Dr. David Hunt has been involved exclusively in the practice of pain medicine for more than 25 years. Dr. Hunt graduated from the University of British Columbia and completed postgraduate training in intensive care and surgery in Toronto Western Hospital.

Dr. Hunt is currently working as a pain specialist at the Pain Centre at St. Pauls’ Hospital and previously worked with the Complex Pain Service (in patient) Program at Vancouver General Hospital, and the Complex Chronic Diseases Program at BC Women’s Hospital. Prior to specializing in pain medicine, Dr. Hunt practiced emergency medicine at Vancouver General Hospital for 17 years.

Tracie graduated with honours in 2003 and since then has spent the last 14 years working in a variety of different roles across Canada, with each one challenging her in new and different ways. These roles include working in the community, long term care and in surgery.

Tracie has advanced training in Palliative care and describes herself as being passionate about providing holistic palliative care; care that focuses on serving clients and their families as unique individuals with unique needs. Tracie also has advanced training from the United States in surgical anesthesia.

Rubylyn Engstrom, Operations and Business Development Director for Care At Home Services, has spent the last 7 years in a Senior Management position in private home health care. In her current role, Rubylyn leads and coordinates the scheduling activates for community clients and casual staffing for long term/assisted living facilities. Through face to face marketing, she has increased brand awareness and the benefits of private home health care and has helped clients navigate the health care system.
Rubylyn has a passion for creating great culture and was a senior manager for organization who was awarded BC’s top culture award. Rubylyn’s operations business experience includes the financial and telecommunication industry. Rubylyn has completed her BA at the University of Winnipeg. She has also successfully complete the Operational Leadership series at Queen’s University and Senior Negotiations at Harvard Business School.

Art Forster likes to say he runs a family business. It is a point of pride for a businessman whose group of businesses employs over 3,000 people. It is also interesting that Art entered the support services industry thirty-five years ago with a background in hospitality management. Looking after people sits at the forefront of his family and hospitality orientation. “People drive the business. They are the business,” says Art.

As owner and strategic planner of Pro Vita Care Management Inc., WestCana Services Inc., Pro Admin Services Inc., and Care At Home Services Advancia Solutions Inc., Art has found and maintained success by surrounding himself with strong people. People with an uncompromising work ethic and a dedication to delivering high quality service; who translate a top-down respect for individual needs and opinion into a carefully crafted customer service creed with a profoundly human touch. Art’s expansive group of companies has been recognized as leading the way in professional support services and has won recognition as ‘employer of choice’ for service professionals.