She received a nursing and masters degree in nursing from York University, and a PhD in nursing from the University of Arizona. She has worked as a perinatal nurse for over 16 years and have been practicing as a Perinatal Clinical Practice Leader for over 10 years at the Scarborough Health Network. Within these leadership roles, she has been able to continually broaden her knowledge, strengthen her leadership capacity and enhance her teaching abilities through the use of creativity, innovation, and technology.
Her work has included creating and delivering staff education and orientation, policy development and implementation, mentoring staff while promoting clinical champions and best practice and developing and implementing quality improvement and safety initiatives. She is a certified Fetal Heart Surveillance and Neonatal Resuscitation Program instructor and most recently she has been enhancing her knowledge in simulation training and critical care.
She is a MOREOB core team member and administrator, and helps to facilitate annual goal identification and strategic planning, staff engagement and involvement, and annual education. She is also currently a System Manager for the electronic documentation system, and supports the work of a variety of committees.