Offerings
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.
Curriculum Design and Learning Experience Development
I support teams and departments in designing learning experiences, courses, and curriculum that are relational, accessible, and grounded in clear learning outcomes. This includes reconciliation-focused professional development, student researcher training, recreation curriculum, and applied learning experiences.
My approach combines big-picture educational design with practical implementation. I help groups clarify what learners need to understand, feel, practice, and apply, then translate those goals into meaningful learning activities, assessments, resources, and facilitation plans.
Program Review, Planning, and Institutional Change
I facilitate program review, strategic planning, and collaborative planning processes that help groups make sense of where they are, where they are going, and what steps are needed next. This work includes guiding conversations, synthesizing themes, identifying priorities, and supporting groups to translate reflection into action.
My facilitation style emphasizes relationship-building, honest dialogue, shared responsibility, and practical outcomes. I aim to create processes where people feel heard while also helping the group move toward clarity and decision-making.
Applied Research and Community Engagement
I facilitate collaborative applied research processes that bring together academic, community, municipal, and organizational partners. This includes supporting conversations across different knowledge systems, identifying shared priorities, and translating research insights into useful strategies, resources, and next steps.
My applied research facilitation is grounded in relational accountability, careful listening, and a commitment to ensuring that research processes are responsive to the communities and partners involved.
Outdoor Safety and Experiential Learning
Drawing on my background in outdoor recreation leadership and experience as a BC AdventureSmart Educator, I also facilitate workshops related to outdoor safety, risk awareness, environmental responsibility, and experiential learning. These sessions support participants in building confidence, preparedness, and deeper connection to the places where they live, learn, and recreate.
SELECTED PAST WORKSHOPS & FACILITATIONS
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.