Dr. Shanmugam Sivanesan

With over 32 years of dental experience in Canada, Dr. Shanmugam Sivanesan (BDS, FADI, FICD) has a long history of service in both his profession and the community. He has been giving back to his field since early in his career, including 12 years as a councillor for the Ontario Dental Association (ODA). He has also served as Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President, and President for both the Toronto East Dental Society and the Toronto Academy of Dentistry.

On the clinical side, Dr. Sivanesan worked as a dentist for the United Steelworkers Association dental clinics across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and he served as the lead dentist for their newly opened Thornhill clinic for a few years.

Dr. Sivanesan also loves bringing people together. He served on the board of the South Asian Dental Association (SADA) right from its very inception. He also volunteered on the boards of the Canadian Tamil Medical Association (CTMA) and the Canadian Tamils' Chamber of Commerce (CTCC) during their formative years. While volunteering with the CTCC, he chaired their first two walk-a-thons, helping raise money for Scarborough Grace Hospital. He has also spent years helping with local housing governance by serving on the boards of two condominium corporations in Scarborough.

Today, he is dedicated to various humanitarian initiatives. Alongside these efforts, he serves as a board member and lifetime member at the Eekai Foundation. Having been one of its major donors when it was first formed, he continues to lend his leadership experience to support its projects in Sri Lanka.