Meet Our Team

Jane Jordan

Program Coordinator

Jane has worked with the North Shore Palliative Care Program since 2000 and has learned much about how patients and their families are living with a life-limiting illness.

Working with an exceptional multi-disciplinary team, gifted nurses, volunteers , and a dedicated group of physicians has helped assist patients and their families access services and support.  Coordinating the Every Day Counts Program enables Jane to bring people together and support one another using the many resources available on the North Shore.

Dr. Anis Lakha

Palliative Physician and EDC Founder

As a family physician early in my career, I recognized a strong desire to help patients facing serious illness and their families to live life to the fullest. Coming from UK, with some training in palliative care, helped me to realize my passion. Many years after our 3 sons were grown, I had the opportunity to go back to UK to train further in palliative care. Upon return I was fortunate to be part of the North Shore Hospice society. Together we developed the Every Day Counts Program, a day program, supporting patients In the community facing serious illness and their families to live well, taking one day at a time. It is an honor and privilege for me to care for our palliative families.

Tracy Laslop

Music Therapist

Tracy Laslop is a multi-instrumentalist with a passion for connecting with others through music. A graduate of the University of Alberta and Capilano University, Tracy completed her 1000 hours of clinical Music Therapy training in the palliative setting at Lions Gate Hospital (including the North Shore Hospice and Every Day Counts), and has been working with the palliative team since 2018.

Tracy also provides music therapy at the HOpe Centre with youth, and at Camp Kerry with families in bereavement. She has been a guitar instructor since 2012, and is a saxophonist and guitarist performing regularly throughout the Lower Mainland.

Toni van der Marel

Yoga Instructor

Toni walked into her first yoga class in 1999. She has been learning and training since then. Specializing in teaching Trauma Informed Yoga, Adaptive and Accessible Yoga, Yoga for Chronic Pain, Restorative Yoga Therapeutics, Chair Yoga, Meditation, Breath work and much more.  Believing that Yoga gives us permission to get quiet with ourselves and tune into what we need to restore and re-balance, so we can be our best selves.

When not in a yoga class Toni can be found spending time with her family, friends and cats.  Reading, drawing, singing in her car, and enjoying the beautiful North Shore.

Kenzie Pattillo

Yoga Instructor

Kenzie Pattillo completed her 200 hour Yoga teacher training at the Salt Spring Centre of Yoga in 2002 and her 500 hour Yoga Teacher Training through Semperviva Yoga College in 2015 where she specialized in Hatha Vinyasa, Restorative therapeutics, and Yin Yoga. Her further studies have included Yoga Nidra, Mindful Strength and Pilates, and she guest teaches for two yoga teacher trainings as well yoga getaways twice yearly.

Kenzie believes in staying local, serving her community by teaching at North Shore yoga studios, rec centres, co-housing communities, private homes and even City Hall. She teaches an accessible, strength based practice that brings mindfulness into present body awareness both on and off the mat.

Tamara Roberts

Beautiful You Team

Monica Noel

Beautiful You Team

Monica has been working in the cosmetics industry since 1978 when she became an independent Mary Kay Cosmetics Consultant, teaching thousands of women how to bring out their best features and feel great about themselves. Using this vast experience, Monica became a Facilitator for the Look Good Feel Better Program at BC Cancer Agency, and for the past 13 years has been a founding team member with our Beautiful You Program at North Shore Hospice. Seeing the joy in the faces of participants makes doing what she does totally worthwhile.