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		<title>Emily MacDonald, Health and Wellness Advocate</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emily has worked in the community for most of her career. For the past 11 years, she was a home care nurse, case manager, manager and clinical leader for the Vancouver Island Health Authority. Most recently, she was the clinical leader at the Victoria Health unit for the Quick Response Team, the Regional Resource for <a href='http://firstmetvictoria.com/1312' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Megumi Matsuo Saunders, Children, Youth, Young Adults and Family Ministry</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Born as a third generation Christian in Nara, Japan, Megumi (pronounced: Meg-oo-me) has lived across Canada over the last 35 years. Her focus here is on Children, Youth, Young Adults &#38; Families Ministry. She has trained as a teacher and a Christian educator. She loves being with children and youth and those who are interested in <a href='http://firstmetvictoria.com/1306' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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