Ira Mariano
Some superheroes wear scrubs
Ira Mariano is the 2023 Student of the Year award winner, and is a graduate of Stenberg College’s Post-Graduate Diploma in Canadian Nursing.
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Courtney Rigel
To serve and protect
Born in Kelowna, but raised in the small community of Innisfail, Alberta, helping others has always been important to Courtney Rigel. Growing up in this town of just 7,700 people, she wanted to become a doctor, but after a year…
Farah Surani
Farah’s determination and compassion
When Farah Surani first arrived in Vancouver, the crisis facing the unhoused community stirred strong emotions in her. Like many others, she initially held misconceptions about homelessness, assuming it was a matter of choice related to substance use and addiction.…
Caring for others
Seeking a brighter future for the family, Bimal, her mom, and her brother left everything behind and moved from Fiji to Canada. Two significant family health-scares changed Bimal’s future. It was hard to see her loved ones face health challenges,…
Loving to learn, learning to live
Even though life had not always been kind to Sheila, she never failed to see the bright side. Sheila’s passion has always been working with children and she knew becoming an EA is where she would excel. She researched and…
An excellent adventure
For as long as Danielle can remember, she imagined becoming an Obstetrician. But as so often happens, the glamour of an imagined career does not match reality. She realized where her heart belonged: nurturing and enriching the lives of children…
