Our Leadership - CMHA Toronto

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Carol Carr

Carol Carr, CPA, CA is a senior finance executive with deep experience helping organizations build financial strength and resilience through periods of growth and change. She currently serves as founder of Carol Carr Consulting, providing CFO and advisory services to growing companies, and concurrently leads the Strategic Finance practice at Growth Partners, working with founders and investors on financial infrastructure, capital readiness, and technology-enabled transformation.

Her career spans public, PE-backed, and founder-led technology companies, along with not-for-profit organizations. Areas of expertise include corporate turnarounds, building financial infrastructure for hypergrowth organizations, technology-enabled transformation, and organizational restructuring — grounded in deep audit, risk, and governance experience across regulated and high-growth sectors alike.

A Chartered Professional Accountant, CPA Ontario (CPA, CA), with a background in audit and risk management that began at Ernst & Young, she brings a strong commitment to the community sector. She joins CMHA Toronto’s Finance & Audit Committee as the organization grows its services, housing, and reach across the city, and also serves on Scouts Canada’s Finance & Audit Committee.

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Paras Dharamshi

Paras Dharamshi is an independent fiduciary and an independent Trustee of Romspen Mortgage Investment Fund, one of Canada’s largest non-bank commercial mortgage managers. He was the first outside Trustee appointed in the fund’s history.

As Managing Partner of Sigma Group of Companies, a diversified investment firm with interests in financial services, real estate development, technology, long-term care, and healthcare, he sits on the boards of its portfolio companies, including Sigma Loyalty Group and Arcavia Living. He brings deep experience in financial oversight, risk, and capital stewardship.

Paras is a member of the board of YPO Metro Toronto and holds an Honours B.Math from the University of Waterloo. He believes mental health care should be accessible to everyone in Toronto’s diverse communities, at home, at work, and in everyday life.

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Justin Dick

Justin Dick has over 10 years’ experience practicing corporate and commercial law, both in private practice and currently as Assistant General Counsel for Mercer Canada. Mercer is a leading global consultancy in organizational health, wealth, and talent consulting. Justin earned his law degree from Western University and has a certificate in Pension Law from Osgoode Hall. As a generalist in-house counsel, Justin has extensive experience in providing strategic and practical advice on myriad issues across the corporate spectrum – including governance, privacy, regulatory compliance, employment law, dispute resolution, and contract negotiation. Justin is a charter member of Mercer Canada’s Inclusion and Belonging council and firmly believes access to mental health support is instrumental in building vibrant and inclusive communities and workplaces.

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Jennifer Dolman

Jennifer is a Disputes Partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in Toronto where she has been practicing commercial litigation for close to 35 years. Jennifer represents companies in multiple industries in a wide array of contractual and other disputes, with a particular focus on franchise and employment law issues. She closely follows industry trends, is a frequent speaker and writer, and has significant experience helping clients protect their brand, system, reputation and goodwill. When assessing risk and developing case strategies, Jennifer keeps her clients’ business objectives top of mind, and also considers opportunities for out-of-court settlements.

Jennifer has a strong interest and expertise in board governance. She recently completed the ICD-Rotman’s Directors Education Program (DEP 115) (she was class valedictorian), and received her ICD.D designation. Jennifer has served for many years on not-for-profit boards including the Board of Governors of Havergal College, an independent girls school in Toronto, the Ontario Bar Association Franchise Law Section’s Executive (Jennifer is a former Chair), and the University of Toronto Alumni Association’s Board of Directors on which she is VP Governance and chairs the College of Electors which appoints alumni governors to Governing Council. Jennifer is also a supporter of the Toronto Public Library and sits on its Foundation’s Literary Circle Committee.

Jennifer brings valuable legal and critical thinking skills to the board table. She is a strong communicator and problem-solver, is accustomed to reviewing extensive documentation, appreciates the importance of asking the right questions, and considers issues from multiple perspectives. Jennifer is both a creative and strategic decision maker. She is also a “people person” who invests time in building positive and productive relationships with other board members.

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Maureen Hyland

Maureen Hyland has been actively involved in mental health advocacy for many years. In 2015 she chaired a conference, Families Count: Healing Together, which offered strategies to assist individuals in navigating the mental health system. She currently holds positions on the East York Mental Health Counselling Services Board and the Family Outreach and Recovery Advisory Board. She also volunteers at the Art Gallery of Ontario and raises funds for a supportive housing residence. Maureen has a Master of Library Science from the University of British Columbia. Throughout her professional career, she has held library management positions at the University of Calgary and Osgoode Hall, Law Society of Ontario. She currently teaches at Humber College.

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Tracey MacArthur

Tracey MacArthur is a respected health system leader who delivers strong results while building collaborative relationships and communities. Ms. MacArthur has a broad background in healthcare and most recently held the positions of Interim Chief Executive Officer at CAMH (Toronto), Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations & Chief Clinical Officer and Chief Information Officer. Prior to her CAMH roles, Ms. MacArthur held numerous senior leadership positions at the University Health Network (Toronto) and other hospital and community organizations

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Andrew Milroy

Andrew Milroy (M.A., LSSBB) is a healthcare quality leader and systems thinker with nearly 15 years of experience advancing safety, regulatory compliance, and high-reliability organizational systems across healthcare, and clinical research settings. He is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with an established record developing and managing Quality Management Systems in highly regulated environments to strengthen quality oversight, reduce risk, and ensure patient and participant safety.

