Ina Grafton Gage Home is lead by a diverse and experienced Board of Directors. They provide strategic and innovative direction to the management team.
The board ensures open communication and fosters the cooperation necessary to achieve our common goal – to serve the long-term care and residential needs of seniors.
We sincerely thank everyone involved for their time, expertise, strategic direction, dedication, compassion and leadership that they bring to our circle of care.
Contact the board by email: board@iggh.org or Phone: (416) 422-4890 x240
Current Board Members:
Name: Molly Marrack
Current Position(s): Chair, Board of Directors, Chair Building Committee
Past Position(s): Director
Board Committee Membership: Quality and Risk, Finance and Audit, Governance
Date of First Appointment: January 2023
Current Term of Appointment: January 2023-2026
Bio: Prior to joining the board, Molly was a full-time professor and program coordinator for the Recreation Management in Gerontology Program at George Brown College. As a Certified Simulationist with SIM-one Ontario, she led simulated learning in GBC’s Long-Term Care practice labs, an accredited Simulation Centre in Healthcare. Before joining the College, Molly managed the startup of Falls Prevention Programs, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, and Massage Therapy services in over 100 Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes across Ontario as an Implementation Specialist at Active Health Management. She also co-developed an interprofessional restorative program for residents of Long-Term Care homes and led the training program in over 50 homes.
Education:
- Honours Bachelor of Business Administration. Wilfrid Laurier University
- Certified Simulationist. SIM-ONE Ontario Simulation Network
- Sharing Dance Facilitator. Baycrest and The National Ballet of Canada
- Restorative Aide, Physiotherapy Aide, Occupational Therapy Aide. ACTIVE HEALTH
Community Involvement:
- Ontario Gerontology Association Annual Conference: Helping Seniors Regain their Continence –A Long Term Care Continence Program Toronto
- Ontario Long Term Care Physicians Association Annual Conference: Helping Elderly Regain their Continence Toronto
- Advantage (OANHSS) Annual Convention: A Taste of Halton’s Restorative Dining Program
Interests: International Learning. While at GBC, Molly organized and supervised student field placements in India at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences working with seniors at Dignity Foundation and A1 Snehanjali
Name: Anne Marie Shin
Current Position(s): Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, Quality and Risk Committee Chair
Past Position(s): Director
Board Committee Membership: Quality and Risk, Governance
Date of First Appointment: February 20, 2025
Current Term of Appointment: January 2025-2029
Bio: Anne Marie Shin is a seasoned healthcare leader who has held progressive leadership and transformative positions throughout her 40-year nursing career. Her experience has spanned many health care sectors including public health, long term care, education and regulation. She is passionate about quality improvement and patient safety. Anne Marie was the Director of Professional Practice at the College of Nursing of Ontario. She provided leadership in key transformative strategic projects that included increasing efficiency in the registration process, changes to the quality assurance program, developing a standardized process for assessing nursing programs and changes to standard of practice for all nurses. Prior to this she was the Executive Director of Nursing, Quality and Safety at Baycrest. She led many projects that enhanced clinical outcomes and family experience as well as clinician support.
Education:
- Masters of Science (Quality Improvement and Patient Safety), University of Toronto
- Masters of Nursing, University of Toronto
- Bachelor of Science, University of Toronto
- Registered Nursing Diploma, Humber College
- Community Involvement
- Mentoring new healthcare leaders
- Volunteering at local sailing club
- Member of College of Nurses of Ontario
Interests: Anne Marie is deeply passionate about quality improvement and patient safety. Using healthcare data in a meaningful way to enhance care has been a lifetime goal throughout her career. Advocating for excellent and timely care for seniors has also been a professional pursuit.
During her downtime you may find her sailing, travelling or working on her next art project.
