The CEO of the Brandon Regional Health Authority (Brandon RHA), for more than three decades she has demonstrated exemplary leadership in supporting and developing health care in rural Manitoba and in increasing employment and training opportunities for Aboriginal people within the health-care system. She led the implementation of major mental-health reform in western Manitoba, moving from an institutional to community-based service, deemed a model for the country. She was central to the development and implementation of the Brandon RHA Aboriginal Workforce Initiative, also lauded as a model for Canada. She has served and continues to serve on numerous provincial and national committees, councils and task forces. Currently chair of the Regional Health Authorities Board of Manitoba, Inc., she is also a member of the Southwest Region Manitoba Métis Federation Knowledge Network examining how the health system can better serve First Nations people.
