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Our Team

The people behind our healthcare charity.

Channelling your donations into positive change takes a lot of work! Here are the hard-working people dedicated to ensuring your kindness goes the furthest. Between them, they have decades of experience and expertise across a wide range of sectors and industries.

Our staff.

Heather Bach

Executive Director

Michelle Haukeness

Events & Community Engagement Coordinator

Sue Edwards

Operations & Stewardship Coordinator

Roxanne Kostrub

Retail and Volunteer Coordinator

Michael Scholz

Philanthropy Coordinator

Laureen Aussant

Executive Assistant

Christian Savard

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Our Board of Directors.

Nick Punko, MBA, CFA, CFP

Board Chair
Associate Portfolio Manager, Wealth Advisor

Perry Dooley, ICD.D

Vice Chair
Entrepreneur

Mark Yeast

Director at Large
Senior Financial Advisor, ATB

Grant Walker

Secretary/Treasurer
Group Relationship Specialist, BrokerLink

Dr. Judy Lee

Board Member

Linda Tessman-Potvin

Board Member
Senior Operating Officer, Medicine, Surgery, Allied Health and Medicine Hat Lead

Anna Schottner M.Ed., BN, RN

Board Member
Nursing Instructor at Medicine Hat College

Robert Symmonds

Board Member
President & CEO, Auto-Star Computers Inc.

John Tempest, CPA, CA

Board Member
Associate, EBT Chartered Professional Accountants

Jenna Will

Board Member
Lawyer, Rath Law Office

Foundation Ambassador

Hope

Foundation Ambassador

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Medicine Hat Health Foundation
666 5 Street SW
Medicine Hat, AB T1A 4H6

The Medicine Hat & District Health Foundation (“Medicine Hat Health Foundation”) is planning to raise an estimated amount of $2.7 million for our 2025/2026 fiscal year on fundraising campaigns. It will cost our organization an estimate of $900,000.00 to raise this. The money raised will be going to enhance healthcare excellence in Southeastern Alberta. For further information, please contact Heather Bach at the Medicine Hat Health Foundation at 403-528-8124 or 403-528-8133. Our address is 666 – 5 Street SW, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 4H6 and we are incorporated under the Regional Health Authorities Act.