Our Leadership

Charlotte Anderson (MSc. PT, PhD) is OPA’s President. She joined the Board as a Director in 2023. Charlotte is the Founder of ALPHA Health Services and 360 Concussion Care. She works to bridge the gap between private and public healthcare in Ontario to foster collaboration between practitioners along a patient’s continuum of care. She earned her PhD from the University of Toronto, and her subsequent research has been in concussion clinical care and Ontario health systems research. Charlotte practices clinically in Toronto and is an Assistant Professor and the Associate Chair, Strategic initiatives and innovation in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto. Contact Charlotte at president@opa.on.ca.

Sarah is an accomplished health care executive with over 30 years of leadership experience. She brings to the role of CEO of OPA a very unique combination of health professional regulatory and professional association experience in health care, along with a strong results focused experience in member advocacy, strategy, policy, and program and service delivery. Her prior experience as the CEO of OntarioMD, a subsidiary of the Ontario Medical Association, focused on supporting and enabling digital transformation working with clinicians, the government, Ontario Health and key stakeholders across the province. She has demonstrated experience and success in results-oriented delivery with strategic partnerships across Canada. Sarah holds an MHSc (University of Toronto), an LL.M in Health Law (Osgoode), along with her ICD.D designation as a corporate Director. Contact Sarah at shutchison@opa.on.ca.

Courtney is VHA Home HealthCare’s Vice President, Strategic Solutions & Partnerships and Chief Strategy & Growth Officer implementing strategic and growth initiatives advancing integrated care delivery models in Ontario. A past OPA Board Director (2016–2020), Courtney is OPA’s Past-President, having served as President from 2024-2026. With clinical and leadership experience between the USA and Canada, he champions the role of home care in health care transformation. A graduate of U of T’s PT Department, and current lecturer, Courtney has also completed an orthopaedic clinical doctorate with the Ola Grimsby Institute in California and a leadership residency with HEC.

David, owner of Shelburne Physiotherapy Centre, has 20 years of experience practicing in Canada & California. David is an active member of the OPA, his committee work focuses on Primary Care and Community Physiotherapy Clinics. His commitment to collaborative, community-based care has led to leadership roles with local Family Health Teams, community DEI committees, and youth sports. David has an extensive background in outdoor sport and adventure. He is the co-founder of Kids Adventure Canada & Primal Quest Inc., David believes that through advocacy and collaboration, Ontario physiotherapists can continue to expand their scope of practice and role within the healthcare system.

Anthony Grande is a physiotherapist, clinic owner, and advocate for improving access to rehabilitation care in Ontario. He has extensive experience across private practice, community care, and health system engagement, with a focus on reducing red tape and enabling physiotherapists to practise to their full scope. Anthony has worked with government leaders, policymakers, and other organizations to advance issues affecting patient care, including access, prevention, and system efficiency. In 2025, he received the Ontario Physiotherapy Association Leadership and Advocacy Award. He is committed to supporting a strong, sustainable future for the physiotherapy profession.

Jennifer joined the Board in 2025. She is the owner of InsideOut Physiotherapy & Wellness Group in Toronto. Throughout her 26 years practicing in the public and private sectors, Jennifer has thrived on promoting life-long learning and growing the profession. She hosts and teaches a series of post graduate professional and clinical courses. Her advocacy is rooted in being a part of the OPA Private Practice Advisory Committee and a clinical lecturer at the University of Toronto Business and Practice Management program. As a CPA member, Jennifer has been involved in the Sports, Acupuncture, and Private Practice Divisions. Jennifer is passionate about growing the OPA membership and advocating for physiotherapists’ expanded scope of practice to improve patients’ quality of care.

Carrie Lau, MScPT, is a physiotherapist with experience across clinical practice, digital health, and education. Her work focuses on bridging clinical care and system design to ensure decisions support care that works in practice. Carrie has contributed to OPA through the Central Toronto District, serving as President and Treasurer. She brings a thoughtful, collaborative approach to governance and is committed to listening to members, stewarding shared resources responsibly, and supporting physiotherapists to practice to their full scope. She brings a forward looking leadership approach, grounded in experience and motivated by the opportunity to make meaningful change.

