I am a classroom teacher. I have taught Grades K/1, 4/5, 7, 8, and 9-12. I started teaching at School District 50 (Haida Gwaii) in 2015. I transferred to School District 52 (Prince Rupert) in 2018.
School District 52 serves the communities of Prince Rupert, Port Edward, Metlakatla, and Hartley Bay (the Gitga’at First Nation), which are within the territory of the Ts’msyen. Neighbouring First Nations include the Gitxsan, Nisga’a, Haida, Haisla, Wet’suwet’en, Heiltsuk. As a regional hub and port city, Prince Rupert families and students include these and other Indigenous communities.
School District 50 serves the communities of Haida Gwaii and is within the territory of the Haida Nation.
School District 50 (Haida Gwaii)
Teaching Experience…
- Gidg̱alang Ḵuuyas Naay (Daajing Giids) – Language Arts, Socials, Math, and Drama teacher (2016-2018)
- School Play Advisor (2016-2018)
- Student Council Advisor (2017-2018)
- Outdoor Club Co-Advisor (2016-2018)
- Sk’aadgaa Naay Elementary (Skidegate) – K/1 teacher (2015)
- Tahayghen Elementary (Masset) – 4/5 teacher (2015)
My Role: Projects and Extracurriculars…
- Community Learning Circles: Supporting Trauma-Informed Teaching
- Storymakers’ Club (Grades 4-7)
- Community Summit: School Breakfast and Lunch Programs for All Students
- Drama Club
- Outdoor Club
- Journalism Club
School District 52 (Prince Rupert)
Teaching Experience…
- Charles Hays Secondary School – English teacher (2023-current)
- Prince Rupert Middle School – Grade 7 teacher and Drama 8 teacher (2018-2023)
My Role: Projects and Extracurriculars…
- CHSS English Language Arts Department Head
- “Attending to the Arts” Inquiry Project
- “Aligning Rubrics and Core Writing Skills” Collaboration Project
- CHSS Debate Team Coach
- CHSS Ama Goot, Ama T’ilg̲oolsk (Community Builders Club) Co-Advisor
- Sag̲ayt Wa̲n A Lax Yuup (Outdoor Club) Co-Advisor
- PRMS Ama Goot, Ama T’ilg̲oolsk (Grade 8 Leadership Council) Co-Advisor
- PRMS Drama Club Co-Advisor
Professional Roles
- Chair, Joint Professional Development Committee (2025-2026) PRDTU/SD52
- Committee Member, Professional Issues Advisory Committee, BC Teachers’ Federation (2018-2020), Vancouver, BC, Provincial advisory committee on professional matters, appointed by and reporting to the Executive Committee of the BC Teachers’ Federation