Board of Directors
Peter A. Adamson, OOnt, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Founder and President
Peter is the Founder of Face the Future™ Foundation which was established as a registered Canadian charity in 1996. He is Professor and past Head of the Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Toronto. He has served as past President of the Canadian and American Academies of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, as well as the American Board of Facial Plastic Surgery. Currently he is Global Ambassador for the American and International certifying boards and Senior Advisor to numerous international surgical organizations.
Dr. Anthony E. Brissett, MD, FACS
Board Member
Dr. Anthony Brissett practices in Houston, TX and is a highly respected and internationally recognized facial plastic surgeon. He is double board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and the American Board of Facial Plastic Surgery. Dr. Brissett has won many awards and received numerous accolades for his work in reconstructive and facial plastic surgery. He began his extensive training at the world-famous Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, later completing his otolaryngology residency and fulfilling his post-doctoral fellowship in wound healing. Dr. Brissett is active in his community and serves his community and church as an ordained Deacon.
Marco F. Caminiti, BSc, DDS, MEd, Dip OMFS, FRCD(C), FACD
Board Member
A graduate of McGill University in Anatomy and Dental Studies, Dr. Marco Caminiti served in the Canadian Armed Forces, including with the United Nations. He completed specialty training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) and was a Surgical Education Fellow in the Division of Surgery. He continued as the Walter Lorenz Fellow in Orthognathic Surgery in the Division of OMFS at the Toronto General Hospital and currently is Assistant Professor, Head, and Program Director of OMFS at the Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto. He also serves as Head of OMFS at Humber River Hospital and Surgical Director of the Cleft Lip Palate Program at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Dr. Caminiti’s practice and research is focused on surgical orthodontic virtual planning for the management of patients with facial deformities and the development and assessment of surgical skills.
Blair Cowper-Smith, LLB
Secretary
Blair has served on the Board of Directors of the Foundation for a number of years bringing to the Foundation a background in law, corporate governance and investing. He was a senior partner of McCarthy Tétrault LLP for over 25 years later joining a client, the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), which invests in businesses globally. Blair today sits on a number of boards including Porter Airlines and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority which oversees the affairs of financial services businesses in Ontario such as pension plans, credit unions and insurance companies.
Shirley Domelle
Board Member
Shirley is the principal Interior Designer behind Domain Designs in Toronto, a mother of four and grandmother of twelve. She is also a prominent volunteer in the city’s charitable fundraising sector having Co-Chaired the community’s largest and most star-studded fundraising event, The Brazilian Ball, in 2008. Shirley is the Co-Chair of Chrysalis, the Foundation’s annual fundraising dinner.
Everton Gooden, MD, FRCSC
Board Member
Dr. Everton Gooden is the President and CEO of North York General Hospital (NYGH). Prior to assuming the role of President, Dr. Gooden practiced Head and Neck Surgery at NYGH and held various leadership roles including Chief of Staff, Governor of the NYGH Foundation, President of the Medical Staff Association and Chief of Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Gooden is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto.
John William Robert Medland, B.Comm., CPA ON
Treasurer
Bob has served as Chief Financial Officer for a number of privately owned companies. He was CFO of The Canadian Securities Exchange for 10 years until his retirement. Bob has acted as a Board Director of many non-profit organizations during his professional career. Currently, he is a member of the Independent Review Committee of Encasa Financial Inc. He has also served as a Director of the Michael Garron Hospital Foundation (formerly the Toronto East General Hospital Foundation) and Rosedale United Church, and as Commodore and Director of the Cruising Club of America and the Royal Canadian Yacht Club.
Wendy Thompson, LLB
Board Member
Wendy is a member of The Law Society of Upper Canada. She is a graduate of the Directors Education Program of the Institute of Corporate Directors. She has over 30 years’ experience in business law, is a former partner of Gowlings LLP and until retiring was the principal of MaestroLaw, a solo business law practice. She has extensive experience as a director of successful corporations including HomeStars Inc. Wendy is a past director and Rear Commodore of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, a past director of Bridgepoint Health Foundation and past Chair of the Board of Havergal College and is currently a director of the Bruce Trail Conservancy and chair of the Governance Committee of its Board.
Jeremy Warner, MD, FACS
Board Member
Dr. Warner practices in Chicago specializing in plastic and reconstructive surgery of the head and neck. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and is double-board certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. While attending the George Washington University of Medicine in Washington, DC., he was awarded a Gill Research Fellowship position at the prestigious National Institutes of Health and graduated with Honors, including an induction into the highly regarded Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. After completing his residency training, he spent an additional year of advanced surgical fellowship training, specializing in state-of-the-art aesthetic and reconstructive facial plastic surgery at the University of Toronto.
Ginnie Wright
Board Member
Ginnie is a retired schoolteacher who has always been involved with children, particularly those in need. She has been an active supporter of Face the Future™ Foundation’s annual fundraising event as well as other charitable causes within the city. Ginnie is a member of the Planning Committee for Chrysalis – the Foundation’s annual event and brings a wealth of experience to the Committee. Ginnie is married to Tom Wright, has three daughters and is a grandmother to five grandchildren.
