CDHA Board of Directors
To make the best use of CDHA's resources, our board uses a Policy Governance® model, a
proven decision-making system
that unlocks the potential of organizations. This system has provided us with strategic leadership,
clear
rules
on delegation, and a means of overseeing and evaluating the performance of our board. In addition, this
model
lends itself to the kind of big-picture thinking needed by CDHA to achieve its long-term objectives.
The CDHA Board of Directors is more than a body that reviews decisions and activities. It is a think-tank
for CDHA,
and that's where our board's visionary role comes into play.
The board remains focused on the
4 broad areas of need where outcomes
are required. These issues are addressed by the board through written policies to the CEO that describe organization ends that need to
be achieved and situations that need to be addressed. Just as importantly, it describes situations and actions that need
to be avoided. The board also helps develop national positions and standards for dental hygiene practice, education,and
research. Through this work, CDHA serves both its members and the Canadian public more effectively.
President
Alexandra Sheppard, (she/elle)
I respectfully acknowledge that I am situated in Treaty 6 territory, traditional lands of First Nations
and
Metis people.
Immediate Past President
Francine Trudeau, (she, her/elle)
Montreal/Tiohtiá:ke is situated on the unceded traditional territory of the Kanien’kehà:ka, a place which
has
long
served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst many First Nations.
President-Elect
Donna Lee, (she/they)
British Columbia
I am privileged to work, live and play on the traditional, ancestral, unceded Coast Salish Territories of
the
xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ Nations.
Director
Paulette Dahlseide
Alberta
Alberta is located within Treaty 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10 territories and the homelands of the Métis Nation in
Alberta. This
land is the traditional territory of many First Nations such as the Nehiyaw (Cree), Denesuliné (Dene),
Nakota Sioux
(Stoney), Anishinaabe (Saulteaux) and Niitsitapi (Blackfoot).
Director
Kathy Yerex, (she, her/elle)
Manitoba
Manitoba is located on the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and
Denesuline, and
on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. I live, work and play on Treaty 1 Territory in
Winnipeg.
Director
Bev Woods
Ontario
Director
Tayyaba Fiaz, (she/her)
Québec
Indigenous lands of the traditional territory of both the Kanien'kehá:ka, “Mohawk,” and the Anishinabeg
“Algonquin,”
peoples.
Director
Nicole Mainville, (elle, she/her)
New Brunswick
I would like to acknowledge that the land on which I live is the traditional unceded territory of the
wolastoqiyik (maliseet) and Mi’kmaq peoples.
Director
Wendy Wells, (she/her)
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People.
Director
Cindy Holden (she, her/elle)
Newfoundland & Labrador
Representing Newfoundland (Ktaqmkuk) and Labrador (Nunatsuak), the unceded territory of diverse
Indigenous
peoples
including the Beothuk whose culture has been lost forever. Learn and respect.
Director
Heather Cassidy, (she/her)
Prince Edward Island
Epekwitk (Prince Edward Island) is located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the
Mi’kmaq
people.
Director
Tracy Bowser, (she/her)
North (YT, NWT, NU)
I acknowledge that I am on Chief Drygeese territory. The traditional land of Yellowknife Dene First
Nation,
unceded lands of Yellowknife Dene, Treaty 8 Territory, and
homeland of North Slave Metis.