Indigenous Education Council Capacity Building
In collaboration with Ian Caplette through Orcaspirit Leadership Consulting, I support capacity-building processes with Indigenous Education Councils and education partners on the North Island. This work includes designing and facilitating sessions that strengthen governance practices, clarify roles and responsibilities, support communication pathways, and build shared understanding of council purpose and function.
Decolonial and Reconciliation-Focused Learning
I design and facilitate learning experiences that support participants in deepening their understanding of colonization, reconciliation, Indigenous rights, relational accountability, and institutional responsibility.
As a non-Indigenous facilitator, I am attentive to my positionality and the boundaries of what is appropriate for me to hold. Much of this work focuses on settler responsibility and creating entry points for non-Indigenous participants to examine their roles within colonial systems and reconciliation-focused practice.
Throughout this work, I am led by Indigenous leaders, colleagues, and friends. I only facilitate reconciliation-focused learning without an Indigenous colleague present when it is appropriate to the context, audience, and purpose of the session. Rather than offering simple awareness-building, these sessions invite participants to reflect, examine the systems they operate within, and identify practical ways to shift everyday practice toward more respectful, reciprocal, and accountable relationships.
Curriculum Design and Learning Experience Development
I support departments, instructors, and organizations in designing courses, workshops, professional development programs, and applied learning experiences. This includes developing learning outcomes, course structures, activities, reflective practices, assessment tools, facilitator guides, and online learning materials.
My approach balances big-picture learning design with practical implementation. I help teams clarify what learners need to understand, practice, reflect on, and apply, then translate those goals into learning experiences that are relational, accessible, and grounded in context.
OFFERINGS
SELECTED PAST WORKSHOPS & FACILITATIONS
01
Recreation as Reconciliation: Building Lasting Partnerships with Musqueam Recreation
April 2026 | BCRPA Symposium
Co-presented with Courtenay Gibson, Musqueam Recreation
Co-designed and co-presented a workshop on building lasting, relational partnerships between recreation practitioners and Indigenous communities. The session shared the story of the relationship between Langara College Recreation Studies and Musqueam Recreation, explored research as a practice of relationship-building, and invited participants to reflect on shifting from transactional to relational approaches in recreation systems.
02
Indigenous Education Council Capacity-Building
October 2025 | Indigenous Education Council capacity-building session
Co-Designed & Facilitated with Ian Caplette
Co-designed and facilitated a full-day session in partnership with Ian Caplette through Orcaspirit Leadership Consulting. The session focused on role clarity, agenda development, communication pathways, community engagement, and the purpose and function of the council. The process included participatory activities, values-based facilitation, synthesis of themes, and a written report with recommendations for continued support.
03
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Panel
September 2025 | Langara College
Participated as a panelist alongside Courtenay Gibson for a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event focused on community-engaged work, relational practice, and lessons learned through collaboration with Musqueam Recreation. The panel invited speakers to reflect on working with community, Musqueam principles of relationality, common mistakes, and responsibilities in partnership-based work.
04
Recruitment & Retention Planning Session
September 2025 | Faculty of Social Science and Community Programs, Langara College
Co-facilitated with the Dean of Social Science and Community Programs
Co-facilitated a faculty-wide planning session focused on recruitment, retention, program identity, and cross-departmental collaboration. The session invited departments to articulate their value propositions, identify relationship-based recruitment and retention practices, and share ideas across programs through appreciative inquiry and cross-pollination activities.
05
Play-Based Leadership
February 2025 | Tla’amin Recreation & qathet School District
An experiential workshop exploring play as a tool for leadership, connection, creativity, and group development. Participants engaged in activities that can be adapted for classrooms, teams, youth programs, and community settings.
06
Academic Integrity and AI in Education
April 2023 | North Island College Professional Development
A practical session supporting educators to navigate emerging questions around academic integrity, ethical AI use, assessment design, and student learning.
07
Program Review and Collaborative Planning
2021–2023 | North Island College
Facilitation of departmental review and planning processes that supported teams to reflect on strengths, identify priorities, and develop action-oriented next steps.
08
Entry Points to Decolonization for Settler Allies
April 2022 | Langara College Recreation Studies Department
A reflective workshop for settlers working in educational and institutional contexts. Participants explored foundational concepts, built critical self-awareness, and identified tangible steps toward more accountable practice.