Michelle Charlesworth
Acting president and senior operating officer of Covenant Care and Covenant Living
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Michelle focuses on building team capacity and fostering a just culture for continuous growth and learning.
Michelle brings a wealth of experience to her role, with over 24 years of professional nursing practice and administrative experience in acute and community care settings. Her diverse career has seen her work in rural and urban settings in Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Alberta. Most notably, she has held leadership roles in Supportive Living and Long-Term Care, and was employed with Alberta Health Services before joining Covenant Care & Covenant Living in 2019. Her mission-driven leadership is underpinned by a passion for providing safe, reliable, quality care.
She holds a Master’s Degree in Health Studies from Athabasca University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Alberta. She started her nursing career as a graduate of the Northern Nursing Program in Yellowknife with a nursing diploma.
With a commitment to service excellence, Michelle is part of the Accreditation Canada team as an Accreditation Canada Surveyor. As well as an elected board of directors with the Alberta Continuing Care Association and serves as one of the vice chairs advocating for quality service delivery in the Continuing Care sector.