Nadia Prestley

Nadia was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 2003, but even before her diagnosis she understood well the impact arthritis has on one’s life as her mother has lived with Lupus for over 40 years.

For 20 years, she worked in post secondary education as a teacher, curriculum developer, graduate services representative, and dean of students for BC Community Colleges. These experiences have given her a unique understanding of the importance of identifying and removing barriers to learning and success, especially for those who are at greater risk of being left behind.

Nadia joined the Consumer Advisory Board in 2009. Since joining CAB, she has been involved as a research consumer collaborator, a member of ARC’s website committee and CAB’s webpage committee, a lay summary reviewer, a member of the Musculoskeletal Initiative’s Patient Support Group, and has most recently been appointed a Research Ambassador for the Knowledge Exchange Task Force of the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis.

She believes life experiences make for great teaching tools. Having lived with this disease herself and having watched her mother do the same, Nadia hopes to contribute to the fight for "a world without arthritis".