Giuseppe (Joe) Del Vicario
MD, FRCP(C)Joe is an anesthesiologist at St. Paul’s Hospital who has extensive volunteer experience through surgical missions to Guatemala, the Philippines, and Uganda. He has participated in every H4H surgical mission to Guatemala since its inception, as well as in an H4H mission to the Philippines. Joe is the Chair of our Surgical Mission Committee and Medical Lead of the Guatemalan surgical missions.
Gloria Garraway
RNGloria is a Clinical Nurse Leader on the Cardiac Surgery Intensive ward at St. Paul’s Hospital. Gloria has been active with H4H for many years, participating on the Surgical Committee. Gloria supports the surgical mission team as an organizer, leader, and clinical care: she has served as the H4H Surgical Mission’s Post-Anesthesia Recovery room head nurse for the past few years, ensuring patient safety and quality standards are met for optimal patient outcomes. Gloria has also contributed to H4H fundraising efforts at St. Paul’s Hospital. Gloria is well-respected by those who have the opportunity to work/volunteer with her as she consistently demonstrates a focused, calm, disciplined, and supportive approach with others.
Judy Rothwell
TreasurerJudy is a professional accountant and previously a partner in the Vancouver office of KPMG International. She currently splits her time with her professional practice of providing financial, accounting and tax advice to individuals and businesses and volunteering with charitable non-profit organizations giving back to communities both locally and internationally. She has been a director and treasurer of a number of Canadian registered charities during the last 18 years. She has also led a number of short-term mission teams to Africa to work on various projects helping orphans and vulnerable children and youth.
Michelle Goecke
MD, FRCSC, FACSDr. Goecke is a Clinical Assistant Professor UBC and is a General, Trauma and Breast Surgeon at Royal Columbia Hospital in New Westminster. She has participated in H4H surgical missions every year since 2013.
Thomas Joseph Goetz
MD, FRCSCThomas is the Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedics at the University of British Columbia and works at both Saint Paul’s Hospital, and Lionsgate Hospital. He has a sub-specialty interest in Upper Extremity and complex neuromuscular disorders and is the Head of Orthopedic Upper Extremity Research, and Fellowship program at Saint Paul’s Hospital. Dr. Goetz has passionately donated to H4H for many years and has volunteered with H4H on 6 missions to Guatemala.
Monica Froh
RNMonica is a highly experienced perioperative nurse with 38 years of dedicated service in surgical care. she began her career at royal Columbian Hospital, where she spent 10 years, specializing in cardiac surgery. Over the years, she transitioned into the private sector, focusing primarily on ophthalmology and cosmetic surgery.
For the past six years, Monica has served as the Operating Room Manager at Valley Surgery Centre, where she leads with expertise, compassion and a commitment to excellence in patient care.
In addition to professional accomplishments, Monica has been a volunteer with Health for Humanity for the past seven years, driven by a personal mission: “It’s time for me to give back to those in néed .”
For the past six years, Monica has served as the Operating Room Manager at Valley Surgery Centre, where she leads with expertise, compassion and a commitment to excellence in patient care.
In addition to professional accomplishments, Monica has been a volunteer with Health for Humanity for the past seven years, driven by a personal mission: “It’s time for me to give back to those in néed .”
Gina Chapman
RN, BSCNGina is a highly experienced cardiac surgery ICU nurse with over 33 years of dedicated service. She currently serves as the Cardiac Surgery Program and Triage Coordinator for the Heart Centre at St. Paul’s Hospital. In addition to her clinical leadership, Gina has been an active team member on the Guatemala surgical mission for the past five years.
Become a Member
As a volunteer-operated organization, we encourage our members to support our fundraising events, health missions and projects.
Our annual membership fee is $25.
Membership benefits include:
- Eligibility to volunteer for the Surgical Mission
- Invitation to H4H events such as Fundraisers
- Voting rights at our Annual General Meeting
Click on the link below to pay your dues and become a member today!
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Become a Volunteer
Consider volunteering with us today! There are two ways to volunteer:Surgical Mission Volunteer
Volunteer positions for the annual surgical mission which generally takes place the first 2 weeks in November include:
- OR nurse
- PACU nurse
- Anesthesiologist
- Pediatric Anesthesiologist
- Surgical Assistant
- Surgical Specialties: Urology, Gynecology, Plastics, Orthopedics, General with skills in laparoscopic cholecystectomy and hernia repairs
To apply for a surgical mission, you must follow these steps:
- Pay your Membership Fee
- Contact by email infoH4H2025@gmail.com
Other Volunteer
There are many ways to volunteer to support Health for Humanity:
- Administrative Tasks
- Communications & Promotions
- Education Activities
- Fundraising
- Web design and development
If you are interested, please contact by email infoH4H2025@gmail.com
Contact
For more information, please contact us at:Health for Humanity
Email: infoH4H2025@gmail.com
Mailing address: PO Box 77028 Kingsway Knight RPO, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5V 5E7