Ruby Vienna Tadeo
CNF Diversity Award I am an internationally-educated nurse from the Philippines. My mother encouraged me to become a nurse, hence, I became one and never once regret it. I came to Canada in 2013 and I have not seen my mother since 2005, and I am proud of her for raising all her four children […]
Prema D’Souza
CNF Diversity Award I have been passionate about health care since my childhood days, but was unable to identify the education I wanted to pursue until I was 16 years old. An incident that took place in an orphanage helped me narrow in on my undergraduate major, and inevitably paved the path to my career […]
Marie Abegail Chu
CNF Diversity Award I was 16 years old when my father had an accident at work. He sustained second and third degree burns from a gas pipe-line that exploded at their site. We had him for another year after that accident and eventually died of sepsis. In my wanting to understand what really happened to […]
Jay Kenneth Biton
CNF Diversity Award “When I grow up I want to be a Pilot.” That was initially my dream at the age of 5. However, I grew up loving science experiments, math calculations and historical stories. A satisfying love relationship made choosing a career very difficult, until a convincing talk with my aunt and uncle for […]
Vanessa Van Bewer
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – PhD I am a registered nurse and a doctoral student entering the 3rd year of my PhD program at the University of Manitoba. After completing my Bachelor of Nursing, I never thought I would return to school to complete a master’s degree, let alone a PhD. The undergraduate program […]
Tina Shaw
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – Baccalaureate I am open-minded and forward-thinking, compassionate, passionate, and empathetic. I am strong in research, leadership, and advocacy; all of these traits are fundamentally important to be a great nurse. My family is small, close-knit, supportive, and quirky. We have always lived below the poverty line as a result […]
Sharlene Webkamigad
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – PhD I’m from the Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, located in Ontario. A mother of two beautiful daughters, I’m supported by family, friends, and my community. I come from very large families, and have many cousins, aunties, uncles, grandparents, and extended relations who I continue to keep connections with. I have […]
Scott Ramsay
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – Master’s If you ask someone in nursing why he or she became a nurse, more often than not you are going to receive an answer with a personal reason. I am no different. I became a Registered Nurse after losing my younger brother to cancer almost 7 years ago. […]
Rain Desjarlais
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – Baccalaureate I am starting my fourth year of the Bachelor of Nursing program at Mount Royal University this fall. I am of Cree and Metis decent and a member of Frog Lake First Nation. I was raised on the East Prairie Metis Settlement with my grandparents where I learned […]
Montana Massicotte
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – Baccalaureate My name is Montana Massicotte; I am a proud Indigenous woman and part of the bear clan. In the winter of 2015 I was enrolled in the Pre-Health Science program at Algonquin College. I had applied to a few different programs including respiratory therapist, x-ray technician, ultrasound, and […]