Board Of Directors
Directors and Officers
Dr. Robbie Campbell
President
Dr. Robbie Campbell has worked with the treatment, recovery/relapse and research of anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorders for over 40 years as a psychiatrist. He founded Eating Disorders Foundation of Canada in 1997. He brings vast clinical, research and administrative experience to the EDFC. He has been named Professor Emeritus at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry for Western University. He received an honorary Doctor of Science in 2022 from Western in recognition for his work with eating disorders and telemedicine. As the longtime President of EDFC he has championed the need for early treatment which has led to the opening of The Harbour in 2024.
Stephen Hodd
Treasurer
Stephen Hodd has a Master of Engineering 1970. As an environmental consultant, he led major multidisciplinary studies in Canada and the USA. As an entrepreneur and innovator, he founded a day conference and meeting centre in Toronto of which he is currently Chairman. Since 2014, serving as Director and Treasurer of EDFC, he has worked closely with Dr. Campbell to seek opportunities to provide places for treatment leading to The Harbour project.
Dr. David B. O’Gorman
Research Director
David B. O’Gorman is an Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at Western University. During his career as a medical researcher, he has attracted research funding support from a variety of provincial, national and international funding agencies. He aims to use this experience to help fund and coordinate eating disorder research activities at The Harbour. Prior to joining the EDFC board, David was a member of the Lawson Health Research Institute Executive from 2013-2020.
Sylvia Kovesfalvi
Vice President
Sylvia Kovesfalvi held progressively senior communications roles over four decades, in both the public and private sectors, most recently as the senior director of corporate and public affairs with the Ontario Medical Association. While at the OMA, she worked closely with Dr. Robbie Campbell to raise awareness of and support for eating disorders. With a degree in psychology and firsthand knowledge of her family, facing and overcoming an eating disorder, Sylvia adds professional and personal skills in communication to the board.
Directors
Dr. Saadia Jan
Director
Dr. Saadia Jan is an Associate Professor in the department of family medicine at Western University and the Centre Director of St. Joseph’s Family Medical Centre. She has an interest in dermatology, mental health and addiction and medical informatics. She serves as a medical examiner for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence, provides palliative care both in hospital and in the community, provides care at Long Term Care and practices broad based family medicine. Dr. Jan’s research interests include mental health, medical informatics, and primary health care transformation.
Beth Muia
Director
Beth Muia brings a wealth of experience gained from a career in nursing as a Community Health Liaison Nurse connecting individuals with tertiary level mental health resources. Beth was involved in developing ACT teams and implementing DBT and CBT therapy programs. As a provider of client-centred care as an outpatient nurse, she brings valuable oversight to the board. Beth, the innovator, has ventured into creating unique events combining music and art with mental health therapy.
Joanne Nolte
Director
Joanne Nolte is a retired high school Physical Education Specialist who enjoyed teaching all subjects. Not only is Jo an active master’s athlete, but she has also mastered all aspects of volunteering, including logistics, fundraising, publicity, marketing, co-ordination and grant seeking. Numerous organizations have benefited from her energy and commitment, including EDFC when she ran the silent auction at the EDFC benefit concert in 2024. Her unique skill set, and successes will be of great benefit to the board.
Christine Stapleton
Director
A proven leader in athletics at both the university and national sport level, Stapleton has over than 30 years of experience in university sports, serving as an administrator, coach, and competing as a student-athlete.
Stapleton has been Western University’s Director of Sport and Recreation since 2017. She volunteers with numerous local organizations and is currently a board member with Tourism London, The Eating Disorders Foundation of Canada, and Ontario University Athletics, and she is a past board member of U SPORTS, the national governing body for University Sport in Canada.
From 2015-2017, Stapleton was the Director of Athletics at the University of Calgary, leading all elements of strategic planning and program development, as well as the day-to-day operations of the Dinos program. Prior to this, she served as Associate Director – Athletics at the University of Waterloo.
Prior to moving into an administrative role, Stapleton had a successful run as coach of the University of Regina’s women’s basketball program from 1993-2002, winning three conference coach of the year awards, CIAU Coach of the Year in 1996 and 3M Canadian High-Performance Coach of the Year in 2001. She also guided the team to three consecutive conference championships from 1999-2001 and five straight appearances in the CIS Final Eight, winning a national championship in 2001.
Stapleton also served Canada Basketball in various capacities from 1998 to 2009, including as a national team head coach and as National Development Coach.
Stapleton earned an Honours in Human Movement degree from Laurentian University in 1991, and is a certified NCCP Level 4 Coach and Master Coach facilitator.
Dr. Gailene Tobin Vandenheuvel, PhD
Director
Dr. Gailene Tobin Vandenheuvel is the CEO of McMaster Innovation Park with 30 years of leadership in business and economic development. Her extensive background includes business and economic development for the Prince Edward Island Provincial Government. She excels in driving innovation and business improvements, emphasizing partnership development, technology transfer, and commercialization across government, industry, and academic sectors. Her commitment to these goals has been invaluable as The Harbour develops regionally and nationally.
Kayla Campbell
Director
Kayla Campbell is currently working in the Emergency Department at the Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary. She also works at a ketamine clinic for mental health as well as providing crisis mental health support with the local mobile response team. Working within mental health for 8 years as a registered nurse, she has created the social media accounts for both The Harbour and EDFC while representing Western Canada for EDFC