About Me
I’m excited to be returning to school after ten+ years working in the NGO sector. I’m currently based with my partner and 4 children (including 18 month old twin girls! Ack!) in Whitehorse, Yukon, where I work at the only post secondary institution in the territory, Yukon College. In January 2014, after a year of holding various roles within the College, I began working as an Instructor in the Learning Assistance Centre (Office for Students with Disabilities).
My past work experience includes instruction and coordination of group-based pre-employment programming as well as the provision of individualized education and employment supports for adults with disabilities. I was the Executive Director of the Learning Disabilities Association of Yukon from 2006-2011 where I gave numerous group workshops and presentations to adult learners, parents and fellow educators.
I have a particular interest in the intersection of adult education and disability. The economic, social, and political aspects of disability are rarely considered in the context of adult education and I am eager to explore these areas with the objective of informing and strengthening my own practice.
I’m also interested in exploring adult education as it relates to other marginalized groups. My northern, rural geographic location situates me at the crossroads of many emerging social issues with respect to First Nations including rural and northern economic development, First Nation human resources development, First Nation self-government and controversial resource extraction initiatives. These issues have major implications for adult education here in the Territory and embody the tension within and among Yukon residents between a traditional way of life ‘on the land’ (conservation ethic) and the benefits that come with modern economic development (development ethic).
I’m looking forward to augmenting my practical experience with the theoretical and conceptual knowledge available through the PIDP.
My past work experience includes instruction and coordination of group-based pre-employment programming as well as the provision of individualized education and employment supports for adults with disabilities. I was the Executive Director of the Learning Disabilities Association of Yukon from 2006-2011 where I gave numerous group workshops and presentations to adult learners, parents and fellow educators.
I have a particular interest in the intersection of adult education and disability. The economic, social, and political aspects of disability are rarely considered in the context of adult education and I am eager to explore these areas with the objective of informing and strengthening my own practice.
I’m also interested in exploring adult education as it relates to other marginalized groups. My northern, rural geographic location situates me at the crossroads of many emerging social issues with respect to First Nations including rural and northern economic development, First Nation human resources development, First Nation self-government and controversial resource extraction initiatives. These issues have major implications for adult education here in the Territory and embody the tension within and among Yukon residents between a traditional way of life ‘on the land’ (conservation ethic) and the benefits that come with modern economic development (development ethic).
I’m looking forward to augmenting my practical experience with the theoretical and conceptual knowledge available through the PIDP.