Past Designates

de Souza Institute is proud to honour health care professionals who have completed their de Souza Designation with the publication of a book, de Souza Nurses: Making a Difference in Cancer Care (Published: December 2015). The book features each Designate sharing their thoughts and experiences from the beginnings of their journeys as oncology and or hospice palliative care nurses.

Below are the past designates and you can also see current designates.

de Souza APNs

Valrie Hursefield
RN, BA, MHA, CHPCN(C), CVAA(C)
Nurse Educator
William Osler Health System, G.T.A.

de Souza Nurses

Kimberly Baxter
RN, BScN, CON(C)
Charge Nurse Cancer Care Centre
Northumberland Hills Hospital, Cobourg

Tammy Lynn Vittie
RN, CON(C)
Registered Nurse, Outpatient Oncology
Niagara Health System, St. Catharines

Jana Lee Breton
RN, BScN, CON(C)
Registered Nurse, Hematology / Stem Cell Transplant Unit
Hamilton Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton

Erikka Johnson
RN, BScN, CON(C), CHPCN(C)
Clinical Practice Manager
Windsor Regional Cancer Centre, Windsor

Pat Stalker
RN, BScN, CON(C)
Clinical Educator
London Health Sciences Centre, London

Lorminia Realeza
RN, BScN, CON(C)
Clinical Quality Care Leader
Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga

Pat Cotman
RN, CON(C)
Registered Nurse
University Health Network, Toronto

Christine Hipgrave
RN, BScN, CON(C)
Registered Nurse, Radiation Oncology
Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie

Maureen Watt-Smit
RN, BScN, MN, CON(C)
Education Practice Lead
Grand River Hospital

Fiona Barham
RN, CON(C)
Staff Nurse
London Health Sciences Centre, London

Nicole Foy
RN, BScN, CON(C)
Staff Nurse, Inpatient
Health Sciences North, Sudbury

Carol Gunsch
RN, BScN, CON(C)
GI Nurse Navigator
Grand River Regional Cancer Centre, Kitchener

de Souza Nurse Associates

Mark Kocsis
BScN, RN
Advanced Practice Clinical Educator, Oncology, Palliative Care, & Medicine
Unity Health Toronto, St. Joseph’s Health Centre

Sarah Orr-Shaw
RN, BScN
Injury & Substance Misuse Prevention Program
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit

Jo-Dee Brown
RN
Telemedicine
Hotel Dieu Grace Healthcare

Elaine Whitehurst
RN, CHPCN(C)
Registered Nurse

Helen 't Hart
RN, BScN, CHPCN(C), CCHN(C)
Palliative Visiting Nurse
Victorian Order of Nurses Hamilton

Myra Henderson
RN
Registered Nurse - Emergency Department & Out Patient Services
Manitoulin Health Centre

Katrina Lazo
RN, BScN
Registered Nurse, General Internal Medicine
Toronto Western Hospital

Martine Cantin
RN
National Clinical Nurse Educator
INVIVA Infusion and Nursing Service

Andrea Doyle-Philp
RN, BScN, ENC(C)
Registered Nurse - Oncology Outpatient Clinic, Emergency Department, Post Anesthetic Care Unit
Northumberland Health Care Centre

Sheila Courtney
RPN
Registered Practical Nurse, Rural Health
Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital of Bluewater Health, Petrolia

Audrey Cianfarani
RPN
Registered Practical Nurse, Palliative Care
William Osler Health System, Etobicoke

Cheryl Latondress
RPN
Registered Practical Nurse, Palliative Care
Georgian Bay General Hospital, Georgian Bay

Wanalda Parsons
RN, BN, CON(C)
Registered Nurse, Clinical Trials
Lakeridge Health, Oshawa

Wen Juan Huang
RN, BScN, CON(C)
Registered Nurse, Surgery
University Health Network, Toronto

de Souza Interns

Elizabeth Dillon
RN, BScN
Registered Nurse
Windsor Regional Hospital