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Practical Nursing
Mariya Voloshyn

Never stay in the intersection

As the visitors said goodbye, Mariya Voloshyn saw the sadness in her patient’s eyes. She approached the hospital bed and said, “I’m going to make you a deal. If I smile at you, you have to promise you’ll smile back.”…
MARIYA VOLOSHYN, Practical Nursing
Licensed Optician
Gabriel Visentin

An eye for success

Meet Gabriel Visentin, the 2022 Optician Student of the Year and our 2nd runner-up! Gabriel grew up in Lethbridge, Alberta. At the age of 14, he decided he was looking for more opportunities, and relocated to Toronto for boarding school.…
Gabriel Visentin | Licensed Optician

From rockstar to rec star

It wasn’t until her father moved into care that Natasha considered a career supporting older adults and enriching their lives. She watched her dad as he walked his journey with dementia, but never lost his aptitude for music. Natasha witnessed…
Natasha Williamson Therapeutic Recreation Assistant | Stenberg College

Finding happily ever after 

Carol has achieved her dreams. She is helping people as a Medical Lab Assistant at St. Paul’s Hospital. She brought her mom to Canada. She has found love and recently married a wonderful man named Michael. “I feel very happy…
Carol Nian Medical Laboratory Assistant | Stenberg College

Art and soul

When it comes to first jobs, everyone must start somewhere. For most of us, it’s working part-time at a fast-food restaurant or a busy clothing store. For 19-year-old Rachel H, it’s helping the hospital run smoothly as a Hospital Clerk.…
Rachel Howey, Hospital Support Specialist & Nursing Unit Clerk graduate in cap and gown

Caring for others

Seeking a brighter future for the family, Bimal, her mom, and her brother left everything behind and moved from Fiji to Canada. Two significant family health-scares changed Bimal’s future. It was hard to see her loved ones face health challenges,…
Bimal Naidu Health Care Assistant, Practicum | Stenberg College

Loving to learn, learning to live

Even though life had not always been kind to Sheila, she never failed to see the bright side. Sheila’s passion has always been working with children and she knew becoming an EA is where she would excel. She researched and…
Sheila Mugford Education Assistant | Stenberg College
Counselling Therapist
Hannah Blackburn

Making it count 

In her early thirties, Hannah Blackburn’s life has taken her on a difficult, and at times, painful journey. But Hannah is brave. She used her trauma to fuel her personal growth. She made her pain count.  
Hannah Blackburn | Stenberg College

A mother’s love

In August 2017, Carmen and her four-year-old daughter packed their bags in China to join her husband halfway across the world so their family could be together. A year after arriving in Canada, she gave birth to her second child.…
From China to Canada | Stenberg College

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