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Executive Board
As the co-founders of RTWB, the executive team functions unanimously to provide leadership through visioning how RTWB will achieve the desired goals of its membership.
Annette Lievaart, Director, Africa Lead
annette@rtwb.ca || Tenwek, Bomet, KENYA
"From October 2010-March 2011 I worked as a RT at Tenwek Mission hospital in Kenya. Getting there was a lot of work and through the process I often thought I wish there was an organization that would mobilize RT’s. What a great surprise a few months after I came back to Canada I discovered RTWB, and here I am. A little more about me I grew up on a farm in Southern Alberta where I learned the value of hard work, Christian charity and the value of family. I graduated from NAIT’s respiratory therapy program in 2008 and started working. After some experience working as an RT in Alberta, I had a yearning to do something more. As a child I always wanted to be a missionary, I found a way to combine my love of Respiratory and love of God by serving at Tenwek Hospital. I am currently preparing to return to Tenwek for 2 years starting in early 2013."
Clement Hui, Director of Deployments
clement@rtwb.ca || Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"No one can do everything, but everyone can do something...those are certainly not my words, but is something I like to live by. When the chance came by to be part of RTWB, the opportunity was just too good to pass up. It is not everyday you get to impact the world doing something you like."
Dan Elliot, Director of International Relations
dan.elliot@rtwb.ca || London, Ontario, Canada
Dan, a Respiratory Therapist with 15 years of experience as a Paramedic and 20 years of first aid instruction, as well as several years of project management experience is excited to take on this new role. Dan brings with him, several years of involvement with other charities. As an advisor of a 4500 member first aid group and the president of an outdoor education and enablement organization for people with challenges, he is motivated, not discouraged by challenges, and seeks out opportunities to better the organizations he is involved with to help them grow whenever and wherever possible. Dan is looking forward to share his knowledge and help broaden the public and professional awareness of RTWB.
Eric Cheng, Director, Asia Lead
eric@rtwb.ca || Tansen, Palpa, Nepal
"I was blessed with parents that taught me to value life and the lives of people around me. Rooted in the Christian faith, I wrestled with the need to put my money where my faith was and took a 3month leave of absence to do some capacity building in neonatal/pediatric critical care in 2010. The need here is great; hence a return trip in 2011. Despite the challenges of working in a different culture and healthcare system, the joys of making a difference are unprecedented and truly life-giving. After sharing my developing world experiences, I was encouraged to find that fellow RTs around the world were just as keen in "giving back" through their profession. And so RTWB was birthed to provide RTs a way to give back to the global medical community."
Pauley Ting, Director of Organizational Strategy
pauley@rtwb.ca || Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Having spent most of my working career helping large-scale organizations with their corporate strategy and operational improvement initiatives, I was excited about the opportunity to help build up a not-for-profit organization with local roots and a focus on emerging markets abroad. I look forward to applying my consulting experience and MBA background to help RTWB get up and running and ensure that each dollar is used in a meaningful and sustainable manner."
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