The CCES Board of Directors is comprised of prominent people in Canadian and international sport and in fields such as medicine, academia, business, law, ethics and governance. Individuals are identified as candidates for the CCES Board on the basis of requisite skills, experience and expertise. The individuals serving on the CCES Board of Directors have agreed to provide their expertise to the efforts of the CCES on a voluntary basis.

To contact CCES board members, please email info@cces.ca. Any correspondence marked “personal and confidential” will be redirected to the identified board member in confidence.

Dr. Louise Walker – Chairperson

Dr. Louise Walker graduated Doctor of Medicine from the University of Toronto in 1977 and later obtained a Diploma in Sport Medicine from the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine (CASM). Dr. Walker has practiced sport medicine for over 21 years and is the Co-Director of the Ottawa Sport Medicine Centre, the Program Coordinator for the Enhanced Skills in Family Practice Sport Medicine Program, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Walker was a team physician for the Canadian Women’s Hockey Team, and has provided medical coverage to many national and international events including Vancouver 2010. She is also an accomplished athlete: Canadian high jump champion (1973), silver medalist at the 1974 Commonwealth Games, and a two-time Olympian. She was inducted into the University of Toronto Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Nepean Sports Wall of Fame in 2008.

Dr. David Zussman - Vice Chairperson

At the University of Ottawa, Dr. David Zussman is the Stephen Jarislowsky Chair for Public Sector Management, and was Dean of the School of Management from 1988-1992. From 2003-2010, Dr. Zussman was a part-time Commissioner of the Public Service Commission of Canada and was awarded the Public Service Citation Award in 2003. He is the past President of the Public Policy Forum and the Association of Programs in Public Administration, and the past Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of EKOS Research Associates. In 1994, he was the Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet for Machinery of Government and Program Review for the Privy Council Office. He authored and co-authored publications including Alternate Service Delivery: Sharing Governance in Canada and The Vertical Solitude: Managing in the Public Service. He has been a columnist for the Canadian Government Executive and currently writes columns for the Ottawa Citizen.

Ken Bagshaw

Ken Bagshaw is the former Chief Legal Officer for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). Prior to joining VANOC in 2004, Mr. Bagshaw was the regional managing partner of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP’s Vancouver office and a member of its national executive committee and board of directors. He led the firm’s groundbreaking Professional Excellence Program, which is viewed as one of Canada’s most comprehensive professional development and mentoring regimes. He has served as a director for numerous public bodies, including president of the Vancouver Art Gallery, vice-chair of the Vancouver Police Board and chair of the University of British Columbia’s Board of Governors. Earning his Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia, he was called to the British Columbia bar in 1965 and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1986 in recognition of his contribution to the profession and his service to the government.

Ronald Bremner

Ron Bremner is President of the Gold Medal Consulting Group. Mr. Bremner spent 22 years in radio and television in Vancouver, highlighted by his term as President of CKNW/CFMI radio stations and President/CEO of BCTV. In 1996, he became President/CEO of the Calgary Flames, then served as Chairman/CEO of Professional Sports Publications. Today, Mr. Bremner coaches senior executives across the country, delivers keynote speeches and works with companies in the areas of leadership, communication, strategic planning and team-building. Throughout his career, he has chaired a number of high-profile organizations across the country. He is a member of the Canadian Association Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Queen’s Jubilee Medal for Community Service. He currently serves on the Board of the Ontario March of Dimes, the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and Canadian Women in Communications.

Dr. Françoise Baylis

A graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Dr. Francoise Baylis holds a PhD in philosophy with a specialization in medical ethics. She is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Bioethics and Philosophy at Dalhousie University, and her ethics research focuses on women’s reproductive health, research involving humans, the use of novel technologies, and public health (www.noveltechethics.ca). Her work, at the intersection of theory and practice, focuses largely on issues of justice and community. She is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, and holds academic appointments at King College London (UK) and Arizona State University (US). She is a member of the Institute of Gender and Health Advisory Board of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Jim A. Durrell

Former Mayor of Ottawa, Jim Durrell was elected to the City Council in 1980. A strong supporter of his city and sport, Mr. Durrell is the past Governor of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. He served as President of the Ottawa Senators (an NHL franchise he helped win for the city) and the CFL‘s Ottawa Rough Riders, and successfully brought Triple A baseball to Ottawa. Currently the President of Capital Dodge Chrysler Jeep car dealership, Mr. Durrell also serves on a number of boards, including United Way/Centraide Ottawa, the Ottawa Convention Centre (Chair) and the Ottawa International Airport Authority (past Chair).

