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The Strategic Plan builds on our commitment to diverse learners and draws on our connection to the community.

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Program Contacts

Program	Program Assistant	Chair/Coordinator
Bachelor of Science in Nursing	BSN@viu.ca 250.740.6175	Colleen.Price@viu.ca 250.753.3245 Ext. 4128
Bachelor of Social Work	BSW@viu.ca 250.753.3245 Ext. 2387	Louise.Stern@viu.ca 250.740.6268
Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Care	CYC@viu.ca 250.753.3245 Ext. 6447	CYC@viu.ca 250.753.3245 Ext. 6447
Community Mental Health Care Worker	CMHW@viu.ca (250)740-6243 Ext. 6243	Louise.Stern@viu.ca 250.740.6268
Dental Assistant	DENA@viu.ca 250.740.6161	Marianne.Roden@viu.ca 250.740.6261
Dental Hygiene	DHYG@viu.ca 250.740.6161	Linda.McKay@viu.ca 250.740.6397
Early Childhood Education	ECEC@viu.ca 250.753.3245 Ext. 6251	ECECchair@viu.ca
Education Assistant and Community Support	EACS@viu.ca 250.753.3245 Ext. 2387	EACS@viu.ca
Health Care Assistant	HCA@viu.ca	HCAchair@viu.ca 250.753.3245 Ext. 6678
Health Career Access Program (HCAP)	HCA@viu.ca	HCAchair@viu.ca 250.753.3245 Ext. 6678
Pharmacy Technician	PTEC@viu.ca	Georgia.Wilkinson@viu.ca
Practical Nursing	PN@viu.ca 250.740.6243	PN@viu.ca
Psychedelic-assisted Therapy	PAT@viu.ca	Shannon.Dames@viu.ca 250.732.7215
Social Services Diploma	SSER@viu.ca 250.753.3245 Ext. 4186	Louise.Stern@viu.ca 250.740.6268
Professional Development and Training	PDT.HHS@viu.ca 250.740.6322	PDT.HHS@viu.ca 250.740.6327

Practice Education Coordinators

Title	Contact Information
Professional Practice Liaison Technician	Amy.Moen@viu.ca 250.753.3245 Ext. 6679
Practicum Coordinator, Health Programs	Ciara.Mitenko@viu.ca 250.753.3245 Ext. 6270
Practicum Coordinator for Bachelor of Social Work, Education Assistant and Community Support, and Social Services Diploma	Holly.Bradley@viu.ca 250.740.6271
Practicum Coordinator for Child and Youth Care and Early Childhood Education	Jamie.Covey@viu.ca 250.740.6269
Practicum Coordinator for Professional Development and Training	Kathy.Grabher@viu.ca
Practicum Coordinator for Psychadelic-assisted Therapy	Allan.Campbell@viu.ca
Practicum Coordinator - Tiwšɛmawtxʷ	Susan.Lines@viu.ca
Programs Coordinator - Tiwšɛmawtxʷ	Nathan.Jantz@viu.ca
Practicum Coordinator for Dental Programs and Education Assistant and Community Support	Laura.Cross@viu.ca 250.753.3245 Ext. 6452
HCA/HCAP Practicum Coordinator	TBA
CMHW Program Coordinator	TBA

Deans' Office

Title	Contact Information
Dean	Patricia.OHagan@viu.ca
Associate Dean	Marti.Harder@viu.ca
Administrative Coordinator	HSHSDean@viu.ca 250.740.6366
Assistant to the Dean and Associate Dean	HSHSDean@viu.ca HSHSAdmin@viu.ca 250.740.6691
HSHS Generalist	HSHSAdmin@viu.ca 250.740.6272
Finance Assistant	HSHSFinance@viu.ca

Services

Service	Phone
Centre for Community Outreach and Care	Teri.Derksen@viu.ca 250.740.6596
Dental Clinic	For appointments: 250.740.6240