Committee Elections, Appointments


On April 25, 2018, the Council appointed members from Council (including naturopaths and members of the public) and non-Council naturopaths to Committees. All appointments are for a one-year term. The only exception is the Executive Committee, the members of which are elected by the Council.

Statutory Committees



Statutory Committees are established pursuant to the Health Professions Procedural Code which is Schedule II of the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991.  The following is a list of the Statutory Committees and the individuals appointed to those Committees by the Council.

Non-Statutory Committees



Non-statutory Committees are appointed by the Council of the College and are established under either a regulation made under the Naturopathy Act, 2007 or under the authority granted to the Council under the by-laws of the College.  The following are the Non-statutory Committees and the individuals appointed to them by the Council.
   

Discipline Committee/Fitness to Practice Committee

From the Council
Jordan Sokoloski, ND (Chair)
Kim Bretz, ND
Shelley Burns, ND
Dianne Delany, public member
Karim Dhanani, ND
Tara Gignac, ND
Deborah Haswell, public member
Rosemary Hnatiuk, ND
Samuel Laldin, public member
Danielle O'Connor, ND
Scott Sawler, public member
Jordan Sokoloski, ND
Barry Sullivan, public member
George Tardik, ND

From the profession
Rick (Enrique) Olazabal, ND
Vaishna Sathiamoorthy, ND
Laure Sbeit, ND

Executive Committee (Elected)

Tara Gignac, ND: President (Chair)
Barry Sullivan: Vice President (public member)
Dianne Delany: public member-at-large
Kim Bretz, ND: professional member-at-large
Shelley Burns, ND: professional member-at-large

Inquiries, Complaints, and Reports Committee

From the Council
Kim Bretz, ND
Karim Dhanani, ND
Deborah Haswell, public member
Barry Sullivan, public member

From the profession
Glenda Clark, ND (retired)
Sylvi Martin, ND
Erin Psota, ND (Chair)

Patient Relations Committee

From the Council
Shelley Burns, ND (Chair)
Danielle O'Connor, ND 
Samuel Laldin, public member

From the profession
Anthony Moscar, ND

Quality Assurance Committee

From the Council
Dianne Delany, public member
Tara Gignac, ND
Rosemary Hnatiuk, ND
Jordan Sokoloski, ND
Barry Sullivan, public member (Chair)

From the profession
Dielle Raymond, ND
Elena Rossi, ND

Registration Committee

From the Council
Shelley Burns, ND
Danielle O'Connor, ND (chair)
Scott Sawler, public member
George Tardik, ND

From the profession
Jacob Scheer, ND


Terms of Reference may be found in the Resources section of the website.

 Audit Committee

From the Council
Jordan Sokoloski, ND

From the profession
Elena Rossi, ND (Chair)

Examination Appeals Committee

From the Council
George Tardik, ND (Chair)
Dianne Delany, public member

From the profession
Erin Psota, ND

Nominations and Elections Committee

From the Council
Karim Dhanani, ND (Chair)

From the profession
Gudrun Welder, ND

Scheduled Substance Review Committee

From the Council
Kim Bretz, ND
Deborah Haswell, public member (Chair)
George Tardik, ND

From the profession
Jean-Jacques Dugoua, ND
Madeleine Elton, ND

Inspection Committee

From the Council
Tara Gignac, ND
Rosemary Hnatiuk, ND
Samuel Laldin, public member
Barry Sullivan, public member 

From the profession
Sean Armstrong, ND (Chair)


Terms of Reference may be found in the Resources section of the website.