November 17, 2023 – The Victoria Hospice Society Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Teri Henderson to the role of Chief Executive Officer.
Teri joined Victoria Hospice as Chief Operating Officer in March of this year, and was appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer in May.
A long-time advocate for accessible and equitable community-based palliative care, Teri’s previous roles includes Director of Clinical Services at Hospice Toronto and Associate Director of Community Development for Gilda’s Club of Greater Toronto, a charity that supports people living with cancer.
She has been a program lead and instructor in Mindfulness Informed End-of-life Care at the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies and holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto.
“The Board is delighted to welcome Teri as CEO,” says Trudi Brown, Chair of the Victoria Hospice Society Board. “Please join me in congratulating Teri on this well-deserved appointment. She shares a dedication to compassionate care with our hardworking staff and volunteers and I know that Victoria Hospice is in good hands with her steady leadership.”
Read more about Teri, her personal reflections on hospice work, and her time at Victoria Hospice so far. “I’m honoured to be part of it,” she says.