Our Team

About PAAB

The Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board (PAAB) is an independent not-for-profit organization funded on a fee-for-service model. It is the only regulator whose preclearance service is recognized by Health Canada for advertising directed to healthcare professionals. PAAB works to protect Canadians by ensuring that healthcare product advertising meets the regulatory, scientific, therapeutic, and ethical standards outlined in the Code of Advertising Acceptance. All PAAB approved materials bear the PAAB logo.

The PAAB Team

Every member of the PAAB team is committed to helping industry ensure that the advertising standards in the Code of Advertising Acceptance are adhered to in the interest of patients. This energetic group is passionate about the PAAB mission.

Our Executives

Patrick

Patrick Massad

Commissioner

 

Patrick Massad has been with the PAAB since 2002. He’s held several posts during his tenure starting as a reviewer, then as the Chief Review Officer, then as Deputy Commissioner, and now as Commissioner.

He is a graduate from the pharmacy program at University of Toronto. More recently, he has completed the Canadian Association Executives program offered by the CSAE and has attained the CAE designation.

Patrick is a black belt in Kuk Sool Hapkido and regularly draws on the life lessons he learned on his decade-long journey toward attainment of that goal. His passions include philosophy and psychology and he occasionally takes online university courses in these disciplines for enjoyment.     

     


Glenn Golaz

Manager, Finance and Administration

Glenn started with PAAB in 1995. After 21 years he decided to pursue other interests but after a three year absence he has returned to the PAAB. Glenn has over 30 years experience in the Finance and Administration field and has gained valuable experience in senior accounting and management roles for small and mid size organizations in different industries which includes not for profit.

He is dedicated to helping our organization continue to achieve its values of Integrity, Competency, Credibility, Independence, Excellence and Transparency as the organization works with its stakeholders.

Our Team

Jennifer Carroll

Director of Communications

Pauline Dong

Director of Policy

Yin Man

Director of Preclearance Services

Danielle Anthony

Director of Client Services

Maxine Armstrong

Senior Reviewer

Vivien Fong

Senior Reviewer

Lucia Kim

Senior Reviewer 

Malika Ladha

Senior Reviewer

Jehan Lalani Carbone

Senior Reviewer

Emily Ahola

Reviewer

Crystal Chui

Reviewer

Vanessa Coffey

Reviewer

Ghazaleh EA

Reviewer

Kate Lam

Reviewer

Tommy Lam

Reviewer

Lucy Liu

Reviewer

Alan Lu

Reviewer

Hanae Mohamed

Reviewer

Elyanna Penafiel

Reviewer

Peter Quinn

Reviewer

Andrei Rotarus

Reviewer

Ken Ruan

Reviewer

Lara Said

Reviewer

Peter Yoo

Reviewer

Arthur Zych

Reviewer

Chantal Gauthier

Administrative Staff

Sabrina Hack

Administrative Staff

Laurie Johns

Administrative Staff

Marli Murphy

Administrative Staff

Tina Sinkia

Administrative Staff

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