With almost 20 years of experience in healthcare, I have held many leadership roles in operations, regional planning and administration. I am currently the Director of Quality, Risk and Patient Safety at Trillium. I am also an adjunct lecturer for the Faculty of Nursing at UofT. A recipient of numerous awards including the RNAO’s President’s Award in Clinical Leadership in 2009, the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Nursing’s Teaching Assistant Award in 2009, I was also recently the recipient of Mayor Crombie’s COVID Hero Civic Award in 2020, for the work I did for the hospital related to our pandemic response for PPE, but also the relationships I bridged with the community, and in particular the Canadian Muslim COVID19 Taskforce. I have a baccalaureate degree in nursing from Ryerson, and a Masters in Nursing from UofT. Prior to my current role at Trillium, I was the Regional Cancer Program Director, supporting four hospitals in the region. Prior to this I was the Senior Director of Surgery and Oncology at Mount Sinai Hospital, and have served in numerous nursing groups, including as a Board Member for OPANA, who was integral in the advancement of the Perianesthesia Nursing certification with the CNA.