RNAO Expert Panel
Ashley Ahuja, BScN (candidate)
Nursing Student
York University
Toronto, Ontario
Cynthia Baker, RN, PhD
Executive Director
Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing
Ottawa, Ontario
Cheryl Forchuk, RN, PhD
Professor, Arthur Labatt Family
School of Nursing
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario
Marlee Groening, RN, MSN
Lecturer, School of Nursing
B.C. Representative, Canadian
Federation of Mental Health Nurses
Vancouver, British Columbia
Catherine Gros, RN, MSc(A)
Assistant Professor, Ingram School of Nursing
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec
Michelle Jubin, RN, MN
Mental Health Nurse Consultant
Toronto Public Health
Toronto, Ontario
Kamini Kalia, RN, MScN, CPMHN(C)
Manager of Clinical Education and Informatics,
Professional Practice Office
President, Mental Health Nurses Interest Group
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Toronto, Ontario
Arlene Kent-Wilkinson, RN CPMHN(C), MN, PhD
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Betty-Lou Kristy
Peer Supports Substance Use Systems Lead
Consumer Survivor Lead
Mississauga Halton LHIN Enhancing &
Sustaining Peer Initiative
TEACH: Teach Empower Advocate Community
Health a peer initiative of Support &
Housing-Halton
Halton, Ontario
Wendy Panagopoulos, RN, BScN
Nurse Educator, School of Nursing
St. Francis Xavier University
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Elizabeth Richardson, RN, CPMHN(C)
Institutional Mental Health Nurse
Warkworth Institution
Correctional Services of Canada
Campbellford, Ontario
Deborrah Sherman
Executive Director
Ontario Peer Development Initiative
Toronto, Ontario
Amanda Vandyk, RN, PhD
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario
Paula Walbourne, RN, BN, CPMHN(C)
Staff Officer, Directorate of Mental Health
Senior Practice Leader, Mental Health Nursing
Canadian Forces Health Services Group
Headquarters
Canadian Armed Forces
Leah Watts, BA, MA
Education Programs Coordinator
Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing
Ottawa, Ontario
**Special acknowledgement to the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) for their contribution to this work and support for its alignment with the CASN/CFMHN competencies.