Our Team

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

Our Team

  • Candice Manahan

    Regional Director, Physician Quality, Engagement and Education, Northern Health Chair

  • Dr. Gurpreet Narang

    Radiologist, Physician Co-Chair

  • Marna Desousa

    Regional Manager

  • Laura Parmar

    Regional Coach

  • Deanna Danskin

    UHNBC Coach

  • Lee Cameron

    Northwest Coach

  • Heather Walker

    Rural Northern Interior and Interm Northeast Coach

  • Levi Giles

    PQI Coordinator

  • Waqar Younas

    Data Analyst

  • Dr. M. Jamil Akhtar

    Anesthesiologist & PQI Mentor/Advisor at UHNBC

  • Dr. Kalah Blackstock

    PQI NW Champion

  • Dr. Navpreet Sidhu

    PQI NI Champion

  • Dr. Damian Fay

    PQI NE Champion

SSC/NHA PQI & SQI Committee

Co-Chairs

  • Candice Manahan – Kelowna

    Regional Director, Physician Quality, Engagement and Education, Northern Health Chair

  • Dr. Gurpreet Narang – Prince George

    Radiologist, Physician Co-Chair

Recorder

  • Janice Paterson – Prince George

    SSC Leader, Northern Health

Patient Partners

  • Sherilyn Powers – Fort St. John

    Patient Partner

  • Linda Riches – Prince George

    Patient Partner

Northern Health

  • Angela De Smit – Fort St. John

    Chief Operating Officer, NH North East

  • Vash Ebbadi-Cook – Prince George

    Regional Director, Quality & Innovation

  • Helen Bourque – Prince George

    Regional Director, Nurse Practitioners

Practicing Physician Community/Groups

  • Dr. M. Jamil Akhtar – Prince George

    Anesthesiologist & PQI Mentor/Advisor at UHNBC

  • Dr. Shyr Chui – Prince George

    Radiologist at UHNBC

  • Dr. Shannon Douglas – Terrace

    Rural NI Medical Director

  • Dr. Denise McLeod – Prince George

    MSA Rep, Family Practice

  • Dr. Kalah Blackstock – Smithers

    PQI NW Champion

  • Dr. Navpreet Sidhu – Fraser Lake

    PQI NI Champion

  • Dr. Damian Fay – Hudson’s Hope

    PQI NE Champion

Specialist Services Committee

  • Dr. Daisy Dulay – Victoria

    Physician Rep, Doctors of BC

  • Aman Hundal – Kelowna

    Portfolio Liaison, Quality Impact

  • Dr. Gordon Hoag

    Physician Rep, Doctors of BC

  • Asia Hollingsworth

    Initiative Lead, Doctors of BC

Guests

  • Heather Gummow – Prince George

    Spreading Quality Improvement (SQI) Lead, Northern Health

  • Monicque Jacobs – Fort Nelson

    NE Engagement Partner, Doctors of BC

  • Ashley Meyer – Prince George

    SQI Coordinator, Northern Health