Jade joined CMNCP in 2023. She is a multitasking maven and administrative assistant extraordinaire. With a colourful career journey that includes mastering customer service, orchestrating funding coordination for three fruitful years, and working as a virtual assistant for small businesses, she has become a maestro of all things administrative. Her academic toolkit boasts a Bachelor of Arts in history, accompanied by a minor in sociology. These studies have not only deepened her knowledge but have also equipped her with a distinct ability to approach tasks with both precision and a broader societal lens.
She is on a quest to live with a decolonized heart and mind and is dedicated to infusing an intersectional and inclusive perspective into every facet of her work. It's not just about tasks; it's about crafting an environment that embraces diversity and fosters growth.
Jade resides on Treaty 6 Territory – ᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, amiskwacîwâskahikan – the traditional meeting ground, gathering place, and travelling route of the nêhiyawak (Cree), Anishinaabe (Saulteaux), Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, Dene, and Nakota Sioux.
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As Crime Prevention Supervisor for the City of Kelowna, Colleen leads a dynamic team of dedicated community safety practitioners striving to enhance community well-being and safety for all through leadership, education, engagement and collaboration.
Throughout her career, Colleen has worked closely with enforcement partners, social agencies, businesses and citizens to invest in Kelowna’s community to make the city an even safer place to live, work and enjoy. Colleen graduated from Okanagan University College with a Bachelor of Arts (honours) and has been employed in community safety roles for over 20 years.
Kelly Husack has lived and worked in community for most of her life. Following convocation from the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Regina in 2015, she took on the role as executive director for an inner-city community health clinic in Regina’s North Central neighbourhood known as SEARCH. It was her experiences that she gained here that continue to drive her work and passion for community well-being. In addition, Kelly has held numerous roles throughout community, including working as a qualitative HIV research assistant, youth employment business mentor, and community organizer.In the fall of 2018, Kelly then moved to Toronto to further her education by pursuing a Master’s in Public Policy at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. Here, with a specialization in public health policy at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. In addition to her studies, she spent her free time exploring as many events and sites throughout the City of Toronto. She remained active on campus, leading student groups including the Public Good Initiative (a student-led, pro-bono non-profit consulting initiative) as a student director and was elected director of finance for the Master of Public Policy Student Association. She also worked as a communications coordinator with the Urban Policy Lab at the University of Toronto. She also completed a co-op internship with the Ontario Public Service in 2019 in the Ministry of Education, working on files related to student safety and health. Following graduation from the MPP program, Kelly returned home to Regina and immediately began working for the City of Regina in her current position as Policy Analyst in April of 2020, the role the continues to work in to this day.
Felix joined CMNCP in 2015. He brings experience as a mental health and addiction clinician, program planner, and evaluator. He has over 20 years of experience facilitating strategic planning, priority setting, and collaboration building across Canada with a wide range of stakeholders including equity-deserving and Indigenous communities. Originally trained as a psychiatric nurse, he has experience in community safety, organizational collaboration, addiction (including harm reduction), EDI (equity, diversity, inclusion), and organizational capacity development. He holds a master’s degree in environmental studies and a PhD in community psychology. Most recently, his work focuses on the impacts of climate change on community safety at the local level.
Felix resides in Waterloo Region, Ontario, which is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, and Neutral peoples.
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Dave is the Manger, Community Well-Being for the City of Regina, and is responsible for the city’s role in community safety and well-being, houselessness, inclusion, and accessibility. Dave has worked for the municipality for 20 years in a variety of roles, including Neighborhood Centre Programmer, Program Specialist for Adapted & Senior Services, Community Consultant for Social Development and Social Inclusion, Coordinator, Social Inclusion, and Manager, City Projects. A highlight of his career was working alongside the community on the development of the City of Regina’s Community Safety and Well-Being Plan. Prior to working with the City of Regina, David held a variety of positions that saw him supporting individuals living with disability, including roles with the Saskatchewan Health Authority in the Recreation Therapy Unit, and as a Recreation Coordinator for the Saskatchewan Abilities Council. He completed both undergraduate and graduate degrees with the University of Regina’s, Faculty of Kinesiology. David’s academic career has been primarily focused on adapted physical activity, and inclusive & accessible recreation for people with disabilities, while his thesis was an autobiographical narrative inquiry dedicated to understanding his own experiences of working alongside the disability community, and ultimately his interests in establishing belonging within recreation and community spaces. David was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, and lives with his wife Rayann, and two children, Norah & Oliver.
Proudly serving on Treaty 4 land, Wendy Stone is the Crime Prevention Strategist with the Regina Police Service and is dedicated part time to The Regina intersectoral Partnership (TRiP) team. After obtaining a Bachelor of Human Justice from the University of Regina she began her career with the Province of Saskatchewan working in both Victim Services and Policy, Planning and Evaluation within the Ministry of Justice, then later became the Saskatchewan Coordinator for Justice Canada’s National Crime Prevention Centre – Community Mobilization Program.
With a strong belief in community engagement, her 25-year career has focused on long-term, multi-sectoral, collaborative approaches designed to impact social issues.
