Board Governance
Passionate Leadership and Governance
The University Hospital Foundation Board is passionate about changing and saving lives through philanthropy. Through governance oversight of the Board and the philanthropy of our community, the University Hospital Foundation ignites brilliant minds who research and deliver patient care in a unique environment: the academic health centre.
Dr. Shelley Scott, Current Board Chair
of the University Hospital Foundation
Board of Trustees
The University Hospital Foundation is a catalyst for Alberta Health Services and the University of Alberta to bring together the best and brightest talent in the University of Alberta Hospital, the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute and the Kaye Edmonton Clinic. The Board Members of the University Hospital Foundation serve as important ambassadors for leading edge research, care and health system transformation.
Dr. Shelley Scott
MD, FRCP(C) Retired
Board Chair
Joette Decore
Past Chair
Beth Allard-Clough
Director of Community Relations, Allard Foundation
Chair for Funding Priorities Committee
Peter Bevilacqua, CPA, CA
Partner, Sorrell Financial
Governance Committee
Chris Burrows, FCA, FCPA
CFO, Go Auto
Chair for Finance and Investment Committee
George Cantalini
CEO & Founder, Cantiro
Finance and Investment Committee
Phyllis Clark
Finance and Investment Committee
Chris Gower
COO, Buildings, PCL Construction
Funding Priorities Committee
Ross Haffie, CPA
Ernst & Young LLP
Finance and Investment Committee
Daniel Hanna
CEO, Parkwood Master Builders
Funding Priorities Committee
Dr. Brenda Hemmelgarn
Dean, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta
Ex-Officio Board Member
Dwayne Hunka
President & CEO, Hunka Capital Corp. & DHI Group Inc.
Funding Priorities Committee
Naïla Jivraj, BSW, MHRM
Director of Human Resources, Marble Group
Governance Committee
Cathy Osborne
Senior Operating Officer, UAH/MAZ/ KEC
Ex-Officio Board Member
Dr. David Zygun
Medical Director, Edmonton Zone, Alberta Health Services
Ex-Officio Board Member
Paul Verhesen, P. Eng.
Partner, Clark Builders
Chair, Governance Committee
David Tam
Partner, Parlee McLaws
Governance Committee member
Carla Woodward
RBC. Finance & Investment Committee member
VP Real Estate Markets
COVID-19 changed everything late in the fiscal year; however, UHF continued to provide resilient financial leadership and strong stewardship of donor funds.
Don Wheaton, Board Member
Emeritus Board Members
Robert Bessette, FMA, ICD.D
Bessette Wealth Management, RBC
Emeritus Board Member
Jim Brown
President, Sherrick Management
Emeritus Board Member
Irving Kipnes, C.M., AOE, LLD (Hon), P.Eng.
Managing Director, Delcon Group
Emeritus Board Member
William Guy Scott, MSc, MCIP
President, Ventura Interests
Emeritus Board Member
Kim Wheaton
Emeritus Board Member