Wing Ting has served on the OPA Board since 2024. She is a physiotherapist and healthcare leader with a Master’s in Health Management from McMaster University, currently working in professional practice leadership and education within the home and community care sector. With experience across private practice, primary care, acute care, and home and community settings in Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia, she has developed a systems-level view of how rehabilitation services are organized, funded, and delivered. She applies this perspective to organizational governance, quality improvement, and the strategic positioning of physiotherapy across a complex and changing healthcare system.

Terry joined the Board in 2025. He works as the Clinic Director and Physiotherapist at Lifemark Physiotherapy Bathurst & St. Clair in Toronto, where he leads a team of 15 skilled clinicians and administrative staff. He is experienced in a range of rehabilitation programs, including private, CPC, MVA, WSIB, LTD and PCVRS veteran program. Terry’s clinical practice focuses on orthopaedic, vestibular, and concussion rehab. Beyond his clinical and leadership roles, he is passionate about mentoring and student engagement and continues to supervise clinical placements. Terry is multi-lingual and speaks English, French and Chinese.

Kyle joined the Board in 2024. Kyle is the founder of Propel Physiotherapy – which includes 3 interdisciplinary treatment centres for neurological and complex orthopaedic conditions across Ontario. He has over 20 years of experience working in rehabilitation and private practice where he brings is passion for clinical care, education and advocacy. He is focussed on bringing change across the system to improve the experience for both patients and clinicians. Kyle is an adjunct lecturer and lab clinician at the University of Toronto Department of Physical Therapy Program where he mentors students soon to enter the profession.

Jaimie is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto. Jaimie is the graduate coordinator for the Physical Therapy program and also teaches cardiorespiratory content. Jaimie Coleman is also a PhD student in the Health Professions Education Research (HPER) program at U of T

Oren graduated from Queens University in 1996. Working in Hamilton since then, Oren specialized in treating people with cancer. He was previously an OPA Board Member and President. To continue contributing to the profession he now chairs the Finance Committee of OPA, and is an executive member of the Oncology Division of CPA.

Sarah is a Physiotherapist and Certified Health Executive who is the Vice President, Clinical Services at Central West Specialized Developmental Services. She holds a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) and a Master of Science (Physiotherapy) from McMaster University. Sarah is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Rehabilitation Sciences Sector at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.

Simona is a recent graduate from the University of Toronto MScPT program. During her studies she was a student representative for the Central Toronto District. Simona is passionate about advocacy and bringing communities together, so she decided to continue working with CTD, but stepped into her new role as the co-president. She currently works in private practice.

Tiffany Tiu is a physiotherapy resident in Toronto. She is passionate about improving practice standards through knowledge mobilization. She hosts Paincast, a CPA podcast. She is also a clinician-researcher at the Biomechanics of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine lab at the University of Toronto. She was awarded the CPA Student Leadership Award and the OPA Student Leadership Award in 2023.

Matt is a private practice clinic owner and physiotherapist committed to advancing the profession. With a passion for patient care and advocacy, he strives to support the growth of physiotherapy in Ontario by promoting accessibility, excellence in practice, and collaboration within the healthcare community.

I became a physiotherapist in 2010, I earned my FCAMPT designation in 2016, and in 2020, I started working in pelvic health. In 2018, my husband and I purchased Trent Health in Motion, a multidisciplinary clinic at Trent University. I currently divide my time between clinical practice and growing our business.

Amy VanSchyndel is a CAMPT-certified Registered Physiotherapist practicing primarily in outpatient orthopaedics in the private sector. She became the President of the Kitchener-Waterloo District of the OPA in 2021 after serving on the Committee since 2016 as Secretary. She is passionate about leadership and advocacy within the physiotherapy profession.

