Ngozi is an office administrator with years of experience in event coordination, staff support and project and expense management. As the Administrative Assistant, Ngozi’s responsibilities include assisting with PARA’s events, providing support to the internal committees, internal relations team and responding to questions on general contract compliance and residency training.
As Director of External and Government Relations, Tara oversees PARA’s advocacy and stakeholder/government relations portfolios. With PARA since 2015, Tara collectively has more than 25 years of communications and advocacy experience in the regulatory and professional association environments, much of it within health care.
Tara is passionate about the power of community and is a committed community volunteer. She is also a self-proclaimed word nerd, avid hockey fan, shoe connoisseur and travel addict. Her perfect day would include copious amounts of coffee, a beautiful landscape, a good book and non-stop tunes. She is also avidly anti-Oxford comma (and relishes the chaos this stance brings).
Robin has been with PARA since 2015. She works in Agreement Compliance, assisting resident physicians and programs with Agreement-related questions and approving Letters of Understanding annually. She is available for academic half-day presentations on the Agreement; please reach out if you have any questions related to the Agreement.
Robin works closely with the Vice President of Community and Internal Relations and the Community and Wellness Committee, organizing well-being-related activities and initiatives and overseeing wellness grants and event funding. In addition, she provides support for the Negotiation Committee and the Finance and Operations Committee.
Robin moved to Alberta from Ontario in 2015; she enjoys art history, environmental health and riding her bike with her ‘wiggly’ two-year-old.
Dr. Simran Sharma is a Public Health and Preventive Medicine resident physician at the University of Calgary. She joined the PARA Executive to advocate for her friends and colleagues in residency. As the Alberta Medical Association Ambassador, she aims to foster collaboration between PARA and AMA, thereby advancing the interests of residents and supporting the future physicians of Alberta. Dr. Sharma enjoys astronomy, sudoku and exploring the mountains. She recently took up film photography to document her adventures.
