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I wholeheartedly believe that learning how to navigate conflict and hard conversations is at the core of the human experience, and that these are actually opportunities to learn how to meaningfully engage.
I didn't always feel this way though. Growing up, I had to learn how to navigate conflict by experiencing and practicing conflict. Bullying experiences, parent's divorce, and well, life taught me that being open to different perspectives is an asset, and that all spaces need to be inclusive of people with varying needs, capacities, identities and strengths.
These earlier life experiences really culminated when in 2020 I was part of the team at Neighbours United that brought Deep Canvassing to Canada. I was developing programs on how to use skills in storytelling and compassionate curiosity to connect with people across the political spectrum on conflicting issues, and I thought "I think I'm training volunteers basic skills in conflict resolution..." and I wanted to learn more.
Today, Deep Canvassing is at the root of my approach to conflict, and I blend its' principles with my
professional training and education in conflict management, mediation, coaching, and facilitation.
I am deeply committed to doing this work with you, thank you for being a part of this journey with me.
My Professional Experience
I am a certified Facilitator and Mediator with the Dialogue for Peaceful Change (2024), an internationally recognized framework for navigating conflict and change resistance.
I bring with me over six years of hands-on experience working with environmental and social justice organizations including:
Co-leading the first ever long term deep canvass on climate change and energy, and the first ever deep canvass in Canada as former Organizing Director with Neighbours United (2017-2023), where I trained hundreds of volunteers and worked with dozens of organizations across North America such as:
The New Conversation Initiative
People's Action
Dogwood
Organizing for Change
The New Majority
The Climate Justice Organizing Hub
Alberta Environmental Network & Alberta Talks
And more
I hold a certificate in Conflict Management and Mediation from Conrad Grebel College at the University of Waterloo (2021-2022) including courses:
Transforming Power, Privilege & Prejudice
Understand Conflict Foundations
Understanding Conflict Foundations Advanced
Conflict Coaching Skills
Leadership Coaching Skills
Effective Communication Tools
The Art of Mindful Mediation
Transformative Mediation in partnership with Community Justice Initiatives
I have a B.A. in Environmental Governance from the University of Guelph (2012-2016)
I am currently training with the Dark Woods of Grief as a Grief Ritual Facilitator (2024-2025)
I approach my work with a Trauma Informed lens and have completed Trauma Informed Practice (TIP) Foundations course with the Justice Institute of British Columbia (2024)
I have completed the Indigenous Canada certificate with the University of Alberta (2017-2018)
I am also dedicated to approaching my work with an anti-oppressive lens while actively working towards decolonization, and I am growing.
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I am currently living, working and playing on the unceded traditional territory of the Sinixt Peoples, in Nelson British Columbia.
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