyler Levitan

Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions

Amy Ma

Amy Ma

Patient Partner

Kathleen Morris

Kathleen Morris

Canadian Institute for Health Information; Canadian Nurses Association

Kaye Phillips

Kaye Phillips

Health Standards Organization

Jodi Sherman

Jodi Sherman

Yale New Haven Health

Scientific Evaluation Committee

The Scientific Evaluation Committee:

Jodi Sherman

Jodi Sherman, Chair

Yale New Haven Health

David Bligh

David Bligh

Efficiency Nova Scotia

Kori Jones

Kori Jones

Vancouver Coastal Health

Edward Rubinstein

University Health Network

Steven Young

Steven Young

University of Waterloo