Caregiver Connect Team
Sharon Goodwin RN(EC) MN Vice President of Quality and Risk Chief Practice Executive
Bonnie Schroeder, MSW, RSW: Bonnie Schroeder is the Director, Caregiving at VON Canada. Since 2000, Bonnie has had several roles including Caregiver Project Manager (2000-2008) and National Coordinator for the Canadian Caregiver Coalition (2000-2004). Under her portfolio, Bonnie is responsibility for VON caregiving initiatives including the launch of VON Caregiver Connect and sustaining partner of the Canadian Caregiver Coalition. She is also content lead on a variety of caregiving projects related to policy, practice, and research within VON Canada. Bonnie obtained her Master of Social Work degree from Carleton University in Ottawa in 1999. She is actively involved in the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW).
Pamela Belfer has been working with VON on the caregiving portfolio since joining the organization in 2007. Since joining VON, she has acted as a project coordinator on funded projects including, Safe use of Medicines, Neighbours Helping Neighbours, Healthy Workplaces and SMART. Her role on the Caregiver Connect team includes providing administrative support to the team, posting upcoming events on the site, distribution of the Caregiver Connector newsletter, and providing promotional materials at conferences where VON is present.