About Us

Our Board

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Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities is governed by a distinguished community-based Board who reflect the communities we serve.  Meet our current Board of Directors:

Pema Lhalungpa
President

Has served on the SCHC Board of Directors since 2016.  Previously, she  held various communications roles at a leading financial institution.  She has a Master of Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and French Literature from the University of British Columbia.  She is a member of the Danforth East Community Association and fluently bilingual.

Patricia Joseph
Vice-President

Is currently a corporate litigator in downtown Toronto.  A lifelong resident of south Scarborough, Patricia possesses a diverse range of advocacy experience in the corporate, administrative and criminal law fields. She is passionate about access to justice and health resources in marginalized communities.  Previously, she volunteered her time serving as mock adjudicator for the Refugee Hearing Program at Matthew House where she assisted refugee applicants in preparing for hearings before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.   She was also a caseworker at Parkdale Community Legal Services in the Landlord and Tenant Division and a consultant with Community Legal Education Ontario.  Patricia holds a JD from Osgoode Hall Law School where she was a Harley D. Hallet scholar. 

Sudha Datta
Treasurer

Has worked over 15 years as Head of Operations with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), a sovereign wealth fund with investments across sectors, geographies and asset classes.  He received “Industry Legend” award in November 2016 from Global Custodian magazine for his outstanding service in the financial services industry globally.

He is  co-founder and Managing Partner of Soterium Inc., a consulting firm  and currently advises pension funds, family investment offices , sovereign wealth funds and other asset owners on securities lending, custody and investment operations. Mr. Datta is an associate of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CPA), a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, U.K and a fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments, U.K. He is a public speaker and distinguished toastmaster (DTM) and a long standing member of Toastmasters International. Mr. Sudha Datta currently holds board and committee positions in various non-profit organizations.   

Mariam Paul
​Secretary

Is currently a Project Manager & Advisor at Treasury Board Secretariate.  Her work involves developing program and policy that addresses patient access to primary care in rural and urban areas across Ontario.  Mariam has over six (6) years experience in project management of strategic initiatives that address health and social policy issues at the local, provincial, and national level.  She is a candidate in the MBA program at the Degroote School of Business at McMaster University, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Studies and Kinesiology from York University.

Sandra Zoratti
Member-at-Large

Is currently an information technology professional specializing in IT strategic planning, portfolio management, testing, data conversion, and systems integration. She has worked for multiple Canadian financial institutions supporting retail lending, credit cards, merchant services, and auto finance. Currently an Associate Vice President at TD Bank Group, Sandra is responsible for supporting TD Wealth Management capabilities such as client communications, portfolio management, fees, compensation, regulatory and taxes. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Toronto and a PMP certification. She is passionate about community involvement and professional development; she is a mentor-volunteer of new Canadian IT professional immigrants and is an active member of the Women-in-Leadership chapter for her business unit.

Janice Dusek

Is currently a registered nurse, is a senior leader and executive with over 25 years of experience in the health care field including the Acute, Community and Mental Health Sectors, and has led change and the provision of innovative solutions to support both adult and children's health care.  Janice is CEO of JD & Associates a professional consulting practice specializing in strategy development, planning and facilitating organizational and system change, Board governance, oversight and renewal.  Janice's volunteer work includes chair of committees at professional associations and with district health councils.  Janice holds a BSN, MS, MBA and is a Fellow f the Wharton School of Finance.

Julie E Klein-Geltink

Is currently Group Manager, Data Acquisition, Use and Disclosure, Analytics and Informatics portfolio with Cancer Care Ontario and was previously Group Manager, Population Health and Prevention. Julie has worked in a variety of epidemiologic and health services research and evaluation positions at the national, provincial and local levels since she began working as an epidemiologist in 2002. She holds an Masters of Health Science degree with a focus in Community Health & Epidemiology from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Health Science degree with a focus in Rural Health from the University of Western Ontario. Past volunteering positions have focused on concepts of the social determinants of health, chronic disease prevention, community health and social justice. 

Mehvash Iftikhar

Has 7+ years of experience working in Human Resources and Organization Development in both public / private sectors in various industries. She has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Human Resource Management from Ryerson University.  Mehvash has progressive experience in recruitment and selection, training and development, labour and employee relations, compensation, benefits, health  and safety and strategic HR planning.

Parisa Mehrfar

Is currently an Integration and Planning Manager at Markham Stouffville Hospital. Parisa is leading the development of the Eastern York Region and North Durham Ontario Health Team, which is a healthcare transformation initiative with the goal of improving clients, and patients outcomes and experiences. Parisa is a Registered Dietitian and has worked in clinical settings for many years. She has Master of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier, and a Master of Science, Human Nutrition from McGill University Health Centers.  Parisa  is an experienced healthcare leader with over seven (7) years of successful project planning, monitoring and execution. 

Jane Rumleskie

Is currently working as a Youth Justice Coordinator for the Ministry of the Attorney General.  Jane has worked in the criminal justice field for the past sixteen years in a variety of roles including as a Probation and Parole Officer, Court Liaison Officer, and Team Lead for the Victim/Witness Assistance Program.  Jane holds a degree in Criminology from the University of Toronto as well as a Court and Tribunal Agent diploma from Seneca College.  Jane lives in Scarborough enjoys giving back to the community and is currently the social media coordinator for a local bulldog rescue organization.

​Arjun Sehgal

Is a Senior Associate Consultant at PwC, he has over five years’ experience in project and change management in the healthcare and higher education sectors; as well as being highly skilled in business process improvement within technology start-ups. Having the expertise in delivery, innovation, transformation, and consulting experience, covering a wide span of business and technical domains.  Arjun has completed his Masters of Science in Health Informatics (eHealth) at McMaster University and he holds a Bachelor of Sciences (Health & Political Sciences) from the University of Toronto.

Michelle Yuen

Is a Senior Finance Manage within the Enterprise Project Finance team at TD Bank.  She has a Bachelor of Accounting and Financial Management from University of Waterloo.  She has been a Scarborough resident for over 25 years and a longtime advocate of giving back to the health and social needs of the community.  She is one of the United Way ambassadors at TD and also helps facilitate other volunteering events at TD which includes JDRF, Heart for Strokes, TD Tree days, Habitat for Humanity, Meals-on-Wheels, Community Tax Clinic and is actively involved in providing financial literacy to youth through Junior Achievement.

Jeffrey Wong

Is currently an Associate at RBC Capital Partners where he provides mezzanine financing to mid-market companies. Prior to this role, he worked at Ernst and Young in Transaction Advisory Services. He has also volunteered as a Pro Bono Consultant in Valencia, Spain with Endeavor Global as part of Ernst & Young's corporate responsibility initiative. Jeffrey has a Master of Accounting and Bachelor of Accounting and Financial Management from the University of Waterloo.