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Shelby Ludington is an Infection Control Professional at Woodstock Hospital and a proud graduate of Queen’s University, where she earned her degree from the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies. In 2023, she completed a Certificate in Leadership and Management from the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto. With a diverse background in Community Health Program Planning and Evaluation, Emergency Preparedness, and Adult Education, Shelby is grateful for the opportunity to expand her skills and experience across the field of infection prevention and control. Alongside her clinical work, Shelby enjoys contributing to IPAC SWO, having joined the chapter in 2018 she has participated in various local and national events, including presenting a poster at the 2019 National IPAC Conference in Quebec City, and has served on the Education Committee. Shelby joined the Executive Committee as the Marketing and Communications Coordinator for IPAC SWO from 2019-2023 and recently completed her role as President Elect in 2024. She is now excited to fulfil the role of IPAC SWO President for 2025 and 2026, continuing to support the chapter’s growth while embracing opportunities for her own professional development. Outside of work, Shelby enjoys watching football, playing basketball, boating and hammocking - finding balance and relaxation in these activities. She is passionate about learning and connecting with others and looks forward to the next chapter of her professional journey.

Cara-Lee has been an active member of IPAC Canada and an Executive Member of our local chapter, IPAC-SWO, since 2013.
She has served on the IPAC-SWO Chapter Executive in a variety of roles including, Knowledge Transfer, Webmaster, Non-acute Care Representative, President-Elect and most recently, President.
Cara-Lee began her career in the public health sector in 2007. Cara-Lee was employed as a Public Health Nurse from 2007 to 2022 at Southwestern Public Health (formerly Oxford County Public Health), primarily in the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Program. In June 2022, Cara-Lee moved to Public Health Ontario, where she was employed as a contract consultant in the Immunization and Vaccine Preventable Disease Program.
Cara-Lee returned to Southwestern Public Health in January 2024 to work in the Infectious Disease Program.

Kitty began her career as a Public Health Inspector in 2003 and has worked on the Infectious Disease Team since 2008 at Southwestern Public Health (formerly Oxford County Public Health).

She has been a CIC since 2016 and currently works with South West IPAC Hub. She also holds current certification in medical device reprocessing from MDRAO. Her experiences include outbreak management, reportable disease investigations, IPAC assessments and consultation with different healthcare and non-healthcare settings.

Robyn Latendresse is Public Health Nurse at Southwestern Public Health in St. Thomas. Robyn’s career in Public Health started in 2003. Over the last 10 years she has worked on the Infectious Disease team. Robyn has been a member of IPAC SWO since 2009.

Erika Vitale is currently Director of Infection Prevention and Control, and Pandemic Planning for Windsor Regional Hospital. She holds an undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Windsor, and is a Medical Laboratory Technologist with experience in microbiology and pathology. She completed her Master of Public Health in 2014 through the University of Waterloo.

Erika started her work in Infection Prevention and Control in 2008, and since that time has implemented IPAC programs at 3 facilities, including the realignment of acute care IPAC services in Windsor, Ontario. She has led various teams in the control of outbreaks of infectious disease and antibiotic resistant organisms, and has guided staff in the implementation of best practices, which has led to decreased infection rates.

As an advocate for patient and staff safety, Erika is passionate about developing strong surveillance systems that allow ICPs to act as the real CSIs!

Rhodora Laylo has been an infection control practitioner for the last 15 years serving the London area and received her certification in Infection Control since 2008. She is currently an IPAC Specialist with Public Health Ontario where she hopes to continue her passion for serving the community through infection prevention and control.

Sandi Amorim-Daly is currently the Director of Clinical Support - IPAC with Schlegel Villages. She began her career as a Public Health Inspector, primarily working in the Infectious Disease program at Brant County Health Unit after spending her early years at Region of Waterloo Public Health. She left public health in 2020 to pursue an IPAC career in the LTC and Retirement Home sector. She is also currently teaching at Conestoga College in their Ontario Graduate Certificate IPAC Program.