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Senior Leadership Team

Senior Leadership Team

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The Senior Leadership Team at Georgian Bay General Hospital is a group of dedicated professionals who draw on their knowledge and experience to provide corporate leadership through diverse responsibilities and develop strategies and policies to achieve the vision of our organization.

Senior Leadership Team

Matthew Lawson

Matthew Lawson

President and CEO

Marcia Chapman

Marcia Chapman

Vice President, Performance and Support Services & Chief Financial Officer

Angela Wiggins

Angela Wiggins

Vice President, People & Culture and Chief Human Resources Officer

Linda Gravel

Linda Gravel

Vice President, Clinical Services and Chief Nursing Executive

Dawn Jones

Dawn Jones

Director of Finance

Jennifer Moore

Jennifer Moore

Director, Communications and Community Relations

Karen Redpath

Karen Redpath

Director of Clinical Services

Julianne Labelle

Julianne Labelle

Director of Clinical Services

Dr. Vikram Ralhan

Dr. Vikram Ralhan

Chief of Staff

Dr. Emily Queenan

Dr. Emily Queenan

President, Professional Staff

Matthew Lawson

President and CEO

Matthew Lawson has been President and CEO of GBGH since September 2022, having previously held the role of Executive Vice President of Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer. During his time with GBGH, Matthew has transformed many aspects of the hospital, including the budgeting, resource allocation, and capital equipment processes. He has also been a driving force in GBGH’s master planning process to secure a future hospital and push forward approvals of the proposed mental health program.

Prior to his role with GBGH, Matthew spent 11 years at a large regional hospital in progressive management positions including Chief Performance Officer, Director of Financial Planning & Analysis, Manager of Cancer Treatment Clinics, and a variety of interim leadership positions.

Dr. Vikram Ralhan

Chief of Staff

Dr. Vikram Ralhan has been the Chief of Staff at GBGH since January 2020. Dr. Ralhan has been a physician in GBGH’s Emergency department since 2009, and during that time, he has also embraced many administrative, quality improvement, and educational roles beyond direct patient care.

In addition to being a member of the GBGH team, Dr. Ralhan is a coroner, an Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University, and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM). He is also the GBGH Site Liaison Lead for students from NOSM, helping bring future physicians to GBGH to learn from a skilled team.

Dr. Emily Queenan

President, Professional Staff Association

Dr. Emily Queenan, a native of Haverford, Pennsylvania, completed medical school at the University of Pennsylvania and did her family residency at the University of Rochester. Shortly after residency, Dr. Queenan remained in Rochester, operating the solo family practice Queenan Family Medicine & Maternity Care from 2009 until 2014. In 2014, Dr. Queenan closed her practice and looked to relocate to Canada based on her interest in supporting a system entrenched in the values of universal healthcare. In 2015, Dr. Queenan moved from the U.S. to Midland to open a Canadian iteration of Queenan Family Medicine & Maternity Care.