We Are IH: Employee Experience employee welcomes Pride season!

June 6, 2024
Isla and her partner Nicole represent Interior Health at the 2023 Kelowna Pride Festival

Name: Isla Coombs (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Business Partner, Employee Experience
Years of Service: 2.5
Worksite: Community Health & Services Centre
Community:  Kelowna
Ancestral Territory: Syilx/ Okanagan Nation
Favourite Quote / Advice to live by: Treat others how they would like to be treated.

Whether you catch her representing Interior Health (IH) at the Kelowna Pride Festival, riding the slopes at Big White, or zooming down mountain bike trails, Isla Coombs is an energetic member of her community, and a force to be reckoned with.

Through her work on the Employee Experience team at IH, Isla is passionate about creating an inclusive, welcoming environment where staff feel culturally, psychologically, and spiritually safe.

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