Dr. Housden is a Family Nurse Practitioner in BC. She has been a nurse for 23 years, and an NP for 16 years.  She is the Executive Director of the Department of Nurse Practitioners in Fraser Health Authority, supporting a team of over 175 NPs and leading the strategy, development and evaluation of NP roles across practice areas. Her current clinical practice is in Primary Care as a member of the Indigenous Health team working with families in Surrey BC.

Dr. Marchuk is a Family Nurse Practitioner with a specialized practice in oncology in Vancouver, BC, Canada where he provides expert care to patients in need of radiotherapy to treat their disease. He holds adjunct faculty appointments at the University of British Columbia and University of Victoria. He has worked in leadership roles with the Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada, and in BC with the recently reorganized British Columbia College of Nursing and Midwifery. His expertise in health policy led to full practice authority for NPs in BC where he collaborated with government leaders to remove numerous barriers to NP practice. He has served on Ministry of Health expert panels on NP integration. Among many awards of distinction and excellence he was inducted as Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. He remains an active global partner in advancing the role of the NP with the ICN NP/APN Network.

Nancy Clark completed a BA in psychology as well as a BSc in Nursing from St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. She graduated from the inaugural MN/ACNP program at the University of Calgary in 2003. Currently, she is the clinical lead acute care nurse practitioner (NP) for the coronary care unit and the cardiology NP manager at the Rockyview General Hospital in Calgary, AB. She has been involved in both program development and implementation for advanced practice nursing roles within the Department of Cardiac Sciences since 2002. In 2021 she was awarded the Nursing Excellence Award for Innovation by the College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta. In December 2023, Nancy was nationally recognized with the NP Province/Territory Award of Excellence, representing the province of Alberta, by the Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada (NPAC). She is currently a PhD student post candidacy with the Faculty of Nursing at UCalgary. Her research interest includes the experience of younger people who are diagnosed with a recurrent heart attack.

Caralee Anderson is a Nurse Practitioner practicing in Calgary Alberta. She was raised in the East Kootenays, British Columbia, and has enjoyed opportunities to learn and work in both British Columbia and Alberta throughout her training and career. Her practice as an RN included working in a mix of intensive care and cardiac care roles. During those years, she had the opportunity to meet and learn from some inspiring nurse practitioners, and in 2022 she completed her own Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) degree and began her new practice as a nurse practitioner.

Caralee has diverse interests in areas of practice including corrections medicine, remote/austere environment medicine, and cardiac medicine. She is passionate about the nurse practitioner role and looks forward to connecting with and working alongside other nurse practitioners in this position.

Ruby Gill is a Registered Nurse and student of the Family Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of Northern British Columbia. She was born in the UK and moved to BC when she was 8. Ruby has worked in various clinical settings over the years including in global medical-humanitarian aid with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). She is currently the President of the board of MSF Canada. Ruby holds a Master of Management from the International Master’s in Health Leadership program at McGill University. She currently resides on the traditional ancestorial territories of the Qayqayt First Nation, colonially known as New Westminster, BC.

Ellen Christie is a Family Nurse Practitioner from Prince Edward Island. Ellen is the Provincial Nurse Practitioner Director with the provincial health authority, Health PEI, and currently provides Nurse Practitioner practice coverage in primary care offices across Charlottetown. Ellen has been an active member of the Prince Edward Island Nurse Practitioner Association (PEINPA) since completing her Nurse Practitioner education and was the recipient of the PEINPA Nurse Practitioner of the Year Award in 2020. 

Ellen’s profound admiration and respect for her nurse practitioner colleagues led her to pursue graduate study at Queen’s University, where she plans to pursue research that focuses on the personal and professional well-being of NPs in Canada. Ellen is thrilled with the opportunity to contribute to the NPAC as the NP Council Director.

Dr. Grewal is a Family Nurse Practitioner with 10 years of experience in various settings including inpatient units, primary care clinics, and urgent care centres. She achieved her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in 2019 at the University of Portland. She has a strong clinical background in chronic disease management and complex care planning with the geriatric population. Her passions include supporting NP students as an educator and providing coaching and mentorship to NPs working in challenging inpatient and primary care settings with complex patient populations.

She has held roles in NP leadership such as with the Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC, has experience as a sessional instructor for the Master of Nursing NP program at University of Victoria, and proudly involved in the development and evaluation of Patient Assessment and Transition to Home (PATH) units (large inpatient sites) where NPs are most responsible practitioners for the first time in this setting within Fraser Health Authority. Additionally, Dr. Grewal is often involved in committee work such as NP quality committees and enjoys conducting QI projects and presentations for NP continuing education.

Dr. Grisbrook is a Family/All Ages nurse practitioner in Alberta. She has worked as a nurse practitioner for over 10 years in areas such as acute care, family practice, and mental health; working with a diverse range of patients, encompassing all ages from children to adults. Her practice has predominantly concentrated on family health, mental health, addiction, women’s health and the care of minority and vulnerable groups, underscoring her versatility and empathy. Dr. Grisbrook is a staunch advocate for ongoing professional development and she recently completed her Ph.D. studies seeking to identify factors impacting mental health and pediatric health outcomes as they relate to maternity care experiences. She is committed to improving health care and has also been involved with local and national level advisory committees as it relates to enhancing access to care for community members and via nursing practice.

Edrene Jiang graduated from Simon Fraser University in 2017 with a Master of Public Health degree, specializing in Environmental and Occupational Health. An advocate for the NP profession, Edrene spent five years working with the regional NP team in Fraser Health Authority in BC starting from its inception. She led various initiatives involving evaluation, quality improvement, and data analysis, as well as the daily operations of this dynamic portfolio. Edrene continues to support NPs through the Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada as Projects Specialist, and also works in Island Health as the Manager of Primary Care Quality and Performance with the Primary Care Strategy team.