NEWS RELEASE
GEORGIAN BAY GENERAL HOSPITAL
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The Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH) board of directors held its annual general meeting June 23, during which three new members were welcomed.
David Allen, Treva Job and David Wattling were elected for three-year terms to represent the community as directors on the hospital’s board.
David Allen is a retired health-care communication professional. David worked at both Toronto General Hospital as the vice-president of public relations and Trillium Health Centre vice-president of community relations and partnerships. David has an interest in the areas of community relations, as well as strategy and planning.
Treva Job is a nurse practitioner with over 20 years of experience in the health-care field. Treva is also a nurse educator working as the simulation lead at Georgian College, teaching in both the practical nursing and bachelor of science in nursing programs. Treva, who has a PhD in philosophy specializing in nursing education, has a passion for safety and quality improvement within health care.
Dave Wattling comes to the board with a background in information technology, health care and consulting in North America and Europe. Most recently working at Telus Health as vice-president and chief corporate development officer. Dave has an interest in the areas of governance, strategy, performance management, technology-enabled transformation, and communications.
GBGH board chair Tim Kastelic, elected in 2021-22, continues his role in 2022-23.
Departing members of the board include Britt McKerrow and Sara Lankshear. McKerrow, a retired financial services industry professional, served a three-year term on the GBGH board of directors and was most recently the chair of the board’s audit and resource committee. Lankshear, the associate dean of nursing at Georgian College, served three terms for a total of nine years with the board. Most recently, Sara was chair of the board’s quality committee. GBGH thanks both for their exceptional commitment to the hospital and for the invaluable knowledge both brought to their roles as directors.
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