Sara Olivier is currently the Advanced Practice Nurse and Program Manager for the Champlain Regional MAiD Network based out of The Ottawa Hospital. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from Université de Montréal and a Master of Nursing Degree from Athabasca University. She has been at TOH since 2016 and led various programs including chronic pain, substance use, palliative care, and medical assistance in dying.

Over the years, she spearheaded a variety of quality improvement initiatives, supported her teams through the implementation of a new EMR and through the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic. She is a strong nursing advocate and values teamwork and staff empowerment.

Originally from Montreal, Sara is fully bilingual and has been calling Ottawa home since 2016.

Dr. Paul Hacker is a community-based Palliative Medicine physician in Ottawa. A graduate of the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, he has practiced in General Practice, Anaesthesia, and Hospitalist Medicine in diverse Ontario communities, and since 2010 has devoted his practice exclusively to Palliative Medicine in Ottawa. He also holds a faculty appointment with the University of Ottawa, Department of Family Medicine.

Dr. Hacker has extensive leadership and governance experience. He has served as a hospital department chair and program director and currently serves as Lead Physician of Community Palliative Medicine Associates. At the Ontario Medical Association (OMA), after serving in various representative roles, he was elected to the Board of Directors, where he is Vice-Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee, and also serves as a Director of OMA Insurance. In 2025, he joined the Carefor Board of Directors, where he contributes to the Finance and Risk Management Committee and the Quality Committee.

Emma Tibbo is currently the CEO of the Glebe Centre Long Term Care Home and Seniors Centre.

Emma holds an undergraduate in Applied Science, postgraduate degree in Forensic Science and is a qualified Crime Scene Analyst. She is also a Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Risk Management Professional, and avid runner. 

Prior to joining The Glebe Centre, Emma held various senior positions in the healthcare sector including the pharmaceutical industry, hospital and community health care and diagnostic testing organizations. Her strong communication, facilitation, problem solving and people skills as well as her ability to obtain buy-in from stakeholders at all levels within organizations have contributed to her career success.

She has been married for 30 years and is a proud mother to a pilot, Border Collie, and cat with no name.

Don Breedon joined Carefor in 2025 as Director, People & Culture, bringing HR leadership experience from health care, post-secondary education, municipal government, and private sector engineering. He provides strategic and operational leadership for all aspects of human resources, with a focus on aligning people practices to support Carefor’s mission and enhance the employee experience.

Don approaches human resource management as an integrated system (spanning recruitment through retirement) and is driven by a commitment to continuous improvement. His work is grounded in understanding the unique goals and challenges of each organization he supports, ensuring that HR initiatives are practical, purposeful, and responsive.  He is a Certified Human Resources Professional and Leader (CHRP, CHRL), designations that reflect his ongoing commitment to professional excellence and continuous learning.

Don is passionate about building strong, supportive workplaces where individuals and teams can thrive. He brings a collaborative mindset and a systems-thinking approach to his work and views his role as one of enabling the success of others, by supporting leaders, empowering employees, and aligning people strategies with organizational goals

Josée Ravary is a bilingual registered nurse with nearly 24 years of experience. She obtained her Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Ottawa in 2012. She has her yellow belt certification within the LEAN and Six Sigma program. In her role, she will oversee the Personal Support Services of our Home and Clinical Care Programs and Ottawa Inner City Health.

Throughout her career, Josée has built a diverse background in acute care settings, including inpatient medical and surgical units, outpatient services, and home and community care programs. She has always been passionate about delivering high-quality client care and adapting to the evolving landscape of healthcare. Her experience also includes teaching at the university level, where she has contributed to the training and education of new healthcare professionals, helping to shape best practices and clinical expertise.

More recently, Josée played a key role in developing a newly funded program designed to support the neurodivergent population—an initiative that has just completed its second year as a proof of concept. This collaborative effort between three organizations has helped bridge a critical gap in care for individuals whose needs would otherwise go unmet. Leading teams through change and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration with key partners from hospital to community-based programs and the education system, all of which have been central to the program’s success.

Nawriz Al-Ali began his career at Carefor – in April 2022 – as a IT Manager, then within two years he was promoted to Director of IT. He started in the IT field over 20 years ago, with progression from technical roles to managerial roles. His career included working internationally, in the United States and the United Arab Emirates. He currently leading the digital transformation of Carefor, along with enhancing its Cyber Security posture. Since he joined, he took on initiatives that helped save tens of thousands of dollar.

Nawriz graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a Electrical Engineering degree; at later stage, he graduated from University of Ottawa with an MBA. These degrees go along with the many IT industry related certifications, such as: CEH, CISM, CISSP, CCNP, etc.

