Vash Ebbadi-Cook

Vash (he/they) first travelled to Prince George as a student on a four month practicum placement with Northern Health, and the Prince George Public Library was the first place he visited after stepping off the plane. He completed a Master of Public Health in 2016 from the University of Waterloo, and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto in 2010. Prior to moving to Northern BC in 2017 to the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Lheidli T'enneh, Vash lived and worked in Toronto, the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. Vash has worked in healthcare for nearly 20 years, beginning his career in clinical research, eventually turning to quality assurance and improvement, and public health. He is currently the Executive Director, Workforce Sustainability, Quality & Innovation with Northern Health, and is a strong advocate for continuous learning, community development, equity, and anti-racism. Outside of work, he enjoys exploring all the adventures that BC has to offer with his husband and dog, Charlie, of whom he will happily share plenty of silly photos (the dog not the husband).