Janet Hunt, our chapter treasurer and president, has over 30 years nursing experience within acute care, chronic care, education and community care. Currently Janet works with the London Intercommunity Health Centre, and is a faculty advisor with the Western-Fanshawe school of nursing. She has also been actively involved in RNAO; sitting in numerous committees supporting the organization and acting as region 2 representative on RNAO Board of Directors, as well as chapter president of Middlesex-Elgin. She has advocated for the social determinants of health, engaging local politicians from all levels of government with health care information at the local level.
Ovesiri Patricia Fueta is the finance executive for Middlesex-Elgin Chapter. She is a graduate from York University and is a nurse informaticist currently working as a Health Information Technology Manager at London Health Sciences Centre.
Mackenzie is a new graduate, having become an RN in January 2024. She has experience in Mental Health and Long Term Care. Since joining RNAO when she was a student, she has been an active advocate for nursing policy and took on the role as PPAN for the Middlesex Elgin Chapter in 2023. Since then, she has also started a new interest group, New Nurses in Ontario.
Lallu sara john-over 10 years of nursing experience within critical care , rehabilitation and gerontology .Holds both Bachelor and Masters degree in Nursing, and currently working as the Assistant Director of Care, social and healthcare development, City of London. Also a Stakeholder reviewer for RNAO Best practice guidelines. She is excited to be an executive member and looking forward to collaborate with the current and future middlesex Elgin chapter members.
Elena Ellis has been a member of RNAO since 2004, now serving as one of the Workplace Laison Officers for the Middlesex Elgin Chapter. Elena currently works in the role of Assistant Director of Care in Long Term Care. Elena is a graduate of Sir Arthur Lewis Community College Nursing program, on the lovely island of St. Lucia, Western and York Universities in Ontario, in addition, has successfully acquired other certifications in her career, - all of which have contributed to her 24 years of nursing experience. In this RNAO role as Workplace Laison, Elena hopes to inspire, guide, and help motivate fellow nurses, especially new grads, to help keep our nursing profession functioning at its maximum potential.
Christopher Omira has been a member of the RNAO since 2005 and has now volunteered to serve as a workplace liaison officer in the Middlesex Elgin RNAO chapter. Christopher, a respected full-time professor in the School of Nursing in the BScN Program at Lambton College, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his role. Christopher holds a BScN and an MN degree from the University of Western Ontario and Athabasca University, respectively. Christopher is a Candidate for the Doctor of Nursing Practice. Christopher hopes to mentor, support, guide, inspire, and motivate colleague nurses to join the organization- RNAO and make the Nursing profession more robust.
Paisley graduated from Western University's compressed time frame BScN program in 2022. She worked on acute and subacute inpatient medicine units before starting her current position in community/public health at Oneida Nation of the Thames. Prior to her nursing career, Paisley worked in the field of public policy and communications. Paisley is passionate about health equity and believes in the power and potential of nurses to work collectively towards a better world.
Huda is the Communications Executive Officer for the Middlesex-Elgin Chapter. She is a graduate of Western University and has been practicing nursing for the past couple years in the Obstetrical and Birthing Unit at London Health Sciences Centre. She has been involved with RNAO as a student in her nursing career and looks forward to advocating for nurses and participating in levering their voices on health issues affecting our province.
Joey Lawson is a Clinical Educator working at SE Health. He has 10 years of Community Healthcare experience in a broad range of roles. He has been a member of RNAO since his first year of university, and has fallen in love with the good work that the organization does. This is his second two year term as the Board of Directors representative for Region 2, which includes the Middlesex-Elgin Chapter, and he is looking forward to continuing to bring local members voices to the broader RNAO community.