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Management Team

Senior Management

Dr. N.J. Mercer
Medical Officer of Health, CEO

Fergus Office
519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 2500
MOH@wdgpublichealth.ca

Carole Desmeules
Director, Finance and Corporate Services

Fergus Office
519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 2200
carole.desmeules@wdgpublichealth.ca

Rob Thompson
Director, Health Protection

Fergus Office
519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 2400
rob.thompson@wdgpublichealth.ca

Andrea Roberts
Director, Child and Family Health

Fergus Office
519-846-2715 or  1-800-265-7293 ext. 3625
andrea.roberts@wdgpublichealth.ca

Rita Sethi
Director, Community Health

Fergus Office
519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 2100
rita.sethi@wdgpublichealth.ca

 

Program Managers and Consultants

Tricia Hardy

Program Manager,
Healthy Babies, Healthy Children and
Preschool Speech and Language
519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 3708
tricia.hardy@wdgpublichealth.ca

  • High-risk home visiting
  • Child abuse prevention
  • Healthy family dynamics
  • Healthy Babies, Healthy Children
  • Wee Talk Speech and Language

Dr. Robert Hawkins
Dental Consultant
519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 4731
robert.hawkins@wdgpublichealth.ca

  • Dental health programs
  • Children In Need Of  Treatment(CINOT)
  • Healthy Smiles Ontario (HSO)

Scott Hutchison
Program Manager,
Health Protection Division
519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 4631 
scott.hutchison@wdgpublichealth.ca

  • Safe water
  • Rabies control
  • Food safety in Dufferin

Rosalyn LaRochelle
Program Manager,
Clinical Services
519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 4755
rosalyn.larochelle@wdgpublichealth.ca

 

  • Clinical services including immunization, sexual health, and travel
  • Influenza (flu) immunization
  • Sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS
  • Birth control
  • Harm reduction
  • Hepatitis B and C

Jennifer MacLeod
Program Manager,
Health Analytics and Health Promotion
519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 4638
jennifer.macleod@wdgpublichealth.ca

  • Research and evaluation
  • Knowledge exchange
  • Surveillance/population health assessment
  • Data management

Jennifer McCorriston
Program Manager,
Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention
519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 3713
jennifer.mccorriston@wdgpublichealth.ca

 

  • Cancer screening and UV radiation
  • Tobacco, substance misuse
  • Youth engagement
  • Nutrition and physical activity
  • Healthy Communities
  • Built Environment
  • Workplace health
  • Injury prevention

Dawna Monk Vanwyck
Program Manager,
Child Health
519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 2640 dawna.monkvanwyck@wdgpublichealth.ca

  • KIDS LINE
  • 18-month Well Baby Visit
  • Early ID/growth and development
  • Promoting positive parenting
  • Childrens' mental health
  • System of care
  • Oral health promotion
  • CINOT and HSO dental programs
  • Childcare liaison
  • Low-German-speaking services
  • Amish services

Susan Otten
Program Manager,
School Health
519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 4650 susan.otten@wdgpublichealth.ca

  • School health programs
  • School health clinics and immunization
  • Vaccine distribution

Liz Robson
Program Manager (Acting),
Reproductive Health
519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 3720
liz.robson@wdgpublichealth.ca

  • Reproductive health
  • Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP)
  • Prenatal classes (in-class and online)
  • Preconception health
  • Breastfeeding clinics

Dr. Patrick Seliske
Epidemiologist,
519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 4659
patrick.seliske@wdgpublichealth.ca

 

Lise Trotz-Williams
Epidemiologist,
519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 4666
lise.trotz-williams@wdgpublichealth.ca

  • Disease surveillance
  • Population health assessment
  • Community health status reports
  • Analysis of epidemiological data
  • Statistical analysis of health data

Janice Walters
Chief Nursing Officer &
Program Manager,
Control of Infectious Diseases
519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 4669
janice.walters@wdgpublichealth.ca

  • Infection control
  • Tuberculosis and infectious diseases
  • Food-borne illness
  • Respiratory and enteric outbreaks in institutions
  • Community outbreaks
  • Designated Officers program
  • Inspections of personal service settings
  • Food safety in institutions

Shawn Zentner
Program Manager,
Health Protection Division
519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 4675 
shawn.zentner@wdgpublichealth.ca

  • Enforcement of Smoke-Free Ontario Act (SFOA)
  • Food safety in Guelph and Wellington
  • Health hazard prevention and management
  • Vector-borne diseases


Finance and Corporate Services

Chuck Ferguson
Manager, Communications

519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 4614
chuck.ferguson@wdgpublichealth.ca

Tom Craig
Manager, Operations, IT, and Facilities

519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 4613
tom.craig@wdgpublichealth.ca

Tracey Croft
Manager, Emergency Preparedness

519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 5610 tracey.croft@wdgpublichealth.ca

Shanna O'Dwyer
Manager, Finance

519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 4750
shanna.o'dwyer@wdgpublichealth.ca

Marie Carriere
Linda Yates

Senior Human Resources Specialists

519-846-2715 or 1-800-265-7293 ext. 2649
human.resources@wdgpublichealth.ca

 

 

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