Faye Hamilton

Community Engagement Lead

Faye has been a social worker for over 30 years and has spent much of that time working with children, youth and families involved with child welfare services.  Her experiences watching youth in care and her own children find their way in the world have brought her to this project as she knows that learning to be an 'adult' is hard, takes time, and requires support from the people around you.  She is very excited to be part of co-creating this resource.

Rebecca Stiller

Research Lead

Becca is a professor and researcher who loves working with young people and community members to build cool, useful stuff. She’s all about learning together, sharing power, and making sure youth voices actually shape what gets created. She loves playing soccer, asks a lot of questions, and believes research shouldn’t be boring.

Aaron Turpin

Evaluation Lead

Dr. Aaron Turpin holds a PhD and MSW from the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto. He has over 15 years of experience in the non-profit and human services sector supporting diverse groups in a variety of positions, including leading research and evaluation projects with community-based health and mental health organizations.

Jenn Danko

Design Lead

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Isabelle Sperano

Digital Experience Lead

Isabelle is an associate professor of Digital Experience Design at MacEwan University. With over 25 years of experience in creating digital products and services, she specializes in applying and developing methods to understand how people interact with technologies like websites, apps, videos, etc. She involves users in her design process to create products that are both useful and easy to use.

Jean Galandy

Researcher/ Indigenous Ways of Knowing Facilitator

Jean is a researcher, post-secondary instructor, and Master’s student who’s passionate about learning with and from community. She cares deeply about creating spaces where young people feel seen, heard, and respected. Her work is grounded in lived experience, cultural connection, and a commitment to doing things differently. Jean loves good questions, real conversations, and making research matter.

Alysha LeBlanc

Researcher

Alysha is a researcher and emerging social worker who is passionate about learning and growing alongside young people and community members. She’s especially passionate about creating safe spaces for youth to be their authentic selves, where they are able to feel heard, valued, and empowered. She enjoys being outside, listening to music, and bringing in a creative lens to research.

Bretten Wiebe

Designer

Bretten is a recent graduate of MacEwan University’s Bachelor of Design program with a focus on social impact and community-based design. He brings professional experience in branding and web design, supporting the project by creating clear, engaging visuals that connect with audiences.