François Godbout

A member of the Quebec Bar, François Godbout received a law degree from the University of Montreal, and went on to become Judge of the Court of Quebec, youth division, from 1987-2008. His sports accomplishments are just as impressive as his legal career. In 1956, he was Quebec’s junior tennis champion and for six years was a member of the national tennis team. He was inducted into the Quebec Sports Hall of Fame, and the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame. His former involvements include Secretary of the Fondation de l’athlete quebecois, Vice-President of the Canadian Olympic Committee, and President of the Canadian Tennis Federation.

Paul Melia

President, CEO, and Secretary-Treasurer of the CCES, Paul Melia plays a variety of essential roles at the CCES. His responsibilities include the administration of Canada’s doping control program and working with governments and sport organizations to implement a national ethics strategy for amateur sport. A graduate of the University of Ottawa with a Masters degree in Health Administration, Mr. Melia has used his extensive knowledge and expertise in the development and implementation of public awareness, education and social change campaigns for a variety of health and social issues. He currently serves as President and Chair of the True Sport Foundation. He is the former Chief of the Tobacco Programs Unit at Health Canada, the past President of the Association of National Anti-Doping Organisations, and the former Regional Vice-President of In-Touch Survey Systems Inc.

Dr. Jane Moran

Dr. Jane Moran has been the International Skating Union’s Chief Medical Advisor since 1998, and when combined with her experience with Canada’s Olympic teams, has been a physician at eight Olympic Games. Dr. Moran is currently on staff at the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine and at two teaching hospitals in Victoria. She is the Vice Chair of the Victoria Emergency Medicine Associates, a board member of the Canadian Figure Skating Association and a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) sub-committees on Youth in Sport and Female Athlete Triad. She authored a chapter on figure skating for the IOC’s 2000 edition of Women in Sport. From 1991 to 2007, she participated in the IOC World Congress on Doping in Sport and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Conference on Doping in Sport. She is a WADA Independent Observer and a member of the Expert Medical Panel for the CCES Athlete Biological Passport program.

Dr. Andrew Pipe - Chair Emeritus

Dr. Andrew Pipe's is Chief of the Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. The first Chair of the CCES, he has extensive, ongoing experience in addressing doping issues and his knowledge of sport, health and medicine is an invaluable asset to the CCES. Dr. Pipe has been the Team Physician of Canada's National Men's Basketball Team for more than 30 years and served as the Chief Medical Officer to Team Canada at the 1987 Pan-American Games, the 1992 Olympic Games and the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He is the first Canadian to receive the International Olympic Committee's Award for service in the field of Sport Medicine. Currently, Dr. Pipe is the President of the Commonwealth Games Association of Canada and an Associate Editor of the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. He is a member of the Order of Canada and of the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.

Kyle Shewfelt

Kyle Shewfelt is Canada’s most decorated gymnast. Over the course of his competitive career, he earned numerous medals in elite competitions, including the Olympics, World Cup Final, Commonwealth Games, and the World Championships. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Shewfelt became the first Canadian to earn an Olympic gold medal in artistic gymnastics. After a devastating injury in 2007 and an 11-month recuperation, he made a fierce return to competition at the 2008 Canadian Olympic team selection trials which earned him a place on Team Canada in Beijing – marking his third trip to the Olympic Games. He has received numerous awards including the Lionel Conacher Male Athlete of the Year, Gymnastics Canada’s Male Athlete of the Year, and the Canadian Sport Awards’ Spirit of Sport Story of the Year. In 2010, he was inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.