We Are IH: Clinical manager self-reflects to help those in need

July 6, 2023
A 1969 photo of Barry and his family in Winfield, AB. From left to right: Brother Rick, brother Greg, Barry (in the red overalls), mom Calista, sister Maureen and dad Lowell.

Name: Barry Hengel (he/him/his)
Job Title: Manager, Clinical Operations
Years of Service:  6
Worksite: Westview Place
Community: Penticton
Ancestral Territory: Syilx
Favourite Quote / Advice to live by: “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” - Aristotle

Barry was born and raised in the heart of the Rocky Mountains in Cranbrook, B.C., home to five Stanley Cup champions – as he proudly points out.

Today, Barry lives in Summerland and is also proud to be leading the clinical operations team at Westview Place long-term care. “I’m inspired by all the great people I get to work with, and the positivity they bring,” he says.

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