The Team

Dr. Christopher Licskai

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Madonna Ferrone

Director

I'm Registered Respiratory Therapist, Certified Respiratory Educator, and Certified Heart Failure Educator. I have an interest in chronic disease management, research and evaluation, and health system transformation. I enjoy travelling with my husband, children, and grandchildren. 

Zofe Roberts

Coordinator

I am a Registered Respiratory Therapist, Certified Respiratory Educator, Heart Failure Educator, and a Smoking Cessation Counsellor. I enjoy biking, reading, travelling, and spending time with my husband and my family- especially my 3 beautiful grandkids. 

Anisa Samsair 

Educator

I am a Registered Respiratory Therapist, currently working towards becoming a certified respiratory educator. I advocate for social justice and equity. I am a animal lover and enjoy spending time with family. 

Ashley Osborne

Educator

 I graduated as a Registered Nurse in 2008.  I spent the first 10 years of my career in hospital acute care, primarily in Paediatrics and Dialysis.  I made the transition to primary care in 2019 to join this amazing team.  I am passionate about health promotion and disease prevention. In my off hours I do photography and my family and I enjoy boating and quality time with our family and friends. 

Barb Veigli

Educator

 I have been a Registered Respiratory Therapist for 36 years. I am also a Certified Respiratory Educator. I am happily married with 3 children and 3 grandchildren. I keep busy with family, friends, and travelling! I enjoy all sports, especially basketball and hockey and I also love to swim in our new pool.

Brandie Elliott

Educator

 I am a Registered Respiratory Therapist, a Certified Respiratory Educator and a Heart failure educator. I enjoy camping with my friends and my young family. I also enjoys gardening and growing vegetables in my gardens on our beautiful riverfront farm. In my free time I enjoy to bake and paint. 

Carly Hudacek

Educator

I am a Registered Respiratory Therapist and Certified Respiratory Educator. I enjoy spending time with family and friends and a fun fact about me is that my favourite season is fall.

Colleen MacDonald

Educator

 I am a Registered Respiratory Therapist, a Certified Respiratory Educator, and a Smoke cessation counselor (TEACH qualified). I enjoy the outdoors, especially a camp fire surrounded by family and friends.  

Janet McGlaughlin

Educator

 I am a Respiratory Therapist, Certified Respiratory Educator, Smoking Cessation counsellor (TEACH Qualified). In my spare time I like to cook and spend time outdoors.

Karen Hergott

Educator

I am a Registered Respiratory Therapist, a Certified Respiratory Educator, a Smoking Cessation Counsellor (TEACH certified). 

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit Tobacco-Free Champion 2017. 

I love to spend time with my family (including an amazing granddaughter) and am a proud piper with the Sun Parlour Pipes and Drums. 

Kevin Barry

Educator

 I am a Respiratory Therapist, Certified Respiratory Educator,
Heart Failure Educator, and Smoking cessation counsellor (TEACH qualified). I love to travel and see the world.  Also love to golf and loves Michigan Football. 

Meghan Kimball

Educator

 I’m a registered respiratory therapist, certified respiratory educator and heart failure educator. I graduated from St. Clair college in Windsor in 2016. I love to spend time with my family and go for walks with my dog Millie.

Navjot Virdi

Educator

I am a Registered Respiratory Therapist and Certified Respiratory Educator. I enjoy working in both office and hospital setting.  I see patients of all ages and help them improve their quality of life. 

I love travelling, taking long relaxing walks with nature and enjoy organizing. 

Paula Calleja

Educator

I am a Registered Respiratory Therapist, and am in the process of becoming a Certified Respiratory Educator. I also have a Kinesiology degree and have always been

passionate about health, wellness, and helping others.

I love spending time with family, friends, and especially my dog Maggie.

Melissa Fisk

Coordinator

I am a Registered Respiratory Therapist, Certified Respiratory Educator, Heart Failure Educator, and a Registered Polysomnographer. I have worked in all aspects of respiratory and joined the Best Care team in 2013. I enjoy cooking, running, live music, and spending time with my 2 kids and dog. 

Anna Hussey

Quality and Evaluation Coordinator

 I originally graduated as a nurse and spent most of my nursing career in ICU. I have always had an interest in medical research and have recently pursued this passion by completing a Masters in Epidemiology. Outside of work, my family and I have a new found love for sailing, out on our beautiful Great Lakes.

Alyson Hergott

Quality and Evaluation  Assistant 

Administrative Assistant

 I have a degree in Nutrition and previously worked with new mothers and infants. I am very excited to be starting a new career with Best Care! I love to travel, camp, and be with friends and family.

Amy Domik

Educator

I'm a Registered Respiratory Therapist and Certified Respiratory Educator. I graduated from Fanshawe College in 2016. I previously worked in home oxygen and CPAP therapy until joining Best Care/ ARGI in 2019. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with family and friends and being outdoors. 

Claudia Martin

Educator

I am a Registered Respiratory Therapist and Certified Respiratory Educator. I am a wife and proud mom to two amazing young men. Growing up I always wanted to be in healthcare and I'm so happy to be part of the Best Care/ ARGI team. Outside of work, I enjoy camping, reading, knitting, but most importantly spending time with my family and friends. 

Donna Wilson

Educator

 I have been working as a Registered Respiratory Therapist for 28 years. I started my career at Toronto General Hospital and have worked at a couple different hospitals locally while working at VitalAire Healthcare in London. I worked at St. Joseph’s Hospital in London and Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital.  I am married and have two adult children plus a dog named Daisy. I love to travel, go hiking and ride my bike. 

Himanshu Ladola

Educator

I have an interest in healthcare and a passion for helping people led me to pursue Respiratory Therapy and become a Registered Respiratory Therapist. Before joining the Best Care, I worked in a homecare environment aiming to improve quality of life in the community. I have lived in many parts of the country from Vancouver to Ottawa to London. I enjoy travelling, hiking and learning about cars in my spare time.

Kelly Fishleigh

Educator

I am a Respiratory Therapist and Certified Respiratory Educator. I enjoy spending time with family and running with our dog.

Samantha Moberly

Educator

I am a Registered Respiratory Therapist and Certified Respiratory Educator. I graduated from the Respiratory Therapy program Fanshaw College in 2015 and have been in sleep care management since graduation. I am excited to fulfill my interest in primary care with Best Care! In my free time, I like to spend time with my dogs and my boyfriend.

Diana Kolpak

Educator

I am a Registered Nurse and Certified Respiratory Educator. I received my Bachelor of Nursing degree from the University of New Brunswick in 2017. I enjoy spending time with family and friends, traveling and going for walks with my dog, Dex.

Cindy Spencer

Educator

I am a Registered Respiratory Therapist, and am currently completing my Certified Respiratory Educator course online.

I have lived and worked overseas in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar for almost 16 years and have recently relocated to Ontario at the beginning of 2020.

I love travelling with my husband and our son. I also enjoy zumba, pound classes and walking our spoiled dog

David Da Silva Krul 

Educator

I am a Registered Respiratory Therapist and a Certified Respiratory Educator. I have a passion for helping people with their respiratory issues. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family, going for walks with my lovely Miniature Schnauzer, and going camping.