Sue Matthews

Dr Matthews joined the Women's from the Niagara Health System in Ontario, where she held the position of interim President and CEO from 2011-2013. Prior to that, she was Executive Vice President, Clinical Operations and Chief Nursing Executive for two years.

Dr Matthews has held positions as Ontario Vice President, Operations and Chief of Practice, as National Executive Director of Disease Management for the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), and as Provincial Chief Nursing Officer with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. She has advised Ontario’s Premier, Minister for Health and government on nursing and health system issues, and provided strategic leadership and advice on health system transformation. She has also fostered partnerships and collaboration between government, nursing and other stakeholders.

Dr Matthews holds a Doctor of Public Health degree along with a Master’s in Health Science Nursing degree from Charles Sturt University. In addition, she has a Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Health Studies degree from York University and a Diploma in Nursing from Ryerson Polytechnic University. Dr Matthews is a Fellow of the Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia. She is also a Clinical Associate Professor at McMaster University, an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto and an Adjunct Professor Faculty of Health Services Management at Charles Sturt and Trent Universities. Dr Matthews is an active researcher in the area of health services.

A recipient of numerous awards in recognition of her nursing work, Dr Matthews was also named as one of Canada’s top 100 most powerful women by the Women’s Executive Network in 2004 and received the Canadian Nurses Association Centennial Award in 2008.