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From: Sujata Connors
To: All Menno Place Staff
Re: Retirement of Pearl Nucich

Leadership career paths are unique to everyone.  As leaders we know that we are on a continual improvement path that will ultimately culminate in retirement.  This is a major life change. When the time to make the decision to retire finally comes, it is exciting but also scary.

 We would like to take this opportunity to share with all of you the journey of a longstanding Menno Place leader who is preparing to make the transition to retirement – Pearl Nucich.

Pearl Nucich joined the Menno Place team in 2013. Before joining us at Menno she had a meaningful role at Fraser Health.   Pearl’s background in leadership and her pivotal role at Menno Place has enabled us to move forward in our strategic plans.

We are incredibly grateful to Pearl for the devotion, leadership, and love that she dedicates to the Menno residents, families, staff, and Board. It is at this point of the journey that we say goodbye and best wishes to Pearl. Her last day at Menno Place will be June 28th.

Pearl’s Executive Assistant role is pivotal to our organization.  We will be posting this position soon so that we can build a transition plan that will continue to support the Menno Place Team and the residents whom we cherish and serve.

Please join me and the Leadership Team in wishing Pearl all the best for the next leg of her journey.

MEMO

Date: January 11, 2024
To: All Menno Place Staff
From: Sujata Connors, CEO
Re: Adrienne Alford Transitioning to HR Director for Abbotsford Police Department

Menno Place has been fortunate to have a leader such as Adrienne Alford supporting us over this past year.  Adrienne first came to Menno Place in a consultant capacity and later joined the Executive Team as Interim Director of People and Culture.  After much pondering, and a very lengthy process, Adrienne has opted to accept an opportunity as Director of Human Resources with the Abbotsford Police Department.

Adrienne has let me know that she loves all of us here at Menno, however, her heart tells her that a career in healthcare is not for her in the long run and she would like us to be set up for long term success. Many of you may be aware that she worked for a very long time within military, and RCMP communities, so a return to that culture feels like a very natural calling to her.

Adrienne will be with us until February 2nd.  She will be starting her new adventure on the February 5th. In the meantime, she will be focusing her time and attention wrapping up large projects and existing priorities. We are incredibly grateful for the time that we have had working with Adrienne.  Her dedication, grace, knowledge, and professional leadership at the helm of the People and Culture team at Menno Place will be profoundly missed.

While we are in the process of the hiring the Manager, People and Culture as well as the Executive Director, People and Culture Strategy, an interim leadership support strategy will be implemented to support our People & Culture and Scheduling Teams. Many thanks to Ron Willms who will provide executive oversight to the People & Culture Team.

Please join me in wishing Adrienne the greatest of success in her new position. 

We are pleased to announce that Kara McIver has accepted a new role as Food Service Supervisor for Menno Place. This is a new MBS role that starts Jan 11th.

Date: January 3, 2024
To: All Menno Place staff, residents, and Families
From: Smitha Varghese, Director of Care, Menno Hospital
Re: Menno Hospital pharmacy transition from ARH pharmacy to Apex pharmacy

We are pleased to announce that Apex Pharmacy will be our new pharmacy partner for Menno Hospital Long-term care beds. This change will commence on January 8^th at 8am.  There is nothing that residents or their families need to do at this time. Menno Place will take care of all of the details.

Menno Place has a long-standing relationship with Apex at Menno Home and Terrace East Assisted Living. We have known Apex Pharmacy co-founders Elke and Jason for a very long time. They specialize in working with seniors and are well known in the community for their excellent services and wide range of products. We are excited about this expanded partnership!

This transition will provide opportunities to improve resident care and enhance staff experience. We will introduce new procedures like e-MAR (electronic medication administration record) and online medication incident form and will be able to have clinical pharmacist participation in our care conferences. We anticipate your cooperation and support during this process to ensure seamless transition and a successful partnership and collaboration.

Please feel free to reach out to me for any questions/further information regarding this transition.