Evan is an experienced leader with over eight years of experience in the nonprofit sector. With a proven track record of success in strategy, innovation and business development, he brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the executive board.

Prior to joining the board, Evan holds a senior consulting role at Alberta Health Services, where he is responsible for innovation development and implementation. Prior to joining the board, Evan worked with nonprofit organizations in healthcare and animal welfare as director of stakeholder relations.

Louis Zhang is a Finance executive with more than a decade of professional experience working in the finance and marketing industries. In his most current role as the VP Corporate Controller for a publicly-listed marketing agency, Louis leads the finance team of more than 80 employees across multiple disciplines in driving excellence in financial reporting, accounting, operational finance, audit, and working capital management. Prior to working in the industry, Louis began his career at Deloitte LLP where he led and managed large audit engagements for multi-billion dollar financial institutions including banks, insurance companies, asset managers, funds, and pension plans. Louis is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant and is a member of CPA Ontario. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder and a holder of both Master and Bachelor degrees of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business at York University.

Jillian is a lecturer with the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and a clinical pharmacist with the UBC Pharmacists Clinic and UBC Headache Clinic. Jillian is passionate about team-based primary care pharmacist practice and optimizing the role of pharmacists in supporting people living with chronic illness. Jillian holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from Dalhousie University and a Doctorate of Pharmacy degree from UBC. She completed an accredited pharmacy practice residency with Horizon Health Network in Saint John, New Brunswick.

Dr. Elizabeth Leroux is a neurologist and headache specialist. She currently practices at the Brunswick Medical Center Glen Neuro. She is a Faculty Lecturer for McGill’s Neurology Department. Dr. Leroux did her neurology training at University of Montreal and her Headache Fellowship in Paris, France. She directed the headache clinic of Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (2010-2016), then the CHAMP multidisciplinary program of the University of Calgary (2017-2019).

Dr. Becker is a neurologist and currently Professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary. He graduated with an MD degree from the University of Manitoba, and completed his neurology training at McGill University, Montreal. In 2003 he founded the Calgary Headache Assessment and Management Program, a multidisciplinary program dedicated to improving the lives of those with headache in Calgary and Southern Alberta. He has served on the boards of the International Headache Society, the American Headache Society, and the Canadian Headache Society, and co-chaired the International Headache Congress in Vancouver in 2017.

Meredith Maxwell is a communications and public relations leader based in Niagara, Ontario. She is currently the Director of Communications and Public Relations at Walker Industries and prior to that, she led communications and engagement at Niagara Region Public Health for close to a decade. 

Meredith holds a Master of Public Relations from Mount Saint Vincent University and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Communications from Brock University.