Academically trained in applied ethics and equality, Andrew brings a principled, evidence-informed approach to decision-making and system improvement. His work has included quality management roles in healthcare and clinical research, extensive audit and inspection leadership, and system-level experience supporting organizational improvement and safe and efficient operations.

Andrew is an engaged community leader and longtime member of Rotary International, including past service as Club President, with a focus on supporting marginalized and disadvantaged communities locally and abroad.

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Brent Simmons, Chair of the Board

Brent leads Sun Life’s global asset liability management team, which oversees about $190 billion of promises to Sun Life’s clients.

Brent has over 30 years of experience in the pension and insurance industry. He created and led Sun Life’s Defined Benefit Solutions business for over 15 years, growing annual sales from $250 million to over $2.5 billion. He also incubated Sun Life’s liability driven investment business and led its group retirement actuarial team. Prior to Sun Life, Brent was a partner at an international reinsurance consultancy and a principal at an employee benefits consultancy.

Brent is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries. He chairs the board of the Canadian Mental Health Association (Toronto) and is the Executive Sponsor of Sun Life’s Indigenous reconciliation journey.

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Michael Anhorn, CHE

Chief Executive Officer

With a career spanning four provinces—Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario—Michael Anhorn (he/they) brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to the community to his role as CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto.

Michael has worked in the social impact sector for over 20 years, including eight years as Executive Director at the CMHA Vancouver-Fraser Branch and in leadership roles at BC Housing, which fueled their passion for integrating health and social care. Michael also serves on committees and boards of several organizations, including FindHelp211 and Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness.

Michael’s leadership is grounded in formal education, life experience and leadership training. He holds a Master of Arts in Planning from the University of British Columbia and a BA in Psychology from the University of Saskatchewan. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School’s Executive Education in Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management. Michael also holds a Certified Health Executive (CHE) designation from the Canadian College of Health Leaders. Yet, the informal training—the lessons learned through life’s challenges and joys—has truly shaped their approach to leadership.

Leading through the COVID-19 pandemic in Vancouver and Toronto, he drew upon insights from earlier in life. Coming of age as a queer person during the AIDS pandemic taught Michael about navigating fear, uncertainty, and the profound impact of community. It instilled in them a deep understanding of what it means to lead.

Michael’s leadership philosophy is centred on deep listening, empathy, and community support—the support and expertise of the executive leadership team are essential ingredients. Michael has learned that leadership involves being adaptable while staying true to one’s values and responsive to the needs of staff, clients and the operating environment. Advocacy, which he describes as improving the world for people who are marginalized and ensuring staff are recognized for their complex work, is a big part of Michael’s role and life outside work. Michael is a collaborative leader who works for better income, housing, and accessible mental health care for all Canadians.

Michael believes in the power of community and belonging and often reflects on how sometimes you can become what you cannot see or imagine when you have been seen and accepted by a community. He envisions a community where individuals do not have to fight for their place in it.

Michael’s grounding in community and his leadership philosophy facilitated his ability to implement important changes ranging from revisioning the shelter system for unhoused people in British Columbia to negotiating structural transformation for CMHA Branches in Metro Vancouver to expanding mental health services in Vancouver and Toronto.

Michael’s journey so far shows that a boy from a tiny rural Saskatchewan farming town who wanted to help people and who spent most of their early life looking in from the outside can find hope and belonging in the community on their way to becoming more than they had ever dreamed.

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Garfield Bembridge, CHE

Chief Organizational Performance Officer

Garfield has been with CMHA Toronto since 2001 and works to streamline our organization’s strategies, interventions and services to increase capacity to carry out our core mission. His current focuses include health equity, decision supports, accreditation, organizational planning and reporting, and health and safety.

With a long track record as a respected and collaborative systems leader, he’s passionate about working to remove the stigma associated with individuals experiencing mental health challenges and is always looking to eliminate health disparities and improve access to mental health services for all.

Garfield has decades of experience in community mental health and a deep understanding of quality improvement, health and safety and comprehensive organizational reporting development. He has held case manager, program manager and program director roles at CMHA Toronto.

He currently sits on the Durham College School of Health Advisory Committee, the Northwest Ontario Health Team (OHT) Health Equity and Digital Health Committee, and is the Co-Chair of the Scarborough Health Team Mental Health Committee.

Garfield holds a Master of Science in Health Administration from the University of Toronto. He is a certified Patient Safety Instructor and Psychological Health Safety Practitioner, and a Certified Health Executive by the Canadian College of Health Leaders. He holds a Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma.

Outside of his work, he enjoys sports, mentoring youth, and spending time with family.

