Board of Directors 2026
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) is inviting applications to their Board of Directors. If you are a recognized leader with a significant record of achievement and a passion for mental health, we would like to hear from you!
Located just east of Toronto in Whitby, Ontario Shores is a provincial tertiary mental health teaching hospital that provides specialized and comprehensive mental health care services from adolescents to seniors. Our Mission is to provide leadership and exemplary mental health care through specialized treatment, research, education, and advocacy. We serve more than three million people across a large service area with a provincial mandate in numerous specialized services.
The Board is seeking to add 1 new Director in 2026, who will embrace the vision, mission, and values of Ontario Shores, and will bring significant corporate or complex public sector leadership, as well as Board and best governance practices to the table.
To compliment the existing Board of Directors’ background, the Board is interested in hearing from leaders with any of the following experience profiles:
▪ Board Governance
▪ Government, Advocacy, Public/Community Relations
▪ Finance, Accounting, and Audit
▪ Legal and Risk
▪ Health Care Knowledge/Experience
▪ Community Leadership and Engagement
▪ Senior-Level Business and Management Experience
▪ Human Resource Management
▪ Quality and Safety
▪ Strategic Planning
▪ Capital Planning/Redevelopment
▪ Information Technology/Digital Health
▪ Lived Experience
The successful Board Directors will be senior executives with an engaged presence, collaborative approach, and executive profile, and have experience in the strategic development and stewardship of complex organizations.
New Board Directors will demonstrate an ability to be collegial influencers, with energy and credentials that will complement the expertise and exemplary high standards of the Board of Directors. Demonstrated not-for-profit or corporate board experience is required.
Ontario Shores has retained Promeus Inc. to invite nominations and expressions of interest to fill the upcoming Board vacancies. To confidentially explore this opportunity or to provide nominations, please email your biographical sketch, query, and/or nomination, to Judy Mandelman, at resumes@promeus.ca.
Ontario Shores and Promeus Inc. are committed to building an intentionally inclusive environment that engages, supports, and empowers employment equity and diversity in the workplace and communities served. We welcome applications from women, racially visible individuals, people with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, and LGBTQ+ persons.
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