Category: Board of Directors

Chris currently holds the positions of Executive Director, Paediatric Operations in the Department of Paediatrics at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto Ontario, and the Business Officer for Department of Paediatrics at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Toronto. Chris joined the Department of Paediatrics and University of Toronto in 2017.
Chris serves as the strategic, administrative, financial and operational partner to the Chair, Department of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto and Paediatrician-in-Chief at SickKids. Chris is responsible for the overall management of the department’s physician Funding Plan.
Previously Chris served as the director of strategy for the Centre for Genetic Medicine at SickKids. In this role, Chris brought together research and clinical leaders through the translation of new genetic knowledge with the goal to improve children’s health outcomes through individualized genetic medicine and research while building a more integrated service delivery model for genetics across Ontario.
Prior to joining SickKids in 2007, Chris held senior positions as Executive Director of the Grand River District Health Council and most recently as the Chief Executive Officer leading provincial planning and research initiatives for the Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario.

Brad Bender has extensive experience in pediatric healthcare administration and operations. As Senior Director at Lurie Children’s Hospital, he oversees administrative leadership across multiple medical specialty and primary care divisions. His career reflects a solid foundation in strategic planning, operational management, and program growth, evidenced by his previous roles as Administrative Director for NICU Service Line Development at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Pediatrics Department Administrator at Rush University Children’s Hospital, and Clinical Section Administrator at Comer Children’s Hospital.

Brad holds undergraduate and master’s degrees in healthcare administration and brings two decades of leadership experience in clinical management. His dedication to professional development is further demonstrated by his membership in AAAP since 2017, where he recently contributed as part of the Program Planning Committee and site host team for the 2024 national meeting in Chicago. Brad is actively involved with CHA, MGMA, and ACHE, and has served on Truman State University’s Health Education Advisory Board since 2013. His proven ability to drive operational excellence and facilitate cross-functional collaboration make him a valuable leader in healthcare administration.

Amelia Randall currently serves as the Senior Director of Finance for the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University and the Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute. Prior to joining the department in 2008, Amelia attended Georgia Tech where she received her Bachelor of Science in Biology. Amelia has been a member of AAAP since 2014 and has served as Secretary, and co-site host for the Atlanta annual meeting and New Orleans Regional. In 2017, she completed her Master of Business Administration from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School Executive MBA program. As a scientist and former research administrator, Amelia has a passion for all things science and academia and is always looking for ways to better support her faculty and staff and particularly enjoys the comradery and network of the AAAP . A native of Georgia, Amelia currently resides with her new husband Justin in their first home together in Tucker, GA. She enjoys all things fiber arts, but particularly enjoys knitting, cross-stitch, needlepoint, crochet, and embroidery. When not working tirelessly with her long-time mentor and boss Liz McCarty to make Pediatrics everything it can and more, you can find her working out a Pure Barre, crafting with her cats, or reading the next Discworld book on her list.

Molly Barnes, M.A., serves as the Director of Administrative Operations for the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria. Molly primarily oversees contracts and the administrative team that support 19 divisions and over 100 faculty. She completed her bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration from Lincoln College and later completed her master’s degree in organizational leadership from Lewis University. Molly has been a member of the AAAP since early 2022. She lives in a small town in Central Illinois with her husband and two children.

Tyler Sebahar is an active AAAP member and currently the Director of Finance and Budget at the University of Utah Department of Pediatrics, where he has spent the last 7 years working in various finance roles. In his role, he is responsible for managing the Department’s fiscal operations and annual budget, working with a team of 15 Division Administrators and 11 Accountants. Tyler has a specific interest in faculty and staff compensation, supporting oversight of all salary adjustments across the Department’s 1,200 faculty and staff, including fiscal year increases, promotions, off‐cycle adjustments and starting salaries. This oversight includes responsibilities such as annual analysis of faculty and trainee compensation compared to benchmarks by specialty/PGY, and approving all compensation and incentive pay plans across the Department. Tyler has a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Utah and loves spending time with his family, mountain biking and snowboarding.