Higher Standards!
Meet Our Team
Julie Gauthier
Executive Director
Years with FCT: 23
My Big 5 For Life: grow my own food; write a novel; see the pyramids; teach my grandchildren to sail; retire on the water.
Michelle De Grandmont RPN
Licensed Education Provider
Soft Soles Advanced & Diabetic Foot Care
Foot Care Nurse: 15 years
Fun Fact: I have had the privilege of training foot care nurses and educators across Ontario. I am also the CEO of Soft Soles, a nurse-directed independent practice collaborative that supports 20 nurses and serves 3,000 patients.
I currently serve as a nurse consultant for clinics and private practices, assisting them with the start-up, growth, and acceleration of their operations. In my personal time, I enjoy being in the forest leading wild food and medicine walks, making maple syrup, and working on our “sweet retreat.”
Arlene Van Doorn RN
Licensed Education Provider
Arlene’s Healthy Heals
Foot Care Nurse: 20 years
Fun Fact: I love NASTY feet, and enjoy the challenge and the results of correcting complex long standing issues; to see people hobble in and dance out!
Kirsten Hansen LPN
Licensed Education Provider
Kirsten’s Foot Care
Foot Care Nurse: 12 years
Foot Health and Foot Wear for Persons Experiencing Homelessness: A Resource
Brette Cain RPN
Licensed Education Provider
Next Step Vitality
Foot Care Nurse: 10 years
Chrystal Stevens LPN
Licensed Education Provider
Longevity Foot Care Services
Foot Care Nurse: 10 years
Fun Fact: I have trained internationally in specialized techniques such as advanced nail correction and pressure redistribution. I am passionate about advancing nursing foot care through education and innovation, and love helping nurses develop the confidence and clinical skills to build thriving practices.
Kaarina Schrott LPN
Licensed Education Provider
One Step Foot Care
Foot Care Nurse: 20 years
Fun Fact: I love 80’s music and once performed a solo in a local 80’s rock performance
Nadine Facini LPN & Karen Everitt LPN
Licensed Education Providers
Ever New Foot Care
Foot Care Nurses: 4 years
Fun Facts: Business partners Nadine & Karen worked for 19 years as surgical nurses before opening their private foot care clinic. They make ceramic trees for fun.
Shannon Matheson RPN
Licensed Education Provider
Healed Sole
Foot Care Nurse: 8 years
Marion Morgan LPN
Licensed Education Provider
Happy Feet Whitehorse
Foot Care Nurse: 17 years
Fun Facts: I love building small cabins with my husband!
Monica Shepherd RPN
Licensed Education Provider
Nursing Soles Inc
Foot Care Nurse: 3 years
I speak 3 languages, I am a large-scale acrylic painter and I have a Major in Art and a Minor in 17th Century Italian Art and Architecture & History!
Melonie Millar LPN
Licensed Education Provider
M&M Advanced Foot Care
Foot Care Nurse: 3 years
My goal is to see a reduction in lower limb amputations among diabetics in her area over the next 5-10 years.
Heather Moxon LPN
Licensed Education Provider
Soltree Wellness Inc.
Foot Care Nurse: since 2019
Fun Fact: I am not only a nurse, I am also a Registered Canadian Reflexology Therapist
Cindy Lazenby
Founder
Leadership
We aim to be the leading source of Foot Care Nurse education in Canada. Following the leadership of Foot Canada Training’s Founding President and Director of Nursing, Cindy Lazenby, also a founding member of the Canadian Association of Foot Care Nurses, we will continue to be an active advocate in the nursing foot care community for standardized Foot Care Nurse education based on best practices.
Collaboration
We believe in the importance of local and accessible training opportunities and working together with other education providers who share our goal of developing a strong and knowledgeable nursing foot care community.
Quality
As a provider of nursing foot care education since 1993, Foot Canada Training’s curriculum not only reflects our experience gained from almost 30 years of teaching in this growing field, but is a product of ongoing collaboration with experts in the foot care community, peer-review and regular updates to keep current with best practices.
Accessibility and Standardization
All nurses should have access to the same level of quality foot care training opportunities, regardless of where they live. To make this possible, a significant portion of the training Foot Canada Training offers is online. We also offer access to our clinical and workshop curriculum to education providers across Canada.