Council Composition
Council is comprised of five appointed registrants from the College’s general register and five members of the public appointed by Alberta’s Lieutenant Governor in Council. The council structure diagram below reflects the members of council from November 1, 2024, to the middle of September 2025. As of October 31, 2025, there were two public member vacancies.
Council appoints the registrar and CEO, complaints director, hearings director, and members of the Registration Committee and the Competence Committee. They also appoint registrants to a pool of individuals available for Hearing Tribunals and Complaint Review Committees.
Members of Council
Council’s Role
Council acts on behalf of the College to provide strategic oversight and ensure that the organization fulfills its responsibilities under the legislation.
It monitors the success of the organization in achieving the strategic goals and establishes the mission, vision, and values for the organization that provide direction to both Council and the College team.
Council is accountable to the Government of Alberta, the Alberta public, and ACDH registrants. Its connection to the operational aspects of the College is through the registrar and CEO.
Council holds at least four meetings per year to conduct College business.
Registrar
The registrar performs all the duties designated to the position by the legislation. Accountable to Council, the registrar also performs management duties as delegated by Council.
CEO
The CEO is responsible for operational management of the organization and is accountable to Council. Currently, the registrar and CEO positions are held by one person.
Complaints Director
The complaints director receives and investigates complaints of unprofessional conduct and determines whether the complaint should be dismissed due to lack of evidence, referred to the alternate complaint resolution process, or referred to a hearing.
Hearings Director
The hearings director carries out key administrative and organizational duties related to professional conduct hearings and appeals.
Registration Committee
The Registration Committee consists of no fewer than three members from the general register in good standing. This legislated committee reviews registration issues referred by the registrar and makes determinations.
Members
- Carolynn Reimann (Chair)
- Janine Hartsook
- Jesse Novak
- Kaleigh Southwell
Competence Committee
The Competence Committee consists of no fewer than four members from the general register in good standing. This legislated committee reviews competence program issues as referred by the registrar or a Hearing Tribunal and makes determinations. The committee also makes recommendations to Council regarding the College’s Continuing Competence Program.
Members
- Heather Nelson (Chair)
- Samiha Rahman
- Terri Ward
- Allison Wylie
- Selda Suleymanoglu
- Jaimie Braybrook
Hearing Tribunal or Complaint Review Committee
When a complaint is referred to a hearing, two or more individuals from the registrant and public member pools are appointed to a Hearing Tribunal to hear evidence and determine findings and appropriate disciplinary sanctions. Two or more individuals may also be appointed to a Complaints Review Committee to ratify a settlement resulting from an alternate complaint resolution process or to review the dismissal of a complaint, if requested by a complainant.
Members
- Kwaku Adu
- Leanne Axelsen
- Matthew Bennett
- Barbara Boyer
- Glen Buick
- Avril Colenutt
- Geoffrey Coombs
- Emeka Ezike-Dennis
- Darwin Durnie
- Terry Engen
- Shelly Flint
- Catherine (Kate) Freeman
- Sarah Gingrich
- Lyle Guard
- Deborah Gust
- Kathryn Hilsenteger
- Brett Huculak
- Lillian (Patricia) Hull
- Andrea James
- Naeem N. Ladhani
- Iqra Nazir
- Andrew Otway
- Vincent Paniak
- Kent Lee Pallister
- Shirley Pate
- Emily Paxman, RDH
- Barbara Rocchio
- David Rolfe
- Kirstin Santrau, RDH
- Kathy Sauze, RDH
- Linda Sheen
- Laurel Sherret
- Peter Sherstan
- Meghan Smith, RDH
- Jaskiran (Jaz) Tathgur, RDH
- Judy Tran
- Ogochukwu (Ugo) Ukpabi
- Georgeann Wilkin
- Donald (Don) Wilson
- Jiaping (Julie) Wu, RDH
“RDH” indicates a regulated member, with the rest of the names representing public members.
ACDH Management Team
The management team is responsible for employing the appropriate means to ensure enforcement of the Act and for achieving the strategic plan established by Council. They achieve this through the application of policies, procedures, and activities. A list of current staff and their responsibilities is available on the College’s website.
Organizational Structure
Council, statutory committees, and other College positions are established in accordance with the Health Professions Act and the ACDH bylaws. Council governs the ACDH in accordance with the Act and bylaws.
