People Directory

Leena Philip is the administrative assistant to the manager for Maritime Child Health. Leena comes from India, where she graduated with her Masters in Physiotherapy...

Katie McDonald MN RN, is the manager of Maritime Child Health. In this role she is accountable for providing leadership and fostering partnerships aimed at...

Kyle MacDonald is the Co-Founder and Senior Portfolio Manager at Gallant MacDonald , a private investment office serving a select group of ultra-high net worth...

Juliana graduated from Dalhousie University in 2023 with an Honours degree in Neuroscience. During her undergrad, Juliana developed the logos for the Shhh study, helped...

Daria worked as a volunteer in 2024 and 2025. She completed a BSc in Psychology at Dalhousie University. Daria’s main areas of research interest are...

Originally from Izmir, Turkey, Gökçe completed their Bachelor’s in Psychology and Cinema & Media Studies at Dalhousie University. They are passionate about investigating the complexities...

Jack is a graduate from Dalhousie’s Neuroscience Honours program. He worked with Dr. Thomas and Dr. Pinto at IWK Health on a Diabetes Honours project...

Tara completed Honours in Psychology at the University of King's College. With a minor in social anthropology, she developed an appreciation for taking a holistic...

Áine completed her honours project with Dr. Megan Thomas, looking at sleep knowledge in Early Childhood Development Interventionists in Nova Scotia, and creating a sleep...

My name is Jessica and I am a Dalhousie medical student with a few years of experience in healthcare as a registered nurse. I am...

MacKayla graduated from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Neuroscience and is at Dalhousie Medical School. Her Honours thesis examined how circadian...

Momina is a clinical psychology doctoral student at Dalhousie University, supervised by Dr. Megan Thomas and co-supervised by Dr. Isabel Smith. She completed her undergraduate...

Victoria began in the lab as an BSc Psychology student, exploring qualitative data on families’ sleep experiences at IWK for her honours thesis supervised by...

I am a UK trained Developmental Paediatrician, who worked in the NHS for over 30 years, mainly in the Northwest of England, on the Fylde...

Gabrielle Miller is the IWK’s bilingual nurse coordinator/infirmière coordinatrice des services bilingues. In this role, she coordinates language services at the IWK, including both interpretation...

Jean is a seasoned finance leader with extensive experience spanning various industries. Before joining IWK Health, Jean served as Director of Finance and Global Process...

Ryan Brothers is the Director of Solicitor Services with the Legal Services Division at the Nova Scotia Department of Justice. Prior to this role, he...

Sara Piracha-McLean has provided consulting services to charities, non-profits and municipal governments across Canada for over 20 years. She is highly skilled in governance, institutional...

John Muir has over 20 years of health system experience gained from the public and private sectors. Starting his career with the Nova Scotia Department...

Jane McKay-Nesbitt now serves her community as a volunteer after retiring from a long and successful career, first with government, then business, and finally academia...

Charlene Milner is the Vice President of Corporate Services at Holland Power Services in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Charlene has over 25 years’ experience as a...

Rhonda is the Manager of Partnerships and Community Engagement, a new role within IWK Health’s Mental Health and Addictions Program (MHAP). In this capacity, Rhonda...