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Marita Harinen is a graduate of biological engineering at the University of Guelph. She is passionate about teaching and has more than 10 years of experience. She teaches math, physics, biology and English. Marita used to be a Student & Campus Life Programmer within the Athletics & Recreation. She is a certified personal trainer, yoga/fitness instructor and holistic nutritionist. Plus, she has a

Tiffany is a proud alumna of the Business Administration Program at Selkirk College. After graduating from Selkirk College, she worked a number of years in public accounting with a variety of clients in a number of industries dealing with financial accounting, audit and tax matters. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Chartered Professional Accountant designation, Master’s

"Engaging with students from all over the world continues to be the highlight of my career." Danny began his career as an EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teacher in Tunisia, North Africa, where he worked for three years at AMIDEAST, an American NGO, teaching mainly business professionals, followed by three years in the Department of English at the National University. Upon returning to Canada

Dr. Terri MacDonald is the Director of Applied Research and Innovation at Selkirk College. Terri provides strategic leadership and oversight to a team of 23 research staff and $5 million in research and innovation projects annually, including innovative work happening at the Selkirk Technology Access Centre (STAC), Selkirk Ion-source Research Centre (SIRC) and the Selkirk Social Innovation Lab

Jennifer Reid has had the privilege of being a social worker and mental health clinician for the past 22 years. Her social work career has been spent working in the areas of mental health, substance use, crisis response and health care. She is passionate about addressing the stigma of mental health and substance use by engaging in anti-oppressive practice, deep listening, advocacy and education

Instructor, Academic Upgrading I've always loved science and math, and after getting to do my own research project in an ecology class, I was sold! My first job in biology was working in a microbiology lab...mostly washing test tubes, but also learning a lot! Since then, I've studied knapweed, frogs and toads, insects, bacteria, and bacteria that live inside insects. After finishing my master's, I

I am a First Aid Instructor under the CEWT Department. I have called the West Kootenays home for more than 20 years and with a background in Employment Services, Human Resources, and Workforce Development, I have a passion to see both individuals and communities stretch and reach their full potential. This quote written by Marianne Williamson has been one of my greatest inspirations: "....Our

Instructor, Program Coordinator, Ski Resort Operations and Management

I began working in the Marketing and Communications Department at Selkirk College in the Spring of 2012. I am passionate about the power of Marketing, creating Communications that inspire and the importance of post-secondary. Having begun my own post-secondary journey at Camosun College before studying at the University of Victoria, I know how vital community college is in equipping students with

Instructor, Digital Fabrication and Design; Faculty Researcher, Selkirk Technology Access Centre, Selkirk Innovates Kailey is a mechanical engineer, designer and founding faculty of the Digital Fabrication and Design Program. "My practice lives in the fluid, often undefined space between creative self-expression and technical execution, between craft and technology, between digital and physical

Instructor, Early Childhood Care and Education and Education Assistant and Community Support Worker Marla Gonzalez is a passionate instructor with over 20 years of experience in community and school-based support for children youth and families here in the West Kootenay. These experiences, combined with her academic background, guide her teaching in the Early Childhood Care and Education and the

A strategic leader, Brier has worked in the post-secondary sector since 2006. She has held positions focused on recruitment, admissions and student experience. Brier’s career started as an admissions & recruitment officer at the University of Calgary and progressed into the team lead for recruitment, which then led to four years overseas as University of Calgary’s senior student service officer in