Suzana graduated with a Bachelor in Nursing (BN) degree from University of New Brunswick/Humber College Collaborative Program (2008). She worked in the community as a visiting nurse at VON (Victoria Order of Nurses). Then, she achieved a Certificate of Clinical Research Associate (CCRA) from Michener Institute and works as a Clinical Research coordinator since 2012 first at St. Michaels Hospital and currently at UHN (University Health Network). She worked in research for a few years in the cardiology field and is currently in endocrinology. She developed various skills over the years, and has a commitment to health promotion. She is currently working towards her Master degree in Nursing from Athabasca University. She is also certified in Community Health Nursing (CCHN) with the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA). She is very involved in the community in many aspects with the new-comers, especially immigrants from South America, developing ways to accommodate them in Canada in the best and healthy way.

She showed her interest to help and be involved with the Community Health Nurses’ Initiative Group (CHNIG) for a while, and she now accepted the position to be a treasurer of the Board of the Community Health Nurses’ Initiatives Group (CHNIG). She holds an enthusiastic attitude and is willing to collaborate in a positive and responsible way.

Contact the Treasurer Director at Treasurer@CHNIG.org

Janet Leung is a Second-Entry Nursing Student, who is expected to graduate from the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) Program at York University in October 2019. She received a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Occupational and Public Health with a major in Public Health and Safety from Ryerson University.

She is passionate in caring and supporting individuals and diverse communities to promote health and wellbeing, and to enhance health protection and safety. She strives to improve the health of vulnerable populations with the aim of advancing health access and equity.

She collaborated with her clinical practicum team and community stakeholders to conduct thorough assessments and develop an accepted proposal to support LGBTQ2+ individuals (residents and staff) at a long-term care organization. She and her team presented Strengthening Community Ties: Supporting LGBTQ2+ Client Centred Care for Older Adults, including strategies to support and protect LGBTQ2+ staff in the workplace, at the National Community Health Nursing Conference: Caring, Connecting and Leading for a Healthy Canada in June 2018, Regina, SK. As a member of the Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC), she collaborated with the LGBTQ2+ workgroup to develop a policy brief to inform the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health (HESA) report, The Health of LGBTQIA2 Communities in Canada.

Recently, she completed her consolidation at the Toronto Public Health Communicable Diseases Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Program.

As a RNAO Student Liaison and CHNIG Student Representative, she will contribute to advancing community health nursing and nursing student education.

Contact the Student Representative at Student@CHNIG.org