Staff Profiles

Can Help With:
Filing your income tax return, financial counselling/navigation, and financial literacy education including detailed information on: budgeting (income and expenses), credit and debt, saving, loans and contracts, and exploring most financial areas of interest.

Favourite Quote
All you can do for another person is be an environment in which if they wanted to come up for air, they could.” – Ram Dass

Post-secondary diploma or degree: Accredited Financial Counselor Canada® (AFCC), Bachelor of Human Ecology degree: Family Social Sciences with Major Concentration in Family Economic Health (U of M), and Child & Youth Care Diploma (RRC)

3 fun facts about me:

• I am an introvert and the middle child with two brothers
• I love discussing the mysteries of the universe.
• My favourite activities are camping and Folkfest

Can Help With
Resume and cover letter writing, job searching/exploration and interview preparation (including mock interviews).

Favourite Quote: Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best."

Post-secondary diploma or degree: B.A. double honours, anthropology and psychology

3 fun facts about me: 

• I was a Tuition Waiver student at the University of Manitoba
• I have lived in Winnipeg my entire life.
• My favourite colours are red and purple.

Favourite Quote
“Maybe our favorite quotations say more about us than about the stories and people we're quoting.” - John Green.

Post-secondary diploma or degree:
Graduated from Booth University College in 2020 with a BA in Applied Psychology (Honors)

3 fun facts about me:

• I am the proud cat mom of a 2.5-year-old marble tabby named Rue.
• I learned how to bead earrings, wristlets, keychains etc last year through a friend. As an identifying Metis person, it is important to continue practicing this art as it allows me to explore my culture more.
• I am a HUGE horror and true crime genre buff. Specifically, I enjoy watching documentaries that go into depth about how movies' characters, storyline, and plot devices were inspired by real-life events or phenomena. The forensic psychology behind true crime is also intriguing to me.

Can Help With
Support for Tuition-Waiver students such as navigating between post-secondary schools, living supports (Workplace, Training and Employment) and social workers. I also help with applications for living support, scholarships and bursaries

Education:
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours)-University of Manitoba 2019
Bachelor of Arts: Political Studies (3 years)-Brandon University 2008-2011

Favourite Quote: “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

Fun Facts: 

1. I adopt former lab rats from the University of Manitoba Research Lab. 
2. In 2019 completed an Art Mentorship in the city beating out 200 applicants to receive it. 
3. I do this work because I want to support my fellow youth from care and help them feel a little less alone.

Can Help With
Support high school and under-18 students to create post-secondary plans and community presentations

Favourite Quote – “When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.” – Abraham Joshua Heschel

Post-secondary diploma or degree – Bachelor of Science, Honours, in Psychology from the University of Manitoba

3 fun facts about me:

• My favourite season is summer

• My favourite sports team is the Phoenix Suns

• My favourite movie is Twister (1996)

Can Help With
Advocacy, help with applications, getting ID, housing, referrals to services and resources, mental health and substance use system navigation, understanding government systems work, and Indigenous cultural support through activities, ceremonies, and knowledge.

Favourite Quote – “They Tried to Bury Us, They Didn't Know We Were Seeds” -Dino Christianopoulos

Post-secondary diploma or degree: Child and Youth Care Diploma 

3 fun facts about me:

• I have 2 dogs, Simon, and Skye 
• I am a Libra 
• My favourite movie is the Wizard of Oz

Can Help with:

I'm the Community Mental Health Clinician at Futures Forward. I can help you with mental health concerns like relationships, sexuality, behaviours, feelings and thoughts.  This could include skill building, connecting, planning,  debriefing and referrals using a One-At-A-Time model (OAAT). If I can't assist, I can surely help you find someone who can!

Favourite Quote:

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do"- Steve Jobs

Post-Secondary Pathway:

Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Manitoba, and current Masters student

Fun Facts about me:

I really LOVE food, I have a dog and a little human at home, and my favourite season is Fall.

Can Help With
Income tax filing, financial counselling/navigation including budgeting, credit and debt, saving and exploring any financial areas of interest.

Favourite Quote It is hard to fail but it is worse never to have tried to succeed —Theodore Roosevelt

Post-secondary Pathway: Bachelor in Social Work 

Fun Facts

• I have 2 Holland Lop Bunnies, Humphrey and Theodore
• I travelled to Poland and from there went to Austria on a train. I have also travelled to most provinces in Canada.
• I absolutely love Spring! 

Can Help With:

I can assist you with navigating services throughout the province. I can provide advocacy in situations where your needs and voices should be met. Help with applications, getting ID, housing, referrals to services and resources, mental health, and substance use system navigation, and understanding government systems work.

Favourite Quote:

“I’m trying to do better than good enough.” -Drake

Post-secondary pathway:

Addictions and Community Services Worker Diploma - CDI College. Current U of M student.

3 fun facts about me:

• I play NHL habitually.
• I like to watch cartoons.
• I have a wide taste in all music.