Provincial Representatives

Provincial Representatives are voting members of the CFPNA Executive Team.
Please contact a provincial representative directly to learn more about family practice/primary care nursing in your region or feel free to connect via the general contact form.

Alberta/British Columbia/Territories Region
Melissa Waddell
Email: cfpna.exeutive@cfpna.ca
Email: cfpna.exeutive@cfpna.ca

Manitoba Region
Laura Donnelly, RN, NP
Email: laura.donnelly6@gmail.com
Laura is a nurse practitioner, but her roots are as a primary care nurse. She worked for five years as an RN and loved the possibilities that came with the role. She has worked mainly as primary care nurse and chronic disease nurse in English and French positions. Laura has a growing passion for women’s health, functional medicine and all topics related to preventative care. Upstream thinking, client empowerment, education and community engagement at a grassroots level remain pillars of her practice. She is thankful for the association as an avenue to meet primary care nurses across the province and country, and to advance excellence and education for this vital area of practice!
Email: laura.donnelly6@gmail.com
Laura is a nurse practitioner, but her roots are as a primary care nurse. She worked for five years as an RN and loved the possibilities that came with the role. She has worked mainly as primary care nurse and chronic disease nurse in English and French positions. Laura has a growing passion for women’s health, functional medicine and all topics related to preventative care. Upstream thinking, client empowerment, education and community engagement at a grassroots level remain pillars of her practice. She is thankful for the association as an avenue to meet primary care nurses across the province and country, and to advance excellence and education for this vital area of practice!

Saskatchewan Region
Lori Boen, RN, CCHN(C), CCCI
Email: cfpna.executive@cfpna.ca
Lori is certified in community health & clinical instruction. Her interest in family practice nursing began in 2007 after nursing in NICU, emergency & forensics. She is currently an instructor with the College of Nursing-University of Saskatchewan, a legal nurse consultant, patient support nurse, involved with the Community Health Nurses of Canada and volunteers with local and national organizations that suppor the wellness of people and their communities.
As a provincial representative with the CFPNA, Lori is looking forward to serving and promoting the role of the family practice nurse.
Email: cfpna.executive@cfpna.ca
Lori is certified in community health & clinical instruction. Her interest in family practice nursing began in 2007 after nursing in NICU, emergency & forensics. She is currently an instructor with the College of Nursing-University of Saskatchewan, a legal nurse consultant, patient support nurse, involved with the Community Health Nurses of Canada and volunteers with local and national organizations that suppor the wellness of people and their communities.
As a provincial representative with the CFPNA, Lori is looking forward to serving and promoting the role of the family practice nurse.

Ontario/Quebec Region
Jennifer Bugera
Email: Jennifer.Bugera@unityhealth.to
Jennifer has been involved with CFPNA since 2017. She works at an inner city primary care clinic affliliated with the University of Toronto, this part of her career started 23 years ago. In 2015 she began promoting Primary Care Nursing at University and College Schools of Nursing in the Toronto area. Her favorite statement is "cradle to grave...head to toe, Primary Care Nurses does it all"
Email: Jennifer.Bugera@unityhealth.to
Jennifer has been involved with CFPNA since 2017. She works at an inner city primary care clinic affliliated with the University of Toronto, this part of her career started 23 years ago. In 2015 she began promoting Primary Care Nursing at University and College Schools of Nursing in the Toronto area. Her favorite statement is "cradle to grave...head to toe, Primary Care Nurses does it all"

Atlantic Region
Ruth Campbell RN
Email: Ruth2.Campbell@nshealth.ca
Ruth graduated from Dalhousie School of Nursing in 2003. Since then she worked primarily in women's health for 15 years, with the majority of that being in labour and delivery. During this time she was part of the obstetrical flight time with LifeFlight for 10 years and was also an on call sexual assault nurse for two years. In early 2018 she moved to primary health care. The practice consists mostly of young families, and the majority of her work is prenatal care. Ruth is passionate about this population, especially with my background in labour and delivery. She is happy to be a provincial representative with CFPNA and looks forward to the further development of the role of nursing in primary care and nurses working to full scope of practice.
Email: Ruth2.Campbell@nshealth.ca
Ruth graduated from Dalhousie School of Nursing in 2003. Since then she worked primarily in women's health for 15 years, with the majority of that being in labour and delivery. During this time she was part of the obstetrical flight time with LifeFlight for 10 years and was also an on call sexual assault nurse for two years. In early 2018 she moved to primary health care. The practice consists mostly of young families, and the majority of her work is prenatal care. Ruth is passionate about this population, especially with my background in labour and delivery. She is happy to be a provincial representative with CFPNA and looks forward to the further development of the role of nursing in primary care and nurses working to full scope of practice.