Kelsey has been involved with the STA Executive for the past 7 years, and has held a number of roles in that time. She acted as the Substitute Teacher Chair for three years, working to advocate for the rights of substitutes in Saskatoon, and has held the role of Superannuation chair/co-chair for the last 5 years. Kelsey has also sat on a number of committees, including Convention, Public Relations, Social, Elections, Professional Learning, and Executive Honorariums. 

Outside of the STA, Kelsey has been teaching for 12 years, with a wide variety of experiences. She worked as a substitute teacher for a while, and has had contracted teaching experiences in schools from a wide variety of socioeconomic statuses, as well as a dual stream French school and the OLCE in 2020-2021. She has taught as a arts education specialist for K-8, as well as being a classroom teacher from Pre-K to Grade 5. She is currently a primary teacher at King George Community School.

Kelsey is excited to have to opportunity to move into new roles with the STA if given the chance. She brings her variety of experiences and working knowledge of the STA with her and hopes to continue to work the membership in meaningful ways within this new role. Thank you.

I’m running for Executive Vice-President of the Saskatoon Teachers’ Association because our association needs experienced, strategic, and inclusive leadership for 2026–2027. 

We are heading into another challenging round of provincial bargaining, with significant local work anticipated across both Catholic and Public divisions, from LINC agreements to ongoing sub shortages. The STA will need leadership that can navigate complex challenges, build relationships, and bring members together from both boards around a clear, shared vision for the future of teaching in Saskatoon. 

I am currently teaching at Bethlehem Catholic High School, where I coach wrestling and serve as STA rep and STF staff liaison. I am a product of both of our divisions; I attended Caswell, St. Paul’s, Cardinal Leger, and St. Joe’s, and later the University of Saskatchewan, where I wrestled for the Huskies. I trained as a teacher in Ottawa and hold an MA from UCL Institute of Education focused on young people's democratic formation and a PGCert from Oxford focused on Indigenous–newcomer relations. Over 16 years, I have taught middle and high school students in the United Kingdom, Ontario, and now back at home here in Saskatoon. I have taken on representative roles for teachers across these jurisdictions, building experience in advocacy, organization, and member engagement. 

This year, I have served on the STA Executive, STF Provincial Council, and on STA committees including Catholic LINC, Resolutions, and Members Professional Learning, where I have recently taken on the role of chair. In the U.K., I served as both Vice President and President of a large district teachers’ association where I chaired mass meetings, helped shape strategic planning, and worked with fellow reps to advocate for members while full-time teaching. I held those roles during two years of intensive industrial action in which we secured significant concessions by working together with members and representatives to build and advocate for a shared vision of what teaching should be. 

My focus as Vice President will be on how we build trust and work together. We need to strengthen communication with members and school representatives. We need to move beyond one-way emails and surveys toward real dialogue, consultation, and clarity in decision-making. If we are going to be effective in bargaining and advocacy, we need to build trust, strengthen relationships, and develop the collective capacity of our membership. 

I bring a track record of leadership in complex educational settings; as a department head, head of year, and head of faculty; as a school governor in both elementary and high school contexts; as a member of teacher advisory groups with organizations such as Amnesty UK and Young Citizens; and as a lead mentor for teacher candidates. I have also published work on classroom teaching and citizenship education in both Canada and the U.K. 

I take inclusion seriously as a disabled teacher. Our association must ensure that all members are represented, supported, and can see a future for themselves in our association and profession. 

The STA needs leadership that can listen, organize, and communicate with credibility across our full membership. I am ready to do that work. I would be honoured to have your support.