Lesley Garlow (She/her or They/them)

Currently at 39 yrs old I am a mature student in my final year of my bachelor degree with UVIC, BSWI programme with the Faculty of Human and Social Development.

I am a member of the Haudenosaunee Nation, Cayuga Tribe, Turtle Clan, from Osweken, Six Nations Brantford Reserve, ONT through my mother Darlene Rose Garlow, and my grand mother Elenore Ellen Silversmith, and all my mothers before. I am of mixed ancestry as my father also gifts me with Mohawk Wolf Clan and Italian/Irish heritage.

My family moved from Ontario in 1990 before the OKA crisis, to rural B.C. where I have lived as a displaced, visibly Indigenous female in the Unceded territories of the Secwepemc, Ktunaxa, and Sinixt, known as the Columbia plateau and Basin most of my life.

I am a granddaughter, a daughter, an auntie, and a sister as well as a proud mother of three aged 22, 19 and 3.5.

I would classify myself as an AntiColonial, Emancipatory Social Worker.

This is apparent in the work that I do with youth and in collaboration with educators in SD20 where we utilize popular culture and concepts linked to Indigenous futurism to normalize Indigenous presence and celebrate contemporary Indigenous culture, achievements, and dreams for the future.

I have had the pleasure to work at Nelson Museum Archives and Gallery for the past 3.5 years, and with a dedicated and talented team to identify and contextualize nuanced elements in settler colonial narrative and broadening our understanding of place and connection to all our Relations.
I enjoy elevating and activating Indigenous perspectives regarding, Truth And Reconciliation/ ReconciliACTION across all aspects of Institutional practice. We do this by utilizing collaborative concepts of good relationship building and protocol, while striving to dig deeper and ask more of ourselves, and in regards to equity, social justice and inclusion.

My pronouns are She/her or They/Them

All My Relations

Chelsey Gooden (she/her)

As a Black Canadian woman of Jamaican and Malawian descent and someone living with an invisible (dis)ability, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion + Belonging are not just jobs or career paths for me; they’re my life’s passion. Guided by these principles, I proudly established Inclusion Sanctuary Consulting. Additionally, with extensive experience in EDI+B across NGOs, private sectors, and the Federal Government, my workshops are immersive, engaging, and grounded in the art of storytelling + reflection. I aim to challenge identities and foster individual growth towards equity while creating spaces for deep reflection and transformation.

With care,

Chelsey Gooden

Inclusion Sanctuary, Founder
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion + Belonging
Facilitator & Consultant
www.inclusionsanctuary.ca

Sandy Prentice

I graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in Education and pursued a teaching career until 2003, when I became the International Program Administrator, for School District #8 Kootenay Lake. As the person in charge of the program, I plunged myself into intercultural learning as outlined below:

• • Ktunaxa Language Course – March 2023 – present
  • Selkirk College EDIJ instructor – 4-month course (Co-designed the curriculum and created the teacher handbook) October 2022 – March 2023
  • ARCS (Anti Racism and Community Stewardship) Facilitator Training – October 2022 – March 2023
  • RISIA (Registered International Student Immigration Advisor) designation – 2017
  • Creation of the Global Intercultural Studies curriculum for the Ministry of Education 2016 for high school students
  • IDI Qualifying Seminar for administration and interpretation of the Intercultural Development Inventory. 2015
  • Queen’s University intercultural Teacher Certification known as the IETP (Intercultural Education Teacher Program) in 2013. (3-year program)
  • TESOL teaching certificate through the College of the Rockies in 2008.
  • Master’s Degree in Administration and Curriculum through Gonzaga University. 2000

For seventeen years I ran the International Program in the Kootenay Lake School District as the district principal of International Education until retirement in August of 2019. My time in the international program, led me to EDIJ work as I readily witnessed racial injustices towards my international students and needed to find a way to change this.

I currently have my own EDIJ Education consulting business and I have a contract with Purcell Collegiate, a private International School in Kimberley, opening in September 2023. I mostly conduct IDIs (Intercultural Development Inventory) for clients and organizations to help them understand their intercultural skill sets and how to set organizational goals for antiracism policy and Human Resources hiring and interviewing practices. I am learning that making mistakes will be a part of my intercultural journey, as a white, colonial settler who will continue to work diligently to work to stand up for social justice so that all people can live dignified, respected, and free lives.