Executive Team

Join the Executive Team!

Open MHNIG Executive Positions:

• Policy and Political Action Executive Network Officer (2-year term)

Please email [email protected] with any questions or to submit your expression of interest!

Andrew is the current Chair of the RNAO Mental Health Nursing Interest Group, and has served as the Finance ENO since 2021. He works as a Practice Consultant at London Health Sciences Centre focusing on prevention of violence in the workplace, and an after-hours leader for mental health programs at St. Joseph’s Healthcare London. He has spent more than a decade working in a variety of mental health nursing roles including as a frontline RN, a Nurse Educator, and teaching students at a variety of nursing programs across Ontario. He completed his BScN at McMaster University, MN at Western University, and MBA at the Royal Military College of Canada.

Andrew is passionate about education, policy design, and violence prevention.

Ashley Mohamed is a Registered Nurse working in Community Mental Health within the Clinical Services department. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Psychology and a Diploma in Intercultural Relations and later completed her BScN through Western University’s Compressed Time Frame program. Ashley is passionate about addiction medicine and reducing the stigma surrounding homelessness. She is also deeply committed to addressing racial injustice and promoting equity within healthcare systems in Ontario. Ashley is dedicated to improving access to low-barrier addiction, psychiatry, and psychotherapy services, and looks forward to driving meaningful change through advocating in her community and in her new role with the RNAO.

Lisa Crawley has been a nurse for thirty years. Initially drawn to work in HIV/AIDS and predominantly hospice, she developed a passion for mental health and addictions. She holds a Masters Nursing from the University of Victoria and has been a certified Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse through the CNA for twenty years. Lisa has worked as a nurse manager in a variety of settings including forensics, family practice and most recently on an acute general psychiatric inpatient service. While holding the position of manager, Lisa has concurrently worked in the direct care role in sexual/domestic violence and psychiatric emergency. Her previous board experience includes being the Past-President of the Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses (CFMHN), Past-President of the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) as well as past board member of the Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada in addition to two terms on the MHNIG board 2007-2011. She is currently serving her second term as Secretary, Executive Board for Fife House. Lisa is excited to return to MHNIG as the Ontario Representative to CFMHN and to support the work of the board and members.

Eliza graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2022 and has since built a diverse career spanning acute care and addictions medicine. Her experience includes working in General Surgery at William Osler and at Unity Health/St. Michael’s Women’s Withdrawal Management. She now works with the Substance Use Intervention Team at UHN, where she is dedicated to advancing harm reduction and committed to reducing barriers to care. In her roles as Region 4 Representative and Social Media ENO, Eliza hopes to use her experience and insights to engage more nurses in mental health and patient advocacy.

Outside of work, she enjoys reading, hiking, traveling, and spending time with her dog, Maze.

Tiffany graduated from the University of Ottawa’s School of Nursing in 2022 and has dedicated her career thus far to serving those struggling with mental health and substance use addictions through harm reduction and primary care. She is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Victoria in hopes to influence system-level change to overcome unjust health inequities. Working in a field that is highly sensitive to policy changes, she aims to provide a nursing lens to guide policy and program development to address issues related to care continuity for individuals experiencing homelessness and the battle against the overdose crisis. She is eager to expand on her knowledge and be involved in mental health advocacy work in collaboration with other passionate nurses through this position in MHNIG.

Outside of nursing, Tiffany loves to scrapbook, read poems and essays on substack, and runs a thriving mahjong club in Ottawa.

Kasia is a Registered Nurse with a passion for mental health, harm reduction, and advocacy. Kasia received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from McMaster University in 2018 and is set to graduate this summer with her Masters of Nursing from the University of Windsor. Kasia has also obtained her Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) certification in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 

Kasia’s professional history within mental health and harm reduction specialty is robust. She has previously worked as an ACTT nurse, in-patient mental health nurse, forensic psychiatry nurse, community outreach nurse, and clinical nurse educator in both mental health and harm reduction. Currently Kasia is a Clinical Educator and Harm Reduction Nurse at Sanguen Health Centre as well as a sessional instructor at Conestoga College. Kasia is passionate about educating healthcare workers and providing exceptional mental health and harm reduction nursing care to her community. Kasia will continue to advocate for equitable, stigma-free, trauma-informed harm reduction supports, mental healthcare, and other evidence-based healthcare for their community.

Kailey brings over a decade of nursing experience, with more than eight years dedicated to Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, where she currently works on the Acute Assessment Unit. In this role, she delivers compassionate, person-centred care to clients experiencing complex mental health challenges, with a focus on rapid stabilization, symptom management, and supporting recovery and reintegration into the community.

She began her career as a Registered Practical Nurse and later completed her BScN through Nipissing University’s bridging program. In 2025, Kailey earned a Master of Education in Health Professions Education from the University of Ottawa, with the goal of advancing mental health nursing education. She is dedicated to shaping the future of the field by fostering a culture of learning, mentorship, and collaborative practice.

Robbie-Lynn Puspoky is currently a nursing student in her fourth year at Western University in the Compressed Time Frame Nursing Program and will serve as the Student Representative for the Mental Health Nursing Interest Group. Robbie-Lynn graduated from McMaster University in 2024 with a B.A. Sc in Human Behaviours from

the Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviours Program. She has found her love and passion for mental health and looks forward to becoming a Mental Health Nurse after graduation in the spring of 2026. Robbie-Lynn’s goal being a part of the Mental Health Nursing Interest Group as the Student Representative, is to engage more students and

educate individuals about the importance of mental health. She is dedicated to addressing stigma surrounding underrepresented individuals with mental illness and advocating for positive change and equity. 

Outside of nursing, Robbie-Lynn loves to skate! She represented Canada for 5 years on

NEXXICE Senior, a synchronized skating team!

Shauna Graf graduated from Western University in 2013. She brings over eleven years of experience at St. Joseph’s Health Care in London, Ontario, where she has held various nursing roles within the Veterans Care Program, Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry, and Adult Ambulatory Mental Health Care programs. 

Currently, she serves as a Consultant on the Quality, Transformation, and Innovation Team, where her work has centered on implementing the Zero Suicide framework—an evidence-based approach to suicide prevention—within St. Joseph’s, the local community, and beyond. Shauna is the co-author of Zero Suicide in Your Community: An Implementation Guide for Community Organizations, which expands the application of quality improvement principals to implementing suicide prevention best practices from healthcare settings to community-based, non-healthcare environments.

Shauna is committed to adapting to the needs of our population, supporting our workforce of skilled mental health nurses, and leading change in mental health care in Ontario.            

Outside of work, Shauna has two major passions. Spending time outdoors- camping, hiking, and taking day trips with her partner and three dogs, and music- attending concerts, playing guitar, and singing (while no one else is listening!).