Nawriz is very focused on building a strong IT team, through training, supervision, mentoring, and guidance. He is always involving his team with career building projects. He is very involved in handling complex IT issues along with his team. In addition, he works very diligently building strong relation with other departments across Carefor.

Judie Leach Bennett is Vice-President, General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer for Canadian Blood Services leading a team of professionals who provide pan-Canadian legal, governance, and risk guidance to the organization and its subsidiaries.

Previously, Judie has held both business and legal roles with Canadian Blood Services, advancing initiatives in innovation, risk management, ethics, compliance, process improvement, and international collaboration. Judie began her career as a lawyer with a Toronto law firm, acting in product liability litigation and class action proceedings.

Having received her law degree from the University of Western Ontario and Master of Laws from the University of Ottawa, Judie is accredited by the Law Society as a Certified Specialist in Health Law and holds certifications in risk management, healthcare ethics, and governance.

Judie joined the Carefor Health and Community Services board in 2024 and previously served as board chair of the Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa.

Marcelle Thibeault, is a Registered Nurse and a bilingual, seasoned healthcare executive. She will have leadership responsibility for Carefor’s client service operations across all three of our service lines: Home and Clinical Care, Retirement Homes, Community Support Services and Hospice.

Marcelle grew up in Kapuskasing, a small community in Northern Ontario. 24 years ago, she relocated with her family to the Ottawa area. 

She is a nursing graduate from the University of Ottawa and holds a Masters in Health Administration from the University of Phoenix. She brings with her 30 years of experience in healthcare with 23 in progressive management roles. Her experience spans primary care, public health, home care coordination, tertiary care specialities in nephrology, oncology, surgery, and critical care and professional practice in home care. 

Early in her career, Marcelle managed several federal and provincial family health programs. As Clinical Director in the hospital sector, she co-led several professional practice model implementations and co-led the implementation of Electronic Clinical Documentation in perioperative services.  She leveraged funding proposals and led her teams through several evidence-based quality and integration initiatives such as Cancer Care Closer to Home, Quality Based Procedures, Bundle Care Model, the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, and several projects as part of a 5-year LEAN Surgery Transformation.  

“I am very excited to join the team at Carefor. Providing excellent, quality and compassionate care to clients drives my practice. I am inspired by everyone who helps deliver such care”.   

Aside from her career, Marcelle cherishes her family.  With her husband, they have raised three boys through whom they’ve acquired three great daughters-in-law and enjoy three wonderful grandchildren. In her spare time, Marcelle enjoys painting, reading, boating, skiing, travelling and spending time with her family. “I am grateful and excited to join the Carefor family and look forward to meeting you”.

Dennis Garvin has an extensive leadership background in the health care sector.  He graduated from the University of Ottawa Biomedical Sciences Program, completed a Masters in Business Administration and has had a successful career in both the private and public healthcare sectors ever since. 

Dennis is the Vice President of Operations at the Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association, leading medical laboratory operations across sixteen hospitals in Eastern Ontario.  Prior to this, he served as the Executive Director of Clinical Operations at The Ottawa Hospital.  This included senior operations leadership within a large academic health sciences centre across multiple clinical portfolios as well as home and community care, clinical risk management, patient relations, and organizational development experience.  Dennis’ experience includes supporting health care partners and leading the integration of clinical services across the Champlain region.  Dennis was an instrumental clinical operations leader within the hospital setting while the system faced unprecedented pressure responding to COVID-19 pandemic. 

Etienne O’Connor is currently the Director of Operations at Accreditation Canada for Health Systems, Hospitals, Government Relations and other specialty programs. He shares his passion for quality, safety and systems improvement, and along with his team and external stakeholders plays a vital role across Canadian health systems to collaborate on raising the bar to achieving safer care and a healthier world.

He holds over 24 years of leadership experience that span across acute care, community, EMS, global medical devices, and digital health organizations. Etienne holds an executive MBA from the University of Fredericton, a Masters in Nursing /Acute Care Nurse Practitioner from the University of Toronto and is a certified PROSCI© change practitioner. He is currently a registered member of the College of Nurses of Ontario and the Canadian College of Health Leaders where he is working to complete his Certified Health Executive certification.

Etienne has past volunteer non-for-profit board experience in the hospital and municipal community sectors. He joined the Carefor board of directors in June 2023.

When not volunteering or working, you may see Etienne enjoy the outdoors with his wife and two sons. He is passionate about Ironman triathlons, telemark skiing and connecting with nature.