Meet the team.

Leadership

  • Aliya Hajee, MN, NP

    Founder & CEO

    Aliya Hajee is a Nurse Practitioner and the Founder & CEO of NP Circle, Canada’s largest and most trusted community for NPs. She holds a Master of Science in Nursing and a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate from McMaster University. Her experience spans primary, acute, and specialty care, as well as research, academia, and digital health. She founded NP Circle in 2023 to create the space she and so many others wished existed. A place to feel supported. A place to belong. A space where education is practical, mentorship is meaningful, and community truly matters. Under her leadership, NP Circle has become a national platform that connects thousands of NPs. At the heart of her work is the belief that when NPs are supported, the entire health system is stronger.

  • Claudia Mariano, MSc, PHCNP

    Director, Community Engagement

    Claudia Mariano is a retired Nurse Practitioner and the Director of Community Engagement at NP Circle. She holds a Master of Science in Nursing and a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate from the University of Toronto. With over twenty years of experience in clinical practice, leadership, and advocacy, she has been a strong voice for advancing the NP role in Canada. She has served as President and Manager of Practice and Policy for the Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario and as a Board Member for several provincial organizations. She is also the author and editor of No One Left Behind: How Nurse Practitioners Are Changing the Canadian Health Care System. At NP Circle, she focuses on education and mentorship for the next generation of NPs, sharing her insight to help others grow in practice and leadership.

  • Alix Consorti, MN, NP, MSCP

    Lead, Clinical Education

    Alix Consorti is a Nurse Practitioner and the Clinical Education Lead at NP Circle. She holds a Master of Nursing and a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate from Western University and is a Certified Menopause Practitioner (Menopause Society). With over ten years of experience in primary care, she provides comprehensive care across the lifespan and founded a Menopause Clinic to improve access to care. She also serves as a preceptor for NP students across Ontario universities and as the NP Representative on the Primary Care Council for Brantford/Brant. A former member of the NP Circle Advisory Council, she has supported education and professional growth, including contributions to the Lab Interpretation Course. She now leads initiatives that strengthen NP knowledge and confidence in clinical practice.

Advisory Board

  • Helen Nicolle

    Helen Nicolle

    Nurse Practitioner

  • Kathryn Flanigan

    Kathryn Flanigan

    Nurse Practitioner

  • Crystal Northcott

    Crystal Northcott

    Nurse Practitioner

  • Sarah Ilori

    Sarah Ilori

    Nurse Practitioner

  • Shahmeena Khan

    Shahmeena Khan

    Nurse Practitioner

  • Erin O'Shaughnessy

    Erin O'Shaughnessy

    Nurse Practitioner

  • Lida Pena

    Lida Pena

    Nurse Practitioner

  • Rachel Koh

    Rachel Koh

    Nurse Practitioner

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