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HILARY LEIGHTON BOB LIPTROT RITA LORD MAUREEN MAGEE
Hilary Leighton, PhD, is an advocate for a more consciously connected world and a lifelong student of ecopsychology, mythology and depth psychology. She holds an MEd and an inter- disciplinary doctorate in education and environmental studies
with a focus on ecopsychology. MBTI Certi ed, Hilary is also an Integrative Body Psychotherapist and teaches Laughter Yoga. As Director of Continuing Studies, Hilary views teaching as a blessed call to encourage the soul- furthering of others.
Bob Liptrot has been bee keeping for 46 years in the Fraser Valley and most recently, for the past
13 years, here in Sooke. Bob holds a Master’s in Entomology from Simon Fraser University and is the owner of the rst meadry in Western Canada, Tugwell Creek Honey Farm and Meadry. www. tugwellcreekfarm.com
Rita Lord, CA, started her career at KPMG in Montreal, where she worked as an auditor. Rita’s work experience has exposed her to both public sector and private sector companies. She has helped companies and non-pro ts work through mergers, divestitures, key investment decisions and other nancial analysis. She brings this expertise to her courses, along with her role as an associate faculty
in the School of Business, when facilitating for RRU.
Maureen Magee has been published in Room magazine, Calgary Herald Travel Section, South American Explorer and in the anthology Moose on the Loose. She is a graduate of the Humber College of Writers distance- learning program and has taught Travel Writing at the University of Calgary and the Alexandra Center for Writers. Maureen was also the featured traveler in two of the Off the Map travel documentaries. She has a BFA in Theatre from the University of Victoria.
Shelley Lipke is a professional photographer and videographer, specializing in photojournalism
to capture life as it unfolds and
the many exciting emotions that accompany it. The multimedia instructor at Western Academy of Photography, Shelley has worked for Knowledge Network, Victoria News, The Canadian Forces, Dockside Green, BC Ferries, The Globe and Mail, Monday Magazine and many other publications and individual clients. Graduate of Western Academy of Photography’s photojournalism program.
ABE LLOYD COLLEEN MCCORMICK CATHY MCKENZIE
Abe Lloyd’s academic interest
is ethnoecology. He is studying estuarine root gardens of the
NW Coastal First Nations with
an emphasis on learning how traditional management affects the root productivity and palatability
of silverweed (Potentilla Paci ca). He holds a Master’s Degree in Ethnoecology from University of Victoria and works as the director of Salal, the Cascadian Food Institute. He a professor of natural history
at Western Washington University and ethnobotany at Whatcom Community College. www. arcadianabe.blogspot.ca
Colleen McCormick is Director of Strategic Issues with the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism, and Skills Training and monthly blogger for Canadian Government Executive magazine. Previously she was Director, Innovative Partnerships, where she managed social innovation in the Ministry of Social Development. Colleen is a board member of Power of Hope, founder of Social Innovators Network Foundation, and organizer for TEDxMileZero. She has an MBA from RRU and recently completed a Graduate Diploma in Social Innovation at University of Waterloo.
Cathy McKenzie, MA in Leadership and Training, has a diverse professional history as an emergency room RN, a coroner
and a manager of volunteers. In 2000 she Co-founded Learning by Heart Consulting. As an educator, facilitator and coach she believes in creating an engaging space for deep and transformative learning. Her public and private sector programs focus on personal leadership, communication, coaching, building dynamic teams and dialogue practices. Cathy is a long-standing Associate Faculty at RRU and
The Banff Centre.
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SHELLEY LIPKE