50 Faces of Nursing

All through 2019, we highlighted profiles on 50 UCalgary nursing members in celebration of our 50th anniversary.

 

Derek Luk, BN'07

Derek Luk, BN'07

Founder of Mimentra

Brenda Toth

Brenda Toth

Manager, UCalgary Nursing's Undergraduate Programs

Dr. Nancy Moules, BN’95, MN’97, PhD’00

Dr. Nancy Moules, BN’95, MN’97, PhD’00

Professor, UCalgary Nursing and Kids Cancer Care Foundation Chair in Child and Family Cancer Care

Dr.Sandra Hirst

Dr. Sandra Hirst

Associate professor, UCalgary Nursing

Pamela Holberton, MN'90

Pamela Holberton, MN'90

Executive director, South Health Campus (cardiac sciences, critical care, emergency, medicine and respiratory services)

Kara Sealock BN’00, MEd’12

Kara Sealock BN’00, MEd’12

Nursing Instructor, UCalgary Nursing

Matt Jenson, BN'01

Matt Jenson, BN'01

Nurse clinician, Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) Clinic

Bikram Sekhon, BN’14, MN’19

Bikram Sekhon, BN’14, MN’19

Registered nurse, sessional practice instructor and master's thesis student, UCalgary Nursing

Dr. Paula Price, MN'87, PhD'04

Dr. Paula Price, MN'87, PhD'04

Former director, Mount Royal University's School of Nursing and Midwifery

Lucy Reyes, MN’91

Lucy Reyes, MN’91

Former manager of Cardiac Specialty Services and Medical Cardiology, Foothills Medical Centre

Joy Bliss, BN’85

Joy Bliss, BN’85

Clinical adjunct faculty member, School of Nursing at Chaminade University of Honolulu

Rita Lisella, BN'82, MN'91

Rita Lisella, BN'82, MN'91

Co-chair, UCalgary Nursing Alumni Gold Committee and former clinical practice coordinator

Lorraine Wright

Lorraine Wright

Professor Emerita, UCalgary Nursing

Trish Clark, BN’85, MN’92

Trish Clark, BN’85, MN’92

Former palliative clinical nurse specialist (CNS) with Alberta Health Services (AHS) on the Palliative Care Consult teams

Aaron Li

Aaron Li

Clinical Instructor, UCalgary Nursing

Amy Deagle, BN'06

Amy Deagle, BN'06

Manager of clinical innovation, Calgary Rural Primary Care Network and CEO/Founder, International Network of Nurse Leaders

Catherine Pryce, MN'93

Catherine Pryce, MN'93

Member of UCalgary Senate

Melissa How, BN'03

Melissa How, BN'03

Medical emergency coordinator, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)

Arlene Johnston, BN'79, MEd'81

Arlene Johnston, BN'79, MEd'81

Retired UCalgary Nursing faculty member, was in first class of the Post Diploma RN program at UCalgary Nursing

Sheri Lee vanGunst, BN'93

Sheri Lee vanGunst, BN'93

Medical science liaison, Roche Canada

Shawna Curry, BN’11, BKin’03

Shawna Curry, BN’11, BKin’03

Registered nurse, professional coach, bestselling author; founder, Health Redesigned

Amy Hobbs, BA'08, BN'10, MSc'15

Amy Hobbs, BA'08, BN'10, MSc'15

Provincial Director of surveillance, research, and analytics at Perinatal Services BC and consultant, World Health Organization

Barbara Shellian, BN’79, MN’83

Barbara Shellian, BN’79, MN’83

Director, Rural Health Calgary Zone, Alberta Health Services and past president, Canadian Nurses Association

Pam Nordstrom, BN'83

Pam Nordstrom, BN'83

Vice-president, Academic Affairs, Ambrose University

Dianne Dyer, BN’76, MN’93

Dianne Dyer, BN’76, MN’93

Past president of CARNA (College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta)

