 Colleen is a rare assortment of the most fabulous traits you need to be. She is grounded in a strong moral compass. She has incredible integrity, but she is both patient and persistent at the same time. We live in a time of truth and reconciliation and Colleen actually embodies that. She's supported our district to consider new perspectives to be really mindful in how we can work with our community partnerships to really embed Indigenous perspectives and ways of knowing and ways of teaching into all learning experiences. To me, leadership means collaboration with other professionals and educators to do the best things for kids. I just feel so fortunate to have spent my career in this district because from the time I started, the vision for the district was aligned with mine. My position is to support the goals that the staff are working on and that my leadership is to help them make happen what it is they are hoping to achieve for kids.