I roam. I love bringing lines on a map into three dimensions. I have paddled, cycled, hiked, surfed, and skied many far corners of this incredible planet. My desire to explore is inherited from my grandparents – immigrants who traveled across Africa and Europe and oceans in between, for a new beginning in Canada. My love of travel and wild places led to a motorcycle trip with my brother to the southern tip of the Americas in 2014-2015. 

The trip creates a horizon line in my story .. things that went before and things that came after. Within a year I suffered several physical injuries, among them a devastating concussion. In confusion and fear, I turned to mindfulness and meditation to recover and heal. I did not know my brain injury would lead me here. Reluctantly, at first, my exploration and discovery turned inward and led to years of deep personal practice. 

My mind roams differently now. One thing I hold firmly is that our most precious commodity is our attention. I wonder at a world that is scattered, distracted, and yearning for belonging and connection. Self-awareness and trust are often lacking — in our leaders, the workplace, intimate relationships, and perhaps most critically, in our hope for the future. We live in a time that urgently needs compassion and understanding. It calls us to offer each other our gifts of presence and openness, especially when we gather in person. I think humanity can achieve great things but only through ‘togetherness’, a concept that speaks to our interdependence and our interconnected relationship to self, to each other, and to the Earth.

In addition to what I have gained through the personal part of my journey, I bring nearly two decades of career experience primarily in the public service and non-profit sectors. My educational background is in international development and large-landscape conservation. For many years I worked at the intersection of conservation, and “natural resource management” — what we are now calling “land and water relationship planning” where I live. I’ve worked extensively with Indigenous peoples (Treaty and unceded) in western and northern Canada. Previous roles include the Chair of the Kootenay Lake Partnership, a watershed co-governance board in BC’s southern interior; various planning positions related to protected areas, land-use, and wildlife; and, for a brief but proud period, I worked as a mental performance coach for athletes.

In addition to my facilitation work, I am a co-founder of the Yukon Solutions Lab — a platform designed to engage participants in problem-solving dialogues and reshape cultural narratives. I am also part of the Grey Matters collective – a group seeking to foster constructive dialogue to counter the rise in tribalism and polarization. 

I respectfully reside in the Traditional Territories of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation and the Ta'an Kwäch'än Council, and believe that we are all Treaty People on Turtle Island / Canada's path to reconciliation.