Q: Where do you live? 

A: In the beautiful town of Coldstream, BC. 

Q: What is your position at RCCBC? 

A: I wear many hats at RCCbc! I’m the Medical Lead Obstetrical Surgical Skills (OSS) program and work with Rural Surgical and Obstetrical Networks (RSON) and Maternity and Babies Advice Line (MaBAL). In additional, I also work with the Rural Personal Health Records as the project lead and I’m also part of the Isolated Medical Provider Aftercare Team (IMPACT) program.

Q: What does that mean?   

A: Beacuse I work on a numer of projects, many things are interconnected. Most are related to supporting the Enhanced Surgical Skills (ESS) and Obstetrical Surgical Skills (OSS) community-training, continuing professional development and networks with the end goal of sustaining rural maternity care. Other projects have followed such as the Personal Health Records, IMPACT and MaBAL.

Q: Describe RCCbc in three words.   

A: Collaborative. Network. Supportive. 

Q: What motivated you to join RCCbc?   

A: The opportunity to network and learn from all the amazing people who are part of RCCbc and help spread the network to rural communities.

Q: What do you like most about working at / with RCCbc?

A: The people. 

Q: What do you like to do on your days off? 

A: Mountain biking, swimming, gardening, and listening to music. 

Q: What one thing we might be surprised to learn about you?

A: I love baking bread – my sourdough starters are named Clyde and Clarissa. 

Q: What is the next item on your bucket list?

A: Going on a bike packing trip to Eastern Europe!