Alyssa has been a physiotherapist and OPA member since 2019. She works in Acute Care with Neurological populations including Acquired Brain Injuries and Spinal Cord Injuries. She is a passionate advocate and has been involved as an OPA volunteer since 2020.

Alyssa is a dedicated Physiotherapy Resident born and raised in Markham, Ontario. She works at The Physio Spot, a private practice in Markham, where she is dedicated to helping patients recover and achieve their movement goals. Passionate about her community and profession, she serves as the Co-President of the York Region and Scarborough District of the Ontario Physiotherapy Association.

Mujeeb is passionate about orthopaedics, patient care, and contributing towards the advancement of the profession. He is a private practise physiotherapist at Align Physiotherapy + Sports Clinic in Mississauga, Ontario. He utilizes his advanced orthopaedic training to mentor other physiotherapists and physiotherapy students interested in challenging their clinical approach and treatment skills.

Sunny has over a decade of experience in private multidisciplinary clinics. She is based in the northeast Scarborough area and works as a physiotherapist and consultant for multiple clinics. She is very interested in discussions concerning the physiotherapy profession and the healthcare industry as a whole.

Rhonda has given several years to the Association in an underserved, geographically sparse region. She has held various positions including Treasurer, Communications Coordinator, and now District President. She has worked primarily with out-patients, first in an OHIP clinic then as the the sole physiotherapist in a rapid access centre for hip, knee, shoulder and spine in Sault Ste Marie.

Doug Freer is the Grey Bruce District President of OPA.

Sarah is an accomplished health care executive with over 30 years of leadership experience. She brings to the role of CEO of OPA a very unique combination of health professional regulatory and professional association experience in health care, along with a strong results focused experience in member advocacy, strategy, policy, and program and service delivery. Her prior experience as the CEO of OntarioMD, a subsidiary of the Ontario Medical Association, focused on supporting and enabling digital transformation working with clinicians, the government, Ontario Health and key stakeholders across the province. She has demonstrated experience and success in results-oriented delivery with strategic partnerships across Canada. Sarah holds an MHSc (University of Toronto), an LL.M in Health Law (Osgoode), along with her ICD.D designation as a corporate Director. Contact Sarah at shutchison@opa.on.ca.

Diane Unção oversees the Association’s day-to-day corporate operations, including the management of information systems, sales activities, and the coordination of advertising, exhibit opportunities, and sponsorships. Diane works closely with the Chief Executive Officer, and helps ensure the Association fulfills its legal obligations as a not-for-profit corporation. Contact: dianeu@opa.on.ca Ext. 227

The Director Practice & Policy is the Association’s primary contact with and resource to staff, members, volunteers and the public in the areas of practice and policy related to physiotherapy in Ontario. She manages activities regarding member service offerings, professional practice issues and resources, advocacy projects, and the building of strategic partnerships. Contact: estevenson@opa.on.ca Ext. 232

Aleksandra (Alli) focuses on projects that support engagement and capacity building through regional and individual development of physiotherapy networks to build a community of advocates and to support workforce/workplace excellence. She also supports the creation and implementation of communication strategies to build awareness of such initiatives for membership and the public. Contact: anikolovski@opa.on.ca Ext. 241

Janine manages aspects of the Association’s communications, including media inquiries. She manages campaigns and all internal and external emails and social media. Contact Janine with any questions related to internal or external communications, including any media inquiries. Contact Janine at jframst@opa.on.ca or at Ext. 225

Sara manages all aspects of the website including special projects, such as our current website redevelopment. Contact Sara with any questions related to advertising listings on our website. Contact: spulins@opa.on.ca Ext. 222

Prerna is OPA’s Membership Coordinator and is often the first point of contact for external inquiries. In her role, she coordinates and supports our members and the work done with committees and districts. She focuses on enhancing the member experience through engagement, outreach, and personalized support. Contact Prerna for any inquiries you have and if you are interested in volunteering for the Association. She can be reached at ptawde@opa.on.ca Ext. 240