Board Members
Board members are appointed a term of four years, which may be renewed.
John
McGarry
John McGarry joined Horizon Health Network as Board
Chair in January 2019. Mr. McGarry brings a wealth of knowledge
with more than 35 years of experience in health care. He previously
served as President and CEO of Horizon Health Network from February
2013 to January 2017. Read more.
J. Douglas
Baker
A long-time chartered accountant, Doug Baker has been
active in his community serving as a board member of countless
organizations. Residing in Riverview, Doug has received the Paul
Harris Fellowship Award from Moncton West Riverview Rotary Club for
his significant volunteer work within the community. Read
more.
Jeanne Evelyn Breau
Jeanne Evelyn Breau of Miramichi worked with Public
Health Services as the Sexual Health Program and Clinical
Coordinator for 26 years, and is an active member of the community.
Jeanne started her career as a registered nursing assistant. Read
more.
John Cormier
John Cormier led many important provincial programs
including: bridge maintenance, ferry operations, and building
maintenance as an engineer. Graduating from Université de Moncton
with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering in 1973, John had a long
career with the New Brunswick provincial government. Read more.
Linda G. Forestell
Linda G. Forestell was elected to the Board of the
Horizon Health Network in May, 2012. Since then she has served as
Chair of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Committee. From
1992-1997, Linda served on the Board of the Region 2 Health
Corporation in Saint John. Read
more.
Shelley Francis
Shelley Francis is Wolastoquey from Ne-goot-gook Nation at Tobique
and has been providing nursing services in New Brunswick First
Nations communities for almost 30 years using a "Two-Eyed Seeing"
approach to health care delivery. Read more.
Pauline Gallant
Pauline Gallant is a New Brunswick Community College
graduate in civil engineering, a field in which she has worked for
many years. She is currently employed with the Villa Maria, in
Saint-Louis-de-Kent, in nursing. Read more.
Danny McCarthy
Dan McCarthy of Florenceville-Bristol works as an
educator in the Anglophone West School District. He holds an
education degree from the University of New Brunswick in
Fredericton. He taught school in Ontario before returning to New
Brunswick to work at a transportation business. Read more.
Michael McCoombs
Michael McCoombs of Miramichi has worked extensively in
the financial industry since 1972, holding several managerial
positions with Royal Bank of Canada. Michael has served as Chair of
Finance for the Miramichi City Council and served a term with
Economic Development. Read more.
Karen McGrath
Karen McGrath is President and CEO of Horizon
Health Network. Karen joined Horizon in January 2017, immediately
following her role as President and CEO of Georgian Bay General
Hospital in Midland, Ontario. Read
more.
Jane Mitton-MacLean
Jane Mitton-MacLean is a lifelong resident of
Moncton who has a long history of giving back to her community
through volunteering for many boards and charitable organizations.
She is currently on the board of the NB Adoption
Foundation. Read
more.
Carol Reimer
As co-owner and health care consultant of Verus
Consulting, Carol Reimer has worked on projects regarding health
care access in developing countries, funding models for health
resources, rural health, cost-comparisons between models, health
care resourcing, and community health. Read more.
Mary Louise Schryer
Mary Louise Schryer of Quispamsis was a member of
the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 2006-2010
representing Quispamsis. During her career as MLA, she held several
positions including Minister of Social Development, and most
recently, Minister of Health in 2009-2010. Read more.
Martina Shannon
Martina Shannon of Saint John graduated from New
Brunswick Teachers' College and the University of New Brunswick
with degrees in Arts and Education. During her teaching career,
Martina was a co-operating teacher for University of New Brunswick
and St. Thomas University student teachers. Read
more.
David Shipley
David Shipley is Chief Executive Officer and
co-founder of Beauceron Security, a New Brunswick-based
cybersecurity firm with customers across North America including
some of the world's largest banking and telecommunications firms.
He is a recognized national technology and cybersecurity expert. Read
more.
André
Veniot
André Veniot is a Project Officer/Policy, Planning and
Performance Assurance with a federal government department based in
Moncton. A graduate of Saint Thomas University, he is an
award-winning former journalist with experience in print, radio and
television, primarily with CBC and the Telegraph-Journal. Read more.