Around The World
— Partners —
Global stories, partners & appearances
International collaborations and the stages, podcasts and press where Danielle shows up.
The Mental Wealth Academy (Canada)
Canadian operations championing workforce wellbeing.
Windsor Essex Community Health Centre
Board Member - grounding national and global work in something local: equitable, client-centred care for the Windsor-Essex community.
— International Network —
Partners & collaborations
Canadian Pharmacists Association
National advocacy and professional leadership across pharmacy.
Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada
Board Member, helping shape the standards, assessment and stewardship that define the future of the profession nationally.
THE MENTAL WEALTH ACADEMY
Leading the Mental Wealth Movement in North America
As Head of Canadian Operations for The Mental Wealth Academy, Dr. Danielle Paes leads a globally recognized leadership-and-wellbeing movement across Canada and North America. Founded in the UK and trusted by organizations including the NHS and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, the Academy is led globally by CEO and Founder Harpreet Chana, with Danielle leading its Canadian operations. Together, they're on a mission to help the people who hold healthcare together lead themselves well before they burn out -Â and to impact a million lives by 2030.
At its heart is a single idea — self-leadership — and Danielle translates the Academy's practical, prevention-first programs for Canadian health systems, pharmacy teams and frontline care providers. It's a natural extension of her belief that transforming healthcare starts with transforming how we lead.
"Helping the people who hold healthcare together lead themselves well - before they burn out "
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
Generation Change with the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association
The Commonwealth Pharmacists Association is the professional body for pharmacists across the 56 countries of the Commonwealth, strengthening health systems by developing the profession -with a strong focus on early-career pharmacists through leadership fellowships, mentorship and its CPA Academy.Â
Danielle joins this global community to champion the next wave of pharmacy leaders through their youth ambassador program where she encourages them to step into bolder, more human leadership and to see themselves not just as clinicians but as changemakers within their health systems.
Conversation
On humanizing healthcare leadership
A wide-ranging conversation in which Danielle unpacks what it really takes to humanize healthcare - moving teams from hierarchy toward humanity and leading meaningful change from inside the system rather than waiting for it from the top. She shares the courage-and-compassion approach at the core of her work and why, in her experience, wellbeing and performance rise or fall together.
Recognition
Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women
Presented by the Women's Executive Network (WXN), Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 is the country's foremost recognition of women leaders across every sector. Danielle was named to the list for her advocacy and leadership across the health sector - championing expanded roles for pharmacists, workforce wellbeing and a more person-centred, genuinely human health system.
Ongoing
Backing the next generation of leaders
Through mentorship, speaking and advocacy, Danielle invests in the emerging pharmacists and health leaders who will shape what comes next - opening doors, sharing hard-won lessons and encouraging early-career professionals to lead with both confidence and heart.