2007 Ticket of Nominations

Nursing BC, Apr 2007

The following have been nominated and acclaimed for positions on the CRNBC Board effective September 1, 2007.

Electoral District Candidates

District 3: Vancouver Island North

Anne GaVey, RN, MSN (elected by acclamation)

Anne Gavey of Nanaimo is Leader - Home and Community Care with the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA). She has been a student representative and workplace representative. Since 2006, she has been a management liaison for CRNBC's Workplace Representative Program at VIHA Home and Community Care.

"I am passionate about excellent, sustainable health care for all clients. As much as the current nursing shortage is very difficult to deal with, it is forcing nurses to look at who we are delivering care to, how we are delivering it and why we are delivering it. I am a strong believer in chronic disease management, empowering clients to manage their own health and RN/LPN skills mix. With the new Health Professions Act, I feel this is an exciting time for nursing. It is our opportunity to let the public and other professions know what it is nurses can do."

District 5: Fraser South and East

Colleen Chapman, RN, MSN (elected by acclamation)

Colleen Chapman of Surrey is Coordinator of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program at Kwantlen University College. She has been a member of the CRNBC Board since September 2006. She is a member of the Gerontology Nurses Professional Practice Group and treasurer of the Canadian Gerontological Nurses of Canada. She served on the RNABC Professional Conduct Committee and Roster of Advisors and as a chapter president.

"With 25 years of bedside nursing experience, I know that the backbone and heart of health care is registered nurses and dedication to excellence in nursing care is evident in every practise setting. I am excited to have this opportunity to serve as a board member, to provide a nursing voice to the CRNBC Board and to relay information from the Board to registered nurses. My primary focus will be to support ongoing development of quality professional nursing practise environments to ensure patient safety and the ability of registered nurses to meet their standards of practice."

District 6: Fraser North

Christina Hutchinson, RN, BSN, MBA (elected by acclamation)

Christina Hutchinson of Coquitlam is a Clinical Care Coordinator at Fellburn Care Centre - Fraser Health where she is also a CRNBC workplace representative.

"I have been a registered nurse for 35 years and have completed both a BSN and MBA. I am employed as a clinical care coordinator at a complex care facility for Fraser Health. I am seeking a position as a board member because I believe that I can contribute to CRNBC in very positive ways. I have clinical, administrative and teaching experience and am able to take those experiences and use them to take an active role in the board responsibility areas. I am interested in representing the interests of District 6 to the best of my ability."

District 7: Northeast

Barbara Crook, RN (elected by acclamation)

Barbara Crook of Mackenzie is Site Manager at Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre where she is the management liaison for the College's Workplace Representative Program. She was elected to the RNABC Board of Directors in 2003 and has been a member of the CRNBC Board since August 2005. She serves on the Appointments Committee. She was a member of the Rural Nurses Professional Practice Group and was active as an RNABC chapter member, serving as president and on the executive.

"I have enjoyed my time on the Board during the transition to the College. I would like to serve one more term and continue to serve as the communication link between the CRNBC Board and CRNBC registrants in the district. Having spent my entire career in rural nursing, I will continue to advocate for the rural perspectives at the board level."

District 8: Northwest

Lynne Price, RN, MSC (elected by acclamation)

Lynne Price of Terrace is an operating room nurse at Mills Memorial Hospital. She was elected to the RNABC Board of Directors in 2002 and has served on the CRNBC Board since August 2005. She is chair of the Finance and Audit Committee and a member of the Appointments Committee. She has been a workplace representative and was active as an RNABC chapter member, serving as president and on the executive.

"I have experience in policy-making and RNABC/CRNBC functioning as a result of many years of involvement as an executive of my RNABC local chapter, AGM voting delegate, workplace representative, RNABC/CRNBC board member, and chair and member of the Rnance and Audit Committee and Appointments Committee. I was a board member during the transition from an association to a college and the enactment of the Health Professions Act. I feel it is important to have experienced board members as the nursing profession and the college continue their evolution under the Health Professions Act."