Governance
Structure and people
The CCIC is run by an Executive Director and Executive Officers who report to a Board of Directors. The Board has appointed Deloitte & Touche to audit the corporation’s financial activities.
Executive Officers
Matthew Hill, PhD
Executive Director of the CCIC
Professor
Tier II Canada Research Chair on Neurobiology of Stress
Hotchkiss Brain Institute and the Mathison Centre for Mental Health Education and Research
Departments of Cell Biology and Anatomy & Psychiatry, Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB
Lynda Balneaves RN, PhD
Deputy Director of the CCIC
Associate Professor
College of Nursing
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB
Robert LaPrairie, PhD
Director of Education and Trainee Initiatives
Assistant Professor
GlaxoSmithKline Chair in Drug Discovery and Development
College of Pharmacy and Nutrition
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK
Board of Directors
Lynda Balneaves RN, PhD
Deputy Director of the CCIC & Treasurer/Secretary
Associate Professor
College of Nursing
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB
Hance Clarke MD, PhD, FRCPC
Associate Professor Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine University of Toronto
Director of Pain Services Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
Director Good Hope Ehlers Danlos Clinic
Co-Chair Knowledge Translation, University of Toronto Centre for the Study of Pain
Co-Lead, Centre for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, University Health Network
Toronto, ON
Matthew Hill, PhD
Executive Director of the CCIC
Professor
Tier II Canada Research Chair on Neurobiology of Stress
Hotchkiss Brain Institute and the Mathison Centre for Mental Health Education and Research
Departments of Cell Biology and Anatomy & Psychiatry, Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB
Paul Daeninck, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Past President of the Board
Assistant Professor
Medical Oncologist
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB
Melanie Kelly, PhD
Professor
Departments of Pharmacology, Opthamology & Visual Sciances and Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Care
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS
Rebecca Haines-Saah, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Community Health Sciences
Cumming School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB
Jibran Khokhar, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON
Lauren Kelly, PhD
Assistant Professor
Departments of Pediatrics & Child Health, Pharmacology and Community Health Sciences
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB
Robert LaPrairie, PhD
President-Elect of the Board & Director of Education and Trainee Initiatives
Assistant Professor
GlaxoSmithKline Chair in Drug Discovery and Development
College of Pharmacy and Nutrition
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK
Staff
Tiffany Lee, PhD
Director of Operations
Erin Rock, PhD
Communications Coordinator
