Jessica Key
CNF Indigenous Award – Master’s I am a registered nurse and a citizen of the Musgamakw Dzawada’enuxw people, from the Unceded Territory of BCs central coast. I grew up in Yellowknife and have lived on Coast Salish territory for the past 15 years. My clinical background is in working with youth with concurrent mental health and […]
Dawn Tisdale
CNF Indigenous Award – Master’s My goals for my nursing practice have been to support the health and well-being of Indigenous communities through nursing policy by advocating for health equity and social justice. As I grow and learn as a nurse I see how critical nursing’s role is in creating safer systems for patients. I […]
Kathy Elson
CNF Indigenous Award – Baccalaureate I have been working as a registered nurse for over 26 years and all in beautiful Labrador. My nursing career began with the Labrador Nursing Access Program which was designed to recruit and train Labrador residents to become nurses who would stay home and work. As a Labrador southern Inuit […]
Cassidy Shkopich
Northern Award My name is Cassidy Shkopich, I am a member of Flying Dust First Nation, and I was born and raised in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. My pronouns are she/her. I initially did two years of arts and science at the University of Saskatchewan; knowing that I wanted to work in the healthcare field. During […]
Brontë Pruce
Anita George Memorial Nursing Award Tansi! My name is Brontë and I am a Métis woman currently residing in the traditional territories of the Snuneymuxw Nation. I have just completed my second year of the RN program at Vancouver Island University and for that I can say I am proud! What a year it has […]
V Logan Kennedy
Carolyn Sifton Award I became a nurse because of my values related to equity, service, and care. Recognizing how these values aligned with nursing, I knew it was the path for me. As I have grown as a nurse, my commitment to women’s sexual and reproductive health equity and rights has strengthened. I began my […]
Trina Thorne
Aramark Canada Nursing Award I have 20 years of experience in nursing in various health care settings, including acute care, critical care and most recently as a Nurse practitioner continuing care. My nursing career has been shaped by my desire for professional development and my drive to improve quality of care. I am very grateful […]
Suzanne Braithwaite
Joan Gilchrist Award My journey into the nursing profession was a personal one. As a mother with a critically ill infant, I was met by a team of nurses who demonstrated professionalism, intelligence, and above all, empathy and support for me and my family during a challenging time. I decided then to become a nurse […]
Shireen Bell
Frances Moran Award I am humbled and grateful for all that I have experienced and accomplished by being a nurse including the receipt of the Frances Moran CNF Scholarship Award. I have been a registered nurse for 33 years and still feel professional pride and fulfillment. My family emigrated from India in the late ‘60s […]
Reanne Booker
Marilynne Convey AAMAC Award I became a nurse after taking a nursing course during my undergraduate science degree program. I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to do with my career and took a few elective courses. After completing just one nursing course, I knew immediately that I wanted to become a nurse. It was […]