First Nations Health Authority appoints new CEO

Monica McAlduff is the new Chief Executive Officer of the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA).

She begins the new role on March 1st.

“Monica has a proven track record of innovative Indigenous health leadership, upholding FNHA’s mandate, shared vision and 7 Directives, and a passion for advancing the wholistic health and well-being of First Nations in BC,” said Dr. Sheila Blackstock, FNHA Board Chair.

“The FNHA Board of Directors are certain that Monica McAlduff’s leadership roles and experience as a health provider, her commitment to improving First Nations wellness and her contributions to advancing cultural safety and humility throughout the health system, provincially and nationally, position her for success in leading the FNHA through this next phase of its journey.”

She has served within the FNHA since 2020 and brings with her over 30 years of clinical and operational experience from numerous roles across the system of care, working directly with patients as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse before progressing to several leadership posts, most recently as FNHA Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Cultural Safety and Humility and Allied Health.

McAlduff holds a Bachelor of Health Sciences in Psychiatric Nursing from Thompson Rivers University and a Master of Arts in Leadership and Training from Royal Roads University.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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