Board
Sue Powell
Nurse Practitioner ~ Board Chair/President
Susan began her career in Nursing in 1977. She became a NP in 1998. Susan has been at the Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-Led clinic for many years currently as the board president and previously as a board director.
She is happily married, loves the outdoors and of course her 2 grandchildren!
Colleen Morrow
Nurse Practitioner ~ Secretary/Treasurer/Director
Susan McConnell
Nurse Practitioner ~ Director
Susan graduated from Lakehead University in 1987 with her HBScN and returned home to work at the McCausland Hospital in many nursing roles over the years. She decided she needed a challenge in her career and became a Nurse Practitioner in 2006 and completed my Master’s in Public Health in Nursing in 2008.
She was involved in the establishment of the North Shore Family Health Team and continues to work there as a Nurse Practitioner. She also works casual at the Norwest Community Access Center in Thunder Bay.
She has served on various committees over the years and most recently was the regional representative for NPAO.
In her spare time you will find her enjoying outdoor activities and travel. She is a proud mother of her three children and now she also has the pleasure of spoiling her grandchildren.
Aaron Medd
Nurse Practitioner ~ Director
Aaron graduated from UWO in 1996 with his BScN degree and worked for several years in Ontario’s far north in remote Indigenous communities as a community health nurse.
As a nurse practitioner since 2000, Aaron has worked over the years as a NP in a variety of primary care health settings and also in community-based palliative care. Aaron also advocated for the advancement of the NP role in Ontario as the past communication specialist for the Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario.
As a previous member of the Lakehead Nurse Practitioner- Led Clinic steering committee, Aaron is excited to continue supporting the NP-Led model of care as a current director on the clinic board.
Andrew Sheare
Works in Finance ~ Director
Andrew joined the board of the Lakehead NP-Led clinic in 2019. With over 25 years of finance and management experience from the business industry he offers focus and ideas from outside the health care field. Andrew joined the board to help make an impact and support the health field here in Thunder Bay. He believes strongly in the model of care and services provided at the clinic.
Lynda Roussel
Works in Healthcare ~ Director