Chantelle Recsky
Dr. Kathryn J Hannah Nursing Informatics Scholarship I was initially drawn to nursing because it is such a diverse profession, with seemingly endless possibilities of what being a nurse could look like. In my career to date, I’ve had a wide variety of amazing experiences in clinical practice, education, and patient safety, and I have […]
Emma Muindi
CNF Diversity in Nursing Fund for IEN My name is Emma Muindi from Kenya and currently a permanent resident of Canada. I have a BSc in nursing and master of public health from Kenya. I previously worked as a community health nurse and as a nurse Instructor. Ever since I was young, my mother who […]
Vanessa Van Bewer
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – PhD My son recently said to me: Maman- I thought you were studying to become a teacher? When I first started my PhD program in nursing three years ago, I told him I was studying to become a professor, and in my son’s young mind, he interpreted that as […]
Jessy Dame
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – Master’s I wanted to start by thanking the TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund. My name is Jessy Dame, and I am a proud Two-Spirited Métis Registered Nurse. Though my Cree ancestry is from Manitoba, I was raised in Abbotsford, British Columbia and give thanks to my parents for their support. […]
Dawn Tisdale
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – Master’s My dreams of becoming a nurse was to support the health and well being of communities. I have now learned that nursing is so much more than I ever imagined and I fell in love with nursing when I realized the policy and advocacy impacts that nurses have […]
Emily Sandre
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – Baccalaureate My name is Emily Sandre and I am a nursing student at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. I live in Ottawa, Ontario where I am currently working as a Personal Support Worker at a local retirement home. I first became interested in the nursing profession […]
Katherine Elson
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – Baccalaureate 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. For over twenty-four years I have been nursing in my home province of Labrador. As a Labrador southern Inuit Registered […]
Annamarie Windels
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – Baccalaureate I am sincerely appreciative of receiving this award to help further my education to become a Registered Nurse. I chose to become a nurse because I wanted to be able to connect with people and care for them in their times of needs. Currently I have just finished […]
Lisa Ann Elizabeth Fedoriw
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – Baccalaureate My name is Lisa Fedoriw and I am an Indigenous student at the University of Victoria University enrolled in the Bachelor of Nursing Program and will graduate in 2020. I am a mature student who has come back to school to fulfill a lifelong dream of becoming a […]
Alex Halonen
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – Baccalaureate I am currently a second-year nursing student and am absolutely loving the program! I decided to join the profession of nursing because of the abundance of career pathways available, and the opportunity to have a positive impact on a diverse population during various stages of life! I love […]