Jamie grew up in a small community outside of Sudbury. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Laurentian University, and later attended Algonquin College in Ottawa for his electrical apprenticeship. He worked for many years in the electrical trade, performing work in residential, commercial, industrial and mining workplaces. It was during his time while working with a local mining company that he got involved in health and safety, which lead to his role as Superintendent Safety and Training at Redpath Canada.

Jamie’s son was diagnosed with a stage 3 brain tumour, 3yrs ago, he underwent emergency surgery to remove the tumour, and that was followed up with radiation and chemotherapy treatments. His son required a second surgery to remove cancerous tissue; however, after this surgery no radiation or chemotherapy was required. His son continues to be monitored at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto.

We are extremely grateful to NOFCC for providing assistance; we were able to focus on our son’s health, and know that there was an organization that would support us if required.

Jane was born and raised in the Sudbury area and attended Laurentian University, graduating with a BA degree in 1968. After attending teachers’ college she taught at Marymount College until 1980.Jane has two children, Matthew who works as a medical physicist for a pharmaceutical company in Seattle Washington and Sara who lives in Toronto and is a senior policy analyst with the Canadian Mental Health Association.

Jane has held a variety of jobs in her lifetime, but since 2001 has been the Teacher Librarian at St. Charles College.In the past Jane has volunteered at the Cancer Centre, the Hospice, and the Ronald MacDonald Family Room. She is presently a volunteer with the Angels in Pink and Seniors Helping Seniors in Coniston. When she was asked to join the board of the NOFCC she was pleased to accept as this is such a wonderful organization that is focused on health issues for northern families.

Lissa Lynn Gagnon is a Professor with the School of Nursing, Laurentian University. After accomplishing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1996, she pursued graduate studies focusing on work environments in oncology nursing. She subsequently obtained her Master of Science in Nursing in 2008.

Since graduating, Lissa has assumed various roles and responsibilities for positions such as staff nurse, nurse manager, and nurse educator. She is pleased to be an active Board member of Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer.

Tina Leduc is a senior manager at Science North and a proud graduate of Laurentian University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Born and raised in Sudbury, she is committed to giving back to the Northern Ontario community where she continues to raise her family. For nearly a decade, Tina has served on nonprofit boards supporting children and families. As a board member with Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer (NOFCC), she brings both professional leadership and personal understanding—having supported her father through cancer—to help ensure families across the North have access to the care and support they need.