Robyn joined Health Zone as a Nurse Practitioner in August 2019. Prior to this she worked at the Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic in Peterborough. She graduated in August of 2017 from the Masters of Nursing & Nurse Practitioner program at Athabasca University. She previously worked as an RN for 12 years, and Clinical Nurse Specialist for 1 year in Obstetrics at LHSC. Robyn has an interest in health promotion, as well as women’s health and pediatrics. Robyn enjoys spending time being physical...
Tagreed is very passionate about community work and quality health care. After completing her master’s degree in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences –specialized in Health Promotion from Western University, Tagreed worked as a group facilitator serving women and families. Gaining valuable experience and insights she was then a youth worker where she enjoyed working with youth of all backgrounds and ages. Combining a passion for community, healthy living and health promotion led to a community ...
Gail comes to Health Zone with a background in banking, real estate and 12 years as executive director in the non-profit sector, as a business consultant and project manager. She has experience in program creation, administration processes, strategic re-engineering and change management projects. As an effective leader she believes strongly in the power of collaboration, teamwork and collective passion, Gail is excited to represent and help lead this amazing team of health care providers thro...
Amy has been on the board since 2017 and is currently serving as the Board Chair for a second year. She has been a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner since 2006, working in a Family Health Team for seven years. In that role, Amy developed and managed a number of chronic disease management clinics including Diabetes, Hypertension, and Congestive Heart Failure. She moved into the academic environment at Western University in 2015 teaching full-time in the undergraduate and Nurse Pract...
Following an academic career earning a PhD in Literature and teaching in various Universities both domestic and international, Chris turned attention to information management and furthering evidence-based decision-making with roles in private and public ecosystems. Chris assumed increasingly responsible roles leading in health care public service most recently as Director of the Connecting South West Ontario program at London Health Sciences Centre.
Rhonda has worked as a Registered Nurse for over 33 years in acute care, community care and long- term care in front line and management positions. She has enjoyed all these different areas of nursing, but holds a special place for long term care, having worked as a nurse’s aide while obtaining her diploma in nursing from Niagara College Mack School of Nursing. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Certificate in Leadership in Nursing from Ryerson Univer...
Todd has been a member of our board since June 2019 and current serves as the Treasurer and Co-Chair. He has extensive background in the delivery of virtual health care services through publicly funded health coaching and tele-nursing programs in several provinces and territories across Canada. At his core, he believes that the health care system is best served by the creation of an environment that helps patients efficiently navigate to the most appropriate care, minimize b...
Margo is a Nurse Practitioner/NP Consultant at the London Health Sciences Centre and Adjunct Research Professor with Western University who joined our Board in 2020. She has extensive experience in health care and health systems and has been a nurse for over 35 years. She holds both a Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing and post Master’s NP certification and practices in Paediatric Neurology. Sh... "> Margo is a Nurse Practitioner/NP Consultant at the London Health Sciences Centre and Adjunct Research Professor with Western University who joined our Board in 2020. She has extensive experience in health care and health systems and has been a nurse for over 35 years. She holds both a Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing and post Master’s NP certification and practices in Paediatric Neurology. Sh...
Naomi is the Regional Patient Education Lead for the South West Regional Cancer Program. She is passionate about developing patient education strategies that enable patients to make well-informed health decisions and be an active participant in their care. Prior to her current role in health care administration, Naomi spent a number of years working in clinical research. She has been part of research groups at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and ...
Laura completed her undergraduate degree in Sociology at London’s Western University as well as Dalhousie University in Halifax. She completed her law degree in England at the University of York, and after returning to Canada in June of 2017, Laura completed her Canadian Equivalency exams and Bar exams. Laura was called to the bar in June of 2019 and has been practicing as a criminal defence lawyer in London since then. Laura joined our board of directors in October of 2021.