About Me
After I graduated with my B.Sc. I worked in the Rural Development Institute as a Research Assistant and contributed to the creation of the Manitoba Community Adjustment Handbook, a toolkit created to help communities positively respond to economic, environmental and demographic change. Later, I accepted a position with the Brandon and Area Planning District as a Planning Technician. I had the opportunity to work closely with the City of Brandon, RM of Cornwallis, RM of Elton, Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation on many different projects. I represented the Planning District on the Assiniboine Delta Aquifer Round Table; part of the Province of Manitoba's watershed district program. When I moved to Portage la Prairie in 2006 I made the easy decision to stay home to raise my children. While in Portage I volunteered for a CPTED project with the city - Crime Prevention Through Environment Design, something which I had done with the Planning District in Brandon. I value life long learning, and during this time I completed several relevant courses I found interesting. When I moved back to Brandon in 2011, I worked at the Paw Resort and Wellness Centre teaching K-9 obedience training, which is something I loved to do with my own dogs. I had the opportunity to teach in an adult setting for a wonderful 6 years. In 2013 I worked with Manitoba Conservation Forest and absolutely loved being outside working in Nature. I ran an art auction as well which was a fund raiser for Ducks Unlimited Canada. Another of my pastimes, photography, became a career path and I ran my own photography business, specializing in real estate, editorial, portrait and landscape photography. Although I discontinued this, photography remains a love of mine and I still have a website to this day. During this time I am proud to say I wrote and had articles and photos published in 'Our Canada' magazine, a national magazine about Canadians and living in Canada. While raising my children I discovered how much I loved volunteering with playgroups and nursery school, 4H, coaching Spring Sports, and volunteering at the school with Parent Council and the lunch program. I made the decision to go back to school and completed my B.Ed. and in 2019 and became a classroom teacher. This career has been rewarding, and I have been able learn and refine so many different skills beyond teaching academics.
In addition to my professional experience, my volunteer work as a website developer, foster, and trainer for animal rescue organizations has reinforced my project management capabilities, content development expertise, and ability to engage with diverse audiences.
I am excited to see what the next chapter holds for me!
In addition to my professional experience, my volunteer work as a website developer, foster, and trainer for animal rescue organizations has reinforced my project management capabilities, content development expertise, and ability to engage with diverse audiences.
I am excited to see what the next chapter holds for me!
I'm a proud mom of two now young adult children learning to make their way in the world. Nearly all of our family holidays and outings involved learning about science, history and nature. If one does not value the environment, they will not work to protect it, so I wanted to install a love of the natural world and experiential learning in my children.