A Director’s Role in Fostering Mental Health and Morale in Year Two of the Pandemic

Roxanne Anderson

SVP, VON

Roxanne is the CEO of March Advisory Inc. and a retired managing partner of PWC. Roxanne is also the Senior Vice President and CFO of Victorian Order of Nurses.

Roxanne sits on a number of boards including the publicly listed company Quarterhill and The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group. She is the interim Chair of the Departmental Audit Committee of Shared Services Canada. Past board positions include: Chair of the University of Ottawa Institute for Mental Health Research, and member of the boards of McIntosh Perry Consulting Engineering, TruReach Health and Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation.

Roxanne was named as one of the top five turnaround specialists in Canada by Canadian Business Magazine.

Kara Hardin

Kara is a mental health educator, Registered Psychotherapist and coach. As a former practising corporate and securities lawyer, Kara is particularly versed in the challenges of high pressure and low decision-making latitude careers. She provides support for organizations and individuals looking to understand and better integrate mental health and performance. Kara speaks at Fortune 500 companies, international professional development conferences, leadership trainings and company retreats. Kara's guiding values are learning and kindness.

Kevin Ford

CEO

Kevin is the CEO of Calian Group Ltd., a publicly traded company which employs over 4,400 people delivering solutions for private and public sector customers in North American and global markets. Kevin has been with Calian for over 10 years and was promoted to CEO in April 2015. He has been working with the Calian management team and board to grow the company to now a half billion-dollar organization. Prior to joining Calian, Kevin worked in professional services for over 30 years, including 11 years at IBM as a Partner in Global Business Services. Kevin’s guiding values are teamwork, integrity and commitment.

George Weber

Currently George holds the position of Chairman of Calian Group Ltd. He is also Vice-Chair of the main oversight board (i.e., Standcom) of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva. He has chaired or sat on numerous other boards including Health Standards Organization/Accreditation Canada, HealthcareCan and Unicef Canada to name a few.
George is President of WebX Consulting Ltd., where he recently acted as a mental health advisor to the New Brunswick Minister of Health.

In his past career, George was President & CEO of the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group – one of Canada’s foremost mental health care, teaching and research hospitals.
In total, George has served as a CEO for over 35 years, including at the Canadian Red Cross Society, the International Federation of Red Cross / Red Crescent Societies in Geneva and the Canadian Dental Association. He is the recipient of numerous National and State awards and honours, including the Queen’s Golden Jubilee medal, and The Vanier award as one of five outstanding young Canadians under 40.