Daria Juüdi-Hope
Kingston and the Islands
Daria Juüdi-Hope
With over a decade of experience as a Registered Nurse, Daria has dedicated her career to healthcare, both domestically and abroad. Beyond her healthcare background, she is heavily involved in community initiatives, such as Health Providers Against Poverty, the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, and committees at Queen’s University. Her actions and involvement reflect her commitment to social justice and community service.
Daria Adèle Juüdi-Hope is a Registered Nurse, Educator, and Social Justice Advocate. She holds a master’s degree in Public Health from Queen’s University. She has practiced in diverse areas including forensics, mental health, and community health nursing. Her teaching experience includes: Clinical Instructor and Supervisor (Faculty of Health Sciences-Queen’s University) and Professor (Community and Justice Services-St. Lawrence College). Driven by a passion for health equity and social justice, she spent the last eight years working as a nurse in remote fly-in-only Indigenous communities in Northern Canada. Daria is an avid advocate for better public health policies to recognize and combat health inequities, in Indigenous and marginalized groups. She advocates for individuals and lobbies governments for better access to healthcare including improved treatment of marginalized populations by healthcare providers. Daria's extensive volunteering includes: Volunteer Nurse in rural parts of Uganda and Kenya; Chair of Kingston’s Health Providers Against Poverty; Board Member at Ryandale (Kingston); Co-chair of the Black Nurses Leading Change Interest Group (RNAO); University Councillor at Queen’s University; and President of the Kingston Chapter of the RNAO.