Team Role: Board of Directors
Ashley Davidson
Ashley joined the Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation in 2012 and has held progressively senior roles, serving as Chief Development Officer since 2019 before being appointed President & CEO in February 2024.
Ashley is deeply committed to ensuring our community has access to the very best healthcare, close to home, and is passionate about inspiring philanthropy for our hospital to thrive.
Prior to coming to JBHF, Ashley spent eight years as a professional fundraiser for Trillium Health Partners Foundation in Mississauga, and for the Gardiner Museum in Toronto.
Ashley has held the Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) designation since 2020 and is a member in good standing with the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP). She is a graduate of Western University, completed a Bachelor of Arts in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at Western University and holds a Post-Graduate Certificate in Marketing Management from Sheridan College.
Eileen Bidulka
A graduate of McMaster University, Eileen’s professional experience includes sales and marketing responsibilities for local municipal governments in both Hamilton and Burlington and a local professional association. For the last 12 years, Eileen has been fortunate to have been able to devote a great deal of time to philanthropic efforts in both Hamilton where she was born and raised, as well as Burlington where she has resided with her husband and three children since 1998.
Eileen served on the Board of Directors of the Mark Preece Family House, which provides accommodation for families of acute care patients at Hamilton area hospitals for five years, leading many fundraising events and initiatives both during her time on the Board as well as five years preceding her Board appointment, as a committee member. Eileen has also assisted in fundraising initiatives at the Nelson Youth Centres and JDRF. An avid golfer, Eileen served as the 2018 Women’s Golf Captain at the Hamilton Golf & Country Club and was named Chair of the Player Services Committee for the 2019 RBC Canadian Open.
Andrea Gordon
Andrea is the Managing Partner of GI Professional Corporation, a mid-sized professional accounting firm in Hamilton. Andrea is a member of Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario and spent the first ten years of her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Andrea is a trusted business advisor and hands-on professional, who feels that a thorough understanding of a client’s business is essential to adding value beyond accounting. Andrea provides risk assurance, tax planning and advisory services for private client enterprises across the GTA. Her portfolio focuses on clients in a variety of industries such as real estate, construction, franchise operations and professional services.
Andrea is also a Board Member of The Charity of Hope, working to generate resources to make an impact on the lives of children and youth in communities across Canada. She lives in Burlington with her husband and two small children and is an avid skier.
Karen Dephoure
Karen has held progressive management roles within the Operations and Strategic Planning functions, most recently leading the Sales Enablement team at Ricoh Canada. In this role, she is responsible for supporting the sales organization from a data analytics, strategic planning/sales methodology and process improvement perspective. Karen is a graduate of McMaster University, with a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration.
Being involved in her work and home communities has always been a passion for Karen. Work endeavours include participation in the Emergency Response Team, mentor program development and Shoreline Cleanup initiatives. She has also actively participated with her children’s dance and hockey activities over the years.
Karen and her husband Gary have lived in Burlington since 1996 and have 3 children. In her free time, she enjoys reading, cycling, traveling and spending time with friends and family.
Rembert De Villa
Rembert de Villa is a Strategic Advisor and Board Member of CareSpan Holdings, where he served as Chairman and CEOP until his retirement in December 2023. During his tenure, he led the execution of the company’s strategy of Integrated Digital Care. Currently, he is also on the Board of Smartcare in Germany and, until recently, of CareSpan Asia. He also serves as senior advisor to data analytics and process management companies.
Prior to CareSpan, Rembert was Global Business Leader of EXL Healthcare (NASDAQ: EXLS), which focused on healthcare analytics and operations management in the areas of care management, payment integrity, and customer engagement. Before his tenure at EXL, Rembert had a long professional career in global management consulting, holding senior leadership/partner roles at Mastercard Advisors, Capgemini Ernst & Young, A.T. Kearney and Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). He is Senior Advisor to the Philippine-American Chamber of Commerce in New York City, where he served as Chairman of the Board for three years.
Rembert holds an MBA from the Asian Institute of Management and a B.Sc. from De La Salle University. He also completed Columbia University’s Senior Executive Program and attended the postgraduate program in Business Economics at the University of Bonn, Germany as a Konrad Adenauer Foundation scholar.
Leon Denbok
Leon is the President and Co-founder of DenBok Landscaping & Design Ltd. DenBok Ltd has provided residential and commercial landscape construction and maintenance services since 1992 within the GTA. Leon has over 30 years of experience in the green industry and holds numerous diplomas and certifications in greens keeping, construction, green roof etc.
