COUNCIL MEMBERS

Dr. John Cann, Chairman

Dr. Cann retired as Bermuda’s Chief Medical Officer in December 2011 after almost 30 years of service at the Ministry of Health. He sits on the Bermuda Hospitals Board and served as an ex-officio member of the Hospital Insurance Commission. He is a member of the Caribbean Health Research Council, the American Public Health Association, the Canadian Public Health Association and the American College of Preventive Medicine.

Mr. Jerry Rivers, Deputy-Chair

Mr. Rivers is Senior Vice-President & Chief Operating Officer of Oil Casualty Insurance, Ltd. Mr. Rivers is responsible for the management of OCIL; leading the strategic planning process, setting policies and procedures, interacting with rating agencies, acquiring reinsurance, overseeing the underwriting department, etc. Mr. Rivers’ insurance career, which began in 1982, is quite diverse including claims adjusting, underwriting, employee recruitment, and consulting in alternative risk transfer arrangements such as captives and rent-a-captives. Mr. Rivers holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Scranton; Scranton, Pennsylvania (U.S.A.).

Dr. Sandy DeSilva, Psy.D.

Dr. Sandy A. De Silva, Psy.D. is the Director of Clinical Services at Family Centre. Prior to joining Family Centre in this post, she was a full-time Clinical Psychologist at Child and Adolescent Services, Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute (MWI). She completed her doctoral internship and postdoctoral training at MWI and wrote and published her dissertation as a “Handbook for Providing Mental Health Services for Portuguese-Bermudians” completed in June, 2002. She obtained her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Graduate Institute of Professional Psychology- University of Hartford in September, 2003. She completed her undergraduate studies at McGill University in 1999. Her clinical research has focused on the impact of various social factors on mental health. She has served on multiple committees and Government Boards.

Miss Kehinde George

Miss George has been practising as a lawyer for 26 years; originally in England and for the last 16 years in Bermuda. She is one of the founding partners of Attride-Stirling & Woloniecki (established in 1999), which is a specialist corporate and commercial law firm.

Mr. David Hill

Mr. Hill has been the C.E.O. of the Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) since 2006. A 20-year veteran in the health-service field, Mr. Hill led the James Paget Healthcare Trust (a hospital) to a top UK ranking for clinical excellence and also achieved Foundation Trust and University Hospital Status. Mr. Hill has held a variety of senior, Board-level hospital posts and began his career as a qualified accountant prior to entering hospital management.

Mr. Peter Parker

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Dr. Alicia Stovell-Washington

Dr. Stovell-Washington is a Certified American Board Ophthalmologist working out of her own practice, the Bermuda Eye Centre. Dr. Stovell-Washington has been in practice for 18 years which includes 7 years in Bermuda. She is the President of Active Staff at the Bermuda Hospitals Board.

Mrs. Venetta Symonds

Mrs. Symonds, who has served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) of the Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) since 2006, will take over as Chief Executive (CEO) in April 2012 and is the executive lead for the KEMH Redevelopment Project – Bermuda’s largest construction project to-date. Mrs. Symonds received a Bachelor’s Degree in Radiologic Technology in 1980 from the University of Tennessee, has a M.A. Degree in Human Resource Development, is a member, and a Fellow, of the American College of Healthcare Executives and is a member of their International Liaison Committee.

Mr. Gary Weller

Gary Weller, HIA, ACS, has worked in the health insurance industry for 34 years. He is currently the Assistant Vice President of Client Relations at the Argus Group and heads a team of Relationship Managers.

Jennifer Attride-Stirling, Ph.D.

Dr. Attride-Stirling is the Chief Executive Officer of the Bermuda Health Council. Prior to joining BHeC she was the Health Promotion Coordinator at the Department of Health from 2004. Dr. Attride-Stirling has worked at the regulatory body for the National Health Service in England and Wales, and at the London School of Economics, where she obtained her doctoral degree in 1998.  Dr. Attride-Stirling has an Executive Diploma in Strategic Management from the Chartered Management Institute, UK.  In 2010 she completed the Flagship Course on Health System Strengthening and Sustainable Financing from Harvard School of Public Health & World Bank. Dr. Attride-Stirling has published articles on health regulation, health promotion, mental health and research methodology.

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Dr. Cheryl Peek-Ball, MD, MPH

Dr. Cheryl Peek-Ball was appointed Acting Chief Medical Officer effective January 1st, 2012.  Previously, she was the Senior Medical Officer for the Department of Health from December 2009.  She served the department as Medical Officer for Maternal Health & Family Planning for 19 years, beginning in 1990.  Dr. Peek-Ball is originally from the United States where she received her medical and public health education.  She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from Swarthmore College (PA) in 1979, Medical Degree from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia in 1986, and Master of Public Health degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2006.

Mr. Kevin Monkman

Mr. Kevin Monkman is the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Health, a post which he has held since November 2010. He is a career civil servant, having served in various positions over the last 29 years as Permanent Secretary in several Ministries including Health and Family Services, Social Rehabilitation, the Environment and Sports, as well as the Ministry of Education. His formal training is in entomology, plant protection and acarology (the study of mites). He received his education at the University of Georgia and the University of Florida. After returning from University, he spent most of his career at the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries where he rose to the level of Assistant Director, after starting in high school as a summer student in the Plant Protection Lab.

Mr. Anthony Manders

Mr. Anthony Manders is currently the Acting Financial Secretary. He has been the Assistant Financial Secretary (Economics and Finance) in the Ministry of Finance Headquarters since March 2004. Previously he was one of two Assistant Accountant Generals in the Accountant General’s department of the Bermuda Government. He has over thirty years experience in the accounting and finance field.  Mr. Manders graduated from The Berkeley Institute and attended Bermuda College. He then enrolled in the Certified General Accountant’s program and received his designation in 1994.  Mr. Manders serves on various Government Boards and is an active member of the Bermuda community.