The HCRA is to be governed by a nine-person Board of Directors comprised of six elected members and three members appointed by the Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery. The HCRA’s Board of Directors is responsible for providing strategic leadership to the HCRA.
The HCRA’s current Board is comprised of the following members:
Chair
Terence Young
Terence Young is the President of Gravitas Strategies, a strategic communications firm. He has 30 years’ experience in the private sector and served as Board Member and adjudicator for the Alcohol and Gaming Commission. Terence served as an elected Member of the Ontario Legislature from 1995 until 1999, as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance, and Colleges and Universities, and served as a Federal Member of Parliament from 2008 to 2015 where he conceived, and galvanized Parliament to pass Vanessa’s Law: The Protecting Canadians from Unsafe Drugs Act. Terence also holds an ICD.D designation.
Vice Chair
Salvatore “Sam” Biasucci
Sam Biasucci is the President and owner of Sal-Dan Developments Limited. With over 40 years of experience in residential construction, land developments and civil construction, Sam has built homes across Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, and the Greater Toronto Area. Sam is an involved member of the builder community in Northern Ontario and sits on the Board of the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, and Missanabie Cree First Nations Business Development Corporation. Throughout his career, Sam has received several accolades including being the recipient of the Builder of the Year in Northern Ontario, the Ernest Assaly Award, the Sault Chamber of Commerce Business Achievement Award, and most recently was the recipient of the Best Multi Rise Residential ICF building Construction in North America award.
Rinku Deswal
Rinku Deswal is a litigation lawyer with 20 years of experience and the owner of RD Law Professional Corporation. She also serves as VP of Legal Affairs for CanSky Aviation Inc., an aviation consultancy firm supporting both domestic and foreign air carriers as well as ground handling companies. Rinku has served as Board Chair for Peel Crime Stoppers. She has been awarded the Safe City Mississauga Bell Hero Award for her work in crime prevention in the Region of Peel. Rinku has been invited to speak at various events both locally and internationally on the issues of women leadership, women in governance, as well as diversity and inclusion. Rinku is a member of the Peel Regional Police Chief’s Resource Council. She is a recurring guest lecturer at the University of New Brunswick Law School. Rinku holds an Honours Degree from the University of Toronto, a Masters Degree from the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, Illinois, and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New Brunswick.
Hugh Heron
Hugh Heron is the Chairman of Heathwood Homes and Heron Homes. With over 70 years of building experience, Hugh’s building entities have built over 20,000 homes across Ontario. He has been a leader in the industry previously serving as Chair of the Tarion Warranty Corporation, President of both the Greater Toronto and Ontario Builders’ Associations as well as a Senior Board Member of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Additionally, Hugh received a Canada 125 Medal for his contributions to his community. In 2018, Hugh was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Building Industry and Land Development Association. Hugh is also Chairman of the Mikey Network, a charity placing defibrillators throughout Canada.
CHAIR - GOVERNANCE, PEOPLE AND CULTURE COMMITTEE
Mary Kardos Burton
Mary Kardos Burton is a former Assistant Deputy Minister in the Ontario government with the Ministry of Health and LongTerm Care. She also held executive positions with the Ministry of Community and Social Services. Mary has held various consulting assignments in health and social services including Chair of Built Environment Standards for the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario and Interim Vice-President for Health Quality Ontario. In addition, she served as a public member for the College of Registered Psychotherapists and as Chair of the Board for Belmont House, a long-term care and retirement home. Mary is a graduate of the Rotman-ICD NFP Governance Essentials Program.
CHAIR - FINANCE, AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE
Marg Rappolt
A strategic leader in public policy and human service transformation, Marg Rappolt worked for 36 years in two provincial administrations (Ontario and Saskatchewan), retiring in 2014. Ms. Rappolt is a former Deputy Minister with the Ontario government with portfolios including Community and Social Services, Health and Long-Term Care, Health Promotion, Seniors, and Aboriginal Affairs. She is past chair of the Board of Trustees of the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and she currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Woodgreen Foundation in addition to serving on its Governance Committee.
Bohodar Rubashewsky
Bohodar Rubashewsky is a respected public sector leader with extensive experience in program delivery, people leadership, regulatory compliance, corporate services and business transformation. Following his retirement from the Ontario Public Service in 2018, Bohodar served for five years as Vice President - People, Corporate Innovation and Services at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. His government career spanned over 30 years at the provincial and federal levels, including 15 years across a wide array of senior executive roles in six government ministries as well as the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. Bohodar has been a member of three public sector boards of directors and is a graduate of the Rotman School of Management’s ICD Directors Education Program as well as CPA Canada’s Senior Executive Advanced Finance and Accounting Program.