NGSA Executive Team

Name: Aanchal Pathak

NGSA Role: Co-President

Program: Master of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner Adult Stream

Previous Education: BScN from University of Alberta

Area of Interest: Critical care, primary care

Favourite Book: Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Name: Ransford Kyeremeh Agyemang

NGSA Role: President-Elect

Program: Master of Nursing Research (Thesis)

Previous Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Valley View University, Ghana)

Area of Interest: Preventive Health, Health Education, Children and Adolescents Health and Life Coach, Quality of Life Advocacy, Qualitative Research, Ethics.

Favourite Book: The Bible

Name: Yixing (Rio) Li

NGSA Role:  Communications Director

Program: 2nd year MN, Education stream

Previous Education: BScN at University of Alberta

Area of Interest: Sexual Reproductive health and rights and Nursing Education

Favourite Book: Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

Name: Sadaf Murad-Kassam

NGSA Role: HSAA Representative 

Program: PhD in Nursing

Previous Education: Master of Nursing, Specialized in Gerontology and Nursing Education

Area of Interest: Acute Care, Dementia Care, Critical Care, and Nursing Education

Favourite Book: Wonders and Marvels of Spiritual Science; Dementia Rehabilitation; Evidence-Based Interventions and Clinical Recommendations; Intersectionality, The Kite Runner

Name: Chioma Eze

NGSA Role: Event Committee

Program: Master of Nursing, Research Stream

Previous Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Area of Interest: Oncology and Palliative Care

Favourite Book: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

Name: Esther Ansaah Gyebi

NGSA Role: Event Committee

Program: Master of Nursing, Leadership Stream

Previous Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Area of Interest: Public Health/Health Promotion and nursing policy

Favourite Book: Quite a lot to name

Name: Wenting Yan

NGSA Role: GSA Representative

Program: PhD in Nursing

Previous Education: Master of Public Health

Area of Interest: Healthcare Workforce and Long-term Care

Favourite Book: A Game of Thrones

Name: Tanmay Sheokand

NGSA Role: Secretary

Program: Nursing Education

Previous Education: Bachelors of Science in Nursing from University of Utah

Area of Interest: Critical Care, Acute Care, Education, Teaching

Favourite Book:“The Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins

Name: Jonathan Dotse

NGSA Role: Treasurer

Program: Master of Nursing, Education

Previous Education: BSc Nursing

Area of Interest: Nursing Education, Mentorship, Cardiovascular Nursing

Favourite Book: Take the Risk: Learning to Identify, choose and Live with Acceptable Risk, Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence