Theme: The Future of Learning Connect

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Chief Sepass Theatre
9679 Trattle Street
Langley, British Columbia, V1M 3T5
Canada

Alan Mallory

Alan is an international speaker, author and performance coach who is passionate about leadership and reaching new heights in all that we do! His unique philosophy of life revolves around empowering people and embracing an agile mentality focused on goals and results. Alan holds a degree in engineering from Queen’s University and a masters in psychology from Adler University, giving him a well-balanced approach to the outer and inner challenges we all face. Building experience through a lifestyle of adventure and challenge, in the spring of 2008 Alan embarked on the journey of a lifetime and set a world record on Mount Everest along with three members of his immediate family. It was a two-month expedition through some of the most exciting yet terrifying conditions imaginable.

Alison Stuart

Alison Stuart has a PhD in Evolutionary Biology and is a high school science teacher. As part of the organization PA-MOJA, she brings together her passion for wildlife conservation and desire to provide educational opportunities to students in Kenya.

April McKnight

I am a science/math teacher with over 25 years of experience in Manitoba and BC. I have been a Department Head, temporary Vice Principal and acting admin. My professional history includes teaching math, science, chemistry, physics, biology, geology, forensics and computer technology. I am also the proud recipient of the Prime Ministers award for Teaching Excellence, Space Teachers Award and Manitoba Teaching Excellence in 2006. I am an avid golfer, hiker, high altitude ballooner and radio control quadcopter enthusiast.

Chang's TaeKwonDo

Chang’s Demonstration Team or “CDT” is a performance group based out of Chang’s Taekwondo Martial Arts School. Chang’s Taekwondo is a martial arts school that 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 is a Taekwondo performance team growing in popularity as they demonstrate 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 that sees.

Ellie O'Brien

Ellie O’Brien lives in near Vancouver, Canada with her husband and two sons. She is a kindergarten teacher by day, and a proud hockey mom at night. Her son was eight when they learned of his Wilms tumour (kidney cancer) and two years later, she got a breast cancer diagnosis. The phrase cancer changes everything resonates deeply with Ellie. She says she doesn’t sweat the small stuff like she once did. She finds more joy every day, and especially in her work. She doesn’t take any of this for granted because she knows that life can change in an instant, as this has happened to her family twice.

Gail Markin

Gail Markin is a Middle School Counsellor and a District Support Teacher for Social Emotional Learning in Langley, British Columbia. Gail has a background in social work, family counselling and parent education. Gail is a member the BC School Centred Mental Health Coalition, Social Emotional Learning BC and the Langley School District Wellness Team. She is passionate about promoting and supporting mental health and wellness for all.

Jenn Calado

Jenn Calado is a grade 3 French Immersion teacher at James Kennedy Elementary in Langley, British Columbia. She has a Masters of Education from Simon Fraser University where she focused on peace education. Jenn is passionate about reconciliation and honouring all voices, and is always looking for new ideas to incorporate social justice in the classroom.

Kelly Cleeve

Kelly Cleeve wears many hats. For the past 14 years, her day job has been as an elementary school teacher who’s passion is to bridge the gap between school and home. In an effort to strengthen this connection, she hosts parent education evenings, writes for Island Parent magazine and has a book coming out next fall, entitled Raising Resilient Children: Teachers and Parents Working Together to Empower the Children in our Lives. Kelly has a masters degree in Social and Emotional Learning from the University of British Columbia.

Kristin Carter

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. Originally from White Rock, Kristin grew up with the modern country vibes of Shania Twain, The Dixie Chicks, and Faith Hill while also taking cues from the soulful vocals of Beyoncé. Drawn to choir at age 5, Kristin Carter used the timeless vocal practice to train her voice for over 15 years until – 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. With a pop-driven country sound punctuated by powerhouse vocals and lyrics that inspire confidence, Kristin Carter’s country music story has only just begun.

Sahiba Sangha

Sahiba 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 in high school , she now wants to spread the idea of how small acts of kindness can change the world to be a better place to live in. Her Journey from being suicidal to loving every inch of her cellulite has been an inspiration for her family and friends. From crossing out mean things behind washroom doors to giving pep talks and writing about issues that matter. She has put her best foot forward to change the world , one person at a time.

Scott Sampson

Scott Sampson serves as President and CEO of Science World British Columbia in Vancouver, where much of his work focuses on rethinking and catalyzing the kind of education we need for the 21st Century. He is a dinosaur paleontologist and science communicator who has appeared in many television documentaries and served as science advisor for a variety of media projects. He has published numerous scientific and popular articles and authored multiple books, including "How to Raise a Wild Child: The Art and Science of Falling in Love with Nature" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015). Scott regularly gives presentations to audiences of all ages, on topics ranging from evolution and science to education and nature connection. He is perhaps best known as “Dr. Scott the Paleontologist,” host and science advisor of the Emmy-nominated PBS KIDS television series "Dinosaur Train," produced by the Jim Henson Company.

Steve Wilson

Steve is a husband, father, educator, adventurer, mountain bike coach, rider and 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. He has hiked, guided, cared for, and shared life changing experiences with hundreds of students over a decade of Harrison Hikes, the Edge program and currently in the Physical, Health and Education spaces at Walnut Grove Secondary. Most currently he is a man trying to find peace, patience and awareness that mindful practice brings.

Tanner Welton

Tanner Welton is a grade 8 student from the Langley, British Columbia. He enjoys public speaking, hockey, drama the outdoors and socializing with friends. He is a very social kid who takes a keen interest in people. He is very personable and charismatic. He notices the more subtle ways people interact and loves to evaluate these relationships and share stories. 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.