Jane Dragon
(she/her)
ELDER and Setsuné
Bio coming soon!
Candice Lys
(she/her)
Executive Director
Candice Lys grew up in Fort Smith in a very large Métis family, and has lived all over the world, including a brief stint on a ship in the Pacific Ocean. Candice has a Masters degree in Health Promotion and holds a PhD in Public Health. She is an Ashoka Canada Fellow, a mom to Luca & Mira, dog mom to Maple, and an avid almost-gardener.
CURRENTLY VACANT
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS
Candice Lys grew up in Fort Smith in a very large Métis family, and has lived all over the world, including a brief stint on a ship in the Pacific Ocean. Candice has a Masters degree in Health Promotion and holds a PhD in Public Health. She is an Ashoka Canada Fellow, a mom to Luca & Mira, dog mom to Maple, and an avid almost-gardener.
Kiera BR
(all pronouns)
Program Coordinator
Kiera is a francophone Canadian who was born in northern Alberta and grew up in Hay River, Northwest Territories. Following a brief stint down south to complete their B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies and Sociology, Kiera decided it was high time to head home to the North! Kiera loves working with FOXY and SMASH because it gives them the opportunity to use creativity to connect with and empower youth all over the North.
CASSI ATAMANENKO
(THEY/SHE)
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Cassi is a queer, multidisciplinary artist who grew up in Yellowknife before moving to Edmonton in 2015 to attend the University of Alberta. They completed their B.A. with a major in Drama and a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies in 2020, and has since worked in arts-based non-profits as a youth support worker. Cassi is thrilled to be moving back up north and to be working with FOXY, as she is incredibly passionate about education surrounding sexuality and gender identity, as well as both sexual and mental health!
Kiera BR
(all pronouns)
Program Coordinator
This is Jessie! Jessie originated in Nova Scotia, circa 1995. She moved to Yellowknife in 2006 with her family, and has only briefly left to Alberta to pursue further education after high school. She has a passion for sexual and mental health, and healthy relationships, and was one of our first ever Peer Facilitators back in the day! After a stint of just under a decade, Jessie has rejoined the FOXY team as one of our Program Coordinators and is excited to get back into the FOXY swing of things! When she’s not working, you can find her hanging out with her family, or practicing funny faces in the mirror.
ALEX BANKSLAND
FACILITATOR
Bio coming soon!
Pyper Rehm
(She/They)
Facilitator
Pyper is a Métis person from Fort Smith, NT now living in Yellowknife, NT. She is currently a student at UBC Okanagan for their Bachelor of Arts degree. When Pyper isn’t working, she spends a lot of time with her family while making and eating amazing food. Pyper loves working for FOXY & SMASH because it helps people learn about their own bodies and how to know when their bodies are telling them what they need. Pyper loves when the participants reach out to say how meaningful their FOXY/SMASH experience was for them. Fun Fact: Pyper has been a FOXY school workshop participant, a FOXY Peer Leader Retreat Participant, and a PEER Facilitator before becoming a Program Facilitator!
Samuel Kodakin-Scott (He/Him)
PEER FACILITATOR
Bio coming soon!
Wyatt Sluggett
(He/Him)
Peer Facilitator
Bio coming soon!