Our Team

Interested in working with the Northern Health PQI Team? We are always looking for partners to support varying roles.

Our Team

  • Marna Desousa

    Director, Physician Quality SSC SCC

  • Laura Zurowski

    Alumni & Collaboration Lead

  • Lee Cameron

    Northwest Coach

  • Heather Walker

    Spreading Quality Improvement Lead

  • Levi Giles

    PQI Coordinator, Alumni Project Coordinator

  • Dr. Shyr Chui

    Radiologist, PQI Lead

  • Dr. Kalah Blackstock

    PQI Advisor, Physician Co-Chair

  • Dr. Navpreet Sidhu

    SQI Physician Lead

  • Irindu Liyanage

    PQI Data Analyst

  • Dr. Darren Jakubec

    NW PQI Champion

  • Kim Eggers

    PQI Patient Partner Advisor

  • Dr. Jamil Akhtar

    UHNBC PQI Champion

  • Nadia Tagoe

    Northeast Coach

SSC/NHA PQI & SQI Committee

Co-Chairs

  • Dr. Kalah Blackstock – Smithers

    PQI Advisor, Physician Co-Chair

Recorder

Patient Partners

  • Linda Riches – Prince George

    Patient Partner

  • Ali Armanowski – Terrace

    Patient Partner

Northern Health

  • Lillian Parsons

    Regional Director, Quality and Innovation

Practicing Physician Community/Groups

  • Dr. Shyr Chui – Prince George

    Radiologist, PQI Lead

  • Dr. Shannon Douglas – Terrace

    Rural NI Medical Director

  • Dr. Kalah Blackstock – Smithers

    PQI Advisor, Physician Co-Chair

  • Dr. Navpreet Sidhu – Prince George

    SQI Physician Lead

  • Dr. Darren Jakubec – Smithers

    NW PQI Champion

  • Dr. Jamil Akhtar – Prince George

    UHNBC PQI Champion

Specialist Services Committee

  • Dr. Daisy Dulay – Victoria

    Physician Rep, Specialist Services Committee

  • Aman Hundal – Kelowna

    Provincial Quality Improvement Manager, Specialist Services Committee

  • Dr. Lawrence Yang

    Physician Rep, Specialist Services Committee

Guests

  • Janice Paterson – Prince George

    Leader, SSC SCC