Board & Staff
NNPBC is the professional association representing the voice of all four nursing designations in British Columbia, RNs, LPNs, RPNs, and NPs. As the first organization of its kind in Canada, NNPBC brings these voices together to strengthen nursing influence on health and social policy and advance the profession. NNPBC supports and promotes excellence in nursing practice and enables nurses to lead, influence, and transform health, the health care system, health and social policy, and the nursing profession itself.
About Our Board of Directors
The Board of Directors plays a vital role in guiding NNPBC’s mandate and vision. As the governing body, the Board provides oversight of the organization’s operations and ensures alignment with its strategic direction.
Acting as a key link between the organization, its members, and broader stakeholders, the Board is also responsible for upholding and protecting the public interest.
A full description of the Board’s responsibilities is outlined in NNPBC’s bylaws.
2025/26 NNPBC Board Members
Lori Campbell
RN, Board Member, Chair
Sharon Torgerson
Public Director, Board Member, Vice-chair
Michelle Danda
RN, Board Member, Treasurer
Lorraine Blackburn
CNO Director, Board Member
John Gilbert
Public Director, Board Member
Sukhwant Jassar
NP, Board Member
Haseen Mohammed
LPN, Board Member
Jane Narayan
NP, Board Member
Sandra Ogloff
LPN, Board Member
Rai Read
RPN, Board Member
Rani Srivastava
NECBC Director, Board Member
Christopher Watkins
RPN, Board Member
NNPBC Staff
Diana Day
Elder in Residence
Aleena Deandra
Manager, Membership and Engagement
Angela Wignall, RN, BSN, BA, MA
Chief Executive Officer
Ariella Eini
Director, Business Operations
Alayna Payne, RN, BSN, MN
Director, Practice Excellence, Policy & Knowledge
Alyssa Dalla-Vecchia, RN, MN, BSN
Consultant, Nursing Practice Success, Nursing Initiatives for Primary Care Program
April Pena-Arguello
Program Administrative Assistant, NP Provincial Initiatives & Programs
Beatrice de Sousa
Coordinator, Executive Administration and Governance
Blake Hawkins, BA, MLIS, DScRHL (Candidate)
Manager, Nursing Network (Interim), Nursing Initiatives for Primary Care Program
Daniela Becerril
Lead, Digital Communications
Erin Berukoff, NP(F), MSN, BScN
Director of Provincial and Regional Leadership Program
Eliza Henshaw NP(F), MsN, BsN
Executive Director, NP Provincial Initiatives and Programs
Jennifer Christensen
Coordinator, Finance and Payroll
Karly Crocker, RN
Manager, Nursing Practice Success (Interim), Nursing Initiatives for Primary Care Program
Madelaine Beaumont
Consultant, Nursing Practice Success, Nursing Initiatives for Primary Care Program
Marianna Afanasyev
Program Analyst, Nursing Network, Nursing Initiatives for Primary Care Program
Natascha Beauchamp
Manager, Finance
Nathalie Méhats, RN
Consultant, Nursing Practice Success, Nursing Initiatives for Primary Care Program
Parveen Hehar, LPN
Consultant, Nursing Practice Success, Nursing Initiatives for Primary Care Program
Patti Telford
Director, Nursing Practice Success, Nursing Initiatives for Primary Care Program
Patzi Baranowska
Manager, Program Operations, NP Provincial Initiatives & Programs
Raghav Poddar
Lead, Data and Systems, Nursing Initiatives for Primary Care Program
Rasmeet Channey, MBA
Director of Operations, NP Provincial Initiatives & Programs
Sami Sekhon, MBA, BKin
Manager, Nursing Network, Nursing Initiatives for Primary Care Program
Shannon Moore, MSN, RN(c)
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nursing Initiatives for Primary Care Program
Sonia Nicholson, LPN
Consultant, Nursing Practice Success, Nursing Initiatives for Primary Care Program
Sukhman Pandher
Program Administrative Assistant, NP Provincial Initiatives & Programs
Sutton Eaves
Director, Communications and Engagement
Tamara Makowski
Program Coordinator, NP Provincial Initiatives & Programs
Tess Wonsiak, PhD(c), RN
Lead, Continuing Education and Professional Development