Senior Leadership

Veronica Nelson

President and CEO

Veronica began as RMH President and CEO in September 2025. She was previously serving in the same role at Haliburton Highlands Health Services from June 2023. Veronica started her career at RMH in 2000 as a Medical Radiation Technologist and worked her way up to being the Director of Diagnostic Imaging. She has also been a Project Manager, Interim President and CEO, helped lead the development of the local Ontario Health Team, and served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Dr. Michel Boivin

Chief of Staff

Dr. Michel Boivin became Ross Memorial Hospital's Chief of Staff in September 2025. He had been a Staff Intensivist at Northumberland Hills Hospital, along with serving as a locum at both Brockville General Hospital and here at Ross Memorial Hospital. Previously, he was a faculty member for 20 years at the University of New Mexico, becoming Professor of Medicine, Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit, and Program Director of the Critical Care Fellowship. He has also led the intensive care unit at the Heart Hospital of New Mexico, developed its ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) program, and helped lead their ICU response during the COVID-19 pandemic. An expert in the use of ultrasound in critical illness, Dr. Boivin has been invited to speak and teach at international conferences and universities across North America.

Vlad Padure

Vice President Clinical and Chief Nursing Executive

Vlad joined RMH in June 2024. Prior to his arrival, he worked at the Scarborough Health Network serving as Director of Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, and Respiratory Services. He has practiced in several nursing roles and led a large portfolio of clinical programs across various academic and community organizations over the past two decades. His nursing career started at the Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing and subsequent a Masters of Nursing and Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate. He later expanded his management and nursing leadership by completing an Executive Master of Business Administration at the University of Fredericton. Learn more about Vlad…

Brenda Friar

Interim Chief Human Resources Officer

Brenda has more than 15 years of extensive experience across diverse industries. She has a background in strategic HR leadership, employee engagement, talent acquisition, and change management, demonstrating her ability to drive organizational success through people-centric strategies.Brenda has held various leadership roles, including Human Resources Manager at Maple Leaf Foods, Director of People and Culture at Noblegen Inc., Director of Human Resources at Flying Colours Corp., and Senior Manager of Human Resources at Fairhaven Long-Term Care Facility. She has been responsible for developing and implementing innovative HR initiatives, fostering high-performance cultures, and ensuring compliance with employment laws and regulations.Brenda holds a Bachelor of Education from Queen's University, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Human Resources from Fleming College, and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Trent University.

Yen Daniel

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Yen joined RMH in February 2022. With more than 25 years of experience, Yen has held a wide-range of financial leadership roles including with the University Health Network, Women’s College Hospital, St. Michael’s Hospital (Unity Health), Lakeridge Health, Markham Stouffville Hospital (Oak Valley Health) and the Ontario Ministry of Health. Yen is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Public Finance Accountant (CPFA, U.K) and Certified Project Manager (PMP).

Dan Meraw

Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Dan joined RMH in May 2020 as Director of Information and Communications Technology. He previously served as the Chief Information Officer and IT Director at Orillia Soldiers’ Hospital for seven years. Dan arrived at RMH and helped lead our implementation of Epic, involving almost 150 locally maintained applications, interfaces and other electronic services, and the deployment of several hundred end-user devices such as WOWs, Rovers, med carts, printers and scanners.