The Kinark Foundation Advisory Board is comprised of professionals from the fields of children's mental health research, clinical practice, and policy and community development. They share their expertise and provide guidance to the Kinark Foundation Board of Directors regarding mental health issues facing children, youth, parents, caregivers and communities in Ontario. The current members of the Advisory Board are:

Dr. Jean Clinton
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Assistant Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University

Dr. Simon Davidson
Chief Strategic Planning Executive, Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health at CHEO
Chair, Children and Youth Advisory Committee, Mental Health Commission of Canada
Chair, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa

Dr. Bruce Ferguson
Director, Community Health Systems Resource Group, The Hospital for Sick Children
Professor, Psychiatry, Psychology and Public Health Science, University of Toronto

Dr. Debra J. Pepler
Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology, LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence and Conflict Resolution, York University

Dr. Matt Sanders
Founder, Triple P - Positive Parenting Program®
Director, Parenting and Family Support Centre and Professor, Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Queensland