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Team

Leslie Carty

Executive Director, Operations

Dr. Todd Alec

Co-Chair, RCCbc for Inclusion, Social Justice & Equity

Dr. Rebecca Lindley

Medical Co-Director, The CARE Course

Julia Bougourd

Rural Programs Liaison, Vancouver Coastal Region

Dr. Svetlana Hadikin

Core Member

Stephanie Ameyaw

Project Manager, UBC CPD

Hayley Bennett

Virtual Medical Office Assistant

Dr. Stefan Grzybowski

Director, Rural Health Services Research Network of BC

Karen Shepherd

Virtual Medical Office Assistant

Jaeger Odyegov

Core Member, Medical Student

Tiffany Mooney

Senior Finance Clerk

Carrera Teal

Director, Networks

Bree Loeffler

Administrative Assistant

Dr. Edward Marquis

Co-Lead, Isolated Medical Provider Aftercare Team

Rebecca Connop Price

Communications Officer

Jason Curran

Manager, Rural Research & Physician Engagement

Dr. Granger Avery

Associate Director

Shana Schiopu

Peer-to-Peer Technical Lead, Real-Time Virtual Support

Robert Shaer

Content Specialist

Shannon Mah

Rural Health Intern

Eliana Clements

Rural Programs Liaison, Northern Region

Dr. John Pawlovich

Director, Rural Education Action Plan | Co-lead, Real-Time Virtual Support

Dr. Dan Horvat

Core Member

Mark Nash

Research Assistant, Rural Education Action Plan

Dr. Ezekial Steve

Lead, Rural Locums Initiative

Rebecca Manuel

ROAM/RSON Coordinator

Naema Parsan

RCME Liaison, Interior Region

Santaya Garnot

Rural CME Liaison, Northern Health

Drew Baird

Provincial Manager RCME and Rural Programs

Bala Reddy

Finance Coordinator, Real-Time Virtual Support

Alex Jones

Marketing and Communications Specialist

Dr. Margot Parkes

Core Member

Dr. Trina Larsen-Soles

Lead, Transport

Dr. Tracy Morton

Co-Lead, Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Dr. Nancy Humber

Lead, Rural Surgical & Obstetrical Networks

Dr. John Soles

Co-lead, Transport

Heiko Decosas

Communications Lead

Dr. Ian Warbrick

Core Member

Dr. Jim Christenson

Core Member

John Mah

Director, Real-Time Virtual Support

Adrienne Peltonen

Project Manager

Sheri Drover

Clinical Services Manager, Real-Time Virtual Support

Dr. Tandi Wilkinson

Lead, Thriving Project

Dr. Dani Pichie

Core Member

Dr. Melissa Paquette

Co-lead, CHARLiE (Pediatrics), Real-Time Virtual Support

Dr. Nicole Ebert

Lead, Rural Health Conference | Lead, Obstetrical Surgical Services

Dr. Virginia Robinson

Co-Lead, Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Lisa Hetu

Administrative Manager, Rural Education Action Plan

Sandra Walker

Consultant

Tracey DeLeeuw

Project & Research Facilitator

Dr. Kirsten Miller

Co-Lead, Sustaining Pediatrics in Rural & Underserved Communities

Daniel Harper

Strategic Initiatives Lead

Kim Williams

Networks Director

Dr. Kevin McMeel

Lead, Northern, Emergency Education Programs

Dr. Danette Dawkin

Lead, Rural Site Visits | Lead, Communications

Katrina Bepple

Manager, Partnerships & Engagement

Lee Yeates

Co-Lead, Rural Obstetrics & Maternity Sustainability Program

Dr. Caitlin Blewett

Core Member

Dr. Josh Greggain

Co-Lead, Network of Rural Divisions

Dr. Kirk McCarroll

Lead, Family Practice Anaesthesia Network

Dr. Terri Aldred

Lead, Indigenous-Led Health Initiatives

Dr. Ryan Falk

Core Member

Dr. Jane Bishop

Core Member

Dr. Robin Routledge

Core Member

Dr. Robert Woollard

Associate Director

Dr. Amy Sawchuk

Co-Lead, MaBAL (Maternity & Babies), Real-Time Virtual Support

Dr. Jel Coward

Medical Co-director, The CARE Course

Dr. Keeve de Villiers

Co-Lead, MaBAL (Maternity & Babies), Real-Time Virtual Support

Melanie Harrop

Project Coordinator

Dr. Bruce Hobson

Core Member

Dr. Anthon Meyer

Lead, Rural Personal Health Record

Dr. James Card