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Alex Massis, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Alex is responsible for ;eading the organization’s financial strategy and planning. He brings more than 15 years of progressive experience in healthcare finance, operations, and organizational leadership, with a strong foundation in system improvement, analytics, and building high-performing teams. Before joining CMHA Toronto, Alex held multiple leadership roles in the healthcare sector, most recently at LifeLabs, where he oversaw financial operations and supported major transformation initiatives. His background spans financial stewardship, budgeting, long-term planning, risk management, and optimizing internal processes to support sustainable growth. At CMHA Toronto, Alex is focused on modernizing financial systems, strengthening accountability, supporting data-driven decision-making, and ensuring resources are aligned with CMHA Toronto’s mission to improve mental health and well-being in the community. Outside of work, Alex enjoys reading about leadership and history, exploring new places around the world, and spending time with family.

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Michelle Rehder, RN

Chief Clinical Officer

Michelle started at CMHA Toronto in 2000 and oversees the overall strategic direction for our organization’s delivery of quality, client-centred, and recovery-oriented programs and services. Alongside her team, she oversees intensive community support programs, community engagement and social support services, and community housing initiatives.

Michelle brings a unique blend of clinical expertise, leadership acumen, and deep commitment to advancing mental health care. She’s passionate about building strong sector partnerships to ensure clients, families and caregivers receive the highest quality services within their communities. Her expertise spans a range of therapeutic modalities and interventions, enabling her to guide and support a diverse team of clinical and non-clinical professionals across CMHA Toronto’s client-facing programs.

A Registered Nurse with the College of Nurses in Ontario since 1992, Michelle brings a wealth of experience in mental health services and clinical leadership, with a demonstrated track record of success in program development, implementation, and evaluation. She has held a range of clinical, management and director roles since joining CMHA Toronto, and previously held nursing roles both within community and hospital settings.

Michelle is a busy mother of two and an active volunteer trainer for her sons’ competitive hockey teams within the Greater Toronto Hockey League.

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Rann Sharma, CHRE

Chief People and Culture Officer

Rann joined CMHA Toronto in 2021 and leads a range of human resources responsibilities vital to our organization’s success, including talent acquisition and retention, employee relations, compliance with employment laws, and advancing our commitment to moving towards being an anti-racist and anti-oppressive organization.

As an HR executive with a transformative leadership style, Rann’s passion lies in building a positive and supportive workplace culture. She and her team create an open and empathetic environment and are continuously enhancing policies and practices to better support the mental health of all employees and align with CMHA Toronto’s services and programs.

Rann previously held the position of Director, People and Culture at CMHA Toronto. Prior to that, she held HR roles in a variety of health and social enterprise organizations, including HR Director at Ontario Health and Health Shared Services Ontario, HR Executive at Mavencare and Head of People Operations and Culture for WE.

Passionate about organizational culture, Rann was appointed twice to Waterstone Capital’s Board of Governors. She has also been awarded admission into the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) Wisdom II Mentorship Program, has served on the University of Toronto’s Career Centre Advisory Board, has served as an advisor at Venture for Canada, and was selected as one of only 16 Canadians to join Action Canada Fellowship, a public policy leadership development program.

Rann holds a Master in Human Resources from Lancaster University and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Trent University. Rann is also a Certified Human Resources Executive (CHRE.)

When not creating a supportive environment for mental health professionals, Rann enjoys hiking, Bollywood dance workouts, trying new recipes and spending time with her partner, son, family and friends.

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Frank Sirotich, PhD

Chief Research Officer

Frank joined CMHA Toronto in 1998 and leads our research, evaluation and data analytics portfolio. He and his team are dedicated to enhancing community mental health programs’ effectiveness, fostering service innovation, and showcasing the positive impact of these services on the well-being of individuals who have faced mental health challenges.

His experience in clinical practice, health services leadership, research and teaching at the university level provides unique insights into the practical challenges and gaps in community healthcare, and supports innovative service design and health system transformation. He serves as a bridge between policy and practice, connecting health system priorities and therapeutic approaches, and between research and clinical care, translating research findings into clinical applications (and vice versa).

His research has supported the work of Mental Health Commission of Canada and he has led provincial studies involving multiple community mental health service providers. Central to his research is the identification of specific care needs for different service groups, the customization of services to meet these needs, and a thorough evaluation of service outcomes. His contributions to the field are reflected in the many journal articles and reports he has authored.

Frank has held clinical, management and senior management and research roles at CMHA Toronto, including court support worker, Dialectal Behaviour Therapy (DBT) clinician, program director overseeing a portfolio of clinicial programs, and most recently the role of Chief Research Officer.

He has a Master’s degree and PhD in Social Work, and certificates in Health Leadership from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and in Driving Non-Profit Performance and Innovation from Harvard Business School. He’s currently an Assistant Professor (Status Only) and sessional lecturer at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (FIFSW) at the University of Toronto.

In addition to his passion for collaborative learning, creativity and innovation, Frank is an avid gardener, film buff and has a keen interest in interior design and architecture.

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