Weeneebayko Area Health Authority
Karen Carpenter has extensive experience in healthcare and management roles. Currently serving as the Paramedic Service Administrator at Weeneebayko Area Health Authority since September 2011, Karen has also co-owned and managed James Bay Outdoors Ltd. since August 2004, specializing in outdoor supplies. Previously, Karen worked as a Pharmacy Technician at Northern Pharmacy from 1999 to 2010. Academic qualifications include a Certified Pharmacy Technician degree from Humber College (2006-2008) and an Environmental Protection Technician degree from Canadore College (1994-1999), focusing on biology, chemistry, and physics.
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) provides acute and ambulatory health-care services to communities along Ontario's western James Bay and Hudson Bay coasts. We serve over 12,000 people through hospitals in Moose Factory, Fort Albany, and Attawapiskat, and a health centre in Moosonee. We also operate regional outpatient programs, as well as paramedicine services throughout the region, including in Kashechewan and Peawanuck. We are affiliated with Queens University.