PHN-PREP Team
Annie Berthiaume
Annie Berthiaume RN MPH
Manager, Health Promotion Division
Sudbury and District Health Unit
Jayme Blyth
Jayme Blyth RN BN.
Public Health Nurse, Healthy Babies Healthy Children
Northwestern Health Unit
Alana Brassard
Alana Brassard B.A. (Hons)
Acting Manager, Healthy Growth and Development
Algoma Public Health Unit
Christene DeVlaming-Kot
Christene DeVlaming-Kot RN BScN MHSc
Manager, Healthy Babies Healthy Children
Niagara Region Public Health Department
Louise Gilbert
Louise Gilbert RN/IA MScN IBCLC PNC(C)
Acting Manager, Healthy Growth and Development
Ottawa Public Health
Bonnie Hewitt
Bonnie Hewitt RN BScN MSW MHI
Manager, Healthy Babies Healthy Children
Halton Region Health Department
Amanda Hicks
Amanda Hicks RN BScN MPH
Graduate Student, PHN-PREP
I am a PhD student in the School of Nursing at McMaster University, working on the SERENE research project (Supportive, Equity-oriented, Responsive, and Equity-oriented prevention and care model to reduce the incidence and Negative impacts of severe maternal morbidity). My previous research areas have focused on maternal mental health, home visiting, and addressing adverse childhood experiences. I am most interested in comprehensive and collaborative approaches to preventing adverse outcomes for families, especially during the early years.
I hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) from McMaster University and a Master of Public Health (Nursing specialization) from Lakehead University. I have spent my nursing career working in maternal/child health (with nearly twenty years in Public Health), and now teach as a sessional instructor in the BScN program at Brock University.
Amanda Hoffman
Amanda Hoffman RN BScN MSN MPH
Public Health Nurse, Healthy Babies Healthy Children
Middlesex-London Health Unit
Candace Lati
Candace Lati RN BScN
Public Health Nurse, Healthy Babies Healthy Children
North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
Sharon Knott
Sharon Knott RN BScN
Retired Public Health Nurse
Diane Lalonde
Diane Lalonde RN BScN
Manager, Healthy Babies Healthy Children
Eastern Ontario Health Unit
Heather Marcau
Heather Marcau RN BScN CCHN(C)
Public Health Nurse, Healthy Babies Healthy Children
Middlesex-London Health Unit
Janet McCreary
Janet McCreary MSW RSW B.Ed.
Manager, Healthy Babies Healthy Children
Region of Waterloo Public Health
Joan Millsap
Joan Millsap RN BA MPH
Manager, Healthy Babies Healthy Children
Brant County Health Unit
Mafalda Mota-Da Ponte
Mafalda Mota-Da Ponte RN BScN
Public Health Nurse, Healthy Babies Healthy Children
Peel Public Health
Ceilah O’Prey
Ceilah O’Prey RN BScN
Public Health Nurse, Healthy Babies Healthy Children
Hastings and Prince Edward Public Health
Susan Potvin
Susan Potvin RN BScN BEd MPA
Program Manager, Family & Community Health
Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Health Unit
Aleta Poulin
Aleta Poulin RN BScN
Lead Public Health Nurse, Healthy Babies Healthy Children
Eastern Ontario Health Unit
Isabel Resendes
Isabel Resendes RN BScN MN CCHN(C)
Manager, Healthy Babies Healthy Children
Middlesex-London Health Unit
Charla Sandula
Charla Sandula RN BScN
Public Health Nurse, Healthy Babies Healthy Children
North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
Jody Shepherd
Jody Shepherd RN BScN CCHN
Public Health Nurse, Nurse-Family Partnership
Middlesex-London Health Unit
Janet Siverns
Janet Siverns RN, BScN, MSc
Retired Public Health Nurse
Geneviève Mosher
Geneviève Mosher RN, BScN
Nursing Project Officer Healthy Growth and Development
Ottawa Public Health Unit
Get Involved
The PHN-PREP Advisory Board is a group of public health nurses, supervisors, and managers with expertise in implementing and delivering a range of home visiting and outreach programs for pregnant individuals and families with infants of young children.
Please contact us at [email protected] for more information.