Caroline Brunt has been a Registered Nurse for 42 years. She was trained in London, UK and her nursing experience includes intensive care, neurosurgery, palliative care, and outreach nursing with street populations. For the last 10 years she has been working as a nursing instructor at Vancouver Community College.

Caroline’s interest in end of life and MAID spans over 40 years of nursing and working with and helping people with end-of-life issues in hospital and community settings.

Tanya Willer is a marketing executive with deep experience in creating vision, developing strategy, and building high‑performing teams. She brings a collaborative, people‑first approach to leadership and is motivated by work that creates meaningful impact.

Tanya has a deep interest in supporting individuals and families navigating MAID. She believes strongly in choice, compassion, and dignity during end of life, and feels privileged to contribute to an organization that provides guidance and community during such an important life transition. Through her board involvement, Tanya hopes to help strengthen awareness, understanding, and support for those facing end‑of‑life decisions.

Dr. Rabbi Irit Printz was born in Romania, grew up in Israel, and made Canada her permanent home in 1986. She was ordained in 2005 and is the Rabbi of a small Reform congregation, B’nai Shalom v’Tikvah, in Ajax where she leads services, teaches, and offers pastoral counselling to her congregants.

She earned her doctorate in Higher Education Policy from the University of Toronto in 2025, where her research focused on how faculty members support students with mental ill-health in their classrooms. She also works as the coordinator of a research unit at York University, supporting both faculty members and students in their journey through higher education.

Irit has an eclectic background built on navigating complex human situations with empathy, managing intricate logistics with precision, and fostering understanding across diverse communities. Her time providing pastoral care and leading a congregation demands deep listening, nuanced communication, and the ability to maintain composure and offer guidance during sensitive, often difficult, moments. She looks forward to bringing those skills to her work with MAID Family Support Society.

Jasmin Alexander, a Certified Project Management Professional and Certified Product Manager, holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration. After nearly two decades with a BC credit union, she recently moved to Germany where she remains active in the payment industry.

In her free time, Jasmin enjoys reading and travelling. She continues to support MFSS in various capacities.

Signy Novak’s dad used MAID in 2018 and this was the most profound experience of her life. During this process she realized there was minimal support available for family and friends supporting someone on the MAID journey and that inspired her to start MAID Family Support Society.

Signy is very proud to be a Registered Nurse for 35 years. She received her diploma at Vancouver General Hospital followed by her degree at UBC. Signy currently teaches Nursing at Vancouver Community College and considers it a privilege to be working with students and having the opportunity to share her MAID experience with them.

Signy is very passionate about providing families with lived-experience peer support, and she brings her own lived experience with MAID to her work on the board, keeping the needs of families at the forefront.

Sheila Kappler worked in education throughout her career, with teaching experience ranging from elementary to post graduate.

Her connection with MFSS began shortly before her partner’s MAID provision in the spring of 2023. She began volunteering with the society in the winter of 2025 and is deeply committed to the principles and spirit of the organization.

Sheila lives in London, Ontario.

Jamie Simpson became a peer support volunteer with MFSS in 2024 following his aunt’s journey through MAID.

He retired in 2023 from a career in healthcare that included acute and community care, clinical education, research, and clinical leadership. He retired as a director of an information services company, a portfolio that provided clinical documentation systems for Vancouver health authorities.

He has bachelor of science degrees in cell biology and nursing, and in 2025 was certified as marriage commissioner.

Sam Peck (she/they) is passionate about peer support and helping people shape the healthcare system. In their day job as CEO of Family Councils Ontario, she focuses on building and maintaining relationships with funders, stakeholders, and community partners to carry out activities that create positive change within the long-term care sector. Sam is excited to use their expertise in peer support and healthcare to support MFSS’s mission to provide compassionate, lived-experience support and connection to people affected by medical assistance in dying.

Sam holds an Honours B.A. from York University. A dedicated lifelong learner, she also holds Advanced Client-Directed Case Management and Volunteer Management post-graduate certificates from Humber College, a Project Management Certificate from the University of Toronto, a Masters Certificate in adult training and development from the Schulich Executive Education Centre, and a Voluntary Sector Management Certificate from Toronto Metropolitan University.

Cynthia White has worked within social services for over 25 years, with the bulk of her experience in supporting families as they cope with trauma, grief and loss of all kinds. She is a passionate advocate for those she works with.

Cynthia holds a Bachelor’s degree in psychology and is currently working towards her Master’s of Science in Integrative Health. She is a lifelong learner who is constantly looking for opportunities to expand her horizons, particularly when it comes to holistic approaches to healing from trauma. Cynthia recently completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training and has expanded her yoga training with numerous additional courses including yoga for palliative care, trauma-informed yoga, yoga psychology and yoga therapy for cancer care. She is also in the process of completely her yoga therapy training.

In 2023 Cynthia supported her mother-in-law through the MAID process. She realized what unique and complex grief there was for those touched by this experience and wanted to work with an organization that supports others going through this.