Board of Directors
2024/25
About the Northumberland Hills Hospital Board
The Board of Directors is composed of volunteers from around west Northumberland County (the area served by NHH). There are currently both working and retired individuals on the Board, all of whom bring skills and work and life experiences that enable the Board to effectively meet its responsibilities. These include:
- Providing strategic direction to the Hospital’s management team
- Selecting the CEO and Chief of Staff and evaluating their performance
- Providing oversight to the Physician credentialing process
- Monitoring the operational and financial performance of the Hospital
More detail can be found in Board Policies 1-010, “Responsibilities of the Board and Board Directors” and 1-002 “Board Member Code of Conduct” which includes the Position Description for Directors. These policies can be found below in the LEARN MORE section.
Directors
Back row, L-R: Mike Cassaday; Don Morrison; Sharon Anderson; *Dr. Kate Everdell, Vice President, General Medical Staff Association; *Selena Forsyth, President, NHH Auxiliary; Laurel Savoy; *Dr. Mukesh Bhargava, Chief of Staff; *Gavin Ivory, Chair, NHH Foundation
Front row, L-R: Carol Anne Bell-Smith; Leslie Orpana; Bree Nixon; *Susan Walsh, President and CEO; Cyndi Gilmer, NHH Board Chair; *Kate Zimmerman, Vice President Integrated Care, and Chief Nursing Executive; Myles Noel Missing from photo: Kendra Simmons; Ross Stevenson; Michael McAllister, NHH Board Vice Chair; *Dr. Pavel Ketov, President, General Medical Staff Association; Randall Freeborn
Click on any of the names below to view the individual Board Member's biographical details.
- Sharon Anderson (Ward 3)
- Dr. Mukesh Bhargava, Chief of Staff *
- Carol Anne Bell-Smith (Ward 2)
- Mike Cassaday (Ward 3)
- Dr. Kate Everdell, Vice President, General Medical Staff Association *
- Selena Forsyth, President, NHH Auxiliary *
- Randall Freeborn (Ward 3)
- Cyndi Gilmer, Chair (Ward 1)
- Gavin Ivory, Chair, NHH Foundation Board *
- Dr. Pavel Ketov, President, General Medical Staff Association *
- Michael McAllister, Vice Chair (Ward 2)
- Don Morrison (Ward 2)
- Bree Nixon (Ward 1)
- Myles Noel (Ward 2)
- Leslie Orpana (Ward 2)
- Laurel Savoy (Ward 2)
- Kendra Simmons (Ward 1)
- Ross Stevenson (Ward 3)
- Susan Walsh, President and CEO *
- Kate Zimmerman, Vice President, Integrated Care and Chief Nursing Executive *
* = ex officio (appointed by virtue of their office)
Board members serve from one of three wards:
Ward 1 is the Municipality of Port Hope
Ward 2 is the Town of Cobourg
Ward 3 is all other townships within the Hospital’s West Northumberland catchment area (Hamilton, Cramahe and Alnwick/Haldimand), as well as Alderville First Nation.
Community Members
As part of the NHH Board’s commitment to providing the opportunity for public input to the Board’s decision-making processes, and as a method of succession planning for the Board, Northumberland Hills Hospital regularly recruits community members to join key Board Committees. They can serve a maximum of five one-year terms. Further details on the Committees will be found in the related Terms of Reference under "Learn More," below.
Click the links below to find the Expression of Interest form and answers to Frequently Asked Questions. Expressions of Interest are welcome at any time.
Expression of Interest
Frequently Asked Questions
Committee Members interested in becoming Board Directors will be considered when Board vacancies occur. The selection of Directors is governed by Board policies and the NHH by-laws.
Click on the names below to view the current Community Members’ biographical details.