Board of Directors
St. Joseph's Home Care Board of Directors
Ms. Barbara Beaudoin (Chair, JBG)
Ms. Barbara Beaudoin was an Automobile Dealer in the Southwest Ontario and Niagara Region for 31 years and is a member of the JBG. Ms. Beaudoin has served in various capacities on numerous Boards and Foundations in the Hamilton area for over 20 years, and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, and a recent graduate of the ICD.D program at Rotman School of Management.
Mr. Peter Szota (Vice Chair, JBG)
Mr. Peter Szota has served in leadership roles for over thirty years, in a wide range of health service organizations. These have included academic health centres, community hospitals, community mental health, children’s health services and community health centres. He holds a B.Sc. and M.B.A from McMaster. He has served in volunteer governance roles with agencies in Hamilton, Brantford and provincially including roles as chair and treasurer. Peter has been a part time university instructor in health studies and enjoys acting as preceptor for students. A lifelong Hamiltonian, you can find him living, hiking and cycling in the Dundas Valley.
Mr. Leo Perri* (Treasurer, JBG)
Mr. Leo Perri is the current Chief Financial Officer of Delta Bingo and Gaming Group of Companies and began his career in public practice accounting working over 15 years predominantly at PwC LLP. Mr. Perri previously served as the Treasurer and Board Member to the St. Joseph’s Hamilton Hospital Foundation and is a current member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee of Golf Canada. Leo obtained an Honours Bachelor of Accounting degree from Brock University and is a qualified CPA, CA. Having been born and raised in the City of Hamilton, Leo and his two brothers are all very proud St. Joseph’s babies.
Dr. Naresh Agarwal
Dr. Naresh Agarwal is Professor Emeritus of Human Resources at McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business. During his long career at McMaster, he taught undergraduate and graduate courses, supervised PhD students, and published research papers in leading academic journals in his field. He also held several administrative positions including Area Chair, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Chair of Faculty Grievance Panel, Chair of Senate-Board for Student Appeals, and Commissioner for Disclosure of Information and Protection of Privacy. Dr. Agarwal has been involved in many different professional and community activities. He has offered consulting services and management development programs to numerous private, public, and not-for-profit sector organizations. He has also served as Chair of Ontario Public Service Grievance Board and Board of Inquiry under the Ontario Human Rights Code. Dr. Agarwal was Chair of Board of Trustees of Hindu Samaj of Hamilton, Vice-President of India-Canada Society of Hamilton, and Vice-President of Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. Currently, he serves on Public Trust Committee of Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) Canada, Public Accounting Licensing Board of CPA Ontario, and Board of Examiners of Human Resources Professionals Association.
Ms. Patrice Valeriano
Retiring in 2022 from the Bench of the Ontario Court of Justice following a career in law spanning over 30 years (Call 1992), Patrice comes to the Joint Boards of Governors with a strong regulatory and governance background. Patrice has spent a lifetime in service on community Boards of Directors, most often in leadership roles as the Chair, Co-Chair and Deputy Chair, with an emphasis on risk analysis and strategic development. Having previously served on the Foundation Board of St. Joseph’s Villa, Patrice has truly come full circle by returning to St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton once again. Patrice is a former Professor (adjunct) at the Faculty of Law, Queen’s University, Kingston, and a former instructor for the Bar Admissions course for the Law Society of Ontario. Born and raised in ‘The Hammer’ and known as a community activist and consensus-builder, Patrice looks forward to working with the talented and highly qualified directors of the JBG, to bring excellence in healthcare to the Hamilton community.
Ms. Kim Watkins
Kim Watkins is the Vice President, Corporate Services at Mohawk College She oversees a dynamic portfolio that includes information technology, human resources, facilities, finance, legal, risk and ancillary services.
Kim joined Mohawk seven years ago as the college’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Mohawk College Foundation in July 2016. She has also served as Interim Chief Information Officer and Acting Chief Human Resources Officer. Before joining Mohawk, she was the Director of Finance and Controller at Canadore College in North Bay, Ontario where she provided financial leadership to the college and Canadore College Foundation for 12 years.
A Certified Professional Accountant, Kim holds an MBA from Laurentian University, a risk management certificate from the University of Toronto, and recently completed a Certificate in Human Resources Management.
Kim currently serves as a Trustee on the CAAT Pension Plan Board as well as a member of the Investment Committee and is President of the Board of The Children’s Aid Society of Hamilton.
Mr. Martin Powell, P. Eng.
Over the course of a 35-year career in municipal government, Martin Powell has held positions of progressive responsibility in transportation planning, transit operations and public works for the cities of Burlington, Hamilton, and Mississauga.
While at the City of Mississauga, where he spent most of his career, Martin served as Commissioner of Transportation and Works for 15 years. In this senior role, he provided leadership to a large Department of professional and operational staff providing infrastructure planning, public works, transit and enforcement services.
Following his retirement from the City of Mississauga, Martin joined Metrolinx as a Director of Fare Integration, where he worked with the Province of Ontario and municipal transit agencies within the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area to develop a regional strategy for transit fare integration. Although he has since retired from public service, he continues to work part-time as a consultant for the private sector on regional transit initiatives.
An engineer by training, Martin holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo.
Board Meeting Schedule
The St. Joseph's Hamilton Joint Boards of Governors meets on the last Thursday of every month (no meetings in July and August and exceptions noted). Meetings begin at 3:30 pm (Open Session) in the Dofasco Boardroom, Charlton Campus, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton.
Board Policies and By-Laws
Copies of the JBG Governance Policies and By-Laws are available at:
St. Joseph's Hamilton Joint Boards of Governors Policies and By-Laws
Public Attendance Process
The JBG conducts its meetings in open, closed and in-camera sessions. The public and staff are welcome to observe the open session of a JBG meeting to:
- Facilitate the conduct of the JBG’s business in an open and transparent manner
- Ensure the JBG and member organizations maintain a close relationship with the public, namely: the community, media, stakeholder groups
- Generate trust, openness, and accountability
Open JBG meetings also provide a forum for members of the public to address the JBG concerning matters relevant to the organization. Individuals wishing to attend shall provide at least 24 hours notice by emailing Mrs. Fadia Voogd, Manager, Administration. The JBG may limit the number of attendees if space is insufficient.