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She received her MD from Queen’s University in 1972, and a Masters in Health Science from UBC in 1992.
As a family practitioner, she worked in both community-based clinics and private practice and was Co-founder of the Vancouver Sexual Assault Service.
From 1990- 1998, she was the Medical Health Officer for Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, working alongside community agencies to address the issues of poverty, addictions, HIV and mental illness.
As the leader of BC Women’s Hospital from 2000-2008, she was responsible for provincial strategies to improve women’s health and access to maternity care as well as the Provincial Health Authority’s Aboriginal Health Plan and HIV Strategy.
She currently works as a locum physician in Vancouver and as a health consultant.

Cheryl is an experienced instructor, curriculum writer and e-learning developer with a focus on Indigenous-specific racism, social justice education, racial identity development, cross-racial facilitation dynamics, and decolonizing anti-racism work.

Prior to holding this position he was the Executive Director of the Prince George United Way for 13 years, specializing in non-profit sector management and governance.
He is in his 5^th term as a City Councillor with the City of Prince George and his council assignments have been primarily in the areas of social and health innovation.
He is also a Director at Large on the Union of BC Municipalities Executive and Chairs the First Nations Relations Committee and is a member of the Healthy Communities Committee, taking responsibility for the Child Poverty initiative with the Ministry of Children and Family Development on behalf of the UBCM.
A lifelong commitment to social justice and equity has sustained his motivation.

Completed Master’s of Science in Immunology, and international development work in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Completed her medical training at McMaster and family medicine residency at UBC.
She is currently the medical lead at the Central Interior Native Health Society.
Patty also works at the Unattached Patient Clinic and as clinical faculty at the medical school and family medicine residency program.
She has completed the University of British Columbia Clinician Scholar Program looking at improving HIV care in Northern BC.