Nancy Mannix
Nancy Mannix is the Chair and Patron of the Palix Foundation, a private foundation whose philanthropy aims to improve the health and wellness outcomes of children and families. The Foundation, through the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative, focuses on aligning science, policy, and practice in areas of brain development and its implications for child development, mental health, addiction, and other disease and disorders, generating changes at an individual, organizational and systems level.
Nancy's work with the Palix Foundation has garnered a number of prestigious awards in the mental health sector. Throughout her career in the charitable sector, Nancy has been involved with several organizations, and recently contributed to understanding the impact of COVID-19 on children and youth as a member of the Child and Youth Well-being Review panel.
Nancy holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of San Diego and a Juris Doctor Degree from Seattle University.