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Jennifer CaladoPeace EducationJenn Calado is a Grade 3 French Immersion teacher at James Kennedy Elementary. She has a Masters of Education from SFU where she focused on peace education. Jenn is passionate about Aboriginal Education, SOGI, and honouring all voices, and is always looking for new ideas to incorporate social justice in the classroom.
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Kristin CarterSongs and StoriesA choir girl turned country troubadour, Kristin Carter’s high-energy stage presence and dynamic vocals can move, excite, and empower an audience at any given moment. After a university education took her to Halifax and back – she found inspiration for writing country songs on her daily Vancouver commute. In 2016, she turned her full creative attention to the genre and recorded a series of YouTube videos that garnered over 75,000 views.
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Kelly CleeveThe Art of BoredomKelly Cleeve wears many hats. She has been an elementary school teacher for 14 years. Her new passion is to share research in the field of resilience. She hosts parent education evenings. She writes for Island Parent magazine and she has a book coming out this winter.
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Alan MalloryReaching New Heights — The Power of ConnectionAlan is an international speaker, author and professional development trainer who is passionate about leadership and human performance. He has worked all over the world as a mechanical engineer and project manager but his true passion is in working with people to reach new heights in the way we think and the actions we take In the spring of 2008, Alan and his family set a world record as the first family of four to reach the summit of Mt. Everest.
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Gail MarkinThe Secret to Health, Happiness, and Success TogetherGail is a Middle School Counsellor and a District Teacher supporting Social Emotional Learning in the Langley School District. Gail came to the education field with a background in social work, family counselling and parent education. She is passionate about promoting mental health and wellness and is a proud member of the District Wellness Team and the BC School Centred Mental Health Coalition.
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April McKnightLearning Should Be FunApril is a math science teacher with over twenty years of experience in Manitoba and BC. Over her 20 plus years of teaching, she has been an acting admin and temporary vice principal, and has also spent 12 years as a Science/ Math department head. Her professional history includes teaching math, science, computer technology chemistry, biology, physics and forensics for grades 7 to 12. She is the proud recipient of the Prime Ministers Award for Teaching Excellence and the Manitoba Teaching Excellence Award in 2006.
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Ellie O'BrienTWICE: Unpacking Two Journeys Through CancerEllie is a kindergarten teacher by day, who enjoys learning alongside her students. She is a wife and proud hockey mom who spends most evenings at a rink. She knows life can change in an instant as this has happened to her family twice.
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Scott SampsonHow to Raise a Wild ChildScott Sampson is a dinosaur paleontologist, science communicator, and passionate advocate for connecting people with nature. He serves as president and CEO of Science World British Columbia, and as host and science advisor for the PBS KIDS television series Dinosaur Train.
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Sahiba SanghaSmall Acts of KindnessSahiba Sangha is a full time humanitarian and a part time motivational writer, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in criminology. After battling through BPD, depression and anxiety through high school, she now wants to spread the idea of how little acts of kindness can change the world to be a better place to live in. From crossing out mean things behind washroom doors to giving pep talks and writing about issues that matter. She has put in her best foot forward to change the world, one person at a time.
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Alison StuartElephant in the RoomAlison has her PhD in Evolutionary Biology and is a secondary science teacher. She has traveled to Kenya for the last 1O years as a director of PA-MOJA - an organization that partners with the Ol Pejeta Conservancy to provide educational opportunities to students living around the conservancy. She is equally passionate about wildlife conservation and the power of education to change lives.
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Tanner WeltonCellphone AddictionTanner Welton is a Grade 8 student from the Langley School District. He enjoys public speaking, hockey, drama the outdoors and socializing with friends. He is empathic and caring towards others and notices when others feel sad, lonely or not accepted in groups. He wants all to be accepted and cared for and strives for fairness and understanding in the world. He has learned to be resilient as he faces his own daily challenges and is learning to overcome obstacles and see the light in his future.
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Steve WilsonMindful Movements — Finding Resilience in RelationshipsSteve is a husband, father, educator, department head, adventurer, mountain bike coach, mountain bike rider/racer, learner, mentee and hopefully mentor. He has seen the sunset on the ice highway to Tuktoyaktuk and has run with the caribou on the tundra of the Arctic and has hiked, guided, cared for, and shared life changing experiences with hundreds of students over a decade of Harrison Hikes and eight years in the Edge Program. Most currently I am a man trying to find the peace, patience and awareness that mindful practice brings.
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Chang's TaekwondoThe Spirit of Taekwondo is Through ConnectionChang’s Demonstration Team or “CDT” is a performance group based out of Chang’s Taekwondo Martial Arts School. Chang’s Taekwondo opened in 1995, under Grand Master Am Yong Chang a 9th degree black belt and well respected individual of the Taekwondo community. Since then, under the guidance of both Grand Master and his son Master Minku Chang the school has spread to five locations across the lower mainland. Each school creating a family of martial artists within its community. CDT demonstrates their techniques at malls, school, grand openings, and public events that host audiences of 1000+. Specializing in creating a story through their demonstrations they hope to inspire and spread their passion of Taekwondo to everyone.
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