Background:
My nursing career began in 2012 after graduating from Douglas College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychiatric Nursing. I have worked at multiple hospitals, including Royal Columbian Hospital, Ridge Meadows Hospital, Chilliwack General Hospital and Vancouver General Hospital. I have also worked at the Cottonwood, Connolly and Cypress Lodges at Riverview and at Chilliwack's Cedar Ridge Lodge, providing mental health nursing care to patients with psychiatric and substance use disorders.
I immigrated to Canada in 2001 from Romania and ran a successful transportation business. After witnessing the nursing care my father received following a major stroke, I was drawn to nursing and decided to help people during their most vulnerable periods of their lives.
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I am happily married and have three beautiful children.
Previous PENSION Experience:
I was acclaimed Provincial Executive Councillor in December 2017. Holding the position of Executive Councillor for Pensions and Seniors Health requires a specific set of advanced skills and knowledge. Some key aspects required of this important position are:
> Financial/Investment literacy
> Benefits and Pension Plans literacy
> Public Trustee education
> Governance and Leadership education
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Academic Credentials:
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> Queens Certificate in Governance and Leadership Excellence from Queen’s University Industrial Relations Centre
> Certificate of Achievement in Advanced Trust Management Standards (ATMS) from International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
> Certificate of Investment Literacy-Strategy& Programs from BC Investment Management Corporation (BCI)
> Retirement Plans Associate—RPA Designation Dahlhousie University
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