Nicole Cross is in her first year of a Master of Nursing in Leadership in Health Care Policy and Education at Ryerson University. She completed her BScN at Western University in 2013. She has worked in both acute care and critical care units specializing in surgery, trauma and neurosurgery. She is currently working in the role of Advanced Practice Nurse doing clinical outreach as part of the Neurosurgery Education and Outreach Network at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

An active leader in research and quality improvement initiatives, she is passionate about improving patient safety and quality of care.