Name: Anne Fomin
Current Position(s): Director & Treasurer, Finance and Audit Committee Chair
Past Position(s): Director
Board Committee Membership: Building Committee
Date of First Appointment: January 2023
Current Term of Appointment: 2023-2026
Bio: Anne is currently a full-time employee at TD Bank, serving as the Assistant Vice President (AVP) responsible for leading Data & Analytics for the Enterprise Real Estate and Strategic Sourcing Group. Prior to her current role in Data & Analytics, Anne progressively held leadership positions within the bank in Technology Delivery, Strategy and Planning, Process Automation, Finance Transformation, Governance, and Internal Audit. Before joining TD, Anne worked in the strategy and planning operations teams at Deloitte and Intact Insurance (formerly Grey Power).
Education:
- Executive Program: Certificate in Artificial Intelligence: Implication for Business Strategy – MIT SLOAN School of Management
- Profession Doctorate in Engineering (PDEng): ICT Design – Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands
- MSc Computer Engineering – Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands
- Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
- R – Basics Course Harvard University
- Lean Sig-Sigma Yellow Belt, Business Architecture Boot Camp
- CBAP, IIBA – Jul 2013 – Sep 2019
Community Involvement:
- EEP assessor IIBA
- Member of IIBA BABOK V3 Writing committee
- Lay pastoral minister – St John of the Cross church, Mississauga.
Interests: Anne is a data enthusiast who enjoys leveraging data to identify opportunities for innovation and process improvement. While at TU/e, Anne and her peers developed a generic framework for implementing an observation runtime framework, which enables the proactive use of runtime data to improve prototype products. Anne is passionate about helping vulnerable populations, and she currently volunteers as a lay pastoral minister at her local Catholic church, St. John of the Cross.
Name: Tania Leil O’Brien
Current Position(s): Director
Board Committee Membership: Governance Committee, Bylaws and Partnership Liaison
Date of First Appointment: June 2024
Current Term of Appointment: 2024-2027
Bio: Tania is an innovative marketing and communications executive with over 25 years of experience leading marketing, communications, strategy development, and change management for multinational organizations. Her work has led to many successful roles where she has been able to help companies define their brand purpose in market. In her most recent role as Chief Marketing Officer at Environics Analytics, Tania worked with leading-edge tools and strategies connecting data to marketing outcomes. As Chief Marketing Officer at Ausenco, Tania redefined the Ausenco Corporate Purpose including a complete brand redesign, winning international awards and recognition. In her role as Managing Director of Global Tax Marketing & Communications at KPMG International, Tania oversaw marketing and communications for the Tax line of business across 154 countries.
Education:
- BA (Honours) from Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada
- Certificate in International Marketing through the Executive Development program at INSEAD, Fontainbleau, France
Community Involvement:
- CanFund donor and volunteer, supporting high-performing Canadian amateur athletes
- Former mentor with the Scala Network, focused on leadership development and support for women
- Actively involved in local community initiatives, including: Grassroots projects like playground improvements, Award-winning youth arts initiatives
Interests: When Tania is not spending time with her family in Toronto and London, UK, you will likely find her either on a pickleball court or with her head in a book or a pen in her hand, writing her first novel. She is actively engaged in seniors’ health and well-being in Ontario, navigating the system on a personal level as she cares for her aging mother.
Name: Susan Perrier, CPA, CGA
Current Position(s): Treasurer, Chair of Finance
Past Position(s): Director
Board Committee Membership: Finance and Audit, Governance
Date of First Appointment: December 5, 2024
Current Term of Appointment: 2024-2027
Bio: Susan Perrier obtained her professional accounting designation in 1998. Although she has worked in a variety of corporations, her passion was the charitable sector where she has spent the last 19 years as a Finance Director. Charities included international development, healthcare agencies and long term care. Susan now works with small businesses providing accounting services.
Education:
- CGA Designation
- Diploma in Management Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Bachelor of Arts, Wilfrid Laurier University
Interests: Volunteering at the local Food Bank, Knitting, Spending time with family