Lori Anderson, Iiyinnimaki (Capturing Woman), gifted and transferred name from Blackfoot Ceremonialist Elder Morris Littlewolf
Lori Anderson joined the Foothills Country Hospice Society Board in June 2025.
Lori and her husband Kent (and their adult children and their families) are longtime residents of the Okotoks and Foothills area.
Lori has a Masters degree in Nursing and over 40 years of diverse healthcare leadership experience in urban and rural Alberta publicly funded health organizations. Portfolios and teams that she has led and co-led span the health system, including acute care, continuing care, addiction and mental health, primary care and public health. She has supported and led teams through transformative system and organizational changes, the H1N1 pandemic and the Covid pandemic. Lori had the privilege to co-lead the commissioning and subsequent transition into regular operations of the South Health Campus.
Lori has served on a number of Governance Boards at the local and provincial level including Carewest (chair for 10 years), Calgary Health Foundation, South Calgary Primary Care Network, Calgary West Central Primary Care Network, Victorian Order of Nurses, Healthy Okotoks Coalition (founding member) and the provincial board for LPIP (which oversaw the liability coverage for health care within Alberta). She is currently a director on the Leighton Art Centre Board.
Lori has respectfully worked with and learned from Indigenous Elders to establish health care environments committed to cultural and psychological safety for all. Lori is proud to have received the transferred rights to the Prairie Mountain Lodge and was gifted the Blackfoot name of Liyinnimaki (Capturing Woman) from Blackfoot Ceremonialist Elder Morris Littlewolf.
Lori has a strong commitment to patient and family centred care, wellness and team-based leadership and has enjoyed and benefitted from working collaboratively with community and patient based advisory groups.
Lori believes in the value and importance of a healthy lifestyle and enjoys reading, gardening, painting, hiking and cross-country skiing and most importantly spending time with her family and friends!
