Michelle Wan is a mother of two teenage children. Her first-born daughter received life-saving surgery at birth and is a medically complex patient at the Hospital for Sick Children. Michelle is a member of the SickKids Family Advisory Network, serves on the Citizen Engagement Council for the CHILD-BRIGHT network and is a patient partner with SKIP (Solutions for Kids in Pain). Professionally, Michelle has worked in the music and media industries. After her daughter was born, she transitioned to healthcare working in medical education for the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto and then subsequently for Janssen Canada.