PRESIDENT (PRNABC)

Rupinder Khotar

Rupinder is the OR Nursing Supervisor at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC. She has been an OR nurse since 1992 and worked as one of the educators of the Providence Health Care (PHC) Perioperative Nursing Program for 10 years before taking over her present role.

PRESIDENT ELECT (PRNABC)

Loraine Best

Loraine is the Manager of the OR/PACU at Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre in Surrey, as well as Delta Hospital OR/PACU/SDC and Ambulatory Care. She has been a perioperative nurse since 1988 and has worked as a staff nurse, clinical nurse educator, and patient care coordinator. Loraine has been an active member of firstly BCORNG and now PRNABC and is honoured to represent British Columbia at a national level.

PRESIDENT (ORNAA)

Barb Mushayandebvu RN, CPN(C)

Barbara is presently working full time in Calgary, as a staff nurse, and has been nursing for the last 25 years. She has Perioperative Nursing experience in various areas of specialties including general duty, Clinical leader and Clinical Nurse Educator. Barbara has worked in several OR environments in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and the UK, bringing to the ORNAC Board a global perspective on Perioperative Nursing practice. It is an honour to be representing the hardworking, dedicated , passionate Perioperative Nurses of Alberta.

PRESIDENT ELECT (ORNAA)

Colleen Marcotte

PRESIDENT (SORNG)

Candace Franke

Candace presently works casual in the operating room at St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon, SK and the Saskatoon Surgicentre. Her life situations have taken her to many cities and several provinces. She began work in the periOperative setting in 1984. She has been active with the provincial operating room groups on their boards and in conference planning. She became president of SORNG in 2006 and is honored to represent Saskatchewan on the ORNAC board. Candace is co-chair of the 22nd National ORNAC conference in Regina in 2011.

PRESIDENT ELECT (SORNG)

TBD

PRESIDENT (MORNA)

Leah Restall

PRESIDENT ELECT (MORNA)

Carol Knudsen

PRESIDENT (ORNAO)

Anita Esson RN, BScN, RNFA, CPN(C)
RNFA/RN
Sault Area Hospital
Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Anita is employed at the Sault Area Hospital as a full-time RNFA/RN. She has been a perioperative nurse for over 24 years, working as a staff nurse, RNFA and team leader. She has been an active member on the local and provincial boards. She completed an RNAO Clinical Fellowship in 2004, and was the 2008 recipient of the ORNAO/J&J scholarship/bursary.

Anita is looking forward to an exciting and informative term on the ORNAC Board.

PRESIDENT ELECT (ORNAO)

Debra Bastone
Kenora, ON

PRESIDENT (CIISOQ/CORNQ)

Mireille Bélanger

Mireille est infirmière du CHUM pavillon Notre-Dame depuis 1986. Elle est à la SOP depuis 2003. Elle a été présidente du syndicat des infirmières pendant 6 ans avant de s'impliquer dans le comité de négociation provincial. Maintenant, elle donne de son temps à la CIISOQ.

Mireille has been a nurse at CHUM Pavillon Notre-Dame since 1986. She's been with SOP since 2003. She was president of the nurses' union for 6 years before becoming involved in the provincial bargaining committee. Now she gives her time to CORNQ.

PRESIDENT ELECT (CIISOQ/CORNQ)

Philippe Willame

Philippe est actuellement l'adjoint coordonnateur du bloc opératoire, incluant la salle de réveil et les inhalothérapeutes du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Mère-Enfant Ste-Justine de Montréal. Il est infirmier gradué hospitalier Belge depuis 1989 avec une spécialisation au bloc opératoire. Il a travaillé en Belgique et en France au bloc opératoire durant 12 années. Depuis 2001, il travaille à Montréal et est un membre actif de la CIISOQ, spécialement au niveau de l'éducation. Pour le moment, il complète son baccalauréat en sciences infirmières.

Philippe is presently the vice coordinator of the operating room, including PACU and Respiratory Technician team, at the CHU Ste-Justine (Paediatric Hospital), Montreal, Quebec. He has been a nurse since 1989 with a Belgium operating room specialization. He has worked in Belgium, France for 12 years in the operating room and since 2001, he has been working in Montreal. He's an active member of the CORNQ, especially in education and is currently completing his bachelor degree in nursing.

