She is committed to sharing with younger RNs the knowledge she’s acquired during her 44-year nursing career. She is a member of the peri Operative Room Nurses of Greater Toronto, an organization that provides networking and educational opportunities for surgical nurses. Jo-Anne often travels to conferences around North America and shares the latest technology and techniques with her colleagues when she comes home. She also mentors nurses in the Philippines, where she’s been part of a mission for five years, assisting in minor surgeries and doing health teaching for locals with diabetes and high blood pressure. With the support of this award, she hopes to travel to RNAO’s International Nursing Conference in Jerusalem in June 2012.