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I acknowledge the unceded Ts’msyen Territory, and hosts from Kitsumkalum, Kitselas, Nisga’a and Haisla Nations on whose beautiful lands I learn, live and work. Through connection and dialogue, awareness of colonial practices, and building our cultural competence, we can begin the difficult work of reconciliation.

In my thirty plus years in the field of ECE, I have worked in New Brunswick, Quebec, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and British Columbia. As Director of Aakuluk Daycare in Nunavut, I successfully implemented the Inuktitut Language and Cultural Enhancement program. I immersed myself in Inuit culture, learning the language, eating traditional foods like muktuk (whale blubber) and tuktu (caribou), and participating as a guest to feasts, celebrations and elder presentations.  I ran my own a business, Pumpkinutters Daycare, in Vancouver and Burnaby for thirteen years after leaving the artic in search of warmer weather. Moving further north when it became unaffordable for our family to continue living in the lower mainland, I now make Terrace my home. I began working as an ECE instructor at Coast Mountain College, where I also work as the coordinator for the program. These positions led me to the most transformational project of my life as a community pedagogist with the ECPN. Through this work I am learning and beginning anew. I embrace (sometimes hesitantly) the difficulty of staying with trouble and having difficult conversations with the intention of living well together.

In my spare time, I enjoy spending time outdoors and exploring the spectacular northern half of this amazing province with my husband, two children and our pup George. I love a good kayak, searching for amazing waterfalls, harvesting fruit from my backyard, and taking a dip in any of the spectacular lakes in this area. You really should visit Terrace!