Board of Directors Bios
Lynne Golding
Board Chair
Lynne Golding leads the national Health Law Group at the law firm of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. Out of their Toronto office, she has an active corporate-commercial practice principally in the health industry, which involves transactions dealing with public and private corporations in both regulated and unregulated industries. Her own practice focuses on corporate law, particularly structuring contractual arrangements between hospitals and private sector service providers and providing governance advice. Together with other members of Fasken Martineau, she co-authored the Ontario Hospital Association’s Toolkit on the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and advised Healthcare Supply Chain Network on the Common Tendering and Contracting Templates for healthcare organizations including by preparing guides and annotations for their use.
Dr. Peter Vaughan
Board Treasurer
Dr. Peter Wayne Vaughan, C.M., C.D., is a leader in the digital transformation and modernization of healthcare. Through his roles as Deputy Minister of Health and Wellness for Nova Scotia, CEO of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), and Chair of Canada Health Infoway board of directors, he has pioneered initiatives to improve access to virtual healthcare, reduce wait times, and facilitate the secure sharing of patient information.
In 2021, Dr. Vaughan was appointed to the Order of Canada for his contribution to Canada’s health care system, and his pioneering leadership in the establishment and advancement of digital health. He received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal in recognition of his contribution to healthcare in Canada.
A former RCAF Special Operation Flight Surgeon, he was Colonel Commandant of the Royal Canadian Medical Service for three terms during the war in Afghanistan. He was awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration in 2010.
Over the course of his career Peter has led ground-breaking policy initiatives. In 1998, while at CMA, his Access to Quality Care work presciently mapped out the challenges Canadians still face accessing health care across the continuum. This almost immediately resulted in the announcement of a federally funded $2.5 million initiative called the Western Canada Waiting List Project to develop protocols and tools to manage waiting lists according to clinical urgency. This work subsequently contributed to the $5.5 million Wait Times Reduction Fund that was a centrepiece of the 2004 First Ministers Health Accord.
Back in 1998 there was no federal legislation dealing with the privacy of personal health information. Peter oversaw the development of the CMA’s 1998 Health Information Privacy Code. According to the Canadian Medical Association, this almost certainly was an impetus that spurred the development of the Patient Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act which received Royal Assent in 2000.
As Deputy Minister of Health of Nova Scotia, Peter led the consolidation of nine regional health authorities into a single provincial health authority. He championed the development and launch of MyhealthNS, the first provincial-level personal health record that enabled patients to access their laboratory and diagnostic imaging results.
Before heading to Johns Hopkins to study epidemiology and preventive medicine in 1996, Peter was an entrepreneurial family physician with a very active hospital and community-based practice. Between 1986 and 1996, he helped pioneer the development of electronic medical records, and several interdisciplinary collaborative practices in Guelph, Ontario.
Dr. Randy Bradley
Board Member
Dr. Randy V. Bradley is an Associate Professor of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management in the Haslam College of Business at The University of Tennessee. He holds a Ph.D. in Management of Information Technology (IT) and Innovation, an M.S. in Management Information Systems, and a B.S. in Computer Engineering, all from Auburn University. As a supply chain and healthcare IT strategist and researcher, Dr. Bradley’s expertise includes digital business transformation, supply chain digitalization, and the strategic application of business analytics and IT in the supply chain, with an emphasis on the healthcare sector. He has 20+ years of experience in the IT space, with at least 15 of those years devoted to healthcare. Some of Dr. Bradley’s business background includes consulting on IT outsourcing transitions, large-scale systems integration projects, and supply chain transformation initiatives as an independent consultant, employee of Camber Operations and Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), and as a Systems Engineer for Southwire Company. He has consulted for a variety of organizations, including General Motors Locomotive Division, Alabama Department of Transportation, Pratt & Whitney, Ford Healthcare, Northwell Health (formerly North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System), and various agencies within the U.S. Department of Defense. Dr. Bradley’s research interests and expertise include the interplay between IT strategy and supply chain performance, strategic application of business analytics, adoption and diffusion of IT in the healthcare domain, IT governance, and enterprise architecture. Dr. Bradley’s research and insights is chronicled in more than 100 articles, book chapters, columns, and proceedings of national and international practitioner and academic meetings and conferences on the strategic application of business analytics and IT in the supply chain. He is a highly sought-after speaker, and he has presented at more than 80 academic, professional, and corporate conferences and events. His research has appeared or is forthcoming in the Production and Operations Management journal, Journal of Business Logistics, Decision Sciences Journal, Journal of Management Information Systems, MIS Quarterly Executive, Information Systems Journal, Journal of Information Technology, Translational Andrology and Urology, and Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics, among others.
Dr. Bradley has been recognized for his excellence in teaching, his leadership in promoting diversity and inclusion in academia, and his impact in industry as evidenced by numerous awards and recognitions, including the National Association of Black Accountants 2017 National Achievement in Education Award, designation as a Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Fellow, and past nomination for the Tennessee HIMSS Emerging Healthcare IT Leader of the Year Award. As a member of the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM), Association for Information Systems (AIS), Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), and the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), and several advisory boards, councils, and board of directors he serves as an advocate for health IT and its interplay between other areas of healthcare, such as supply chain, financial/revenue cycle management, and analytics.
Eileen Mac Donald
Board Member
Eileen Mac Donald is the CEO and President of GS1 Canada, the world’s leading supply chain standards organization. During Eileen’s 20-year tenure with GS1 Canada she has a history of achieving double digit business growth through consistently delivered innovation and performance improvements. Eileen draws on her experience in multiple industries in significant roles as a small business owner, a buyer for the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry (CAMH), and a marketing and advertising leader with Home Depot, where she played a critical role in Home Depot’s launch into the Canadian market after their acquisition of Aikenhead’s Home Improvement Warehouse. Immediately prior to joining GS1 Canada, Eileen was Sr. Vice President of Marketing and Operations at an innovative national loyalty program, where she was responsible for business development, business strategy, marketing communication and advertising, public relations, and member services.
Eileen is an elected member of GS1 Canada Board of Governor’s and an originating Board member for SCAN Health, an International Knowledge Translation Platform (NCE-IKTP) funded to accelerate knowledge translation and address key problems, challenges and opportunities of high strategic importance for health systems in Canada and around globe. She also represents Canada on many GS1 Global boards such as the Advisory Council, Management Board, Nominations and Governance Committee, President’s and CEO Committee.
Eileen has been honoured with two esteemed industry awards of Star Women of Grocery and Grocery Business Hall of Fame.
Eileen’s studies include Marketing & Advertising at York University, and Contracts & Law at the University of Toronto. She has lectured at the University of Toronto, York University and Rotman School of Management.
Heather Pratt
Board Member
Heather Pratt, in her role as Executive Director of Research and Innovation at the University of Windsor, provides leadership to enhance and expand the institution's research and innovation landscape. Her extensive background in public, private, and post-secondary administration has significantly contributed to a notable increase in research funding, which has more than tripled during her tenure. Heather's leadership is instrumental in creating strategic pathways that support faculty across various disciplines in developing and disseminating their research programs.
In addition to her current role, Heather was a founding Director of the University of Windsor’s EPICentre (Entrepreneurship Practice and Innovation Centre). She is also pursuing doctoral research on entrepreneurship, with a focus on addressing barriers faced by women in new venture creation. For more details, her full professional bio is available on her LinkedIn profile.