Catherine Anastakis is a consultant and facilitator specializing in governance, strategic planning, strategic alliances and integration, and organizational effectiveness. Catherine has worked across the private, public and non-profit sectors and in recent years has focused her practice in health and social services including hospitals, mental health and addictions agencies, long term care homes, home and community support providers, family health teams, and numerous provincial health professions and health sector associations in Ontario.

Catherine works with Boards to improve their effectiveness through comprehensive governance reviews, results-oriented facilitated sessions, and practical advice and tools to address specific governance challenges. Catherine also has extensive experience in collaborative governance and helping organizations through strategic partnerships and integrations. She is dedicated to advancing effective governance leadership as a key part of Ontario health system transformation.

Catherine has presented widely on governance and collaborative governance and delivered governance training for Boards on a wide range of topics. She is a past Board member of Canadian Mental Health Association (Toronto), recently completing her final term as Board President.