Chair

Peter Andrews has over 25 years of senior executive strategic, operational, financial and transitional management experience in the technology and enterprise software sectors. Peter was the founder, CEO and Chairman of In-Touch Survey Systems. After growing In-Touch from startup to IPO, Peter was engaged by venture capital investors to turn around, grow and sell Grantium, Inc., an international enterprise software company; the market leader in Enterprise Grants Management software.

Subsequently, Peter made the decision to focus his knowledge and experience into helping other business leaders find success. In addition to his work as a Corum Regional Director, he serves as a chair for TEC Canada, the preeminent peer-to-peer leadership development program for Canadian business leaders.

He has been directly engaged in the negotiation of company financing, acquisitions and divestitures and delivers pragmatic results based management to his engagements. Peter holds an MBA from the Ivey School of Business and serves on the boards of several businesses and not for profit organizations.

Jason’s formal journey with Epilepsy Ottawa began following an adult diagnosis of severe refractory epilepsy. Experiencing firsthand the sudden challenges of navigating employment, systemic social stigmas, and the profound unpredictability of seizures, he made the strategic decision to transition his lived experience into structured community advocacy. After participating in the agency's evidence-based UPLIFT program, Jason recognized the vital institutional weight of peer normalization and group-based self-management frameworks. After co-facilitating adult support groups, he has shifted his dedication and focus to peer outreach. His core philosophy centers on the collaborative model where: "We don't know or have all the answers, but WE are redefining ourselves together by swapping the I of our ILLness with two letters and creating our own WELLness."
Jason's sustained drive to assist and empower others stems from the unwavering support of his family and children, who serve as a limitless source of motivation. Through his work with the agency, he aims to expand regional peer network connectivity across the National Capital Region and ensure that no individual navigates an epilepsy diagnosis alone.

My name is Tyler Cabana, and I am a 35-year-old Advanced Care Paramedic with over 13 years of experience in pre-hospital medicine, 12 of which have been at the advanced care level. I currently serve as an Acting Superintendent in Training and Development, where I am actively involved in mentoring, education, and leadership within my service.

My connection to the epilepsy community is both professional and deeply personal. Through my work as a paramedic, I regularly care for patients living with epilepsy, which has given me a strong understanding of the challenges they face and the importance of accessible support and education. On a personal level, my wife lives with epilepsy, providing me with firsthand insight into the impact the condition can have on individuals and families.

I have previously served for two years on the administrative committee of Épilepsie Outaouais, where I contributed to community outreach and organizational support. Although I stepped away at the time to focus on family commitments, my passion for supporting the epilepsy community has remained strong.

For the past 10 years, I have been happily married and am a proud father of two children. My family is central to my life and continues to inspire my commitment to advocacy, education, and community engagement.

I am dedicated to promoting Epilepsy Ottawa and have consistently encouraged individuals and families in the epilepsy community to access its resources and services in my professional interactions. I am eager to bring my clinical experience, leadership skills, and personal commitment to the Executive Committee to further support the organization’s mission.

Dr. Tadeu A. Fantaneanu, also known as Dr. Tad to his patients, is an associate professor at the University of Ottawa and a clinician teacher, and neurologist within the Department of Medicine. He completed his undergraduate medical education at McGill University (2009) and adult neurology residency at the University of Ottawa (2014). He subsequently completed fellowships in Clinical Neurophysiology (2015) and Advanced Epilepsy (2016) at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. During this time, he also completed the Program in Clinical Effectiveness through the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Tad and his team are working to establish a comprehensive epilepsy program in Ottawa, Ontario.

He is currently the program director of The Ottawa Hospital’s Adult Epilepsy Program and EEG laboratory and director of the EEG fellowship.

Pascal St-Jean is the CEO of Coincheck Group N.V. (NASDAQ: CNCK), a global digital asset company spanning Japan's leading retail crypto exchange, institutional prime brokerage, and regulated crypto ETFs, and CEO of 3iQ Digital Asset Management, Canada's first regulated digital asset fund manager. Since 2021, he has scaled 3iQ from a Canadian fund manager into a global platform — leading its strategic partnership with Japan's Monex Group, launching some of North America's first Solana Staking and XRP spot ETFs, and building QMAP, the world's first digital assets managed account platform. He has driven landmark partnerships including a sovereign-backed hedge fund with Abu Dhabi's Further Ventures and one of the first actively managed multi-crypto ETFs with Scotiabank's Dynamic Funds. A Computer Engineering graduate, Forty Under 40 recipient, and crypto investor since 2016, Pascal is a regular speaker at Consensus, SALT, and leading industry forums.