Holly Christian is the Lead, Targeted Populations and Settings, with Northern Health. She is a collaborator on the Men’s Healthy Eating and Active Living Project.

Doreen Bond is a Regional Tobacco Reduction Coordinator with Northern Health. Doreen is a collaborator on the Men’s Healthy Eating and Active Living Project.

Dr. Johnson is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Disciplines at Athabasca University in Alberta Canada. He is a collaborative research partner with the Alliance for Health Outcomes Research in Diabetes (ACHORD) at University of Alberta. His background is in human nutrition and metabolism. Dr. Johnson’s research interests include health promotion and diabetes self-management with a specific focus on diet and physical activity.

Dr Johnson is a Co-investigator on the Men’s Healthy Eating and Active Living (M-HEAL) project.

Kimberly is a 4th year undergraduate student in the psychology honours program at the University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus), and plans to pursue a career in clinical psychology. Kimberly began working on the M-HEAL project as a student research assistant in the summer of 2013 and she assisted the team with a systematic review of the literature to identify best practices for tailoring health promotion strategies to men. She is currently assisting the team with developing evidence-based materials aimed at promoting men’s healthy eating and active living.

Haleema is a 3rd year undergraduate student in the general science program (with a focus in biology, math and physics) at the University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus), and plans to pursue a career in medicine. Haleema began working on the M-HEAL project as a student research assistant in the summer of 2013 and she assisted the team with a systematic review of the literature to identify best practices for tailoring health promotion strategies to men. She is currently assisting the team with developing evidence-based materials aimed at promoting men’s healthy eating and active living.

Margaret Jones-Bricker is the Regional Director, Northern Region of the Canadian Cancer Society BC and Yukon Division. In her role overseeing operations for the region, she is responsible for the implementation of health promotion mission delivery activities driven by the nationwide strategic plan. Her work in cancer prevention has included presentations and support for innovative solutions to rural and remote cancer control issues as well as Canadian Cancer Society resources and screening recommendations. Margaret is a Co-Principal Investigator on the Men’s Healthy Eating and Active Living (M-HEAL) project.

Sally Errey is employed by the BC Cancer Agency as a Prevention Educational Leader and also works in health promotion, harm reduction and communications with the Boys & Girls Club of Williams Lake & District. Passionate about sharing information and lifestyle change, she brings years 20 years of documentation, knowledge transfer and presentation experience to the team. Sally is a collaborator on the Men’s Healthy Eating Active Living project, a member of the Harmonization Developmental Evaluation Working Group and Communications coordinator for the Harmonization Project. She is currently completing a Graduate Certificate in Professional Communications Management at Royal Roads University.

Paul Sharp holds a Bachelor's degree in Human Kinetics and a Master of Science degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of British Columbia. His research interests lie in the design, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion initiatives targeted at physical activity and dietary behaviour change. As a Research Assistant with the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention, Paul is responsible for assisting with the development of the Men’s Health Eating and Active Living (M-HEAL) project.

Dr. Joan Bottorff is a Professor in the School of Nursing, and Director of the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus. She is also an Affiliate Scientist with the BC Cancer Agency. Her research program focuses on health promotion and health behaviour change in the context of cancer control. Current projects center on developing gender sensitive tobacco reduction interventions for both women and men, and men’s health promotion.

Dr Bottorff is the Program Coordinator for the Harmonization Project. In addition, she is a Co-Principal Investigator on the Stop Smoking Before Surgery (SSBS) project and Co-investigator on the Men’s Healthy Eating and Active Living (M-HEAL) project.

Dr. Cherisse Seaton is the research coordinator for the Harmonization Project and an adjunct professor at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). She holds a Bachelor of Science (Honors) degree in Psychology with a minor in Biology, and a Master’s degree and Ph.D. in Psychology. Her previous research has examined individual differences in resilience by focusing on the role of identity development and positive emotions for socioemotional well-being. As the research coordinator of the harmonization projects, she is responsible for coordinating all activities related to the development, coordination, implementation, and refinement of the two research projects.

Dr. Gayl Sarbit is a Knowledge Broker at the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention at the University of British Columbia. She is an experienced educator and holds an MEd and PhD in Educational Leadership from the University of Alberta. Her current research is focused on men’s health promotion. Gayl is supporting the MHEAL team in developing, refining and packaging the POWERPLAY program.

