ABOUT Jackie
Jackie is a camp director and educator who is passionate about creating a better world for youth through outdoor experiential programs. Her work has been centered around youth, educators, camps and schools to support experiential and mental wellness programs. Jackie is passionate about people and nature and the intersection of mental wellness, wilderness experience and biological conservation.
Jackie has been fortunate to work in a wilderness-based treatment program for youth with addictive behaviours, as well as internationally in India and Indonesia. More recently she was a project manager for mental health services in remote communities of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Ontario and curriculum development in Nunavik, Quebec.
Jackie is an Ontario certified teacher, guidance counsellor and One Smart World facilitator.