Janine received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from the University of British Columbia in 1988. She is married, and has a teen-age daughter and son. Both are very pleasant and accepting of people that they meet, which is a reflection of their parents’ parenting values and skills. For the past twenty years Janine has worked in different professional capacities with First Nation communities on southern Vancouver Island. She has worked in Residential Care, Acute Care in hospital settings, and as a Community Home Care Nurse. Currently, Janine is the Health and Social Service Director for the Pacheedaht First Nation in Port Renfrew. She has worked for the Pacheedaht Band Council for twelve years. In her extensive work with First Nations people she has advocated for and assisted First Nation peoples with disabilities, in accessing needed services to which they are entitled.