Meet Our Instructors
Meet Our Instructors
Taranjeet K Dhaliwal
COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER PROGRAM For the past twenty-five years Taranjeet has been working and teaching in the developmental/intellectual disabilities field, where she has been focusing on “community living” and “community inclusion” components of this diverse field. Learning is at the heart of all teaching, and Taranjeet has espoused this philosophy in her own personal and … Read MoreHarjeet Dhillon
Health Care Assistant (HCA) Harjeet began her career in 2008 as an LPN, and has worked in a variety of health care settings including convalescent and long term care. She enjoys providing care for the elderly in particular with a passion for making a positive difference in the lives of those she serves. She furthered her … Read MoreNancy Guzman
HCA: CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR Nancy began her career in Nursing in 1979, and spent many years working in hospital delivery and operating rooms abroad before immigrating to Canada; she is currently a Licenced Practical Nurse. Whether she is teaching an HCA class or facilitating practicum Nancy holds her students to the highest standards of conduct. She … Read MoreRexaira Henze
HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT PROGRAM (HCA) Rexaira Henze is a Licensed Practical Nurse/Foot Care Nurse. She is the Clinical Lead in an Assisted Living facility in Langley, and has held various teaching positions since 2008. She is very familiar with the HCA curriculum having been involved in the process of Program recognition with various designation bodies including … Read MoreVida Khatibi
HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT PROGRAM (HCA) Vida is Drake Medox College’s Senior Instructor with over 15 years of experience as a teacher and curriculum developer. She is also a certified Mandt trainer. In addition to the numerous classes she has taught, she has also taken the lead on the development and continuous enhancements to curriculum and … Read MoreDaryl Lagayan
HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT PROGRAM (HCA) Daryl began his journey in Healthcare as a volunteer in a number of different care homes where his respect and passion for working with elders grew very strong. For the past 5 years he has been working as an LPN providing social related services at a Vancouver care home. Daryl … Read MoreSuccess Story
Program: ESL / HCA
Drake Medox College helped me to achieve my main goal – to become a Healthcare Assistant. They helped me also to become more confident in aspects of speaking and understanding. The ESL-HCA Program at Drake Medox College is the best study program I’ve been to. My Instructors were very supportive.
My first impression of the ESL Program was “same old basic English again,” but I was wrong. I thought I didn’t need it because I can speak English. The ESL classes helped me to know how to pronounce properly, use proper grammar and even to create a formal paragraph. The important thing that the ESL Program did for me is to boost my confidence and to mold me into “a chocolate diamond” as Ate Myrine always says. The ESL-HCA Program is worth it and I enjoyed every class I attended.
In several months I developed as an open-minded person, a knowledgeable student, a passionate Healthcare practitioner and a fluent user of the English language. As I move toward my new career, the ESL Program contributed a big part to my future work because I have learned how to be a good listener, a good reader and a good communicator.
Indeed, I have become “ a diamond.” I am very thankful to Drake Medox College and my supportive Instructors for helping me along the way!
~ Jeanne Parilla ESL - HCA