Anouline studied at Concordia University and graduated with a bachelor's in Exercise Science, specializing in athletic therapy in May 2008. During her bachelor's, she worked as a personal trainer in a community gym to improve her exercise prescription. After graduation, she worked as the Head Athletic Therapist at a college for a year contract. Since July 2009, she is the Cancer Exercise & Rehabilitation Program Coordinator at the Hope & Cope Cancer Wellness Centre. There, she oversees all physical activities, evaluates cancer patients' physical capacity and create personalized exercise programs to help them thrive during their cancer journey. It is proven that exercise is safe and helpful for cancer patients, even while on treatment Though, the way to go about can be different for each individual.

Mr. Barry D. Stein, B.Com., B.C.L., LL.B., graduated from McGill University. An accomplished lawyer, he has been a member of the Bar of Quebec since 1981. Barry sits on the Board of Directors of several corporations, not-for-profit organizations and foundations. He is the president of the Coalition Priorité Cancer au Québec and a founding member of the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer National Colorectal Cancer Screening Network. As the president of Colorectal Cancer Canada, Barry represents the interests of cancer patients and speaks regularly to medical professionals, industry, government, and patient groups both in and outside of Canada. Barry has been a key advocate for population-based colorectal cancer screening initiatives, patient and physician education and multidisciplinary health professional consensus guidelines to improve patient outcomes across Canada. As a survivor of metastatic colorectal cancer diagnosed in 1995, Barry was obliged to seek health care outside of Canada to fight the disease. His judgement, obtained in the Superior Court of Quebec, serves as a leading precedent for the reimbursement of out of country health care.

Carly Berlin is an MSW (Masters of Social Work) graduate of McGill University (2012), with a specialization in Children and Families, and has been a member in good standing of the OTSTCFQ since December 2012. In August 2019, she joined the staff of Hope & Cope, a pioneering, non-profit, volunteer-based, professionally managed cancer support organization affiliated with the Jewish General Hospital. In her role as Hope & Cope's Cancer Wellness Centre Program Manager, Carly counsels individual clients as needed, oversees the Centre's assessment/registration process, structures self-help, educational, and support group programs, and trains and supervises workshop and support group facilitators, and manages the volunteers who deliver many of these programs.

Dawn Richards, PhD, is the founder of Five02 Labs Inc., and Director of Patient and Public Engagement at Clinical Trials Ontario. With a PhD (Analytical Chemistry) from the University of Alberta, and experience in a variety of roles during the past 20 years, it is her diagnosis with rheumatoid arthritis ten years ago that instigated a journey to combine her passion for science with making the most of her diagnosis. In her role at CTO, Dawn is charged with executing on CTO’s strategic pillar of patient and public engagement.

Debbie is a long-time meditation teacher and was the regional senior teacher for Ontario and Western New York for a large world-wide meditation community, before helping to found Community Meditation in 2018. She works in the software industry and is the mother of three grown children.

After 30 years leading Global commercial teams in pharmaceutical and biotech organizations, Dominique founded her own consultancy firm Cosawi. She advises organizations with their business transformation strategies and customer centric approach. She is also a certified executive coach. Originally from Quebec, Dominique has a scientific & research academic background and is an accomplished international business leader, a panelist and keynote speaker in Europe and the U.S. in the areas of Commercial Excellence, customer centric engagement & Global Account Management. She is a sought-after writer and is published in journals like Journal of Sales Transformation, Velocity, and others on these topics. Prior to starting her consultancy firm, she served as a commercial executive within Lifesciences companies such as Novartis, Pfizer, Zoetis and UCB. She held executives positions in North America, Europe and Globally and had the opportunity of managing teams in more that 36 countries around the world, leading activities to optimize profitability and effectiveness. She developed a strong cultural expertise & passion for people and diversity. She sits on the board of SAMA (Strategic Account Management Association) since 2011 and was previously on the HBA (Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association) steering committee for internal strategy, and the CCPE board (Canadian Council for Pharmaceutical Education). Dominique’s lives between Montreal, Quebec and Brussels, Belgium to stay close to her global clients. She speak French and English

Dr. Jonathan Loree is a medical oncologist at BC Cancer who treats cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, and is an Assistant professor at the University of British Columbia. He completed his medical oncology training at BC Cancer and then undertook a translational research fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer, before returning to British Columbia. His research interests are focused on biomarker development, genomics, and liquid biopsies to guide therapy selection. He is co-chair of the Canadian Cancer Trials Group Colon Cancer Disease Group.  

Dr. De Vera is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences where she holds a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair. She holds a Bachelors degree in Biochemistry and Masters and Doctoral degrees in Health Care and Epidemiology. An epidemiologist and health services researcher her research program spans pragmatic studies in real-world settings and population-based studies using administrative databases to study patient experiences with disease and treatments, particularly in rheumatology and oncology. She brings the patient perspective to her research with her own experiences of being diagnosed with young-onset colorectal cancer in 2016 at the age 36. Challenges and experiences of her cancer journey, especially as a young adult cancer patient has inspired Mary to apply her expertise in epidemiology to the study of her own disease. 

Dr. Mary Jane Esplen is Professor and Vice- Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, former Clinician- Scientist at University Health Network and founded de Souza Institute –a National Centre of education for oncology health professionals. She held Career Scientist awards from CIHR and NCIC for psycho-oncology social research, completing studies of treatments to support adjustment, body image and management of grief and loss.  Dr. Esplen gives numerous workshops and keynotes and has received numerous awards, including the lifetime achievement award from Canadian Association Psychosocial Oncology and the Bernard Fox Memorial Award from International Psycho-oncology Society.   

As a licensed Naturopathic Doctor, I work with my patients to determine the underlying causes of their health concerns. Using a variety of natural therapies including diet, lifestyle modifications, herbal medicine, nutritional supplementation, acupuncture, and vitamin injections, I strive to develop a comprehensive treatment plan that fits you and your lifestyle.

Dr. Gill is a Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and a medical oncologist specializing in gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies at BC Cancer – Vancouver.  She is actively engaged in education and research, with over 100 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters to her credit.  Dr. Gill currently serves as the Chair of the Canadian Clinical Trials Group (CCTG) GI Disease Site Committee, and is President-Elect for the Canadian Association of Medical Oncologists. 

Judith Blucheau is a dietitian-nutritionist, member of the Quebec Order of professional dietitians (Ordre professionnel des diététistes du Québec). She specializes in prevention and health promotion. Judith is passionate about food and wants to share her knowledge of nutrition in order to encourage you to adopt eating habits where variety, discovery and pleasure are emphasized.

Ken Dow is a trained meditation coach and course leader, and one of the founders of Community Meditation. He developed VOICE (Voice Of Innate Clarity Exercise), a technique to develop self-awareness and insight. Ken has been certified as a Big Mind process facilitator and a Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach. He is a freelance developer, writer and teacher.

Joining Santis in 2014, Ross helps companies and organizations working at the intersection of healthcare and life sciences solve complex strategy and policy challenges. Ross was the Director of Government Affairs and Corporate Responsibility at AstraZeneca Canada. Prior to joining AZ, Ross spent nearly four years as the Director of Strategic Partnerships at the MaRS Discovery District, an incubator and science park in downtown Toronto. Beyond his work at Santis, Ross is an Innovation Fellow at Women's College Hospital, where he advises the Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care. Most recently, Ross has helped to create and launch the Resilient Healthcare Coalition, a new cross-sector partnership focused on strengthening Canadian health systems as they emerge from COVID-19.