Archives: Community Spotlights

The Trailblazers for Culture Change Awards recognizes changemakers across Canada that are contributing to changing the culture of aging through initiatives, programs, or day-to-day practice.

This Community Spotlight focuses on two Trailblazer Award recipients for 2024.

Samantha Hamilton

With the current state of healthcare in Canada, there is no greater time than now for exceptional leadership. Quality should be amongst the key skills embraced by leaders for today’s healthcare challenges – and certainly tomorrow’s.

Kait Greer

Whether you are just starting out or continuing on a well-established education journey, you don’t have to have it all figured out. You don’t need to know the exact job you want at the end of the program. Health Information Management is rapidly changing, and with that, bringing novel opportunities for health information professionals. Build your own career pathway.

Mike Benallick

Words of wisdom that my Dad left with me many years ago are, “Anything worth doing is worth doing right.” While I’ve had to learn over the years that “right” doesn’t have to equal perfect, I have tried to use those words to motivate and challenge myself to bring my best to any and every opportunity.

Pam Dawson

Meaningful collaboration with patients and families doesn’t mean that we are always “right”. It means taking what we think and what our healthcare partners think and coming up with something that works for everyone.

Iryna Verbova

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. This quote by Albert Einstein always keeps me inspired, especially at times when I feel like giving up.

Amanda Bjorn

When we truly get to know ourselves, we become freer in our interactions, with no personal emotional strings attached, no unresolved personal issues playing out in meetings, no resentments, and no ‘impossible’ conversations. We become able to be comfortable with all aspects of ourselves, allowing us to accept the values, strengths and shadows of others.

Penny Zdichavsky

We often get caught up in how difficult things can be so remember the following: Things always seem impossible until they are done. Just know that starting can be a very difficult thing to do but when completed you realize that you did it and it seemed difficult at the time but now you are done!

Angela Tubale

It’s never too late to begin again. And never too late to learn new things and experiences.

Marianne Katusin

As instructors, we have the opportunity to guide, mentor and share knowledge so that we grow a community of learners who can foster successful, rewarding careers. Being kind, being interested and being passionate, makes the education journey memorable.