Principal

School District 91: Nechako Lakes

British Columbia Hub | Canada | NORTH AMERICA 

I am a teacher. It’s not my job. It’s who I am.

I am a settler on the unceded, ancestral territory of the Dakelh, Nedut’en, and Wet’suwet’en peoples, which include 14 First Nations. More specifically, on the clean and clear shores of Tchesinkut Lake in northern British Columbia, Canada. I was not born here but moved here three short years ago and fell in love with the water, forest, animals, and people here. I was born in Alberta and lived most of my life in various cities there but also lived in the USA for five years as well as Qatar, China, and Jordan. This is my first time living rurally and I may never wish for city life again.

I am living my childhood dream of becoming a teacher, which is a great thing to do for a person who loves learning like I do. Instead of Barbies or baseball, I played school with my siblings. Eventually, I received a BA in Theatre Arts followed by a B.Ed. in Secondary Education. 18 years later, after teaching Pre-K to Grade 12, I completed my M.Ed. and found myself loving being a leader of learning. I am currently the principal of a school that serves learners from age 0 to 12 through Strong Start, pre-school, and Kindergarten to Grade Seven. 

I love the ways in which Compassionate Systems tools are making me a better teacher, better leader, and better person. I also love being a partner, a chosen mom, a sister, an aunt, a friend, and a dog mom and feel my capacity to attend mindfully to these roles enriched exponentially through these practices.