I am a global nomad, a dreamer, a curious cat, an addicted traveler and a failing guitarist. What gets my engines racing is collaborating with innovators and entrepreneurs who are reimagining their domains and inspiring others to build a better future for all.
After leaving Mumbai, India in 1998, I pursued a career in Big Bang physics at Wayne State University, Michigan followed by clinical Neurosciences to explore the mysteries of the brain at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Moving social experiences while interacting with patients during this period shifted my mindset to pursue an MBA in healthcare design & management at the Schulich School of Business at York University, Canada leading to management roles where I am able to tangibly influence projects that have meaningful social impact. I enjoy coaching and facilitating quality improvement and design thinking courses during my spare time through IDEO U, an influential design company and have been doing so for the past 2 years.
I have been a resident of Calgary, Alberta for the past 9 years working for Alberta Health Services in a variety of roles ranging from patient experience, clinical quality improvement and design director working on several projects to provide safe, timely, effective, equitable, efficient and patient-centered care. I am especially proud of the work done in collaboration with primary care physicians and community supports such as AIMGA in addressing equitable access to mass vaccinations for the most vulnerable population in our city through our grant funded initiative CORIGQI
Outside of work, I try to get to the mountains for a few hikes in the summer, still contemplating taking up skiing to survive the winters and I am always up for a beer and a conversation.
Stacey Moorehouse
Stacey Moorehouse is an ambitious, visionary leader with over 20 years of experience in strategic and operational planning, administration, performance monitoring, risk management, project management, stakeholder engagement and continuous quality improvement. She has worked from the frontlines providing patient care to most recently being the Director for Medical Affairs. In the last 10 years of her career, she has been fiscally responsible and successfully managed multi-million-dollar budgets. She has been involved in high profile initiatives such as being part of the team to transition Clinical Assistants in her zone from a contractor model to an employee model. This work has required the efficient development of relationships and the coordination of efforts from a range of executive, management, operational, clinical and administrative resources. The focus of her career has and always will be on serving the people in need. She utilizes system thinking to inform high quality services, projects and supports. This has included the development and management of high performing multidisciplinary teams. She hopes that by joining the board of Directors for AIMGA, she will be able to continue to serve and support Physicians who have come to Canada and to learn and gain experience to improve her impact into the future in meeting the health needs of Albertans.
REKIYAT SIYAKA
Since joining SAIT as an English language instructor in 2015, Gifty has worked in different roles to support the design and implementation of workplace culture training to help professional immigrants join the Canadian workforce in their fields. She has worked in various roles as instructor, curriculum specialist, subject-matter expert, and most recently, academic chair of the English Language Foundations program here at SAIT. Gifty’s passion is in designing and supporting programming that enable new immigrants meet English proficiency requirements, learn workplace skills, and thrive in the Canadian workplace.
She has supported various post-secondary institutions to create more equitable and inclusive pathways for English proficiency requirements. As an AIMGA board member, Gifty will leverage her expertise in English language proficiency requirements and program pathways to support and advocate for internationally trained medical graduates in Alberta.
Gifty holds a PhD in Curriculum and Education from the University of Alberta. Her PhD research focused on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in post-secondary curriculum and instruction.
DAVID KAY
David Kay is Principal Consultant with David Kay and Associates, a health care management consultancy focusing on project management and regulatory performance. He has a diverse leadership background in a variety of sectors including professional regulators and healthcare.
David has held senior roles with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA) and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA). For 19 years, David was the Executive Director for RPAP | Health Workforce for Alberta, a rural health workforce agency.
He is a member of the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL), the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), and Governance Professionals of Canada (GPC), and a past board member of the Canadian Association of Staff Physician Recruiters (CAPSR), CCHL and the Canadian Network of Agencies for Regulation (CNAR). David is currently a member of several committees of the Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation (CLEAR).
DR. MITRA ARJANG
Dr. Mitra Arjang was completed her medical education and postgraduate training in General Surgery at Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. She practiced Medicine and General surgery in Iran before moving to Canada.
She first landed in Toronto, and while working as a research associate, passed several exams and obtained the Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada. She moved to Calgary to start a new chapter of her life as a Clinical and Surgical Assistant in 2013 with Alberta Health Services.
Her passion for learning motivated her to embark on another chapter in her career as she pursued residency training in Family Medicine at the University of Calgary and graduated in 2022.
Now, she has her community practice, as well as an academic position at the University of Calgary, but never forgets her long journey and the challenges she faced as an International Doctor in Canada. She is ready to support other IMGs in their path to join the health care team in Canada and looks forward to continuing to serve as a Board Member of AIMGA.
ANNALEE COAKLEY
Dr. Annalee Coakley, MD CCFP DTM&H is a graduate of Queen’s University where she completed both her medical training and family medicine residency. She worked in rural settings across Canada before moving to London in 2009 where she completed her Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene at the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Once she completed her training, she settled in Calgary where she started to work at the Calgary Refugee Health Program in order to maintain her skills in tropical medicine. However, once she started working with refugees, she became a passionate advocate for their health and wellbeing.
In 2012, Dr. Coakley became the Medical Director of the Calgary Refugee Health Program where she was immediately confronted by the challenge presented by the Federal Government’s decision to cut the Interim Federal Health Program, which provides coverage for health services and essential medications for newly arrived refugees. She worked with many stakeholders within Alberta, including provincial agencies, to minimize the impact of the cuts on Calgary’s most vulnerable newcomers. Since the reversal of the cuts in 2015 following the last election, she has been working with her team at the Refugee Clinic to help meet the health needs of the influx of Syrian refugees and most recently, the victims of Daesh. Her hope is to one day work herself out of job once the mainstream health system is able to meet the needs of our most vulnerable newcomers.
Favorite food: ice cream.