Interior Voices Podcast

Mary Jack is the Indigenous Partnerships team lead, strategy and accountability, with Interior Health and co-host of the Interior Voices podcast. A proud member of the Okanagan Indian Band, she is dedicated to advancing Indigenous health, cultural safety, anti-racism, and reconciliation through strategic leadership and meaningful partnerships.

Mary collaborates with First Nations, Métis organizations, Indigenous partners, communities, health-care providers, and Interior Health teams to strengthen relationships, improve Indigenous health outcomes, and embed Indigenous perspectives into health system planning. Her work focuses on Indigenous cultural safety and anti-racism education, health equity, quality improvement, Indigenous patient experience, strategic planning, communications, and partnership development, with a particular passion for improving Indigenous cancer care and culturally safer services.

Guided by the commitments of In Plain Sight, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action, UNDRIP, and DRIPA, Mary believes reconciliation is achieved through humility, authentic relationships, shared decision-making, and respect for Indigenous self-determination.

As co-host of the Interior Voices Podcast, she helps amplify Indigenous voices and stories that inspire learning, reflection, and meaningful change across the health system.

Born and raised in the Okanagan, Mary lives in Westbank First Nation with her husband and enjoys spending time with her four daughters, grandson, and family of miniature dachshunds and a brindle pug. She finds joy in connecting with the land, harvesting traditional foods, and spending time outdoors.

"Walk with humility. Listen with intention. Lead with relationship. Transform together."

Mary joined the podcast team June 2025 as the Interior Voices podcast co-host June 2025 (Season 6 Episode 3).

Natalie Daniels couldn’t be more excited to join the Interior Voices podcast as co-host. She works as the manager for Indigenous patient care, supporting the Indigenous Patient Navigators (IPNs) within Interior Health. Natalie is a member of Wiikwemkoong First Nation located on Manitoulin Island, Ontario.

Natalie has worked for Interior Health for over a decade in a variety of roles – social worker, IPN, and Indigenous employment advisor being some of her favourite because of the great colleagues she was lucky enough to work with. Being a part of the Indigenous Partnerships team at IH allows Natalie opportunities to enhance health-care with inclusion and consideration of Indigenous culture and ways of being.

Natalie enjoys sending time outdoors in the beautiful syilx territory of Vernon. She can be found hiking, golfing, cycling and skiing – all at a moderate skill level. When trapped inside, Natalie works on building her knowledge and skill of speaking Anishinaabemowin, as well as teaching at University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus in the Masters of Social Work program as a sessional instructor.

Natalie joined the podcast team June 2025 as the Interior Voices podcast co-host June 2025 (Season 6 Episode 3).

Victoria Jaenig / qwəɬxanaʔ (kwel‑han‑nah) is a syilx, Secwépemc, and Colville woman from the Penticton Indian Band and Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc communities. She carries many roles in her family and community—wife, mother, auntie, sister, daughter, and niece—and is also a harvester, hand drummer, and apprentice of the nsyilxcən language. Raised with the rich cultural teachings of her syilx, Secwépemc, and smelqmix Elders, Victoria was trained across the territories in storytelling, song, dance, harvesting, significant sites, worldviews, protocols, and ceremony.

Victoria is the internal communications consultant, Indigenous Partnerships, at Interior Health, a role she began in April 2024. She brings more than 15 years of experience across communications, Indigenous business, arts administration, and education. Her professional background includes work in digital media, marketing, public relations, community engagement, strategic planning, and supporting Indigenous‑led creative and cultural or economic initiatives. Victoria is an alumna and former instructor of the En’owkin Centre’s National Indigenous Professional Artist Training program and a graduate of the Centre for Arts and Technology – Okanagan.

An award‑winning Indigenous storyteller, Victoria has been recognized as one of Penticton’s Top 40 Over 40 (2024), a Community Champion by the Okanagan Nation syilx women’s awards (2014), and a recipient of multiple arts and media honours throughout her career. Her creative and professional contributions have earned her multiple acknowledgements for leadership, cultural advocacy, and artistic excellence.

In May 2024, Victoria joined the Interior Voices podcast team, where she provides communications support and contributes to amplifying Indigenous perspectives, partnerships, and stories. She has supported the team’s work since Season 5, Episode 11 (September 2024), helping strengthen Indigenous‑focused storytelling within Interior Health.

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• Jody Wagner – (Sept 2022 – Sept 2023) 9 episodes
• Tracey Mooney – (Nov 2020 – Jan 2023) 25 episodes
• Vanessa Mitchell – (Dec 2018 – Dec 2021) 38 episodes
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