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Kirsten is an English Language Instructor, TESOL Instructor and TESOL program Coordinator with the International Department at Selkirk College. She is French bilingual and has studied Salish, Ktunaxa, Inuktitut, Sanskrit, Korean, Hebrew and Vietnamese with intermediate abilities in MSA (Modern Standard Arabic). She was TLI Teaching Fellow for the 2020 academic year and sits on various college

Instructor, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Postgraduate Gerontological Nursing My name is Katrina Verschoor, and I am a proud 1992 graduate of the Selkirk College RN Diploma program. I obtained by undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of British Columbia and my Provincial Instructor Diploma from Vancouver Community College. Over the past 26 years I have enjoyed a very busy and

Instructor & Placement Coordinator, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Alyssa grew up in the Kootenay's and is a proud alumni of the Selkirk College/ UVic BSN Program, having graduated with distinction in 2007. Over the past 11 years she has gained nursing experience in general medicine, palliative care, surgical and perisanesthesia clinical areas of practice. Most recently, working as the Patient

Instructor, Early Childhood Care and Education I started my position as an ECCE instructor with Selkirk College in August 2018 after working for Kootenay Family Place for 18 years. I have been blessed with a variety of work experience in the early years sector. I have worked in childcare, family drop-in, young parent program, Strong Start and spent 12 years as a Supported Child Development

Instructor, Professional Cook After a long career in the heli ski industry, David is now an instructor in the Culinary Program at Selkirk College. His interests include photography, music, and fabricating things from wood and metal. He volunteers at the Nelson Electric Tramway Society in the maintenance shop and driving the streetcar.

Emily Kandborg brings hands on experience to her position at Selkirk College in the International department. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Cultural Studies from the University of British Columbia, she coordinates International Projects, recruits from various countries throughout South East Asia and Europe, and coordinates Student Engagement Activities. Emily has had the opportunity to work in a

Instructor, Bachelor of Science in Nursing My family and I came to the Kootenays in 2017 from the flatlands of Saskatchewan. We vacationed many times in the Kootenays prior to making the move. We had originally planned our retirement around moving to the Kootenays, but never put off what’s important to you tomorrow for today’s convenience. We decided to prioritize our family’s lifestyle and to

Millwright/Machinist Instructor

Instructor, Geographic Information Systems With a lifelong interest in conservation and landscape ecology, Yann completed a multidisciplinary BSc in Environmental Sciences at the University of Ottawa, with stints in Québec and Tasmania. He then took on a graduate project at Université de Sherbrooke, exploring field-based and remote sensing approaches for ecological mapping in Auyuittuq National

Kathryn moved to Nelson to attend the hairdressing program at Selkirk College 22 years ago. She knew from the moment she drove into town that this beautiful place would be home. Kat has enjoyed a successful career as a hairdresser and this year celebrated 20 years at Waves on the Lake Hair Design.

Geoff Gibbs is a eukaryotic chordate primate mammal animal from the species Homo Sapiens, and he is a pedant. Due to his pedantry, it’s safe to describe Geoff as “not an Artist." “Artist” has a clear air of importance and mastery, and Geoff claims no such distinctions. He is best described as a technician that uses artistic tools to create music, short animations, images, logos, and time-wasting

Ravneet has a Bachelor's degree in Dentistry and a Master's degree in Public Health with two year's experience in research field and two year's experience in the position of Business Analyst in a Healthcare IT multi-national corporation.

Millwright/Machinist Instructor Matt Sumner started out working in the machining and millwright trades back in his high school years, and he has been at it ever since in a wide variety of industries, hunting out as many adventures as possible. After completing high school in Revelstoke, BC, he attended the Millwright/Machinist Program at Selkirk College in 1995. He then worked locally for some

Instructor, Early Childhood Care and Education Prior to joining the Selkirk College ECCE program in the fall of 2019, I held various positions in the local early childhood development field. I have been an early childhood educator, program manager, family literacy and parent-child program facilitator and have coordinated West Kootenay regional early years initiatives and the Interior region Child