Administrative Team

Dr. Elizabeth Donner is Head of the Division of Neurology and co-lead of the Garry Hurvitz Centre for Brain & Mental Health at The Hospital for Sick Children and Professor of Paediatrics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. She holds the Bloorview Children's Hospital Chair in Paediatric Neuroscience. Elizabeth’s clinical work is focused on the medical, dietary and surgical treatments of drug-resistant epilepsy in children and leads a research program focused on identifying those most at risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP).

Dr. Burneo is co-director of the Epilepsy Program at Western University and the London Health Sciences Center. He is a professor of neurology and epidemiology at the Schulich School of Medicine at Western, and the Head of the Neuro-Epidemiology Research Unit at Western University. He is the Jack Cowin Chair in Epilepsy Research. His research interests include the epidemiology of epilepsy and neuroimaging assessment of epileptic malformations of cortical development.

Dr. Lomax is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Queen’s University jointly appointed to the Division of Neurology and the Division of Respirology and the Director of the EEG Lab at Kingston Health Sciences Centre. She completed her MD and MSc degrees at the University of Calgary, and Neurology residency at Queen’s University. As she participates in the Stroke as well as Neurology inpatient services, her budding research interest includes sleep disordered breathing in acute stroke.

Kirk Nylen, is Managing Director, Neuroscience for the Baszucki Group. Throughout his career he has focused on creating collaborative research networks with the aim of improving brain research and care. Kirk has over 15 years of leadership experience in the research and healthcare sectors with extensive experience in health system strategy, knowledge translation, large-scale research collaborations, performance management, impact evaluation, and integrated approaches to informatics and open data governance.
He has a doctorate in pharmacology and maintains an adjunct appointment in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto where he teaches regularly.

Annie Jiwan oversees the program implementation, delivery and quality improvement of the program. Annie completed her Bachelor of Science in Physiology and Human Biology and Master of Management Innovation at the University of Toronto. Annie has always been intrigued by Canadian healthcare a chose her educational route to combine healthcare and management to parallel the country’s ambitious mission to provide universal care through public funding.

Riley started her career as an RN on the Cardiology Unit at SickKids. After completing her Masters of Nursing 2021, she took on numerous leadership roles across the organization focused on quality, patient safety, and education. Most recently, Riley in Quality Management co-leading the Accreditation and Serious Safety Event programs.

Deiren is a post-graduate in Interactive Design (The Media Lab, Canadian Film Centre). A web designer, writer and videographer/editor/ documentary filmmaker - he joins ECHO from 8 years with Sinai Health as Digital Specialist in Corporate Communications and Digital Health Specialist in Geriatric Psychiatry at the Reitman Centre / Enhancing Care for Dementia Care Partners Program. He brings passion in advocacy for the developmentally disabled as an Associate Member of the international L’Arche communities.

Sania has an HBSc in Health Studies and Global Health from U of T and has worked with youth and improving their access to mental health education and resources for more than 3 years. Sania's passionate about working in innovative community-based health initiatives which improve access to quality and equitable care for all.

Shakeera Baker is passionate about encouraging others to live to their fullest potential, and has extensive experience working with individuals living with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and mental health disorders. She has 10+ years of experience working with diverse organizations in the areas of healthcare, social services, education, and rehabilitation. She completed an Advanced Diploma in Behavioural Science from George Brown College, and a B.A. (Honors) in Sociology from the University of Toronto