Michelle Waltbauer
President · Calgary, AB
Michelle Waltbauer is the Clinic Manager at the Alberta Hip and Knee Clinic in Calgary, Alberta, where she has provided strategic leadership and operational oversight for the past 17 years. She oversees a multidisciplinary team of approximately 50 staff, including Medical Office Assistants (MOAs), Registered Nurses, and Kinesiologists, and supports a physician group of 26 orthopedic surgeons and 20 internal medicine physicians. Michelle holds a Human Resources Diploma and a Health and Safety Certificate from the University of Calgary, equipping her with strong expertise in workforce management, organizational leadership, and workplace safety. Since 2018, Michelle has served on the Board of the Medical Group Management Association of Canada (MGMAC), and in 2020 she stepped into the role of President.
Stan Torrie
Vice President · Cardston, AB
Stan Torrie is a dedicated healthcare leader, clinic manager, and lifelong learner. Stan focuses on supporting clinical teams, improving patient experiences, and fostering strong organizational culture within community-focused health services. As General Manager at Coulee Medical Clinic, Stan plays a central role in coordinating operations and empowering a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in clinics in southern Alberta. Prior to medical clinic management, Stan had roles in international recruitment, corporate training, industry supports and technology partnership development.
Michelle Bousquet
Treasurer · Winnipeg, MB
Michelle Bousquet has her professional accounting designation with the Certified Professional Accountants of Manitoba and Canada since 2003. She has taught various Cost Accounting and Financial Accounting courses with the University of Manitoba, University of Winnipeg, CGA Manitoba, and S.A.I.T in Alberta. Currently Michelle is the Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer for Clinique St-Boniface Clinics since 2012, overseeing all staff, finances and operations of 26 Medical Practices. She has held roles as President and Treasurer on the Executive board for the Manitoba Medical Group Association since 2013, and is also an active member and Treasurer for the Canada Association.
Margo Sandy
Secretary · Calgary, AB
I've spent over a decade in the trenches of high-volume specialty care, and my journey began right at the front desk. Working my way from reception to management gave me an "inside-out" understanding of clinic life. As the Office Manager at Orbit Eye Centre, I handle the daily puzzle of HR, billings, and complex surgical flows, and I oversee our thriving surgical fellowship program. My background as an HR coach and my current role as Executive Secretary for MGMAC are driven by a simple goal: helping our members find practical solutions to the unique hurdles of healthcare administration.
Lisa Lamothe
Director-at-Large · Revelstoke, BC
Lisa Lamothe is an experienced leader with over 15 years of management expertise across the hospitality and healthcare sectors. She spent 10 years as a hotel general manager, where she developed strong operational leadership, team-building, and customer service excellence. She now serves as the Director of Finance and Human Resources at Selkirk Medical Group in Revelstoke, a busy clinic with over 25 physicians and 21 staff.
Staff
Association Manager
Jean Hodgins
Winnipeg, MB
Jean has extensive experience working in not-for-profit organizations at a board level for the Lions Foundation / Lions Eye Bank of MB & NW Ontario, where she was the executive director. She is a recent recipient of the King Charles III Coronation medal for her endless hours of volunteering. In her spare time you can find her at her grandsons' sport activities and cheering on her granddaughters at their Irish dance performances.
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History
MGMAC has a rich history of volunteerism and leadership
Thank you to our Past Presidents:
| Term | President | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Jennifer McDougall | Calgary, Alberta |
| 2017-19 | Karen Chezick | Morden, Manitoba |
| 2016-17 | Tracy Newell | Hinton, Alberta |
| 2015-16 | Tom Malone | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 2014-15 | Lana deBoon | Peace River, Alberta |
| 2013-14 | Tim Janzen | Lethbridge, Alberta |
| 2012-13 | Bernadette Kieley | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 2011-12 | Cindy Affleck | Summerside, PEI |
| 2009-11 | Cindy VanBuekenhout | Dauphin, Manitoba |
| 2005-08 | Michael Brand | Taber, Alberta |
| 2004-05 | Larry Dawson | Gander, Newfoundland |
| 2003-04 | Verl Sabourin | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| 2002-03 | Harry Horricks | Oshawa, Ontario |
| 2001-02 | Darel Steed | Lethbridge, Alberta |
| 2000-01 | Carol Sandilands | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1999-2000 | Marion Barrett | Calgary, Alberta |
| 1998-99 | Steve Wong | Strathroy, Ontario |
| 1997-98 | Susan Picton | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 1996-97 | Paul Geier | Cambridge, Ontario |
| 1995-96 | Jackie Leckie | Calgary, Alberta |
| 1994-95 | Jim Pollock | Whitehorse, Yukon |
| 1993-94 | Shirley Nowlan | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 1992-93 | Rick Jamison | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| 1991-92 | John McPherson | Penticton, British Columbia |
| 1990-91 | Jim Sweeney | Toronto, Ontario |
| 1989-90 | Ralph Carter | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 1988-89 | Cecil London | Lethbridge, Alberta |
| 1987-88 | Reg Forward | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 1986-87 | Marion Olinyk | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1985-86 | Murray McQueen | Calgary, Alberta |
| 1984-85 | Allan O'Dell | Thornhill, Ontario |
| 1983-84 | Murray Hannah | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
| 1982-83 | Cy Waldman | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1981-82 | Ken Gore | Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| 1980-81 | John McCutcheon | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 1979-80 | John McCutcheon | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 1978-79 | Gerry Falkenham | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| 1977-78 | Lori Gillespie | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1976-77 | Roy Montgomery | Lethbridge, Alberta |
| 1975-76 | Gerd DuBois | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 1974-75 | John McKay | Thornhill, Ontario |
| 1973-74 | Gerry Treleaven | Red Deer, Alberta |
| 1972-73 | John Borsten | Toronto, Ontario |
| 1971-72 | John Allan | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1970-71 | R.D. Thomson | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
| 1969-70 | Donald Grant | Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| 1968-69 | Ray Wildblood | Oshawa, Ontario |
| 1967-68 | Charles Redden | Peterborough, Ontario |