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Lead Indigenous Specific Anti-Racism Facilitator  June 2024 -  present  Provincial Health Services Authority          

Facilitating anti-indigneous racism workshops within PHSA for executive teams and leadership.

Executive Director (Interim)  May 2023 -  Aug 2023  Bridges for Women Society         Victoria BC 

Supporting a 40 year old non-profit feminist anti-oppressive organization during a period of significant transition and transformation. Focus on staff engagement, community leadership, economic diversification and board development.

Contractor and Facilitator Dec 2022 - Present GRACEY COLLABORATIONS   Victoria BC

Working on the OurUnlearning.ca project facilitating white settler racial caucusing and overarching Indigenous specific anti-racism learning and unlearning.  Specialized focus on working within large public health systems with a quality improvement lens and a commitment to transformational change by way of a cultural safety and humility, anti-racism decolonizing harm reduction approach

Her+Way Home Lead January 2021 – Dec 2022 ISLAND HEALTH Victoria BC   Team lead for a primary care wrap around harm reduction support program for women+ who are pregnant/early parenting and using substances, or who are in early recovery.

Anti-Racism Project Lead July 2018 – January 2021 ISLAND HEALTH Victoria BC   Under the direction of Indigenous leaders at Island Health (reporting to the executive leads / VP of Organizational Experience and Aboriginal Health) developing and co-leading a 5 year Indigenous specific anti-racism, participatory decolonization and engagement plan.  

Consultant. Quality, Improvement and Experience July 2015 – June 2018 ISLAND HEALTH Victoria BC Working on an incredibly inspired team, building a movement towards innovation, design thinking and the emerging future.  Leading Island Health as an organization towards improved staff and patient experience, and quality system performance through shifting power and creating space for the human beings that work in the organization.  

Adjunct Assistant Professor 2015 - Present UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA Victoria BC    School of Nursing classroom teaching in undergraduate track with a focus on health at the systems level.  Additionally taught within the School of Public Health and Social Policy graduate course with a focus on global health delivered online in a distributed learning environment. 

Nurse Consultant 2013 - 2015 QUEENSWOOD CONSULTING Victoria BC  Contracts in a range of management consulting services (strategic planning, business transformation, community consultation, program review, information technology, management systems, project management). 

Instructor   2008-2015 CAMOSUN COLLEGE Victoria BC  Bachelor of Nursing program. Responsible for the instruction and evaluation of up to 120 first and second year adult learners.  

RN/Clinic Coordinator   2003-2010  VICTORIA YOUTH CLINIC  Victoria BC  Operational leadership role in fast-paced primary care health center for high risk, often street-entrenched youth ages 12-24 within a primary care team of physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical counselors, social workers and outreach workers. 

Director of Family Centre 2003-2005 UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA  Victoria BC  Supporting a diverse multicultural community in an academic setting with a health promotion and family-centered approach.  

Registered Nurse 2002 - 2023  VARIOUS  Victoria BC  A variety of nursing roles over 23 years including:  Island Health Postpartum, Labour and Delivery, Public Health: Casual and part time. Island Sexual Health Society: Clinic Coordinator. Vancouver Island Women’s Women's Clinic: Postanesthetic Recovery. Sprott Shaw Community College: Instructor in LPN program. 

Guest Lecturer April 2024 ULSTER UNIVERSITY Art Psycotherapy Masters in Science Belfast UK

Visiting Professor June-July 2017/2021   ECOLES DES HAUTES ETUDES EN SANTÉ PUBLIQUE  France EU Coordinated and co-designed a month long intensive integration module for two cohorts of international students in a Masters of Public Health program.  Focus was on Public Health communication, equity and cultural safety. In addition to teaching and supporting students, delivered several presentations to the full faculty

Elected City Councillor 2005-2010 CITY OF VICTORIA Victoria BC Municipally elected official working as a member of a 9-person council with primary responsibilities focused on quality governance and evidence-informed decision making. Key achievements: Adoption of International Association of Public Participation (IAp2) principles, City of Victoria’s first Public Engagement Strategy, first Department of Sustainability and first edible civic gardens. Additionally spearheaded live streaming of council meetings and other City Hall accessibility resources.

2023 | Graduate Diploma in Art Therapy (presently enrolled)

Kutenai Art Therapy Institute (distance)

2021 | Masters in Counselling year 1

City University (online)

2013 | Masters in Public Health (Sustainable Health Systems)

University of Verona. Verona Italy

2010 | Graduate Certificate in Health Systems Leadership

Royal Roads University. Victoria BC

2002| Bachelor of Science in Nursing  (with Distinction)

University of Victoria. Victoria BC