France Gelinas - MPP for Nickle Belt (September 24th, 2014)

Father we lift up France Gelinas to you today. We ask that you use her in the role as MPP for Nickle Belt riding.We ask that you give her wisdom in the decisions she makes while at Queens Park. We pray a blessing upon her and her husband Keith, as well as their children and grandchildren. Lord may you show your love to her like she has never experienced before. We ask this in the name of Jesus your Son, AMEN!

BIOGRAPHY

France Gélinas is a resident of the City of Greater Sudbury, a health care professional, and community leader. She and her spouse Keith Harris have three children and seven grand children.

France is a trained and licensed physiotherapist. She started her career in Sudbury at Laurentian Hospital, now part of Health Sciences North. After graduating from Laurentian University with a Masters in Business Administration, she became a health care administrator. During the last eleven years France worked as the Executive Director of the Community Health Centre in Sudbury. Under her leadership the Centre expanded to many small and rural communities in the North East, opened the Corner Clinic serving the homeless population and became the lead agency for the Sudbury Homelessness Network.

France has served in multiple voluntary roles. She was a member of the United Way’s Citizen Advisory Panel, President of the Sudbury and Manitoulin District Health Council, President of the Francophone Reference Group of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and President of the Association of Ontario Health Centres.  France is also a bush pilot, a competitive rower and an avid snow boarder.

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