Our Team
Dr. Nicholas Sparrow
Board Member
MBBS, BSC, CCFP-EM, President & Medical Director
Dr. Nicholas Sparrow received his medical training in London, England and qualified in 2001. He moved to Canada in 2008 where he ... (Read More)
Miriam Ramsden
Board Member
Director of Operations & Secretary
Miriam Ramsden is KERPA’s Director of Operations and Secretary, serving in her second term after joining as a Director in October 2018. ... (Read More)
Myla Jillings
Board Member
Treasurer
I am very thankful to call the West Kootenays home after my husband and I moved from Alberta 14 years ago. We ... (Read More)
Amanda Verigin
Board Member
Communications Director
Amanda joined the board in 2023 as the Communications Director. With a background in Marketing & Communications, Amanda is able to support ... (Read More)
Kai Schirp
Board Member
Vice-President
Kai has been involved with KERPA right from its founding in 2016. He and Nic met at the Kootenay Lake Hospital, where ... (Read More)
Lucas Hart
Board Member
Financial Officer
Lucas in on KERPA’s board of directors working as the Financial Officer. Having grown up in the Kootenays, Lucas attended the University ... (Read More)
Sgt. Corey Hoy
Board Member
Emergency Services Representative
Corey joined the KERPA Board in October 2019 as the Emergency Services Representative, a role which rotates annually to include an Emergency ... (Read More)
Clinical Consultant & Educator
Jason Lin is a registered nurse with 20+ years of flight nursing experience working prehospital in remote settings throughout the American Southwest, ... (Read More)
Chris Hillary
Board Member
Quality Improvement & Clinical Consultant
Chris Hillary graduated with his BSN in 2003. Since then, he’s spent more time working as a nurse outside of a traditional ... (Read More)
Emergency Response Physician (Training)
Dr. Amy Rudkoski works in Emergency Medicine and Mental Health at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail and in the Emergency Department ... (Read More)
Emergency Response Physician in Training
Originally from rural Alberta, Dr. Krusche brings a deep appreciation for the challenges and resilience of rural communities. She completed her medical ... (Read More)
Office Coordinator
Sharon Campese is our dedicated Office Coordinator. She is the one sending you emails, posting on social media and answering the KERPA ... (Read More)