PRESIDENT (NBORN)

Vanna Wasson R.N., B.N., CPN(c)

Vanna is President of New Brunswick (NBORN) and N.B.'s representative on the ORNAC Board. Vanna has many years experience in nursing in ICU, OR and has worked as staff nurse, educator and manager. Presently she is Nurse Manager for River Valley Health at Oromocto Public Hospital.

PRESIDENT ELECT (NBORN)

Charlotte Roach R.N. CPN(c)

Currently the Peri-operative Nurse Manager of the OR, PACU, Day Surgery, and Pre-op Clinic at the Upper River Valley Hospital in Waterville and the Hotel Dieu of Saint Joseph Hospital in Perth, New Brunswick. Charlotte has been a Peri-operative Nurse since 1991, and completed the post-basic Peri-operative Nursing Course from the Moncton City Hospital in 1995. She has held CNA Certification since 1995. She is an active member of NBORN since 1993 holding previous position on the Board and Executive and is the current President-Elect.

PRESIDENT (ORNANS)

Cathy Timmons
Staff OR Nurse
Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow, NS

PRESIDENT ELECT (ORNANS)

Kathy Ferguson
Manager of Perioperative Services
St. Martha's Hospital, Antigonish, NS

PRESIDENT (ORNPEI)

Katherine Wood

Katherine is presently a perioperative staff nurse at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown PEI. Katherine has enjoyed 20 plus years of perioperative experience at various hospitals across Canada. She has worked in the roles of Educator, surgical liaison nurse & as a preceptor throughout her career.

PRESIDENT ELECT (ORNPEI)

Cathy Doucette

PRESIDENT (N&LORNA)

Margot Walsh
Patient Care Coordinator
Plastics, Gyne Oncology
Eastern Health, St John's, NL

PRESIDENT ELECT (N&LORNA)

Debbie Keough RN CPN(C)

Debbie started her nursing career in 1983. In 2003 she decided to take on the challenging, but rewarding role as an OR nurse…and has never looked back! She started in the OR as a staff nurse, and then took the role as Patient Care Coordinator in a General Surgery and Vascular OR Suite. Currently, Debbie is a Perioperative Manager responsible for Surgical Day Care, Operating Room and Post Anesthetic Care Unit at St. Clare's Mercy Hospital in St. John's, NL.

CORL

Pat Pocock Dipl Nsg. Ed. Reg.N.
Perioperative Consulting
Lucan, Ontario

Patricia Pocock is a consultant and facilitator for Perioperative Services and recently served as the Senior Clinical Consultant with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Surgical Efficiency Targets Program. She has over 45 years of experience in Perioperative Nursing, and is the recipient of awards of excellence . Pat was a founding and executive member of the London & District O.R. Nurses Association and is co-chair of the Canadian Operating Room Leaders Network.

PNEC

Tracie Scott RN, BScN, MSN/ED, CPN(C)

Tracie began her nursing career 16 years ago and has spent the majority of it within the Perioperative field of practice. Beginning as a Registered Practical Nurse, Tracie continued her educational experiences which lead to obtaining her RN, and subsequently her Baccalaureate in Nursing from Ryerson University. In 2010 Tracie completed her Master of Science in Nursing specializing in Education. Tracie is the President and a founding member of the Perioperative Nurse Educators of Canada (PNEC) and represents the association by holding the PNEC affiliate seat at the Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC) board table. Tracie also holds an executive position of Program Convenor with the periOPerative Registered Nurses Association of Greater Toronto(ORNGT) as well as a position on the program planning committee for the Operating Room Nurses Association of Ontario's (ORNAO) 2012 conference. Currently, Tracie is a Professor in the Perioperative nursing program at Centennial College in Toronto and the Clinical Manager for the Operating Room and Surgical Endoscopy Suites at Markham Stouffville Hospital in Markham Ontario. Tracie is a busy mom of three young boys and prides her family as her greatest joy and accomplishment.

RNFANC

Christine Bilopavlovic