CAHN's Executive Team
CAHN is run by an amazing team of dedicated volunteers with the support of Administrative Consultants. Volunteering for CAHN is a fun and rewarding way to make new connections and hone leadership skills in the field of hepatology nursing.
Considering Board Of Director & Executive Candidacy?
Consider joining CAHN’s executive team either as a board member, a committee chair, or a committee member. Volunteering with CAHN is a rewarding and fun experience. We are looking for people who have about 2 hours per week to dedicate to moving CAHN’s initiatives forward. This is how CAHN is able to bring you the educational content you love. All experience levels are welcome. Having a diverse from across the nation with varying perspectives helps us ensure educational gaps are bridged.
Elizabeth Martin
President
2026-2028
Elizabeth Martin has been a Nurse since 2007 and has worked in a variety of settings in Canada throughout Nova Scotia, Alberta, British Columbia, and Northwest Territories. She obtained her Master of Nursing- Nurse practitioner Stream through Dalhousie University and started her GI career in Yellowknife in 2013.
Since 2016 she has been in Southern Ontario working in Community GI/Hepatology clinics (primarily Hepatology). She supports Hepatologists and Gastroenterologist treating all liver diseases with a focus on cirrhosis, decompensated liver disease, NASH/NAFLD and viral hepatitis. She has recently become the Director of Outreach for a non-for-profit organization with a focus on identifying and treating priority populations at risk for hepatitis C infection.
Lindsay Myles
Past President and Collaboration & Advocacy Chair
2026-2027
Lindsay Myles has been a primary care nurse practitioner since 2014, and after working full time in primary care developed a subspeciality in hepatology. She helped to establish the Simcoe Liver Centre in Barrie along with a community group of gastroenterologists. They manage patients with all types of liver diseases from across the Simcoe Muskoka region. Additionally, she works with HepCure to clinically support mobile outreach teams across Ontario to treat patients with hepatitis C. Beyond managing the interesting viral hepatitis conundrums, she is interested in optimizing outpatient management of patients with end stage liver disease, and strengthening the link between primary care and hepatology in the care of patients with NAFLD.
Lindsey Lenters
Board Member and Strategic Planning Chair
2025-2027
Lindsey is a registered nurse with experience in primary care and community health, emergency nursing, and viral hepatitis. Prior to nursing, she worked in public health as a research coordinator and project manager. Lindsey joined CAHN in 2021 and has served as the Special Projects and Education Chair, developing CAHNference Bytes, helping refresh CAHN’s mission statement, and most recently working on strategic planning. She is delighted to join the Board of Directors and to continue deepening her understanding of hepatology nursing.
Michelle Pittman
Board Member
2025-2027
Michelle Pittman is a Nurse Practitioner with a focus in addiction medicine, mental health, Hepatitis C, and sexual health. She holds a Bachelor of Nursing from the University of New Brunswick and a Master of Nursing from Athabasca University. Michelle is an Addictions & Mental Health NP at RECAP Health Services in Fredericton, where she also leads a nurse-led Hepatitis C treatment program that has achieved WHO eradication targets within the iOAT population. She is an advocate provincially, nationally and internationally, serving with Action Hepatitis Canada, the nurse’s committee with International Network of Health & Hepatitis in Substance Users (INHSU), Nurse Practitioners of New Brunswick, CanHep C’s New Brunswick co-lead for the provincial road map, and most recently as a board member for CATIE. She is also a proud wife and mom to an adventurous 5-year-old.
Sonia Mattu
Board Member
2026-2028
Sonia Mattu is a digital marketer and communications professional based in Burnaby, BC, with nearly two decades of experience in marketing, public relations, and storytelling across for-profit and nonprofit environments. She has led marketing for college healthcare and nursing programs, and currently runs Mattu Marketing, helping clients grow their digital presence through creative strategy and compelling storytelling.
Sonia is excited to bring her marketing and communications expertise to the CAHN Board and looks forward to helping strengthen CAHN’s visibility and member engagement across Canada.
Marie-Claude Forest
Board Member
2026-2028
Marie-Claude Forest has been a licensed practical nurse since 2000. She began her career in a short-stay hospital. Over those eight years, she gained diverse clinical experience in surgery, psychiatry, emergency, and intensive care, in addition to contributing to palliative care.
She then moved into the community sector and worked for seven years at Maison Re-Né, an organization dedicated to supporting people living with HIV, including those with co-infection. This experience allowed her to develop expertise in psychosocial support, harm reduction, and working with vulnerable populations, while also leading her to develop an interest in viral hepatitis and specialize in it.