Leon has used his expertise to build and donate healing gardens for Breast Cancer Support Services in Burlington, as well as Kerr Street Ministries Dream Centre in Oakville. Leon is an active member of The Rotary Club of Burlington North.
Leon and his wife, Victoria, have been married for 30 years, and have two sons, Connor and Stone. Leon enjoys spending his free time with his family, and riding his Peloton.
Deepa Ganatra
Deepa is a registered physiotherapist with over 28 years’ experience treating athletes of all ages. She is currently self-employed as a physiotherapist, and a Learning Facilitator for Sport for Life Physical Literacy programs.
A life long resident of Hamilton -Burlington, Deepa is very involved in her community as an active member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority (a women’s organization serving the community) Beta Xi Chapter, and BSP Burlington City Council Executive. For over 15 years, she energetically participated on Parent Councils at Fairview Glen Montessori School and John T. Tuck Public School, and acted as team trainer and assistant coach for G01Y competitive soccer team (BYSC).
This is Deepa’s fourth year serving on the Board, and first year as Chair. She has participated on the JBH DEI Action Table for the last two years and is Chair of the JBHF Diwali Community Garba event committee. Deepa is honoured to have the opportunity to serve her community as a JBHF Board member. Deepa and her husband of 26 years have raised their four children in Hamilton/Burlington since 2001.
Mark Fletcher
R. Mark Fletcher is a Partner with Grosman Gale Fletcher Hopkins LLP, located on Bay Street, in Toronto, Ontario. Mark is an experienced trial lawyer who is recognized by his peers and ranked by BEST LAWYERS and LEXPERT as one of the top employment lawyers in Canada. He advises and provides representation to both employers and employees in wrongful dismissal actions, executive compensation disputes, and human rights applications. Mark is the co-Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Cases on Employment Law (CCEL) and he is the Editor for the Employment Bulletin publications. He is regularly invited to speak on employment and human rights law issues by the Law Society of Ontario, the Ontario Bar Association, and Osgoode Hall Law School. In 1998, Mark graduated Summa Cum Laude from McMaster University ‘s Political Science and Theme School on International Justice and Human Rights Programs. In 2002, Mark received his law degree (LL.B.) from Western University, and in 2011, he received his Master of Laws in Constitutional Law (LL.M) from Osgoode Hall Law School.
Mark was called to the Ontario Bar in 2002 and has practiced employment and human rights law for the past 21 years. Mark was born and raised in Burlington, Ontario. Mark lives in Burlington with his wife Doris, their two daughters, Naomi and Sophia, and their dog T.J.
Dr. Trevor Harrison
Dr. Harrison obtained his Medical Doctorate at McMaster University and completed his post-graduate residency training at the University of Western Ontario. As a hospitalist, Dr. Harrison works with patients who have been admitted to the hospital for general medical concerns. In addition to his clinical duties, Dr. Harrison was the hospitalist lead for the development of Joseph Brant Hospital’s integrated stroke unit and also previously was the lead hospitalist on a working group to improve care processes for patients who are admitted to Joseph Brant Hospital following a hip fracture.
Dr. Harrison remains actively involved at McMaster University as a Clinical Adjunct Professor for the Michael G DeGroote School of Medicine. He enjoys teaching medical students and residents. He has previously been awarded Preceptor of the Year for the Halton Regional Site of the Family Medicine Residency Program.
Dr. Harrison grew up in Burlington and always planned to return to Burlington after his medical training to practice medicine. Dr. Harrison enjoys volunteering and giving back to the community. When not working, Dr. Harrison enjoys running, skiing, and playing soccer.
David Henderson
David graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with an Honours Bachelors of Arts in English.
He received his law degree from Dalhousie Law School, including a Certification in Business
Law. David was subsequently called to the Ontario bar in 2008.
He is a partner of Agro Zaffiro LLP in Hamilton, Ontario. Since his call to the bar, David’s legal
practice has focused on the areas of trusts & estate and corporate law. David has extensive
experience with succession planning for family businesses, as well as complex estate and trust
planning and administration.
David places a high value on community involvement. He is a member of the Hamilton Law
Association (HLA), the Burlington Chamber of Commerce, Hamilton Estate Planner’s Council
and HLA Estates and Trusts subcommittee and is a co-organizer of the HLA Trusts & Estates
Conference. He resides in Burlington with his spouse and three children.