Alex has been a Perioperative Nurse for 3 years, having recently taken on the role of Spine Service Resource Nurse in 2021 and completed his CNA Perioperative Certification. He graduated from the University of New Brunswick in 2019 with a Bachelor of Nursing first division, and in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science first division. He began serving as a Board Member of the Kennebecasis Valley Food Basket in 2021. He is passionate about promoting excellence in Perioperative Nursing and working with ORNAC to promote the Perioperative Nursing community.

A graduate of Dalhousie University, Phuong earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International, a nursing honor society.  She then spent approximately 10 years working at the Halifax Infirmary Operating Rooms in various capacities. 

Learning is a lifelong journey, and novice learners in particular must be supported and nurtured. Phuong fits well into the current role as a perioperative nurse educator running the Halifax Surgical Skills Centre within the QEII Simulation Program since 2019.

Phuong has an extensive volunteer background, one of her latest volunteer commitments is being a Halifax Project Coordinator for the Hearts of Freedom project, funded by the Government of Canada and supported by Carleton University. The project outcome is to preserve the historical memory of the refugees from the countries of the former Indochina and the dissemination of the record of their experiences as widely as possible in Canada and globally.

In addition to commitments with ORNAC, Phuong is an active contributor with the Perioperative Exam Review Committee with the Canadian Nurses Association.

Phuong likes to keep herself busy and enjoys working at the Emergency Medical Care Inc since the beginning of the pandemic as a casual 811 COVID Registered Nurse. During her downtime, Phuong loves to paint landscapes, where one of her paintings was a runner up for most voted (locally) People’s Choice award; runs long distance and was invited to participate at the Timex National 10k Championship in Toronto in 2012 and again in 2013; and maintains her native language, Vietnamese.