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Molly's Story

Since 2007, Molly has worked in the research, community development and communications fields, collaborating with diverse partners within rural and urban communities and across multiple levels of government (First Nation, municipal, territorial, federal, and international), as well as with UN organizations, academic institutions, NGOs, and businesses. She has extensive experience utilizing qualitative and quantitative methodologies and community-based participatory research approaches in the areas of international nutrition, community health, homelessness, mental health, youth leadership development, climate change, and food security in the Yukon, British Columbia and abroad (Rwanda and Costa Rica).

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Her philosophy and research approaches are grounded in the values of integrity, collaboration and creativity. She is passionate about designing, implementing, evaluating, and communicating research through a variety of approaches so that knowledge leads to action and learning.

 

Molly grew up in Dawson Creek, Northern British Columbia, where she developed a strong connection to the North and the natural world. Through her experiences travelling the world at a young age, she became passionate about the connections between 'people and place' and how this shapes different worldviews. In particular, she was interested in how stories were used to create these different lenses through which to view the world and how these have a powerful influence on well-being. She believes that good storytelling comes first from observing and listening. As a consultant, Molly's promise to her clients is to listen and learn in order to understand needs and context so that she can deliver grounded solutions that are strategic, relevant, respectful, and useful.

Education

  • Masters of Public Health (Indigenous and Maternal-Child Health), University of British Columbia (2015)

  • Bachelors of Science (Honors) (Global Resource Systems - Nutrition and Global Health), University of British Columbia (2011)

Other Qualifications & Training

  • Squarespace Circle Member (2022)

  • Creating Web Pages, Yukon University (2022)

  • Evaluation + Design: Evaluating Systems Change, Tamarack Institute (2019)

  • Graphic Design for Non-Designers (with Tedd Tucker), NorthLight Innovation (2018)

  • Fundamental of OCAP (Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession), Algonquin College and The First Nations Information Governance Centre (2017)

  • Practical Leadership Learning for Non-Profits (Using Social Media; Marketing, Promotion and Advertising; Working with Contractors), The Heart of Riverdale and Volunteer Bénévoles Yukon (2016)

  • Indigenous Cultural Competency Training, Provincial Health Services Authority (2014)

  • Aboriginal Public Health in Canada: Ethics, Policy and Practice, University of British Columbia (2013)

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