She spent over 25 years in Northern Ontario where she practiced nursing for a number of years in hospital settings and as a public health nurse, prior to transitioning to the Mental Health field where the majority of her career has focused. Following a move with her family to Peterborough in 2001 she accepted a position with the Canadian Mental Health Association where she managed Peterborough’s Warming Room for 3 years while it was operated by CMHA. She then spent three years as manager of the Mental Health Unit at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre before returning to the Canadian Mental Health Association as Program Director. Since her retirement from fulltime employment in 2013, she has completed several contract positions with Four County Addiction Services and is currently employed part time at the Ontario Telemedicine Clinic – CMHA.