Karen Lasby MN’95 and Tammy Sherrow MN’95

Karen Lasby MN’95 and Tammy Sherrow MN’95

Karen Lasby, AHS' Team Lead/Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Neonatal Transition Team in Calgary’s Postpartum Community | Tammy Sherrow, associate professor at Mount Royal University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, co-authors of Preemie Care: A guide to navigating the first year with your premature baby

Suzanna Crawford BSc'11, BN'13

Suzanna Crawford BSc'11, BN'13

Co-founder of social enterprise ENABLE

Wesley Radulski, BN’82

Wesley Radulski, BN’82

Regional general manager of a hospital group in Melbourne, Australia

Catherine Laing BN’98, MN’08, PhD’13

Catherine Laing BN’98, MN’08, PhD’13

Associate professor, Associate dean for undergraduate programs, UCalgary Nursing

 Kate Wong, BN’12

Kate Wong, BN’12

Former co-president, Faculty of Nursing Alumni Committee

Nicole Letourneau

Nicole Letourneau

Professor, Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation Chair in Parent-Infant Mental Health, UCalgary Nursing; president-elect of CARNA

Dominic Chan BN'14

Dominic Chan BN'14

Patient Care Coordinator, Ambulatory and Inpatient Adult Mental Health at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver

Patricia Rosenau, BN’81, MN’94

Patricia Rosenau, BN’81, MN’94

Senior Instructor Emerita

Sue Conroy, MN'97

Sue Conroy, MN'97

Senior Provincial Director, Provincial Clinical Programs at Alberta Health Services

Nilufer Hasanova, BN’17

Nilufer Hasanova, BN’17

Registered Nurse, Influenza and Rapid Response Team, Student Union Wellness Centre

Marian Sayers

Marian Sayers

Donor, Marian and Bill Sayers Scholarship in Gerontological Nursing

Maureen Osis, MN'85

Maureen Osis, MN'85

Retired gerontological nurse and retired marriage and family therapist

Shannon Spenceley, MN’93

Shannon Spenceley, MN’93

Associate professor, researcher, and assistant dean of nursing in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge

Judith Hanson, BN’79, MN’83

Judith Hanson, BN’79, MN’83

Instructor Emerita, graduate of UCalgary's first Master of Nursing class

Randy Mabbott, BA’84, and Shelley Mabbott, BA’87

Randy Mabbott, BA’84, and Shelley Mabbott, BA’87

UCalgary Nursing benefactors

Janice Arbour, BN’88

Janice Arbour, BN’88

Retired nursing instructor, initiated the Health and Wellness Committee for the Town of Cochrane which evolved into its Urgent Care Centre

Dr. Karen Benzies

Dr. Karen Benzies

Associate dean (research) and professor, UCalgary Nursing

Arsheen Dhalla, BN'10

Arsheen Dhalla, BN'10

Founder of Daraja Foundation, a non-profit in Tanzania for youth

Pam LeBlanc

Pam LeBlanc

Pam Leblanc Research Coordinator, King-Shier Research Team

Karen Cook

Karen Cook

Senior Manager, Communications

Diana Mansell, BA'84, MA'86, PhD'96

Diana Mansell, BA'84, MA'86, PhD'96

Former nursing instructor, historian and author of Bedside and Community: 50 Years of Contributions to the Health of Albertans by the University of Calgary

Julia Imanoff, MN'16

Julia Imanoff, MN'16

Doctoral student and founder of social entrerprise Connect, Play, Grow (COLO)

Agnes Cooke

Agnes Cooke

Philanthropist, benefactor of various UCalgary Nursing scholarships

Jennifer Hewitt, BN'04

Jennifer Hewitt, BN'04

Registered nurse who focuses on maternal newborn health and international emergency response

Berna Moss, BN'92

Berna Moss, BN'92

Pioneered palliative care program at Bassano General Hospital and initiated and managed Bassano Health Centre, the first rural primary care centre in Alberta

50 Years of Nursing

50 Years of Nursing

Thank you for celebrating 50 years of nursing education in Alberta!