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Appointee Biographies

Council of the Ontario College of Pharmacists

RANDY BAKER

Randy Baker is a Queen’s University graduate with an MBA from Ivey Business School, I have developed and operated large consumer products businesses internationally at companies like Sony, The Sony Store, ATI Technologies, and Advanced Micro Devices. This includes extensive international B2B, B2C, E-commerce, Distribution and Retail Marketing/Merchandising experience. Today as a Business Consultant and entrepreneurial mentor my approach begins with strategy and the process of identifying sustainable competitive advantage. Moves to understanding what business, a company is in, including product and market focus. Then focuses on defining the unique combination of people, product, service, or process that delivers a unique value proposition. Finally, as a member of a Board, I understand the importance of confidentiality, transparency and of the responsibility to make the difficult decisions required to benefit an organization and its stakeholders including employees, members, and customers.

CINDY WAGG

Cindy Wagg is a former constituency assistant for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2018-2020, and a former executive assistant for Pamela Ennis & Associates. Her community involvement includes serving as a board member for the Mississauga Co-operative.

JOHN DANIEL STAPLETON

Daniel Stapleton has had senior roles in several organizations, including: VP Corporate Services at the Real Estate Council of Ontario, the regulator for Ontario’s real estate profession, where he had responsibility for Communications, Finance, HR, IT, Insurance, Legal, and the Discipline & Appeals Tribunal. He was also CEO of: Human Resources Professionals Association; Canadian Physiotherapy Association; and Ontario Community Support Association. Prior to that he was in hospital administration for several years as Assistant VP Patient Services at Princess Margaret Hospital, and Director, Social Work at Michael Garron Hospital. He has a MSW and BSc from U of T and a certificate in health services management from the Canadian Healthcare Association. In addition to the Ontario College of Pharmacists, his governance experience includes serving on the boards of a large condominium corporation in Toronto, a national professional association and an arts organization.

ADRIENNE KATZ

Adrienne Katz, of Toronto, is Partner, Director of Strategy with Creative Equity Partners. Adrienne’s community involvement includes serving as a fundraiser for the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation.

DEVINDER WALIA

Devinder Walia is a former Senior IT Network Analyst at CSA, and a former member of College of Dental Technologists of Ontario. Devinder’s community involvement includes serving as a volunteer for United Way.

GENE (EUGENE) SZABO

Eugene Szabo is the former Vice-President of Labour Relations and Executive Director at the Association of Canadian Finance Officers. His community involvement includes serving as the Co-Chair of the Patient, Family and Public Advisory Council of Health Quality Ontario (HQO) and serving as a member of the Ontario Health Technologies Advisory Committee.

ELNORA MAGBOO

Elnora Magboo is a former Program Manager with the George Hull Centre for Children and Families. Her community involvement has included serving as an editorial board member with the Rexdale Community Network News and is currently a columnist with Filipiniana News. Mrs. Magboo is a former member of the Council of the College of Medical Radiation Technologists of Ontario (2004 until 2016). She holds an English Literature and Journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas (Philippines) and a Community Development Work diploma and an Employment Counselling for Immigrants and Refugees certificate from George Brown College.

JEAN-PIERRE ESKANDER

Jean-Pierre serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer at Sifio Health, a leading healthcare predictive analytics start-up based in Toronto. JP's accomplishments in business transformation in Canada, the US, and Europe are based on his expertise in Business Science and Big-Data analytics. He led a successful Healthcare Strategy and Operation management consulting firm, OPEXC, that applies data science to drive improvement in operations. The firm's mandates resulted in significant transformations across many healthcare providers to become the trusted advisor for predictive analytics. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto, a Master's Degree in Engineering from Western University, and an MBA from Ivey Business School. He holds the Canadian CPA/CMA designation.