Chapter Awards for Distinguished Service

Please note that the awards nomination campaign will launch on October 1, at which time the online nomination form and the nomination template will become available.

The Award

This award provides an opportunity for chapters to recognize locally and nationally the individuals or corporate members who have made a significant contribution to their chapter.

Nominations

Please complete the Chapter Award Nomination Template and send your nomination to your chapter executives by February 1.

2022 Recipients

Jason Jaswal, CHE

BC INTERIOR
Jason Jaswal, CHE
Regional Director – Medical Affairs
Northern Health

Sarah Ashton

BC LOWER MAINLAND
Sarah Ashton
Marketing Director
BD-Canada

Lindsay Peach, CHE

BLUENOSE (NS AND PEI)
Lindsay Peach, CHE
Executive Director
Tajikeimɨk | Mi’kmaw Health and Wellness

Michele Bellows, CHE

EASTERN ONTARIO
Michele Bellows, CHE
CEO
Rideau Community Health Services

Talya Wolff, CHE

GREATER TORONTO AREA
Talya Wolff, CHE
Manager, Patient Services and Experience
University Health Network

Arle Jones

MANITOBA
Arle Jones
Director of Primary Health Care – Integrated Palliative, Primary & Home Health Services
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Sean Secord, CHE

MIDNIGHT SUN
Sean Secord, CHE
Program and Policy Analyst
CADTH

Cathy Bailey

NEON LIGHTS
Cathy Bailey

Stephanie Smith, CHE

NEW BRUNSWICK
Stephanie Smith, CHE
New Brunswick Liaison Officer
CADTH

Melissa Coish, CHE

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
Melissa Coish, CHE
Regional Director
Eastern Health

Alisha Thaver

NORTHERN ALBERTA
Alisha Thaver
Director, Strategic Initiatives and Stakeholders
Covenant Care/Covenant Living

Leanne Smith, CHE

NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN
Leanne Smith, CHE
Director Maternal Services and Children’s Intensive Care – Saskatoon
Saskatchewan Health Authority

Liette Bernier, PhD

QUÉBEC
Liette Bernier, PhD
Directrice des services généraux et des partenariats urbains
CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal

Kara Patterson

SOUTHERN ALBERTA
Kara Patterson
Lead, Program Innovation and Integration, Provincial Screening Programs
Alberta Health Services

Dr. Dawn Waterhouse, CHE

VANCOUVER ISLAND
Dr. Dawn Waterhouse, CHE
Research Business Manager, Research and Capacity Building
Vancouver Island Health Authority

Past Recipients

Please see our most recent recipients listed below. Full details are available in our Celebrating Leading Practices booklets.

2022 – Stephanie Smith CHE

2022 – Leanne Smith CHE

2022 – Melissa Coish CHE

2022 – Alisha Thaver

2022 – Liette Bernier

2022 – Kara Patterson CHE

2022 – Dawn Waterhouse CHE

2022 – Jason Jaswal CHE

2022 – Sarah Ashton CHE

2022 – Lindsay Peach CHE

2022 – Michele Bellows CHE

2022 – Talya Wolff CHE

2022 – Arle Jones

2022 – Sean Secord CHE

2022 – Cathy Bailey

2021 – Matthew Reimer CHE

2021 – Judy OKeefe CHE

2021 – Kathryn York

2021 – Sandra Blevins CHE

2021 – Lise Lamothe

2021 – Mike Lamacchia CHE

2021 – Michael Leisinger CHE

2021 – Cindy Trytten CHE

2021 – Joseph Kristjanson CHE

2021 – Juliet Batke CHE

2021 – Cristina German CHE

2021 – Jillian Chandler CHE

2021 – Emmi Perkins CHE

2020 – Colin Stevenson CHE

2020 – Jennifer (McCullough) Peckitt CHE

2020 – Matthew Miller

2020 – Bernard Leduc

2020 – Randy Gilbert FCCHL

2020 – Sandi Kossey CHE

2020 – Keith McGlone

2020 – Jennifer Spencer CHE

2020 – Maria Rotondi CHE

2020 – K. Dwight Nelson CHE

2020 – Taylor Martin CHE

2020 – Gregory Marr CHE

2020 – Nancy Roberts CHE

2019 – Colleen McEachern CHE

2019 – Kris Gustavson

2019 – Brent VanBuskirk CHE

2019 – Sonia Jacobs

2019 – Jennifer Proulx CHE

2019 – Sarrah Lal

2019 – Marilyn Robinson CHE

2019 – Andrea Reibmayr CHE

2019 – Julie Campbell

2019 – Bart Johnson CHE

2019 – Daniel Ayotte CHE

2019 – Nancy Hughes

2019 – Glenda Tarnowski CHE

2018 – Jerry Stanger CHE

2018 – Dudley Cosford

2018 – Dean Blanchard CHE

2018 – Jennifer McCue CHE

2018 – Akos Hoffer CHE

2018 – Ajay Bhardwaj CHE

2018 – John Crook CHE

2017 – Sadiq Panjwani

2017 – Heather Wolfe CHE

2017 – Scott McLeish

2017 – Sean Molloy CHE

2017 – Emmi Perkins CHE

2017 – Mark Hartman CHE

2017 – Martin Beaumont FCCHL

2017 – Arlene Weidner CHE

2016 – Mark Blandford

2016 – Michelle de Moor CHE

2016 – Karen Mumford CHE

2016 – Elizabeth Woodbury CHE

2016 – Rhonda Schwartz

2016 – Deborah Carr CHE

2016 – Stephen Jackson CHE

2016 – Jeff Carter CHE

2016 – Brenda Rebman CHE

2016 – Marie-Suzanne Lavallée CHE

2016 – Barbara Boyer

2016 – Terry Fadelle CHE

2015 – Karen Biggs FCCHL

2015 – Bernard Blais CHE

2015 – Marcy Saxe-Braithwaite CHE

2015 – Barbara Major-McEwan CHE

2015 – Christine Bowlby CHE

2015 – Michael Redenbach

2015 – Peter MacKinnon CHE

2015 – Elena Holt CHE

2015 – Jillian Flower

2015 – Lucie Tremblay AdmA, CHE

2015 – Ronald McGeorge CHE

List of Awards

For almost two decades, the National Awards Program has been showcasing the success of exemplary individuals and teams, encouraging knowledge exchange, and celebrating excellence while stimulating replication of leading practices across the health industry.