Jennifer Bell – Co-Chair

Jennifer Bell, a 2013 MPH Epidemiology graduate, works as an independent consultant on policy issues with a global focus, ranging from an evaluation of funding for Maternal and Child Health in sub-Saharan Africa to her current work on a multi-year project assessing the barriers to and opportunities for political participation by Roma communities in Central and Eastern Europe. Jennifer was President of the Public Health Alumni Association (PHAA) from 2019-2023 and is co-leading the development a new alumni advisory council that will bring together IHPME and PHS graduates to create opportunities for engagement, networking, and recognition.

Taylor Martin – Co-Chair

Taylor is a graduate of the Master of Health Science (MHSc) in Health Administration program at IHPME (2015) and has served as a senior leader overseeing workforce and scheduling transformation projects at several Toronto hospitals. As well, he has held positions at Cancer Care Ontario and the Ontario Ministry of Health. Taylor is a Professional Engineer and PhD candidate in Healthcare Operations Research at the University of Toronto. His research applies machine learning to simulate and optimize the structures and schedules of the nursing workforce. Taylor has served as a leader for the IHPME Alumni Association since 2019.

Megan Charlish – Member

Megan Charlish, MPH, RD, is a dedicated public health policy professional who strives to reduce health inequities and drive meaningful change. Since graduating from the MPH Nutrition and Dietetics program in 2015, she has held diverse roles in public health policy, program development, and knowledge translation, where she excels at building collaborative relationships and fostering partnerships to achieve shared goals. Megan is also a dedicated mentor and volunteer, committed to supporting the next generation of public health professionals. As a member of the Dean’s Alumni Advisory Council, she is excited to contribute to advancing the mission of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health.  

Lauren Della Mora – Member

Lauren Della Mora is a proud alumnus and health system planner, having completed her HBSc (2012) and MPH (Epidemiology, 2015) at the University of Toronto. She served on the DLSPH Public Health Alumni Association from 2015-2022 as VP Finance, School Affairs Officer and Mentorship Committee Member and mentor. Lauren currently works at Ontario Health leading a multidisciplinary team in transforming cancer care to be more person-centered— combining evidence and stakeholder perspectives to help patients better manage their symptoms and improve the experiences of both patients and healthcare providers.

Martin Koyle – Member

Martin Koyle, MD, MSc, MMgmt, MBA(cert), FAAP, FACS, FRCSC, FRCS(Eng.) is Professor Emeritus of Surgery at the University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine. He is also Adjunct Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine. He holds an MSc (Quality Improvement and Patient Safety/QIPS) from the IHPME at the University of Toronto DLSPH, and a Master’s in Management (MMgmt) from Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. He also holds an MBA(cert) from Tulane University Freeman School of Business. He has contributed over 500 peer reviewed manuscripts and chapters to the literature, in addition to co-editing 8 major textbooks. He is currently Associate Editor of the Journal of Pediatric Urology.  He serves as Board Member, American Academy of Pediatrics, Colorado Chapter and serves on the Dean’s Alumni Advisory Council, University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health.

Rob Smith – Member

Rob (MSc Health Services Research, 2016) is a social epidemiologist by training having completed a DPhil in Population Health at the University of Oxford and a post-doctoral fellowship with DLSPH’s North American Observatory on Health Systems and Policies and Unity Health Toronto. He now works as Senior Manager, Healthcare Evaluation and Outcomes with Shoppers Drug Mart. As a council member, Rob is eager to ensure students and alumni have meaningful opportunities to nourish relationships, learn, and have their contributions to community wellbeing recognized. He also hopes the council can help inspire institutional actions to remove barriers expressed by equity-seeking communities to education and careers in public health.

Jen Tin – Member

Jen is passionate about creating communities where alumni, students, and faculty can intersect. During her time at IHPME, she was involved in student councils and various committees, and as an alumnus she has served in capacities as an Adjunct Faculty and as the inaugural Chairs of the MHI Professional Course Mentors Program and the MHI Student & Alumni Strategic Implementation Group. She holds a Master of Health Informatics (MHI) and an Executive Master of Laws (LLM), both from the University of Toronto.