HSA members elect Allen Peters as new Region 8 Director
A by-election in Region 8 has resulted in members electing Allen Peters as their representative on the HSA Board of Directors. Allen is a medical imaging technologist at Nicola Valley General Hospital in Merritt.
Allen is currently the chief steward at his worksite, and the HSA representative on the Interior Health Authority Violence and Aggression Committee. He previously served as a Member-at-Large for Region 8 for several years, and during this time participated in several HSA committees including Education, Occupational Health and Safety, Resolutions and Political Action. Allen is a recipient of HSAs David Bland Award for his extensive work in occupational health and safety. He was also a member of the Bargaining Committee that negotiated the 2006 Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association collective agreement.
Allen will assume the role of Region 8 director immediately.