Our Board 2024-25
The Board of Directors consists of six certified members of the Society. The Board is made up of: 3 Regional Directors (Western, Central, Eastern) and 2 Directors at Large. The Executive positions on the Board are President, Vice President, Executive Secretary/Registrar and Treasurer. These people volunteer their time to ensure that the Society functions smoothly and best represents both the Canadian perfusionist and their patients.
The terms of service are for three years. To participate on the Board of Directors, you must be a certified member nominated by two other certified members and then be elected into the position after a ballot. The willingness to serve application can be found in your Member's Portal.
Naresh Tinani
President
Naresh is the Clinical Lead Perfusionist at the Regina General Hospital within the Saskatchewan Health Authority. He has a background in Respiratory Therapy, with a BHSc from Thompson Rivers University, followed by graduating from the Michener Perfusion program in 2012. Naresh also completed a graduate degree in Health Administration and Policy from the JSGS School of Public Policy at the University of Regina in 2020.
He previously served as Executive Secretary & Registrar on the CSCP Board of Directors from 2015-2019.
Naresh rejoined the CSCP Board of Directors in October 2022.
Usama Saeed
Vice President & Central Region Director
(Ontario)
Usama graduated with a Specialist in Neuroscience, Honours Degree from the University of Toronto. He then studied Cardiovascular Perfusion at the Michener Institute and graduated in 2020.
Usama works as a Clinical Perfusionist at The University of Ottawa Heart Institute and The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. He serves as a Union Steward on the Local Executive Committee for OPSEU Local 464 and is a member of their Local Bargaining Committee. Usama has taken additional training by the Hospital Professionals Division (HDP) to promote the attainment of improved working conditions for and the general advancement of paramedical professionals.
Usama joined the CSCP Board of Directors in October 2023.
Brenna Anderson
Executive Secretary/Registrar
Brenna is a staff perfusionist at Foothills Medical Center within Alberta Health Services. Her background is in Nursing, graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from Mount Royal College. After working in the operating room for 12 years, four of which were in the Cardiac OR, she attended and graduated from the BCIT Cardiovascular Perfusion Program in 2017.
Brenna has recently returned from a year-long adventure with her husband and three daughters, living and working in Auckland, New Zealand.
Brenna joined the CSCP Board of Directors in October 2024 and is excited to be involved.
Jo-Anne Marcoux
Treasurer
Jo-Anne was the Clinical Lead Perfusionist at the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon and has been a Canadian and American board-certified perfusionist since graduating from the Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences in 2001. Leading up to her career in perfusion, Jo-Anne attained her B.Sc. from the University of Winnipeg, followed by a diploma in Respiratory therapy from the School of Respiratory Therapy, Health Sciences Center, Winnipeg. Working as a perfusionist, Jo-Anne attained a Master of Science, Health Sciences Program, from the University of Saskatchewan in 2011. Jo-Anne has been on the Document Review Committee for the CSCP since 2009.
With a career to date focused predominantly on research and publication, Jo-Anne cherishes the opportunity to further serve her professional society.
Jo-Anne joined the CSCP Board of Directors in October 2023.
Kyrylo Chasovskyi
Director at Large & Western Region Representative
(British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba)
Kyrylo graduated from Medical University in the East of Ukraine in 2005. After graduation, he worked at the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and was trained in Intensive Care and, eventually, in Perfusion. Before arriving in Canada, Kyrylo worked at Ukrainian Children's Cardiac Center for almost eight years. He defended his Ph.D. in Cardiovascular Surgery in 2014. In 2016 Kyrylo started as a pediatric perfusionist at British Columbia Children's Hospital. He successfully applied and completed all the requirements for the internationally educated process to become Canadian certified. He has been a Certified member of the CSCP since 2017. Kyrylo became the Supervisor of the Perfusion Department at BC Children's Hospital in June 2020.
Kyrylo joined the CSCP Board of Directors in January 2023.
Steve Taylor
Director at Large - Eastern Region Representative
(Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland)
Steve is a clinical perfusionist - certified (CPC) in Canada with over 25 years of experience in both adult and pediatric surgery. In that time, he served on the CSCP accreditation, competency, examination committee (ACE), discipline committee, and, presently, the CSCP board of directors. Clinically, he has provided services to pediatric humanitarian groups in many developing countries, namely in Central and South America, Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia.
Steve joined the CSCP Board of Directors in October 2024.