Board of Directors

The Society is governed by a Board of Directors elected by the members. Board members serve a two-year term of office.



Contact the OSOT Board of Directors


Role Board Director Term End    City/Town Practice Focus
 President  Milinda Alexander  2023       Hamilton  Community Mental Health
 President-Elect  Shiyen Shu   2023    Mississauga   Private Practice
 VP/Secretary  Maria Borczyk
  2023  Hamilton  Palliative Care, Hospice
 Treasurer   Neetu Kumar   2024  Brampton  Home and Community Care
 Director
  Harpreet Buttar
  2023  Brampton
  Home and Community Care
 Director  Wajeeha Chatoo  2023  Richmond Hill  Community Hospital
 Director  Alicia Dean  2024  Courtice  Private Practice
 Director  Lu Han   2024  London  Veteran Affairs 
 Director   Laxee Nithiyananthan   2024   Toronto   Hospital  
Lynn Stewart

Meetings of the Board of Directors

The Board meets approximately bi-monthly through the year. Members are encouraged to identify issues, concerns or recommendations to board members and may forward issues for discussion by the Board for inclusion on a board meeting agenda. The 2022-23 board meeting schedule is as follows:

  • October 27, 2022
  • November 16, 2022
  • December 15, 2022
  • January 18, 2023
  • February 16, 2023
  • March 15, 2023
  • April 20, 2023
  • May 17, 2023
  • June 15, 2023
  • July 20, 2023
  • August 17, 2023
  • September 20, 2023

Standing Committees

Committee Chair
Executive Committee Milinda Alexander, OSOT President
Human Resource Committee Shiyen Shu, President-Elect
Finance Committee Neetu Kumar, Treasurer
Process Monitoring Committee Maria Borczyk, VP/Secretary
Nominations and Elections Committee Martha Bauer, OSOT Past President

Task Forces

Task Force Chair(s)
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Engagement (JEDE) Task Force Sasha Stewart
Fatima Quraishi