TRAC Group Co-owners

Christine A. McCool M.H.Sc., Reg. CASLPO
Co-owner & Registered Speech Language Pathologist

Christine McCool has more than 19 years’ clinical experience in adult nervous-system-related communication disorders, with an emphasis on cognitive-communication rehabilitation for individuals with acquired brain injury. She operated C. A. McCool Rehabilitation Services, which provided occupational therapy, speech-language pathology and behaviour therapy services to adults and children from 1996-2006 and co-founded the TRAC Group in 2001.

Christine was a member of the steering committee for the Rehabilitation Network of Champlain Traumatic Brain Injury Integration Pilot Project and participated in the standardization of a new tool to evaluate functional verbal reasoning and executive strategies after brain injury. She is the author of Communication Quarterly, an educational publication about cognitive-communication issues following traumatic brain injury, and is a frequent speaker at educational conferences and seminars.

A Registered Speech-Language Pathologist, Christine has a Master of Health Sciences degree from the University of Toronto and is a member in good standing of the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario and of the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists.

Ruth Leppard R.N.,C.R.R.N., C.C.L.C.P.
Co-owner, Certified Life Care Planner &
Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse

Ruth Leppard has more than 19 years’ experience in the combined disciplines of nursing and rehabilitation. She operated R. Leppard and Associates Rehabilitation Consulting, which provided rehabilitation and vocational consulting, from 1999 to 2007 and co-founded the TRAC Group in 2001.

Committed to helping clients develop the skills and techniques they need to reintegrate into the community and employment, Ruth develops and implements comprehensive, goal-oriented, proactive and effective rehabilitation plans. Over the past 15 years, Ruth has acquired a specialty in rehabilitation nursing, as well as expertise in working with adults and children who have suffered multi-faceted, catastrophic injuries and impairments from vehicle and work-related injuries. Ruth’s objective and cost-effective approach, as well as her thorough understanding of vehicle insurance legislation and long-term disability requirements, help bring about successful closure for her clients, funding sources and other stakeholders.

A Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse, Ruth has served as a Vice-Chair of the Ottawa Chapter of the Certified Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (CARP), volunteer patient advocate at the Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre, and member of the board advisory committee for the Robin Easey Centre. Ruth is a frequent speaker at educational conferences and seminars.