Lead, Rural Medicine Interest Longitudinal Mentorship

Jennifer Iskiw

Rural Programs Liaison, Island Region

Dug Andrusiek

Research Associate

Dr. Jenny Retallack

Co-Lead, Sustaining Pediatrics in Rural & Underserved Communities

Dr. Jessica Hatcher

Core Member, Resident

Peggy Skelton

Core Member

Eric Ho

Finance Assistant

Dr. Matt Petrie

Co-Lead, Fire Department, Real-Time Virtual Support

Dr. Dave Whittaker

Core Member

Dr. Jeanette Boyd

Core Member

Alyssa Jones

Project Assistant

Shannon Beer

Virtual Medical Office Assistant

Bianca DeSilva

Rural CME Liaison, Island Health

Laura Beamish

Senior Manager, Rural Program, Rural CPD

Dr. Carl Whiteside

Core Member

Larissa McLean

Rural Education Manager, Rural Education Action Plan

Dr. Brydon Blacklaws

Co-lead, VERRa, Real-Time Virtual Support

Nico Preston

Chief Data Scientist

Krystal Wong

Senior Project Coordinator (on maternity leave)

Alison James

Senior Project Coordinator

Tom Carne

Project Assistant, Real-Time Virtual Support

Dr. Alan Ruddiman

Director | Lead, Rural Programs Liaisons

Dr. Stuart Johnston

Director

Dilys Leung

Consultant, Rural Projects

Nick Mosses

Digital Systems Lead

Dr. Videsh Kapoor

Lead, Rural Global Health Partnership Initiative

Dee Taylor

Co-Scientific Director

Dr. Ray Markham

Executive Director, Medicine

Christina Krause

Core Member

Aaron Vanderpool

Peer-to-Peer Technical Lead, Real-Time Virtual Support

Dr. Karin Kausky

Co-lead, Network of Rural Divisions

Michael Mannerow

Data Engineer

Dr. Denise Jaworsky

Director of the Rural Scholars Program and Core Member

Dr. Daisy Dulay

Lead of Consultation to Conversation 2.0 and RTVS Quick Reply pathways

Dr. Ian Schokking

Lead, Rural CME Community Program | Lead, Research, Evaluation & Quality Improvement

Anne Lesack

Senior Project Coordinator

Eric Bringsli

Core Member

Dr. Sara Sandwith

Co-Lead, Rural Obstetrics & Maternity Sustainability Program

Dr. Alan Rabinowitz

Lead, Translational Medicine

Nelly Oelke

Co-Scientific Director

Dr. Dana Hubler

Medical Director, Rural Continuing Professional Development

Hillary Kovach

Senior Program Assistant, Rural Education Action Plan

Dr. Sean Ebert

Core Member

Dr. Rahul Gupta

Lead, Mindfulness in Medicine

Dr. Arthur Cogswell

Co-Lead, CHARLiE (Pediatrics), Real-Time Virtual Support

Dr. Bill Clifford

Consultant, Rural Personal Health Record

Dr. Caroline Walker

VERRa Co-lead, Real-Time Virtual Support

Dr. Jeff Beselt

Co-Lead, RUDi (Emergency), Real-Time Virtual Support

Dr. Charuka Maheswaran

Lead, Parenting in Practice

Tania Webb

Core Member

Desiree Franco

People and Culture Administrative Coordinator

Dr. Tom Wright

Coach and facilitator, Quality Team Coaching for Rural BC

Katja Hyvarinen

People and Culture Administrative Coordinator

Erika Pritchard

Senior Project Coordinator

Paul Kendal

Networks Coordinator

Dr. Dave Snadden

Lead, Rural Physician Research Grant Program

Arianna Hogan

Executive Administrative Assistant

Dr. Joshua Wiggins

Core Member

Curtis Derlago

Finance Lead

Dr. Scot Mountain

Co-lead, Real-Time Virtual Support (RTVS) | Lead, ROCCi (Critical Care & Internal Medicine), RTVS

Sydney Phan

Program Assistant, Rural Education Action Plan

Olivia Cheng

Communications Officer

Dr. Dan Cutfeet

Core Member

Dr. Bob Bluman

Core Member

Shelby Bell

Project Assistant (on maternity leave)

Dr. Blair Stanley

Associate Director, Rural Education Action Plan | Co-lead, Isolated Medical Provider Aftercare Team

Elisa Chow

Senior Manager, Operations & Administration

Alice Muirhead

Director, Engagement and Outreach

Dave Harris

Engagement and System Lead Consultant, Real-Time Virtual Support

Jayleen Emery

Senior Project Coordinator

Darcie Owen

Academic Executive Assistant