Meet Our Instructors
Meet Our Instructors
Harjeet 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 More
Rexaira 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 More
Vida 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 More
Daryl 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 More
MARIZEN LEONCIO
Health Care Assistant Program (HCA) Since completing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1993, Marizen has acquired over 30 years of experience in a variety of healthcare settings. This is complemented by 10+ years as a classroom and clinical instructor, curriculum developer, program coordinator and subject matter expert. She comes from a long line … Read More
Derrick Manila
HCA: CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR Derrick is an LPN who started out as a caregiver in the United States. It all began with a newly discovered fondness for the geriatric populace, which led him to his first career in healthcare as a health care assistant in residential care. Upon his arrival to Canada, a guidance counselor convinced … Read MoreSuccess Story
I credit my success in finding work straight after I had graduated to their positive training environment and the very supportive staff at Drake Medox. It is from my experience at Drake Medox that I would definitely recommend them to all my family and friends. Thank you Drake Medox College for making my dream of becoming a healthcare assistant come true! I am very happy with all that I've managed to achieve so far and feel I have a bright future ahead!
~ GLENN MACDONALD - HCA
