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Tania Woodlock is a former elementary school educator and is currently a policy analyst working in outreach and stakeholder engagement for Health Canada’s consumer product safety program. Tania is a living donor, and mother and chauffeur to three spirited, hockey playing, opinionated, red-headed children including a two-time, paediatric, kidney transplant recipient.

Her 15-year-old son Benjamin, was born in renal failure and began peritoneal dialysis at 1 month of age. When Ben was 18 months old, he received his first kidney transplant from his dad. That kidney gave him the chance to grow and develop and live life. When Ben was 7, he went into rejection and despite treatment, Ben eventually lost his kidney. In 2019, Tania was able to donate a kidney to Ben and is passionate about improving the lives of those who are living with kidney disease.

Tania has a master’s degree in public health, and undergraduate degrees in education and psychology. Between work, children, medical appointments, and hockey, Tania works with KRESCENT as a member of the Patient and Community Advisory Network (PCAN).