Meet Our Team
WCCHN
Dr. Dominic Cave
Board Chair
Elina Williams
Program Manager
Kathryn Macdonald
Program Manager
British Columbia
Dr. Muhieldin Ahamad (Muhi)
Chief of CV Surgery
BC Children’s Hospital
Dr. Emilie Jean-St. Michel
Head, Division of Cardiology
Department of Pediatrics
BC Children’s Hospital
Amie Mazza
Director, Child and Youth Health Services
Provincial Services Branch
Hospital and Provincial Health Services Division
BC Ministry of Health
Karen LeComte
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiology
BC Children’s Hospital
Adjunct Professor, UBC School of Nursing
Megan Bolton
Program Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Cardiac Services, and Acute Surgical Inpatient Unit
BC Children’s Hospital
Alberta - Calgary
Lynnette Fritzke
Executive Director, Ambulatory Care
Alberta Children’s Hospital
Krista Kumar
Nurse Clinician
Cardiology Clinic
Alberta Children's Hospital
Dr. Robin Clegg
Section Chief
Division Of Cardiology
Alberta Children’s Hospital
Alberta - Edmonton
Christine Westerlund
Senior Operating Officer
Stollery Children's Hospital
Dr. Lisa Hornberger
Divisional Director
Cardiology
Stollery Children’s Hospital
Dr. De Villiers Jonker
Chief of CV Surgery
Stollery Children’s Hospital
Crystal Coroon
Discharge Coordinator
Cardiology & GI Services
Stollery Children’s Hospital
Saskatchewan
Angela Wiens
Nurse Clinician, Cardiology
Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
Dr. Charissa Pockett
Divisional Director
Cardiology
Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
Dave Morhart
Executive Director
Acute Care And Emergency
Services Branch
Ministry Of Health
Rebecca Brockman
Director
Children’s Acute And Subspeciality Programs
Royal University Hospital
Manitoba
Lydina Mulvena
Junior Policy Analyst
Policy and Standards Branch
Government of Manitoba
Ashley Officer
Surgical Nurse Coordinator
Pediatric Cardiology
Children's Hospital, HSC
Nicole Kjartanson
Interim Director
Health Services, Pediatric Cardiology
Children’s Hospital, HSC
Dr. Reeni Soni
Divisional Director
Cardiology
Children’s Hospital, HSC
Patient And Family Advisors
Donald Lepp
Heart Dad
Manager, Corporate Projects, Canada Post
Kristina McGuire
Heart Mom
Vice Chair, Heart Beats Children's Society of Calgary
Our team unites experts from across Western Canada, including administrators, clinicians, care providers, patients, parents, and healthcare professionals. Since 2001, we’ve grown into a leading model for regionalized pediatric cardiac care. We’ve connected five pediatric hospitals under one umbrella, fostering collaboration to deliver world-class cardiac care for children with heart disease.
Administration & Operations
Dr. Dominic Cave
Board Chair
Elina Williams
Program Manager
Kevin Pahl
Business & Communications Advisor
Alia Tayea
Health Informatics Specialist
Mike Scott
Systems Analyst
Andrea Wong
Coding Specialist
CH-HSC & Stollery
Sharmaine Apuya
Coding Specialist
Stollery & JPCH
Kathleen McCarthy
Coding Specialist
ACH
Nicole Harder
Coding Specialist
Stollery
Tania Gilmore
Coding Specialist
BCCH
Integrated Advisory Board
WCCHN
Dr. Dominic Cave
Board Chair
Elina Williams
Program Manager
British Columbia
Dr. Muhieldin Ahamad (Muhi)
Chief of CV Surgery
BC Children’s Hospital
Dr. Martin Hosking
Interim Division Head – Cardiology
Cardiologist
BC Children’s Hospital
Amie Mazza
Director, Child and Youth Health Services
Provincial Services Branch
Hospital and Provincial Health Services Division
BC Ministry of Health
Lea Legge
Nurse Coordinator
BC Children’s Hospital
Megan Bolton
Program Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Cardiac Services, and Acute Surgical Inpatient Unit
BC Children’s Hospital
Alberta – Calgary
Kelly Webber
Nurse Clinician
Cardiology Clinic
Alberta Children’s Hospital
Lynnette Fritzke
Executive Director, Ambulatory Care
Alberta Children’s Hospital
Dr. Robin Clegg
Section Chief
Division Of Cardiology
Alberta Children’s Hospital
Alberta – Edmonton
Christine Westerlund
Senior Operating Officer
Stollery Children’s Hospital
Dr. Lisa Hornberger
Divisional Director
Cardiology
Stollery Children’s Hospital
Dr. De Villiers Jonker
Chief of CV Surgery
Stollery Children’s Hospital
Crystal Coroon
Discharge Coordinator
Cardiology & GI Services
Stollery Children’s Hospital
Saskatchewan
Angela Wiens
Nurse Clinician, Cardiology
Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
Dr. Charissa Pockett
Divisional Director
Cardiology
Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
Dave Morhart
Executive Director
Acute Care And Emergency
Services Branch
Ministry Of Health
Rebecca Brockman
Director
Children’s Acute And Subspeciality Programs
Royal University Hospital
Manitoba
Lydina Mulvena
Junior Policy Analyst
Policy and Standards Branch
Government of Manitoba
Sheila Hutton
Director, Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care
Children’s Hospital, HSC Winnipeg
Dr. Reeni Soni
Divisional Director
Cardiology
Children’s Hospital, HSC
Pam Reimer
Nurse Clinician
Cardiology
Children’s Hospital, HSC
Patient And Family Advisors
Donald Lepp
Heart Dad
Manager, Corporate Projects, Canada Post
Kristina McGuire
Heart Mom
Vice Chair, Heart Beats Children’s Society of Calgary
Making a Real Impact
Take a by-the-numbers look into how we’re improving outcomes for child cardiac patients and their families.