John Oliffe is a Professor at the School of Nursing, University of British Columbia. His research is focused on gender and health, particularly men’s health. Specifically, he is interested in masculinities and gender relations in the context of various men’s health issues including prostate cancer, depression and suicide, smoking, cardiac rehabilitation, and immigrant men’s health. The findings drawn from his studies and collaborations have featured in more than 200 academic conferences and workshops, and over 100 peer-reviewed publications. For more information on his current projects and publications please visit his website at MensHealthResearch.ubc.ca.

Kerensa Medhurst is the Research Facilitator for the BC Cancer Agency.

Kerensa brings over 15 years of experience in health promotion, international, economic, and community development, to this role. Kerensa is a certified yoga instructor and passionate about fitness and nutrition. Kerensa’s back ground is in political science and gender studies with graduate level work in international health and leadership. She loves spending time skiing, hiking, and mountain biking in the northern mountains.

Dr Theresa Healy is the Lead – Healthy Community Development, Aboriginal Communities in the Population Health Department of Northern Health. She also holds an Adjunct Appointment with the School of Environmental Planning and the Gender Studies Program at UNBC. Her research and work interests include community development and capacity building, participatory action research, facilitating community driven initiatives, and designing workshops and other learning modules for community members and organization. Her past research projects have utilized these skills and interests in the subject areas of HIV/AIDS; youth and sexual health, homelessness and sexually exploited youth and marginalized populations and health care services. She is a Co-Principal Investigator on the Men’s Healthy Eating and Active Living (M-HEAL) project.

Megan Klitch is a Health Promotion Coordinator, Cancer Control, for the Canadian Cancer Society, BC Yukon Division. Megan has worked with the Canadian Cancer Society for five years, leading a team of inspiring, high performing individuals, and building their capacity to inspire healthy lifestyle choices and advocating to make healthy choices easier in northern communities. Megan is familiar with the Canadian cancer Society’s WellnessFits program, which includes healthy eating and active living modules for workplace wellness. Megan was involved with the harmonization project’s inception, and is a collaborator on the Men’s Healthy Eating and Active Living Project.

Cristina Caperchione is an Associate Professor in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan Campus. Cristina is a Co-Investigator on the Men’s Healthy Eating and Active Living (M-HEAL) project.

Sonia Lamont is the Provincial Director of the BC Cancer Agency Prevention Programs and her particular areas of interest are the prevention of second primary cancers, bringing a cancer lens to chronic disease prevention, and public health education. She has an educational background in the Social Sciences and has a Masters in Business Administration. She has worked in the areas of social science research, health promotion and management. Sonia is the Principal Investigator on the Men’s Healthy Eating and Active Living (M-HEAL) project, and a Co-Principal Investigator on the Stop Smoking Before Surgery (SSBS) project.

Nikolai Holm is a research assistant with the Harmonization Project. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies and Political Science, and a Master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Transformation. His previous research has examined how the relationships between organizations at varying levels influence how they can interact and coordinate to address issues of human security. He is interested in issues of community development, particularly in regards to local actor empowerment and human security programming. Nikolai is assisting the team in conducting a developmental evaluation of the harmonized effort by supporting and documenting the team’s collaboration in the delivery of both of the projects.

Sherri Tillotson is the Regional Evaluation Lead – Integrated Primary Community Care at Northern Health. She holds a Master’s degree in Research and Experimental Psychology from the University of Northern British Columbia. Sherri is leading the developmental evaluation of the team’s harmonized efforts.

Kelsey Yarmish is the Regional Director for Northern Health’s population health team, with a focus on upstream work addressing common modifiable risk factors and the prevention of chronic disease and injury. A nurse by background, with past work in acute psychiatry (University hospital of Northern BC) and tertiary mental health and addiction services, Kelsey has become equally passionate about Public Health.

Kelsey lives and works in Prince George, and embraces the community and living in the North. She is married with two girls. Family is her joy and her kids ensure that home-time is always lively and a lot of fun. When she is not at work, she is with her family and friends, entertaining, working in her gardens, traveling, boating, crafting, cooking, and reading.

Kelsey is a collaborator on the Men’s Healthy Eating and Active Living project.

Janna Olynick is the data analyst for the Harmonization and MHEAL (POWERPLAY) projects. Janna completed her MSc in Psychology at UNBC in May 2016, and is now working as a Research Associate and Data Analyst for several projects on community and health research in northern BC.

As the Data Analyst for the harmonization projects, she is responsible for guiding data from initial acquisition through database integration, conducting statistical analyses, and providing advice on study design, analysis and the type of application of statistical methods.