In 2014, she began her experience in viral hepatitis at Hépatites Ressources, where she works as a key licensed practical nurse. She contributes to viral hepatitis screening and supports individuals at every stage of their care pathway, from initial assessment to treatment follow-up. In this community-based model, the team offers comprehensive care to reduce barriers to treatment. Their work is based on simplified care models, a person-centered approach, and the importance of human contact in the therapeutic relationship. They participate in the collection of clinical data and the follow-up of individuals with liver fibrosis and fatty liver disease.
She has been a member of the Canadian Association of Hepatology Nurses (CAHN) since 2023 and is particularly interested in community-based care models aimed at improving access to screening and treatment for liver diseases.
Outside of work, Marie-Claude is interested in physical activity, nutrition, and a healthy lifestyle. She also enjoys spending time in nature, cooking, and exploring approaches that promote autonomy and well-being.
Her approach is based primarily on human connection, active listening, and building a relationship of trust.
Lori Lee Walston
Finance Chair
2025-2027
Lori Lee has over 34 years of nursing experience from neonatal nursery to geriatric rehabilitation, medicine to surgery. The last 20 years were in the field of Hepatology where she worked both clinical and research with Hepatitis C patients. She started working with interferon alfa and participated in all the clinical trials that eventually brought the current treatments to market. She retired from nursing at the end of 2019 and now resides in Saskatchewan enjoying good country life. Lori Lee has been a member of CAHN since its inception. She has held the position of Treasurer since 2014.
Sarah Messervey
Membership Growth & Engagement Co-Chair
2026-2028
Sarah has over 17 years of diverse nursing experience, including primary care, complex chronic disease management, and hospital-based acute care. Her focus has been on providing quality patient-centered care and advocating for vulnerable populations. Sarah demonstrates continued commitment to promoting trauma-informed and harm-reduction approaches, as well as addressing social determinants of health. As such, she makes every effort to empower her patients to take ownership of their health and become active participants in their journey to recovery and wellness. Sarah’s work also emphasizes prevention, education, and broader screening for blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections. She is a provider of opioid agonist therapy (OAT) and is highly skilled in mental health and addictions care. Further, as an expert in her field, Sarah leverages her extensive nursing expertise to support the World Health Organization’s goal of Hepatitis C elimination by 2030, which includes consultant work with AbbVie Canada’s Virology Division. In collaboration with community-based primary healthcare providers, Sarah provides evidence-based education, communication, and training to enhance patient care directed toward equipping providers with modern diagnostic and treatment tools to confidently manage Hepatitis C in Primary Health Care. Sarah works as a Family/All Ages Nurse Practitioner in a collaborative community clinic in St. John’s, which has been deemed as the “hub” for Hepatitis C care in Eastern Newfoundland. She also holds a casual position providing virtual Primary Health Care with Fonemed Canada, increasing access to care for thousands of residents of Newfoundland Labrador without a dedicated provider. Sarah is a mother to an 8-year-old as well as two cats and a senior Goldendoodle. In her spare time, you can find Sarah hiking along coastal trails on the Avalon Peninsula, glued to the TV watching her Detroit Lions or Pittsburgh Penguins play, or at the Cheer Sport Sharks NL gym with her daughter.
Noam Lapid
Membership Growth & Engagement Co-Chair
2026-2028
Coming soon…
Tamara Barnett
Event Planning & Education Co-Chair
2024-2026
Tamara Barnett is a registered nurse with certified practice working in Victoria, British Columbia as a primary care nurse and the hepatitis C program coordinator of the nurse-led hepatitis C treatment program at Cool Aid Community Health Centre. The Cool Aid clinic provides low threshold primary care to vulnerable populations including people with polysubstance dependence and complex mental health challenges. The Cool Aid nurses have developed many nurse-led programs including their nurse-led PrEP program, nurse-led Doxy-PEP program and the internationally award winning, nurse-led Hepatitis C program that utilizes numerous innovative models of care including ‘seek and treat’, PEER led and pharmacy led initiatives. Tamara is also currently working with the local jail developing a model of care for hepatitis C elimination with a link to primary care upon release from prison.
Dylan Shepherd
Event Planning & Education Co-Chair
2026-2028
Coming soon…
Emma Jensen
Administrative Consultant
Emma has been supporting CAHNs executive team since 2022. With a diploma in Marketing Management, Emma specializes in member conference planning, communications and marketing. In her free time, Emma enjoys many outdoor activities like backpacking, hiking, and kayaking.