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Our assembled team includes leaders and experts from the public health sector at both the local, provincial and national level, as well as recognized academic researchers from various universities. Each team member brings unique knowledge and expertise to the table. A cornerstone in our program of research is to partner academic researchers with decision makers to create a multidisciplinary and geographically diverse team. All team members work collaboratively in smaller groups or as a whole on each research project and the larger team meets frequently to discuss the program of research in its entirety.

Researchers and Decision Makers

Cindy Anderson, RN Vancouver Island Health Authority	• Core Functions Coordinator
Michael Barnes, MPP Public Health Association of British Columbia	• Executive Director
Allan Best, BA, PhD InSource	• Managing Partner, InSource • Senior Scientist, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation and Director of the Community Partnerships for Health Research Program, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
Ted Bruce, BA, MA Vancouver Coastal Health	• Executive Director, Population Health • President, Public Health Association of BC
Steve Corber, MD Simon Fraser University	• Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences
Meghan Day, RD BC Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport	• Nutritionist
Denise De Pape, BSc, MSc BC Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport	• Manager, Alcohol Harm Reduction
Karen Dickenson, BA, MBA Fraser Health Authority	• Senior Consultant, Strategic Transformation Team, Fraser Health Authority • Initiative Project Manager, Core Public Health Functions • Co-facilitator, Project Management 101 for Fraser Health Leaders
Lydia Drasic , MBA Provincial Health Services Authority	• Director, Provincial Primary Health Care & Population Health Strategic Planning
Michael Egilson BC Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport	• Manager, Child and Youth Health
George Eisler, BASc, MASc, MBA, PhD BC Academic Health Council	• Chief Executive Officer
Russell Fairburn BC Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport	• Manager, Epidemiology, Business Planning
Vicki Farrally, MA, MSc Northern Health Authority	• Project Manager Core Functions
Anne George, BA, MLIS, PhD University of British Columbia Prince George	• Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Trevor Hancock, MB, BS, MHSc BC Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport	• Public Health Consultant • Co-Lead, CPHFRI
Andrew Kmetic, Phd Provincial Health Services Authority	• Population and Public Health
Tim Lambert, PhD BC Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport	• Executive Director, Health Protection
Marjorie MacDonald, RN, BN, MSc, PhD University of Victoria	• Associate Professor, School of Nursing • CIHR/PHAC Applied Public Health Chair in Public Health Education and Population Intervention Research • Co-Lead, CPHFRI
Cheryl Martin, RN, MSc BC Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport	• Director, Health Planning
Bonnie McCoy , MA Fraser Health Authority	• Research Coordinator
Craig Mitton, BSc, MSc, PhD University of British Columbia Okanagan	• MSFHR Scholar & Canada Research Chair in Health Care Priority Setting • Assistant Professor, Health Studies
Véronic Oullette, MD, MSc, CCFP, FRCP Fraser Health Authority	• Medical Health Officer • Clinical Instructor, Dept of Family Practice, University of British Columbia • Family physician, Downtown Community Health Centre
Paul Pallan Hollander Analytical	• Vice-President
Amanda Parks Interior Health Authority	• Coordinator, Corporate Public Health
Bernie Pauly, RN, BScN, MN, PhD University of Victoria	• Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Victoria
Michael Pennock, BSc, MSc Vancouver Island Health Authority	• Population Health Epidemiologist
Esther Sangster-Gormley , MS, PhD(c) University of Victoria	• Associate Professor, School of Nurisng
Jennifer Scarr, RN, MN Vancouver Coastal Health	• Policy Consultant, Core Public Health Services Review, Population Health
Lorna Storbakken, BSN, MHA BC Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport	• Director, Core Functions Implementation
Karen Strange, BSc, PhD BC Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport	• Analyst, Chronic Disease/Injury Prevention and Built Environment
Helena Swinkels, MD Fraser Health Authority	• Medical Health Officer
Shannon Turner, MSc Vancouver Island Health Authority	• Director of Public Health
Jani Urquhart, BSc Vancouver Island Health Authority	• Population Health Analyst, Population Health Observatory
Joan Wharf Higgins, PhD University of Victoria	• Professor, School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education • Canada Research Chair, Health & Society • Scientific Advisor, Health and Learning Knowledge Centre
Roger Wheeler, MSc, MBA Interior Health Authority	• Corporate Director, Public Health
Sabrina Wong, RN, PhD University of British Columbia	• Assistant Professor, School of Nursing & Centre for Health Services and Policy Research

Staff and Research Assistants

Diane Allan , MA University of Victoria	• Project Coordinator, Renewal of Public Health Systems (RePHS)
Wanda Martin, RN, PhD(c) University of Victoria	• PhD Candidate, School of Nursing • Project Coordinator, Evidence-Informed Practice and Practice-Informed Evidence: Knowledge Exchange for Core Public Health Functions Implementation in BC, CPHFRI
Marilyn Plummer, RN, MSc University of Victoria	• PhD Student, School of Nursing
Luiza Souza, BA, MA University of Victoria	• Administrative Assistant to Marjorie MacDonald
Laura Tomm Bonde, RN, MN University of Victoria	• PhD Student, School of Nursing • Research Assistant
Heather Wilson Strosher, BA, MA University of Victoria	• Research Coordinator, CPHFRI