President: Monica Purdy RN, MN 

Monica Purdy is the past president of the Ontario Nursing Informatics Group. She has great experience in health care management, health informatics, and nursing education. Monica currently works as an After-Hours Clinical Manager with Unity Health.

Location: Toronto, Ontario 

Treasurer: Judita Szilagyi RN

Judita Szilagyi, RN is the Senior Manager (previously Care Coordinator) for the Central East Local Health Integrated Network (LHIN) and Community Care Division. She obtained her Bachelor of Nursing Degree from Ryerson University. Judita has extensive experience in Clinical and Nursing Informatics and Information Systems.

Location: Peterborough, Ontario

Membership Officer: Farah Rai RN, EMHI(c)

Farah Rai has held various positions at Trillium Health Partners (THP), serving as a critical care nurse and an informatics workflow analyst. She is currently pursuing an Executive Master’s in Health Informatics at the University of Toronto. In partnership with THP’s Informatics Department, Farah is working on a Master’s project that aims to improve clinician efficiency. Driven by her passion for informatics, Farah is excited to promote the understanding of informatics and contribute to meaningful application of technology in the healthcare industry. 

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Education Officer: Michael Peng RN, MScN, CPHIMS-CA

Michael Peng, has 10 years of healthcare experience in community and public health. Michael has led multiple information system implementations, migrations, workflow development and systems training. Utilizing data analytics, health informatics and change management principles, Michael is passionate about creating innovative digital solutions to improve patient and provider outcomes. Michael is excited to help coordinate and increase awareness of trending and meaningful digital health innovations.

Location: Toronto, Ontario 

Communications Officer: Ashley Pilling RN

Ashley Pilling is a Registered Nurse with experience in medical, cardiac and palliative care nursing. She is currently working in clinical informatics as a Clinical Transformation Lead apart of a project implementing a new electronic Health Information System across northeastern Ontario. Ashley is passionate about the role of informatics increasing the safety and efficiency of healthcare for patients and clinicians. 

Location: Sudbury, Ontario 

Student Liaison: Geevitha Somasundram

Geevitha Somasundram is going into her 4th year of the BScN collaborative nursing degree program at Toronto Metropolitan University. She is currently a clinical extern in the Labour & Delivery unit with North York General Hospital and in the Endoscopy Clinic with Credit Valley Hospital. Geevitha has a strong interest in health informatics, social determinants of health, health equity and exploring the barriers to quality and inclusive care. Outside of nursing, Geevitha is passionate about supporting efforts to create sustainable income through dignified and fair-wage employment for populations vulnerable to poverty.

Location: Toronto, Ontario 

Secretary: Robyn Mauro RN, eMHI (c), CPMHN(c)

Robyn Mauro, is a Clinical Informatics Nurse at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and certificate holder of the Michener Institute’s AI for Clinician Champion course. She has a decade of clinical and leadership experience as a certified psychiatric nurse providing care for youth in mental health settings both in Toronto and the Northwest region of Ontario. Robyn has a keen interest in how technology and healthcare are integrated and able to improve both patient care and clinician experience.

Location: Toronto, Ontario