Meet the team.
Leadership
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Aliya Hajee, MN, NP, MSCP
Founder & CEO
Aliya Hajee is a Nurse Practitioner and the Founder & CEO of NP Circle, Canada's largest community for NPs, trusted across North America. She holds a Master of Science in Nursing and a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate from McMaster University and is a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner. 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. To belong. Where education is practical, mentorship is meaningful, and community is real. 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.
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Claudia Mariano, MSc, PHCNP (resigned)
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.
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Alix Consorti, MN, NP, MSCP
Director, Clinical Education
Alix Consorti is a Nurse Practitioner and the Director of Clinical Education at NP Circle. She holds a Master of Nursing and a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate from Western University and is a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner. With over ten years in primary care, Alix provides comprehensive care across the lifespan and founded a Menopause Clinic to improve access to high-quality menopause care. She serves as a preceptor for NP students across Ontario and is the NP Representative on the Primary Care Council for Brantford/Brant. Previously on the NP Circle Advisory Board, she helped develop educational programs and mentorship initiatives before stepping into her current role, where she now leads clinical education to help NPs build expertise, strengthen skills, and continue providing excellent, patient-centered care.
Advisory Board
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Helen Nicolle
Nurse Practitioner - ON, NB
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Claude Latulippe
Nurse Practitioner - QC
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Crystal Northcott
Nurse Practitioner - NL
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Kathryn Flanigan
Nurse Practitioner - ON
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Erin O'Shaughnessy
Nurse Practitioner - ON
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Rebecca Wedzinga
Nurse Practitioner - BC
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Sarah Ilori
Nurse Practitioner - SK
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Shahmeena Khan
Nurse Practitioner - ON
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