Our team

Kim Baker

President and CEO

Kim Baker brings over 20 years of experience in healthcare leadership. Prior to becoming President and CEO of Salus Global, she spent over a decade as Chief Executive Officer at Central Local Health Integration Network. During her tenure there she led transformative initiatives that changed how the healthcare system delivers its best quality of care for patients including, merging, and evolving one of the largest home healthcare organizations in Ontario. Most recently she led a Consulting practice working collaboratively with boards and leadership teams to ignite innovation, develop strategy, and foster creativity.

Education/Academic Credentials
Kim holds a Master of Health Sciences (Health Administration) from the University of Toronto, which complements her clinical training as a respiratory therapist, and a Chartered Director designation from the Degroote School of Business at McMaster University.

Hobbies/Interests
Kim enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter while being active outdoors. She enjoys fitness and the adventure of finding new trails for biking and hiking.

Daniela Lockhard

Vice President, Partner Development

Daniela brings over 28 years’ experience in healthcare leadership, consulting, and business development. She transitioned from being a clinician to a successful business leader with specialized skills in cultural transformation, mentoring teams to success, digital health, and executing on business growth strategies in the healthcare sector.

Before joining Salus Global, Daniela was the Senior Director of the People Transformation business unit at a large global consulting organization, where she accelerated new growth and expanded strategic relationships across Canada and the northeast US. She also served as the Vice President of a Canadian firm focused on delivering eReferral technology used to streamline transitions of care workflows and processes.

Education/Academic Credentials
Daniela holds two Bachelors of Science degrees, one in Food and Nutrition, the other in BioPsychology. She studied Strategic Leadership and Strategic Thinking at the University of Toronto and holds a certificate in Strategic and Conceptual Selling from Miller Heiman.

Hobbies/Interests
In her free time Daniela is enjoys cycling, cooking, cottaging and has a passion for mentoring younger colleagues and students, using her expertise and compassionate nature to equip them for success in their careers.

Debi Sanderson

Vice President, Human Resources

Debi Sanderson is a strategic Human Resources professional with over 25 years' experience in virtually all aspects of HR in large and small organizations. She has been supporting Salus Global's HR needs since 2010, initially as a consultant and later as a part-time employee. Debi spent the first decade of her career with The TD Bank Financial Group, where she held increasingly senior positions within the Corporate Human Resources division during a period of intensive acquisition activity.

Education/Academic Credentials
Debi holds a Master of Business Administration and an Honours in Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business at Western University.

Hobbies/Interests
Debi spends her free time renovating and decorating her own home and any home she can get her hands on among her family and friends. She is hooked on HGTV and enjoys knitting, jigsaw puzzles, fitness and sharing time with loved ones.