Mackenzie Health Foundation has experienced remarkable success with the historic completion of the $250M The Ultimate Suits You Campaign. Today, Mackenzie Health Foundation continues to ride the momentum of success generated by the campaign while also retooling in response to post-campaign priority shifts. With the recent arrival of their President & CEO, Nicole McCahon (2023), Mackenzie Health Foundation is set up for continued growth and transformation.
Mackenzie Health Foundation plays a crucial role in raising essential funds to support Mackenzie Health’s two hospitals: Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital and Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital. Both hospitals feature full-service emergency departments, as well as a range core services and specialized services to ensure the community receives the necessary care.
Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital offers programs for Woman and Child, Inpatient Mental Health Care and Inpatient Integrated Stroke care. Additionally, Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital provides a wide range of outpatient clinics, chronic kidney disease care, complex continuing care and rehabilitation services.
Mackenzie Health has experienced unprecedented demand for patient care in recent years. Just one year after Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital opened its doors, patient volumes surpassed projections – three years ahead of schedule. York Region is one of the fastest growing and most diverse communities in Canada, with more than 550,000 residents. Mackenzie Health is responding to the increasing needs by expanding operations, renovating Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital and partnering with York University on a medical school. At the same time, plans are concurrently underway for updates at Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital as its equipment reaches the typical 5–7-year lifecycle.
Mackenzie Health is preparing for significant funding needs over the next decade, and the Foundation will need to increase its financial support beyond its current revenues.
Having an approved Strategic Plan for 2025 – 2029, the Foundation continues to focus on four key areas, which are: Elevate their culture of philanthropy, build capacity, maximize fundraising and boldly tell their story.
Their purpose statement is to be a leader in health care philanthropy to inspire community support of patient care excellence at Mackenzie Health.
The Position |
Reporting to and working closely with the Foundation’s President & CEO, the Vice President, Marketing and Communications will serve as a key member of the Foundation Leadership Team and oversee a team of three.
The Vice President’s overall mandate is to enhance the brand and communications of the Foundation. The Vice President will foster an inspirational and engaged culture, that fuels revenue generation and demands data-driven analytics and decision-making.
As a key liaison with the hospital marketing and communications team, the Vice President will develop the strategy for, and oversee the execution of, all marketing, communications activity on behalf of the Foundation. The Marketing and Communications portfolio oversees all brand and content development, including fundraising communications (donor impact reports, proposal writing, annual report, patient stories, etc.), social media (shared with the hospital), signature event support and or collateral development, and digital marketing.
Working closely with the Chief Development Officer, the Vice President will ensure that all fundraising communications align with Foundation brand standards and storytelling strategy, while supporting the autonomy of fundraising leaders to develop and tailor donor-facing materials. Marketing and Communications serves as a strategic partner, providing expertise, creative execution, and brand guidance to ensure materials are consistent, compelling, accurate, and produced efficiently through collaborative planning and review processes. Our successful candidate will have expertise in integrated brand strategy development and implementation, campaign planning and execution, omni-channel marketing, and managing corporate communications, particularly with an emphasis on compelling storytelling.
This opportunity will attract an accomplished and approachable marketing executive who possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills and who will bring both strategic insight and creative ideas to the Foundation, along with excellent relationship-building skills and a proven track record of successfully leading and inspiring a broad functional team.
Our ideal candidate will display rigorous business acumen that can inform fresh and perhaps unconventional approaches – someone grounded yet curious, a humble leader who listens and has big ideas that get executed successfully.
Preston Human Capital Group is conducting this search on behalf of Mackenzie Health Foundation. If you are looking for an outstanding challenge and meet the qualification criteria, we look forward to hearing from you. Please include a cover letter and CV addressed to Lindsay Preston at lindsay@phcap.ca. The posting closes on December 3, 2025, at 5pm ET. Please note that only qualified respondents will be contacted. Thank you for your interest.
Mackenzie Health is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration for an interview will be contacted.