FootHealth Centre Calgary Staff

Sandy Connery BSc C, Ped (C)
Certified Pedorthist (C)

Sandy Connery - A graduate of the University of Waterloo in Kinesiology, Sandy attained her Certified Pedorthist ( Canada) in 1994 and started her pedorthic career at the University of Western Ontario’s Sport Medicine clinic. After six years in Ontario, she returned home to Calgary to be closer to her family and the mountains.

In 2001, she opened the FootHealth Centre with her partner company Canadian Footwear in Winnipeg in response to her orthotics clients’ frustration at the general lack of comfortable shoes capable of accommodating orthotics. Further frustrated by the lack of knowledgeable staff in retail shoe stores, clients often asked Sandy to recommend footwear other than running shoes.

Opening the FootHealth Centre allows Sandy to assist her clients find the shoes they want while allowing her to ensure the shoes are biomechanically sound and appropriate to heal their symptoms.

Sandy is the current Chair of the Canadian Pedorthic College and the Past President of the Pedorthic Association of Canada. She is also an instructor for the diploma in pedorthics program at the University of Waterloo. Sandy’s other interests include yoga, scrambling, cycling and training her Border Collie.

 Jody Simpson, BKin, C Ped (C)
Certified Pedorthist (C)

Jody joined the FootHealth team in 2006.  While still pursuing her undergraduate degree from the University of Calgary, she worked part-time at the previous Brentwood location. Early on, Jody found her passion for footwear and decided that she would pursue a career in pedorthics.  After graduating with a Bachelor of Kinesiology in 2007, she began full time at the FootHealth Centre.  Jody began training under Sandy Connery. After two years of studying under Sandy, she wrote and passed her certification exams become a Certified Pedorthist (Canada). 

While growing up in Saskatchewan, Jody was always competing in any sport she could.  Now, every season Jody tries to play at least two different sports with the Calgary Sport and Social Club.  Jody also enjoys travelling the world, gourmet cooking and footwear by El Naturalista.

Heather Macpherson, BSc, C Ped (C)
Certified Pedorthist (C)

Heather started working at the FootHealth Centre when it first opened in Calgary in 2001.  At the time, she was a university student, and once she completed herdegree in Biomechanics, she decided that Pedorthics would be a great field in which she could put her knowledge from her degree into practice.  She did her internship to become a pedorthist at the FootHealth Centre and became Certified in 2005. Her favourite part of her job is when clients come in with uncommon problems and she gets to do some creative problem solving to relieve their symptoms.

Heather has served on the Board of Directors of the College of Pedorthics of Canada as the Chair of Exam Development.  She is regularly involved with certifying new pedorthists as an exam proctor.

Heather’s other interests include electrical storms, blue whales, and claymation.