Board Members

Dr. Myron Semkuley – Founder / Advisor

In 1992, Dr. Semkuley with his wife Elaine, began projects in Myanmar and Western Ukraine to provide the impoverished people with much needed medical aid. In 1999, MMC was established as a registered charity. In 2002, Dr. Semkuley and Elaine developed medical clinics in villages and extended their medical assistance to India and Nepal. Dr. Semkuley, M.D. has a Certification in Family Medicine. He worked in Calgary as a family physician until 2014. Dr. Semkuley continued to provide medical aid, supplies and education to his projects in Myanmar, Ukraine, India and Nepal annually. Member of International Operations Committee.

Elaine Semkuley – Founder / Advisor  

Since 1992, Elaine along with her husband Dr. Semkuley realized the need to provide medical aid to the impoverished people of Myanmar and Western Ukraine. In 1999, they established MMC as a registered charity. Through their dedications through these medical aid projects, clinics were built and their work extended to India and Nepal. Elaine has a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. Elaine and Dr. Semkuley travelled to their clinics until 2018 in the impoverished and marginalized communities of Myanmar, Ukraine, India and Nepal annually to provide continuing medical aid and education. Member of International Operations Committee.

Mylaine Tsaprailis – President  

Mylaine is an Owner / Operator and Chief Executive Officer of Calgary Alternative Support Services Inc., a nonprofit Human Services organization. She has worked with marginalized populations in various capacities for over 20 years. Mylaine’s academic achievements include a Bachelor of Social Work, Bachelor of Political Science and Bachelor of International Development from the University of Calgary. She is a registered Social Worker and has been a certified Mental Health First Aid Facilitator since 2008.

Mylaine has volunteered her time, in the past, with survivors of torture through the Red Cross and has had extensive involvement volunteering with Medical Mercy Canada Society both locally and internationally. She believes strongly in the mission, vision and values of MMC and the subsequent work that has evolved over the years.

Roseleen Bhatti – Secretary

Roseleen is a Vice President at Avison Young, a global commercial real estate firm. Roseleen attended the University of Calgary where she graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. Thereafter, she began her career in the Calgary commercial real estate market. Since then, she has been actively representing her clients in their office lease negotiations. Roseleen is a passionate advocate committed to supporting MMC’s mission to help communities in less fortunate countries receive humanitarian and medical aid in their time of need.

Justin Park – Treasurer

Justin obtained his Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation in 2023 and is currently working at Benevity. He has previous expereince in Oil & Gas and financial consulting, and obtained his Bachelor of Commerce Degree at Dalhousie University in Halifax. Justin is passionate about MMC’s mission and vision and joined the Board as a Treasurer to provide his financial expertise to better enhance the organizational use of financial donations.

David Kohut – Director 

David is a retired Mechanical Engineer and worked in Special Projects for 22 years at the Bruce Power Nuclear Station. For the last 12 years David has been a member of Medical Mercy Canada. He has travelled to Ukraine 10 times, and is currently working with project managers in Ukraine to evaluate and fulfil project needs. Member of International Operations Committee.

Dr. Donna Taylor – Director 

Dr. Taylor is a retired Family Physician who practiced for 30 years in rural area clinics and in emergency rooms. Dr. Taylor practiced Family Medicine in a clinic, treating people of all ages with a wide range of physical, emotional and psychological problems. Dr. Taylor has travelled to Ukraine 10 times as part of MMC’s Ukraine mission. Chair of International Operations Committee.

Dr. Keith Aronyk – Director

Dr. Aronyk is a retired neurosurgeon from Edmonton who has been collecting and donating medical equipment and supplies for well over 10 years and now has a small warehouse space in Edmonton dedicated to collecting and distributing this surgical equipment. Keith was raised in Edmonton and did almost all of his medical and surgical training at the University of Alberta except for short periods in New York (Cornell Medical Center) and then Chicago (Northwestern University). He retired from active neurosurgical practice in 2017 but still participates in the Gamma Knife Unit at the University Hospital and still does some surgical assist work with the other neurosurgeons.
Dr. Aronyk became a member of Medical Mercy Canada in 2025 and now sends almost all of his donations via Medical Mercy Canada but before that, was involved with Emmanuel Foundation sending most of his collected equipment and supplies to West Africa. He has sent surgical instruments all over the world and especially likes to send supplies with visiting international surgeons who usually return home with a considerable amount of excess baggage. 

Rebecca Aronyk – Director

Rebecca is an artist who was born and raised in Jamaica. She and her family emigrated to Canada in 1975 and shortly after arriving, she entered the University of Alberta where she completed her BFA followed by a Masters Degree in Fine Arts (Printmaking). 
She has been married to Dr. Keith Aronyk for 47 years and they have three children and one grandchild. Rebecca has been involved in philanthropic work alongside her husband for the past ten years and she co-directs their medical supply warehouse in Edmonton. While her husband collects, she organizes and arranges distribution of the supplies and equipment. Rebecca joined Medical Mercy Canada in 2025 and became a member of the International Operations Committee and then the Board of Directors in June 2025.

David Bryenton – Director

Born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1963, David Bryenton brings over four decades of entrepreneurial experience in retail, construction, logistics, and accounting to the Board of Medical Mercy Canada.

A graduate of Concordia College with a background in business, David has built and managed small businesses across diverse sectors. His professional expertise is matched by his passion for global humanitarian work—having traveled across five continents and actively supported medical relief efforts in Ukraine since the onset of full-scale war.

Though not medically trained, David has worked closely with healthcare professionals and brings a vital skillset to MMC: strategic logistics. He has personally helped deliver and distribute aid throughout Ukraine on a near-monthly basis, ensuring that critical supplies reach those most in need. His ability to manage complex supply chains under pressure adds tremendous value to MMC’s global operations.

David is deeply committed to expanding his involvement in MMC missions in countries like Nepal, Thailand, India, and Somalia. Beyond logistics, he sees himself as an ambassador of Canadian values—bringing not only aid, but also hope and solidarity to communities facing hardship.

Member of International Operations Committee.

Patricia Shaffer – Director

Patricia is a regulated pharmacy technician who has been working in a small town north of Edmonton for almost 20 years.  Pat started volunteering for Ukraine in November 2022.  She had made 5 trips to Ukraine bringing medical supplies from donors and Health Partners International Canada to 2 hospitals in northern Sumy Oblast as well as to other medical facilities. Member of International Operations Committee.

Cheryl Olinyk-Semeniuk – Director

Elsie James – Advisor

Volodymyr Brativnyk – Charity Manager