Royal College Leadership Team
Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS, FRCSC
Chief Executive Officer
Office of the Chief Executive Officer
The CEO’s primary role is operational oversight. The CEO is directly accountable to Council for the day-to-day management of the Royal College.
Bonnie Seidman, HCS, CHRL, CHRE
Executive Director, People Services, and Chief People Officer
Sandra Shearman, BA, Cert MedComms
Director, Communications and Marketing
Joanne Arsenault, MPA
Corporate Secretary
Office of Specialty Education
The Office of Specialty Education plays a leadership role in ensuring the highest quality of medical education across the continuum of specialist education in Canada. It focuses on promoting and maintaining Canadian standards in specialty medicine from residency through to retirement.
Kenneth A. Harris, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Deputy CEO and Executive Director, Specialty Education
Jason R. Frank, MD, MA(Ed), FRCPC
Director, Specialty Education, Strategies and Standards
Viren N. Naik, MD, MEd, MBA, FRCPC
Director, Assessment
Farhan Bhanji, MD, MSc (Ed), FRCPC
Associate Director, Assessment Strategy
Jolanta Karpinski, MD, MMEd, FRCPC
Associate Director, Specialties Unit
André St-Pierre, MBA
Associate Director, Assessment Operations
Sarah Taber, MHA/MGSS
Associate Director, Education Strategy and Accreditation
Office of Professional Practice and Membership
The Office of Professional Practice and Membership works with stakeholders to develop the long-term strategies, resources and innovative culture necessary to be responsive and supportive to our members’ needs throughout their professional lives.
Susan Brien, MD, MEd, FRCSC
Director, Performance and Systems Innovation
Rhonda St. Croix, MBA, PCC, CMA
Director, Continuing Professional Development
Christine James, MA, CAE
Associate Director, Membership Services and Programs
Office of Research, Health Policy and Advocacy
The Office of Research, Health Policy and Advocacy works with partners to support, enable and contribute to the advancement of research and scholarship of medicine and medical education, the generation of new data and knowledge about the health workforce, and to improve health care systems for patients, populations and Fellows.
Tanya Horsley, PhD, MBA
Associate Director, Research, and Principal Scientist
Office of Information Management and Technology Services
Office of Finance and Administrative Services
Tim Julien, MBA, CPA, CA, ICD.D
Executive Director, Corporate Services, and Chief Financial Officer
Emily Joyce, LLB, LLM
Legal Counsel
Royal College International
Royal College International continues to pursue international collaborations to promote the Royal College’s products and services.
Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS, FRCSC
President and Chief Executive Officer
Craig Ceppetelli, MBA
Executive Director (Interim), Office of International Collaboration