Senior Management Team

Through their collective experience and shared commitment to excellence, our senior management team contributes to the strategic and operational long-term success of VON Canada.

Jo-Anne Poirier

President and Chief Executive Officer

Jo-Anne Poirier joined VON Canada in 2014 as President and Chief Executive Officer. From 2008 until 2014, Jo-Anne was Chief Executive Officer of the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation. Under her ...read more

Andie Andreou, CPA, CA, ICD.D

Vice President, Business Optimization and Chief Financial Officer

Andie Andreou is an executive with more than 25 years of progressive experience, who brings new perspectives, broad financial expertise and proven leadership in renewing e...read more

Andie Andreou is an executive with more than 25 years of progressive experience, who brings new perspectives, broad financial expertise and proven leadership in renewing existing processes to VON Canada. Previously, Andie was the Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Chief Financial Officer for the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, where she improved performance by reengineering finance processes, strengthening the organization’s pension plan and procurement practices, and leading strategic initiatives, stakeholder relations, and communications. From 2011 to 2015, she was Executive Director and Corporate Controller for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, overseeing the integrity of financial information, financial systems, policies and internal controls as well as audit reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.

From 1995 to 2011, Andie advanced in a diversity of Senior Manager positions to become a partner with Deloitte in 2010. Highlights include her work with Deloitte’s San Jose, California office focusing on regulatory and financial reporting requirements of U.S. public and private companies. She was also selected as first Deloitte professional to participate in a work exchange program with the Ontario Securities Commission and became a specialist in Internal Controls Certification and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In addition, she built Deloitte’s client service group, which assists clients with their transition to International Financial Reporting Standards. The success of this initiative led to her promotion as Partner.

Andie is a member of the CPA Canada Public Sector Task Force, a member of the task force developing the Revenue Recognition accounting standard for Public Sector reporting in Canada, and a member of the Joint Finance and Audit Committee for the Ottawa Heart Institute. She also serves on the Board of the Ottawa Chapter of Financial Executives International and on the Board of Governors for Ashbury College.

Andie graduated from the Directors Education Program at the Telfer School of Management - University of Ottawa, securing her ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors in 2018. In 2016, she also earned her Certificate in Public Procurement Law and Practice from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. Andie holds a Graduate Diploma in Accountancy (1996) and Bachelor of Commerce (1994) from Concordia University as well. She became a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant in 1998.

Sharon Goodwin

Senior Vice President, Home & Community Care

With her extensive background in health care, nursing and health informatics, Sharon recently led the transformation of VON’s home care service delivery in Ontario. This initiative created mo...read more

Beth Green

Vice President, Marketing, Communications & Philanthropy

Beth joined VON Canada in 2014, bringing more than 25 years of experience in marketing, public affairs, and brand strategy to her role. Most recently, Beth was Vice President Communications and Mar...read more

Michele Lawford

General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer

Michele Lawford joined VON Canada in 2017. She holds a Masters in Health Law from Osgoode Law School and a J.D. in Law from Queen’s University. Michele is currently a Director of the Kingston...read more

Brian Lyons

Vice President, Information Technology & Services

Brian Lyons, a senior information technology leader with more than 25 years of experience in the home health care and telecommunications sectors joined VON Canada in 2014. He has a proven track rec...read more

Jon Rebick

Vice President, Human Resources

Jonathan Rebick joined VON as the Vice President, Human Resources in March 2018. He brings almost 20 years of human resources, labour relations and operational experience from the Broader Public Se...read more

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