The RNFOO Board has learned that Dr. Vanessa Burkoski died on August 27, 2023.
Vanessa was a former RNAO President, former Chief Nursing Officer for Ontario, and recipient of the Order of Ontario, the province’s highest civilian honour for excellence and achievement in a field and leaving a lasting legacy in our province.
During the last weeks of her life, Vanessa’s family and representatives from RNAO determined that a scholarship would be established through RNFOO to remember Vanessa and her contributions to the nursing profession in Ontario. Colleagues and friends are invited to contribute to fund this scholarship.
