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Dr. Magdelena Marcelo and Theresa Knutson, RPN, are being recognized at this year’s Champions of Mental Health Gala taking place at the Dekker Center Saturday, April 30.
They will be given awards in the staff category.
In the community category, Dianne Grondin from Fisher’s Drug Store and Innovation Credit Union will be honoured.The gala is hosted annually by the Battlefords Mental Health Centre to recognize those who have made a great difference in the lives of those suffering from mental illness during the past year and throughout their careers.
Dr. Marcelo began working in North Battleford in 1968.
“She has a larger than life presence and energy that cannot be duplicated. As a psychiatrist, she has treated her patients with dignity, respect and caring. She is retiring this year and she will be sorely missed by her patients and other clinicians,” says centre manager and Champions of Mental Health committee member Johann Engelke, RPN.
Theresa Knutson has worked passionately for mental health since 1982, first at Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford and more recently as a community mental health nurse at the Battlefords Mental Health Center, says Engelke.
“I have known Theresa since 1999 when I started myself as a care aide. Her genuine and caring manner is one that I try to emulate every single day of my career.”
