Michele Brenning

Joined the SCS Board of Directors in June 2022

Michele joined the SCS Board of Directors in 2022 and is currently serving as the SCS Board Chair. Michele is also serving as a Board Director for the Queensway Carleton Hospital and Chairs the Patient Safety and Quality Committee. Previously she chaired the Health Issues Committee for the Council on Aging (COA) of Ottawa and has served as a Board Director with Ottawa Community Housing. She is a certified NCCP Coach in swimming and is the Head Coach for the Special Olympics Nepean Sharks.

Before retiring in 2016, Michele served 32 years with the Government of Canada. She retired from Correctional Services Canada (CSC) as Assistant Commissioner of Health Services. As the ADM she led a team of over 1600 health professionals responsible for the delivery of psychiatric and medical services in regional hospitals and mental health and physical health clinical services in prisons across Canada.

Michele holds a Masters of Business Administration from University Ottawa (1995) and a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from University of Manitoba (1984). Michele is married and has two adult sons. Her youngest son has a developmental disability.