Ms. Lori Spadorcia – Research Canada

Senior Vice President Public Affairs and Partnerships, Chief Strategy Officer
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

Ms. Lori Spadorcia serves as the Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Partnerships and Chief Strategy Officer at CAMH. Her portfolio includes community engagement, public affairs, public policy, strategic planning and the Provincial Systems Support Program. She supports the alignment of mission critical activities which are designed to be responsive to CAMH’s many stakeholders, and engaging partners and resources to better position the hospital to make a sustainable system contribution to mental health.

In addition to her role at CAMH, Ms. Spadorcia also serves on the national boards of Research Canada and the Canadian Executive Council on Addictions. A strong believer in investing in girls and women in Canada and internationally, she also serves as a board member of the global initiative G(irls)20.As a policy and communications expert, Ms. Spadorcia is bringing awareness and understanding of mental illness to the broader public and working with governments and communities to develop policies to promote better health systems, support vulnerable populations and drive social change.