Jasper | Lisa Riddell
Meet Lisa Ridell, Jasper, Alberta Finding purpose in the community Lisa Ridell is a Rural Mental Health Network Animator living in Jasper, Alberta. She moved to Jasper in 2006 to live…
Vegreville | Colleen Pidzarko-Armitage
Meet Colleen Pidzarko-Armitage Colleen Pidzarko-Armitage is a Community Animator in Vegreville, Alberta. When Colleen moved to Vegreville many years ago, she had anticipated the town…
Drumheller | Lorrenda Southern - Part 2
Meet Lorrenda Southern - Part 2 Lorrenda Southern is a Community Animator in the town of Drumheller, Alberta. She leads a community subcommittee focused on mental health in Drumheller,…
Drumheller | Lorrenda Southern - Part 1
Meet Lorrenda Southern - Part 1 Lorrenda Southern is a community Animator living in Drumheller, Alberta with her husband. Lorrenda’s Connection to Mental Health Growing up in a rural…
Hinton | Charlene Sitar - Part 2
Meet Charlene Sitar - Part 2 Charlene Sitar is a community animator for Hinton, Alberta. Community Futures West The organization Community Futures West has really helped bridge the…
Hinton | Charlene Sitar - Part 1
Meet Charlene Sitar - Part 1 Charlene Sitar is a community animator for Hinton, Alberta. The Collaborative Process Collaboration and working together are two key themes that stood…
Devon | Heather Acres
Meet Heather Acres Heather Acres is a Community Development Facilitator in Devon, Alberta. Heather has always had a strong interest in working with community wellbeing and recognizes…
Edson | Ali Broda
Meet Ali Broda Ali Broda is a Rural Mental Health Animator who moved from an urban city in Ontario to the rural Alberta community of Edson five years ago. Ali’s educational background…
Vermilion | Derek Collins - Part 2
Meet Derek Collins - Part 2 Derek Collins is a Community Animator for Vermillion, Alberta. Beginning the Mental Health Conversation Derek Collins grew up in the Vermillion area and…
Cochrane | Kristen Immel
Meet Kristen Immel Kristen Immel is a Community Animator in Cochrane, Alberta. With a background in social work, Kristen has worked extensively on the frontline with families in outreach…
Berwyn | Kristy Rees
Meet Kristy Rees Kristy Rees is the Rural Mental Health Project Community Animator for Berwyn, Alberta and is also the Community Services Director for Family and Community Support…
Millet | Rita-Anne Fuss
Meet Rita-Anne Fuss Rita-Anne Fuss is a Community Animator for Millet, Alberta where she currently lives with her husband, Curtis. Beginning the Mental Health Conversation Rita-Anne…
Grande Cache | Sonia Paquette
Meet Sonia Paquette Sonia Paquette is a community Animator born and raised in Grande Cache, Alberta. She comes from a proud Rocky Mountain Cree Indigenous and Irish background. In…
Claresholm | Gabrielle Kirk
Meet Gabrielle Kirk Gabrielle Kirk is the Community Animator for Claresholm, Alberta. Growing Roots in the Community Gabrielle completed her Bachelor’s of Health Science and then…
Grande Cache | Yvonne Rempel
Meet Yvonne Rempel Yvonne Rempel is of the Animators in Grande Cache, Aberta. I often get asked what a Rural Animator is. (Generally results in a snigger or a joke about cartoonists).…