Gallery: The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s President’s Dinner
Ottawa Hospital Foundation President and CEO Tim Kluke speaking to guests about the Campaign to Create Tomorrow, at The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s President's Dinner at Rogers Centre Ottawa, May 12, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.
On May 12, 2026, The Ottawa Hospital Foundation hosted its exclusive President’s Dinner, bringing together leaders and supporters to celebrate innovation, leadership and the future of healthcare in Ottawa.
The evening featured remarks from The Ottawa Hospital Foundation President and CEO Tim Kluke, who highlighted the organization’s $500-million Campaign to Create Tomorrow and its vision for the future of patient care and the new Civic campus.
Discussions focused on the development of the new hospital campus and the advancement of specialized, life-changing care for patients across the region.
The Ottawa Hospital President and CEO Cameron Love gives updates on the new campus and how it will reshape healthcare, at The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s President’s Dinner at Rogers Centre Ottawa, May 12, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.Patient testimonial speaker Tracy Bacenasher hugs care team physiotherapist Frankie Nadeau after sharing her cancer journey at The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s President’s Dinner at Rogers Centre Ottawa, May 12, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.Dr. Rebecca Auer, CEO and scientific director at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, speaking about the critical role research plays in innovation and care at The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s President’s Dinner at Rogers Centre Ottawa, May 12, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.Michel ‘Hoss’ Bertrand (Hoss The Auctioneer) with daughter Ginger Bertrand (co-chair for the Campaign to Create Tomorrow) at The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s President’s Dinner at Rogers Centre Ottawa, May 12, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.Dr. Bryan Brulotte (Sterling-Trust) and wife Kaitlin at The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s President’s Dinner at Rogers Centre Ottawa, May 12, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.Dr. Fraser Rubens (cardiac surgeon at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and professor in the Division of Cardiac Surgery in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa), at The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s President’s Dinner at Rogers Centre Ottawa, May 12, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.Stephen Beckta (food transformation specialist at The Ottawa Hospital and president of the Beckta Restaurant Group) with wife Maureen Cunningham (Up Until Now) with Joanne Read (executive vice-president and chief planning and development officer for The Ottawa Hospital) at The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s President’s Dinner at Rogers Centre Ottawa, May 12, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.Grace Kennedy (The Ottawa Hospital’s clinical manager of Inpatient Services and Psychiatric Emergency Services) and Philippe Emond at The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s President’s Dinner at Rogers Centre Ottawa, May 12, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.Kathleen Faulkner – who along with her late husband created the Marc Jolicoeur and Kathleen Faulkner Legacy Endowment Fund to support brain cancer research, with a focus on finding better treatments for glioblastoma – at The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s President’s Dinner at Rogers Centre Ottawa, May 12, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.J. Neil Campbell and wife Judy Forrest at The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s President’s Dinner at Rogers Centre Ottawa, May 12, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.(L-R) Don Ferne, Jennifer Van Noort (The Ottawa Hospital’s chief development officer) with donor and former TOH employee Judi Ferne sharing some laughs at The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s President’s Dinner at Rogers Centre Ottawa, May 12, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.
