Rash has a BScH in Ecology from Queen’s University, a MSc in Epidemiology specializing in population and public health and health economics from the Health Research Methodology Program at McMaster University, and a diploma in Applied Community Epidemiology from Community Information and Epidemiological Technologies. He has worked at McMaster since 2001 at the Population Health Research Institute and with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and is also the Research Manager for the McMaster Midwifery Research Centre. Rash’s interests are in high risk obstetric epidemiology, midwifery research, public health program development, data infrastructures, clinical trials, population health, and health economics.

Paige Gehrke is a qualitative researcher and registered nurse, with a diverse range of clinical and research experience. Paige holds a BScN from Western University, a Critical Care Nursing certificate from Niagara College, a MScN-Thesis from McMaster University, and is currently a Healthcare Improvement Fellow at the Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at the University of Toronto. Through her work, Paige endeavors to optimize health system processes to foster safe and positive experiences for clinicians, patients, and families. As a CanOSS-Ontario research coordinator, Paige is primarily responsible for leading qualitative research that informs system design, implementation, and evaluation. She also fosters collaboration with partner networks and organizations, creates and mobilizes knowledge translation materials, and develops data collection forms and processes.

Angela is a research coordinator and registered nurse with over 24 years of diversified
clinical and research experience. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the
University of Toronto and has dedicated her career to advancing health outcomes
through evidence-based practice and compassionate care.

Angela’s global health experience includes living and working in Uganda, East Africa,
where she served as a regional community health nurse supporting families in underserved communities. She continues to travel to under-resourced areas, contributing to maternal health initiatives that promote safety, education, and equitable access to respectful care.

Angela is deeply passional about promoting safe, respectful and inclusive maternal care for all individuals. Through her role with CanOSS, she brings both expertise and advocacy to support improved obstetric outcomes across Canada.

Josie Chundamala is the Program Manager for CaNCaM-Preg.  She has over 20 years of health research experience with a passion and interest in women's health in particular.  Josie has been working with Dr. D'Souza for over 10 years now primarily assisting with grants and publications.  In her current role, she works on a Casual basis to assist with the overall general organization of CaNCaM-Preg specifically with regards to reports, contracts, budgets, and timelines.

Serafina Shirt is a researcher and policy professional with training in Indigenous quantitative research, community-based research, and Indigenous health Systems. She holds a Master of Education and is completing a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

Within CanOSS, Serafina supports coordination across the Ontario team, contributing to data governance processes, stakeholder engagement, and project implementation. Her work focuses on strengthening culturally grounded approaches to data collection, improving research partnerships, and supporting system-level improvements for Indigenous maternal and perinatal health

Menna holds a Bachelor’s degree in Dental Surgery, a Graduate Diploma in Applied Health Sciences from Western University, and an MSc in Global Health from McMaster University. She is passionate about advancing health equity, designing person-centered health systems, and improving access to high-quality healthcare services for underserved communities. At the Flourish Lab, Menna’s work focuses on improving equitable access to health care, including leading components related to mobile clinic models in Northern Ontario and Manitoba, as well as supporting a needs assessment for service delivery in Namibia.

Janki Pandya is a Research Coordinator, Education & Evidence Synthesis, with extensive clinical and academic experience in obstetrics and gynaecology. She served for over 12 years as an Assistant Professor in India, where she was engaged in clinical teaching, patient care, surgical services, and maternal health initiatives. She recently completed a Master’s in Health Research Methodology at McMaster University, focusing on adaptive clinical trial designs. 

Her research interests include maternal health and maternal morbidity, with prior projects on anaemia in pregnancy, obstetric hysterectomy, and surgical treatments for abortion care. Within CanOSS, Janki contributes to projects on implementing recommendations for postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in Ontario and Comparing Canadian guidelines for PPH, with the aim of strengthening maternal health research and advancing impactful outcomes.

Ahmad Mauluddin, is a health research and evaluation professional with expertise in knowledge translation, implementation science, and system development in Canadian and international health settings. He has led multi-site research initiatives, developed digital data and monitoring systems, and contributed to evaluations and analytics projects that inform evidence-based practice. His training and experience span public health, e-health, quantitative and qualitative research, health informatics, and participatory system design.
Within FLOURISH Lab, Ahmad supports the co-design and implementation of the CanOSS initiative. He contributes to developing system workflows, data collection tools, and monitoring processes, while coordinating stakeholder engagement to ensure the system meets user and operational needs. He applies evidence-informed strategies to enhance system adoption and sustainability and facilitates knowledge translation to promote the use of insights in practice and policy.