Lillian Bayne is an independent consultant working in the field of health policy, planning and research. In 2001/2002 Lillian served as Associate Executive Director and Special Advisor to the Commission on the Future of Health Care, the Romanow Commission. Lillian was Regional Director General for Health Canada’s BC/Yukon Region from 1999 until she joined the Commission. Prior to that, Lillian was an Assistant Deputy Minister with the BC Ministry of Health where she has held portfolios including community health, Aboriginal health, mental health and forensic psychiatric services, legislation and professional regulation, and intergovernmental health relations. Lillian has extensive committee experience, including as Chair of the federal provincial territorial Advisory Committee on Health Services, as Secretary Treasurer of the BC Health Research Foundation, and as a member of the BC Health Professions Council. She is the BC Regional Officer for the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation.