Board of Governors

Tina Shier (Board Chair) is a retired health care professional with over 30 years of progressive management experience obtained in acute and rehabilitation care organizations and a not for profit organization. She brings to the Board expertise in project management, policy development, risk management and information technology.

Dana Howes (President and CEO) career in health care began 17 years ago as an Intensive Care Nurse in a busy tertiary regional center. She has a Bachelor and Master's Degree in Nursing Science. Dana is a strong advocate of rural health care -Especially improving access to timely, patient centered health care.

Dr. Randy Montag (Chief of Staff) is a physician who has worked in Hanover for over 10 years with a focus on in-patient care, Emergency, Anesthesia, and Family Practice.

Dr. Nick Abell is a physician who has been working in Hanover since 2007 after working in rural British Columbia for 4 years. His focus is Emergency, Family Practice and in-patient care. He serves as the President of Medical Staff. 

Leigh Butler has been a resident of Grey County for 48 years, 15 of those as a citizen of Hanover.  He completed his career in education as Principal at Dawnview Ecole, (then Public School), in Hanover.  He is a life long learner, a generalist, having benefitted from experience in many facets of education, elementary and secondary, as well as varied community involvements.  He has experience in, and has learned from, leadership roles both within his career, and in the years thereafter.  He is a very strong believer in the mandate of public health care for all and is an advocate for the allocation of resources required to maximize services.  Interests include pickleball, golf, bicycling, and likely too much internet, as a source of information.

Don Butland has retired from 30+ years of retail Banking specializing first in Branch Management and then managing Private Wealth Client's portfolios throughout Eastern and Southwestern Ontario.  Don, as a success-driven professional, possesses excellent interpersonal, verbal, written and financial analytical skills which he continues to utilize as a Board Governor.  Self-motivated, detail orientated and a life long commitment to learning, he also continues to sit as the Charitable Foundation Chair of Hanover's Legion Branch  and has been appointed the rotating Chair of the Audit Committee for the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board these past 10 years.  He is committed to ensure that HDH remains a "Healthy and Vibrant" community for generations to come.

Rejane Dunn has retired from a 40-year career in Health Care. After training as a Registered Nurse in Ottawa, she spent the first half of her clinical practice in Trauma Surgery and Psychiatry followed by Critical Care for over a decade. After returning to studies in Long Term Care Administration with the Health Care Association in Ottawa, she spent the last 20 years in Long Term Care management. Her last position was as Administrator/CEO of Tall Pines Long Term Care Center, a 160-resident Region of Peel long term care home in Brampton, Ontario.

Dr. Tim Heerema is a physician who has been working Hanover since 2009 after completing his education at the University of Western. His focus is Emergency, Family Practice and in-patient care. He serves as the Vice President of Medical Staff.

Terry Leis is a longtime resident that works in program operations in the communications field. When not at work he is actively involved in community betterment acting as Past President of Hanover Lions and also sitting on town appointed committees over the years. He continues to work and communicate with others along with planning and problem solving with the goal of enriching lives in a keen mindset.

Cathy Lansink is a successful local business owner/operator in Hanover for the past 12 years. Her strengths include project management, leadership, problem solving, critical thinking, long-term strategic planning, and financial expertise on both a day-to-day and comprehensive level. Her dedicated and tenacious approach to business is also apparent in her personal life, as an avid Spartan racer. She believes in community involvement, and is willing to lend a hand any time she is able.