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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

Instructor, Nursing Unit Clerk Jade is a firm believer in "what you put out there is what you will get in return." Jade is a mom of five kids who works full-time and casual as a unit clerk and covering supervisor. She enjoys baseball, racing cars and watching her kids play all sports. She raced race cars for 14 years and holds several champions. Jade enjoys helping people and watching them achieve

Instructor, Bachelor of Science in Nursing I obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2010 through the University of Victoria in partnership with Selkirk College in Castlegar, BC. I have practiced as a registered nurse at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail, BC, in various acute care capacities such as patient care coordinator and clinical practice educator. In 2019, I joined the

Instructor, Forest Technology I have worked in ecosystem classification and applied ecology in southern BC for over 10 years. Through my roles as research technician and field ecologist, I have been able to explore many remote and stunning areas of BC. Numerous field projects I have worked on contribute to increased knowledge and conservation of the ecosystems of our province. As a graduate of

Jim likes cats, cars, and computers. He has been using Free and Open Source Software ("FOSS") for over twenty years, at work and home, and has a soft spot for the Raspberry Pi single board computer.

Instructor, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Postgraduate Gerontological Nursing Amanda moved to the Kootenays in 2002, with her husband and it has been "home" ever since. As an alumni of Selkirk College this is where her passion for gerontology began. Since graduating in 2011, Amanda has worked in several areas of the West Kootenays. Her experience includes working with seniors in complex care

Instructor, Pharmacy Technician Program Kathleen is a registered pharmacy technician licensed through the BC College of Pharmacists. She has worked in this field as a hospital pharmacy technician for 13 years at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail and Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson. Kathleen enjoys reading, hiking, yoga, and camping with her husband and three teenage children.

Biographies are not Justin's strong suit, he prefers to be part of a conversation rather than the centre of focus. As a new employee at Selkirk, Justin will now be entering his fourth province of residence after growing up in Alberta and working at higher education institutions in Quebec and Newfoundland. He is looking forward to engaging with students and faculty on learning and teaching at a

Instructional Assistant, Fine Woodworking

Ken enjoys fishing, hiking and swimming along with anything else that gets him outdoors. He has enjoyed working in the IT field, specifically with databases including CICS, Model204, DB2, MySQL, MongoDB, Oracle and SQL Server.

Josh Talyor is a Redseal Journeyman Carpenter who has lived and worked in the area for the last 27 years. He enjoys creating something from scratch and watching it take shape.

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Instructor, Anthropology

"I feel so grateful that right after graduating from Selkirk College, I am getting this opportunity to stay closely connected with the instructors and getting to meet new students." —Bhavi Mashruwala, Tutor, School of Business My important takeaway from my student life is: Always try to connect with people, try to help as much as you can—be it with study projects or organizing events, or maybe

Instructor, Bachelor of Science in Nursing I am an alumna of the Selkirk College and UVic BScN program. Since graduating I have worked primarily in community nursing settings including pediatric home care, withdrawal management, home health, access coordination, First Nations community outreach, and COVID-19 assessment/testing. I pursued teaching in the BScN program because I feel that students

Instructor, Business Administration, Postgraduate Accounting, Postgraduate Business Management Kelsey began her accounting career in 2015 working in public practice and has also had her own accounting practice. She also has worked in industry at local organizations, including ATCO Wood Products Ltd and Mercer Celgar. Kelsey enjoys teaching students about the intricacies of accounting and helping

Robert’s research interests are in geographic technologies such as GIS, lidar, and UAV/drone applications. Other professional interests are in new technology trends, open data and databases and teaching. Robert has a Bachelor of Arts (Geography major) from Mount Allison University and a Master of Science (Applied Geomatics) from Acadia University. Upon completion of his graduate work, Robert moved