Current members of the Hospital Appeal Board are listed below, and are also listed on the website of the Crown Agencies and Boards Resourcing Office (CABRO).
The board consists of members appointed by the Minister for terms of up to five years. One member of the board may also be designated as Chair and another as Vice Chair. Members may be recommended for reappointment after their initial term.
Members are appointed, after a merit-based process, from across the province based on their knowledge and experience in administrative law and hospital administration. Pursuant to the Hospital Act, four members of the board are nominated by specific medical associations and colleges. All members must meet a high standard of conduct consistent with the General Conduct Principles for Public Appointees.
To learn more about how members are recruited, please see the Career Opportunities page.
To learn about how members are paid, please see the page for Annual Reports and Board Remuneration.
Tribunal Member Biographies
Tribunal member biographies are updated annually, in conjunction with the publication of the tribunal’s annual report.
Stacy Robertson (Chair)
Stacy Robertson is a leader in the financial services industry and currently is the General Counsel of Harbourfront Wealth Management Inc. He previously was the VP Compliance and Regulatory Affairs at Wellington-Altus Private Wealth after spending approximately 10 years as Senior Enforcement Counsel at the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (previously the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada). He has experience in securities enforcement and compliance including member registration, complaints, internal audits, regulatory audits and inquiries and anti-money laundering and terrorist financing surveillance. Previously he worked as an associate and partner at several Vancouver based firms practicing in the areas of insurance, construction, employment, labour, and administrative law. Mr. Robertson has appeared before all levels of court in B.C., before the B.C. Labour Relations Board, the Canadian Industrial Relations Board, and the B.C. Securities Commission. He has extensive experience in administrative law and regulation and is currently the Chair of British Columbia’s Hospital Appeal Board and Financial Services Tribunal. Previously, Mr. Robertson served as a member on the Employment Assistance Appeal Tribunal and the Eligibility Appeals Committee for B.C. School Sport. He has completed the Partners, Directors and Officers course through the Canadian Securities Institute. Mr. Robertson holds a Bachelor of Law from the University of New Brunswick, a Bachelor of Commerce from McMaster University, and a diploma from Moscow State University in Political History of Russia and the U.S.S.R.
Sharleen Dumont (Vice Chair)
Sharleen Dumont recently retired from her role as Staff Lawyer with the Law Society of British Columbia. Previously Ms. Dumont was Senior Legal Counsel at the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and Partner with Alexander, Holburn, Beaudin & Lang. Active in her community, she is a Vice Chair of the Complaints Investigation Committee of the Law Society of Yukon. She obtained her law degree from the University of Victoria and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Calgary.
Dr. Ailve McNestry
Ailve McNestry was born in Sri Lanka and spent her early life in Nigeria and Ireland. Following graduation from medical school in Dublin, Ireland, she immigrated to Canada in 1977. She worked for over 40 years in a variety of roles: pathology, family medicine, occupational medicine, and administrative medicine; spending the final seven years of her career at the College of Physicians & Surgeons of BC as Deputy Registrar, responsible for Drug Programs and Physician Health. She retired from practice in 2018.
Dr. R. Alan Meakes
Dr. Alan Meakes was a Physician with qualifications in general practice, military medicine, and specialist medicine involving Anesthesia, internal medicine, and critical care. Previously Dr. Meakes was Executive Medical Director for Island Health. Active in his community, he was a Member of the Working Group for Physician Compensation, Specialist Services Committee Expression of Interest Review Committee and Medical On-Call Availability Program Provincial Review Committee. Dr. Meakes holds certification in both Anesthesia and Internal Medicine and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC). He holds a Doctorate in Medicine from the University of British Columbia.
Dr. Anita Molzahn
Anita Molzahn has over 45 years experience as a nurse, professor and academic administrator. Prior to her retirement she was a professor and the Dean, Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta; professor and the Dean, Faculty of Human and Social Development and the Director of the School of Nursing at the University of Victoria. Dr. Molzahn has been actively involved in her community as a Member of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, International Advisory Board Member for the VID Specialized University in Norway and a Member of the Research and Scholarly Activities Committee for the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing. Dr. Molzahn is a Member of the Order of Canada and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. She holds a Doctorate in Sociology, Master of Nursing and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Alberta.
Sandra Pullin
Sandy Pullin is a Registered Midwife and has been a practicing midwife since 1978. Previously Ms. Pullin was a Registered Nurse with Queen Charlotte General Hospital. She has also traveled as a midwife in Nunavut, Uganda and Haiti for short terms. Active in her community, she was a Board Member with the College of Midwives of B.C. and an appointed Member of the Midwifery Regulation Advisory Committee for the Government of Alberta. Ms. Pullin served as an Inquiry Panel Member for the College of Midwives of B.C., a Founding Member and Treasurer for the Alberta Association of Midwives and was the Founding President for the Association for Safe Alternatives in Childbirth. She holds a Certificate in Advanced Practical Obstetrics from the University of Alberta and a Diploma in Nursing from Grant MacEwan Community College.
Dr. Peter Stevenson-Moore
Dr. Stevenson-Moore retired from private clinical dental practice in 2015 and is currently the Dental Advisor at the BC College of Oral Health Professionals (“BCCOHP”). He represents the BCCOHP on the BC Medical Quality Initiative Credential and Privileging Oversight Committee, the BC Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Committee, the BC Controlled Prescription Program Advisory Committee, the BC Blood Borne Diseases Committee, and the UBC Faculty of Dentistry Council.
Dr. Stevenson-Moore originally became involved with the BCCOHP in 1989, when it was known as the College of Dental Surgeons of BC (“CDSBC”). He served on various committees before joining the CDSBC Board in 2008, serving two terms as Treasurer, two terms as Vice-President, and being elected for two terms as President ending in 2014.
Dr. Stevenson-Moore was trained as a dentist at Guy’s Hospital in London, England, and as a specialist in prosthodontics at the University of Washington in Seattle in 1977. Shortly thereafter he joined the BC Cancer Agency (now BC Cancer) to develop the oral oncology/dentistry program that would support the oral care needs of cancer patients. Dr. Stevenson-Moore led the BC Cancer Agency dental program for 29 of the 31 years that he was in their employ. While employed by the Agency, he served terms both as President of the Staff, and as President of the Medical/Dental Staff Association.
Ryan Hira
Mr. Hira is a lawyer and a practicing member of the British Columbia Bar. He is a partner at the Vancouver law firm Hira Rowan LLP. Mr. Hira maintains a broad litigation practice including civil litigation, commercial litigation, and criminal law. He has appeared in all levels of court in British Columbia and has also appeared in the Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories. Over the years, Mr. Hira has been invited to speak and present on a variety of legal subjects in both criminal and civil litigation, more recently with a focus on the law of policing. Mr. Hira is a graduate from the Robson Hall law school at the University of Manitoba, where he was the director and founding member of the Robson Hall Racquets Club. Prior to law school, he attended the University of British Columbia.