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Board of Directors

Janette Panhuis
Chair

Janette has extensive experience in the healthcare field having started her work career as a registered nurse with Toronto General Hospital and moving through successive health and research management positions to Chief Operating Officer at PHRI, an academic research institute affiliated with McMaster University which she retired from in June 2022. Janette’s previous board activity includes other not-for-profit research network and volunteer activity focused mainly in the school community with Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) including chair of the regional PIC. Living in Georgetown, she places high value in contributing to community, is passionate about healthcare, and is eager to be part of providing quality end-of-life care.

Michele Beals
Director

Michele has extensive experience within the Ontario Health System having held progressively financial and strategic executive roles within three large Ontario Hospitals. She has a Chartered Accountant designation and Masters of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business and will be helping support financial and operational governance at Bethell. Michele currently holds the position of CFO, Vice President of Finance at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and resides in Brampton with her family.

Ross Beverley
Director

Ross recently retired after developing a successful business and is enjoying consulting and volunteer opportunities. Ross volunteered in various roles at Bethell since 2019 and determined he would like to volunteer on the Board. 2021 is his first term on the Board and he brings a wealth of business management experience to the Board along with a thorough understanding of the day-to-day operation at Bethell Hospice. Ross has an MBA from the Schulich School of Business, York University and a BA in Economics from the University of Western.

Barb Di Marco CHRP, CHRL
Director, Secretary

Barb has spent most of her career working in Management positions with Community Living, and non-profit organizations that provide services to people with disabilities.

As an HR Professional over the last 15 years, she brings a wide variety of experience in all aspects of Human Resources. In her latest position before retiring, she worked as an HR Regional Manager with a focus on Labour Relations and is certified in Conducting Workplace Investigations. She looks forward to complementing the Board at Bethell Hospice with this combination of skills and insight. Barb has lived in Erin for the last 13 years and enjoys the quiet serenity of country living.

Darlene Farrow
Director

In 2022 Darlene retired from a 32-year career in telecommunications. Throughout her career she held various senior management positions supporting teams of engineering, strategy, project management, sales support, and customer service operations professionals. Darlene holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo. She is a second-generation Caledon resident. With her husband of 33 years, they raised their 2 adult sons and continue to reside in Caledon East with their teenage daughter. Darlene has seen the impact that Bethell Hospice has made for so many and is happy to have an opportunity to contribute by serving on the Board.

Shellina Haji
Director

Shellina immigrated to Canada from East Africa and completed her high school/post-secondary education in Toronto. She is a graduate from University of Toronto in Computer Science and Mathematics and has been consulting for over 20 years in public and private sectors specializing in eCommerce, ERP and Cloud technologies. Volunteer work has been part of her DNA for over 30 years and has given her time and knowledge to various projects within her community. Shellina enjoys reading, movies, hiking, gardening, yoga and swimming. She is a resident of Brampton for the past 22 years and lives with her husband and two sons.

Muneerah Kanji
Treasurer

Muneerah is a seasoned senior financial executive with over 20 years of experience in both private and public companies spanning many industries; she is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Master of Business Administration from Queen’s University. Volunteerism and giving back to the community have always been an integral part of Muneerah’s life since her youth and she continues this involvement today in various capacities with her daughter’s school & activities as well as within her community. She lives in Brampton with her husband and has an adult son and a school-aged daughter.

Adam Lis
Director

Adam was admitted to the bar in 2011 and is currently working at a pharmaceutical firm in Mississauga providing legal support in regards to agreements; regulatory matters; privacy issues; human resources and litigation management. Adam joined the Board in 2021 as a director. Adam is an avid racket sport enthusiast who also enjoys basketball analytics, board games and resides in Etobicoke.