Faculty and staff

Marcia Anderson
Vice-dean, Indigenous 
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Melanie MacKinnon
Head of Ongomiizwin
Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing

Chander Raquin
Executive assistant to vice-dean, Indigenous
204-480-1318
chander.raquin@umanitoba.ca

Ana Aniban
Executive assistant to head of Ongomiizwin
204-272-3167
ana.aniban@umanitoba.ca

Melinda Fowler
Director
Ongomiizwin – Education
melinda.fowler@umanitoba.ca
204-789-3892

Debra Beach Ducharme
Director, Indigenous health integration
Ongomiizwin – Education
debra.beachducharme@umanitoba.ca
204-789-3521

Kimberly Hart
Senior Lead, Indigenous health student affairs
Ongomiizwin – Education
kimberly.hart@umanitoba.ca
204-272-3168

Margaret Lavallee
Elder in Residence
Ongomiizwin – Education
margaret.lavallee@umanitoba.ca

Leslie Spillett
Knowledge Keeper
Ongomiizwin – Education
leslie.spillett@umanitoba.ca

Melanie MacKinnon
Head, Ongomiizwin-Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing and
Executive director, Ongomiizwin Health Services
melanie.macKinnon@umanitoba.ca

Monica Achtemichuk
Director of medical rehabilitation programs
monica.achtemichuk@umanitoba.ca

Anne Durcan
Director – Inuit Health
anne.durcan@umanitoba.ca

 

Sara Goulet
Medical advisor
sara.goulet@umanitoba.ca

Jackie Graham
Director of nursing
jackie.graham@umanitoba.ca

Melody Muswaggon
Health innovations lead
melody.muswaggon@umanitoba.ca

Hai Nguyen
Director of operations
Ongomiizwin Health Services
hai.nguyen@umanitoba.ca

Lanette Siragusa
Associate director
Ongomiizwin Health Services
lanette.siragusa@umanitoba.ca

Ian Whetter
Medical director
Ongomiizwin Health Services
ian.whetter@umanitoba.ca

Josée Lavoie
Director
Ongomiizwin – Research
josee.lavoie@umanitoba.ca

Chantal Edwards
Research program coordinator
Ongomiizwin – Research
chantal.edwards@umanitoba.ca

Leanne Rajotte
Research programs lead
Ongomiizwin – Research
leanne.rajotte@umanitoba.ca

Amanda Woods
Research associate
Ongomiizwin – Research
amanda.woods@umanitoba.ca