Lauri-Ann Marshall, Kenora Ontario

December 3, 2009

She works very hard to teach Aboriginal people about their risks of diabetes and how to manage a diabetes diagnosis on a daily basis. She is passionate about educating everyone who approaches her. She is patient and understanding in each person’s personal choices for self-management. She and her education partner organized a diabetes educator workshop in remote NW Ont that was enthusiastically received by >30 participants from several communities. When asked to participate in World Diabetes Day events, she did not hesitate to volunteer. Her concern for diabetes care goes outside her scope of practice and into the communities she serves even “off the job.”