Randi (she/her/they/their) is the Regional Nursing Lead for Maternal Infant Health with Northern Health’s Public Health Practice team. This nursing leadership role allows her to advocate for high-quality, equitable services offered to all mothers/pregnant people, young children, and families living in Northern BC. Through stewardship and human-centred relational practice, Randi supports community health nurses who care for families during pregnancy, after birth, and in the early years. Beyond this role, she has the current privilege of co-chairing the Breastfeeding Committee for Canada’s Board of Directors for a renewed term. With her husband, they’re humbly raising their two young children on the traditional territories of the Dakelh people (notably Nadleh Whut’en and Stellat’en First Nations). In her free time, Randi enjoys playing with arts and crafts, learning in her gardens, and forest bathing across BC.
*This story was co-written with Reshmi Abraham, BHSc., Community and Population Health, previous student who worked with Northern Health’s Public Health Practice team. New babies are a lot of wor...
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