Meet the Team

Settler Ally from Penticton, BC

Teacher and Four Directions Program Coordinator

Bachelor of Arts - English and Sociology

Bachelor of Education - Indigenous Perspectives Teaching Module at Simon Fraser University

Master's Degree in Counselling - Gonzaga University

Certificate in Special Education

Jordan has been teaching in SD73 since 2007 and full time at Four Directions since 2015.

Settler Ally with distant roots in Mohawk ancestry from Logan Lake, BC

Teacher

Bachelor of Science - General Biology, TRU

Bachelor of Education - Science Specialization, UBC

Professional Master's of Education - Indigenous Education concentration, Queen's University

Courtney has been teaching in SD73 since 2012 and full time at Four Directions since 2017.

Bonaparte First Nation

Aboriginal Education Worker

University of Cariboo College (now known as TRU)-Business and School and Education Support

Laverne has worked with School District 73 since 2001 and has worked for Four Directions for 10 years!

Metis from Winnipeg, Manitoba

Certified Educational Assistant

Human Service Worker Diploma, TRU

Robert has been a Certified Educational Assistant and Chef at Four Directions Secondary for the past 14 years!

Anishinaabe from Bloodvein, Manitoba 

Youth Worker, Circle Keeper,  Heart Speaker

Justin graduated from Four Directions Secondary in 2004 and has been working with the school for the past 13 years!

Kamloops, B.C.

Youth Program Facilitator with the Community-Led Learning Program

Former Four Directions Secondary Graduate 2014

Mohawk from Gibson Reserve

Windsor, Ontario

Aboriginal Family Counsellor

Bachelor of Psychology- TRU

Master's of Counselling Psychology-Yorkville University

Tara has worked with the Four Directions program for the past 17 years!

Member of Tk'emlúps Indian Band, Secwépemc Nation.

Jackie works at the Tk'emlúps Indian Band Secwépemc Museum and Heritage Park and School District #73 as a Cultural Educator.

Jackie holds an Advanced Secwepemctsín language proficiency certificate, awarded from Simon Fraser University, and from their Tk'emlúps fluent elders panel-cohort.  Jackie continues to pursue working towards her linguistics diploma.

Jackie has been an essential collaborator in developing and implementing the Stewardship Program at Four Directions Secondary this year.  Jackie engages the students with valuable cultural materials, educational programs, and provides traditional ecological knowledge to students, teachers, schools, and for future generations.