Cathy Hecimovich joined the Ontario Retirement Communities Association as Chief Executive Officer in 2018, bringing more than 25 years of executive leadership experience in home care to the role. Cathy continues to cultivate partnerships across governments, acute care, primary care, home care, and academia in order to ensure seniors living in retirement settings have access to the best possible care options. Cathy holds both a Bachelor of Health Sciences in Physiotherapy and a Masters in Education. She is an Assistant Professor at McMaster University with the DeGroote School of Business and the School of Rehabilitation Sciences. Cathy is a graduate of the Advanced Healthcare Leadership Program and also holds a Not For Profit Governance certificate through the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and is a Certified Healthcare Executive with the Canadian College of Health Leaders.