Board of Directors

The Childhood Obesity Foundation has an exceptional Board of Directors, most of whom are experts in the field of childhood obesity. Our Board of Directors spans a broad spectrum of society including law, scientific research and paediatric medicine.

Chair: Dr. Tom Warshawski, MD

• Head, Pediatrics
• Kelowna General Hospital
• Past President, BC Pediatric Society

Dr. J.P. Chanoine, MD, PhD

• Clinical Professor
• UBC Department of Pediatrics
• Head, Endocrinology Diabetes Unit, BC Children's Hospital

Dr. Diane Finegood, PhD

• Scientific Director / Directeur Scientifique
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research / Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
• Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes / L'Institut de la nutrition, du métabolisme et du diabete

Dr. Heather McKay, PhD

• Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Family Practice
• Division of Orthopaedic Engineering Research University of British Columbia
• Director, Centre for Hip Health and Musculoskeletal Research Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and University of British Columbia
• Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, Senior Scholar

Patti-Jean Naylor, PhD

• Assistant Professor
• School of Physical Education
• University of Victoria

Mr. Don Rosenbloom

• Lawyer
• Executive Board Member
• 2010 Olympic Bid Corporation

Dr. Parminder Singh, MD

• Pediatrician
• Chair , C.H.I.L.D. Foundation