Karen Waite has had a long-standing career in Ontario's health care system, having held roles at both community hospitals and academic health care systems, in home and community care as well as in leadership roles in public and privately held health care organizations. Most recently Karen held leadership positions at Ontario Health and with the Ontario Telemedicine Network where she has focused on advancing health care through the use of innovative models of care leveraging technology.

Karen's expertise in virtual care has led to her to provide consulting services across Canada and around the globe - on four continents - serving both publicly-funded and private entities at the provincial/state and national levels. Karen is a passionate advocate for excellence in health care delivery and in addition to serving on the Board of VHA, she fulfills a Board Committee role at a large, integrated health system focused on aged care. Karen is a past president of the Ontario Nursing Informatics Group and a former executive member of the Canadian Society for Telehealth.

Karen joined VHA’s Board in 2017.