8.0 Election of Directors
The Nominating Committee puts forward the following people for election to the Board of Directors of the Palliative Care Society of the Bow Valley by the members:
Dene Cooper Andrew Kirk Leslie McDaniel
Brian Pickering Gordon Rathbone
CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES
Dene Cooper My professional accreditation is Alberta Permanent Professional Educator. My university background, at the U of A, is in biology and psychology. I haven't any training in the medical or pharmacological fields. My 34-year career was in Alberta's Public Schools - teacher, guidance councillor, department head, principal, and ATA negotiator. I am very familiar with governance in public systems. Having retired from teaching, I was elected as a Bighorn Municipal Councillor for 17 years and was appointed Reeve by Council for 15 of those years. I retired one year ago.
"My schooling taught me how to learn, my students taught me how to teach, my life relationships taught me how to care, and nature taught me how to wonder."
Andrew Kirk Born and raised in Sydney, Australia. Completed a Science Degree at the University of Sydney. Travelled for several years, then went on to complete a Medical degree in London, England. Married. 2 daughters. Moved to Canmore in 2010 with my family and now call Canmore home. From 2010 I worked as a family physician in Canmore and the Stoney Nakoda First Nation. However, since 2022 I have worked solely with the Stoney Nakoda First Nation. I became a Canadian Citizen in 2022. Post graduate family physician training in the UK included a 6 month post in palliative care training with the Pilgrims Hospice - an amazing experience to work with a dedicated palliative care team. I am thrilled to think of holistic palliative care services in a hospice setting serving the Bow Valley and surrounding regions. I appreciate the significant amount of work already done over the past several years and I feel honoured to have the opportunity to participate on the board of the Palliative Care Society of the Bow Valley.
Experience
Family physician, Ridgeview Medical Centre, Canmore: 2010 - 2022 Family physician, Stoney Community Health Centre: 2010 - present
Education
University of Sydney, Australia. B.Sc (Honours), 1986-1989 Royal Free and University College, London, UK. MBBS, 1997 - 2002
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