Stephanie is a Public Health nurse at the Chatham Kent Public Health Unit (CKPHU). She supports families with young children via the Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Program, on CKPHU’s Healthy Growth and Development team. Currently, she is working in case and contact management, as a part of CKPHU’s COVID-19 pandemic response. Prior to working in Public Health, Stephanie gained five years of nursing experience in the long term care sector, completing additional courses in palliative care- Fundamentals of Hospice Palliative Care (2015), and Enhanced Fundamentals of Palliative Care (2016). She received her BScN in 2018 through Trent University/ George Brown College’s Collaborative Nursing Program.

Stephanie has been active within Chatham-Kent’s chapter of the RNAO since 2020, serving on the executive team in the role of Policy and Political Action Executive Network Officer.

Stephanie looks forward to working with this exceptional team over her term as co-lead for Research, Education, and Professional Development.

Joon (they/them) is a health promoter currently expanding their scope of practice through a nursing degree. Their work is focused on practice and research on sexual health, queer and trans health, and community based harm reduction. Joon is passionate about anti-poverty strategy and efforts, building community, and resting.

Mark Cheshlya is a fourth year student BScN student at Western University where he has a passion for community and public health and improving the health of local communities through smart public policies. Mark also works with Dr. Cheryl Forchuk’s Mental Health Nurses Research Alliance associated with Lawson Health Research Institute where he is involved in producing better models to quantify the number of homeless individuals in Canada, and in implementing drug harm reduction strategies across London, Ontario.

Mark is very excited to be a CHNIG Student Representative and he hopes to support fellow nursing students and his community through the community health work done by CHNIG!