by Darija | Dec 14, 2022 | 2021 Student Biographies, 2021 Summer Cohort
Laura Baird My Indian name is Neetamayo, which in Cree means, “she who is from over there.” As a member of Tsawwassen First Nation, I am within a ferry ride from the Royal Roads campus. Laura Baird is a member of the Royal Roads alumni, a team member with the...
by Darija | Dec 14, 2022 | 2021 Student Biographies, 2021 Summer Cohort
Risper Frimpong My name is Risper Frimpong. I am a marketing and communications professional. I obtained an MA in Intercultural & International Communications at Royal Roads University in 2019; an Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy at the...
by Cathy | Dec 18, 2020 | 2021 Student Biographies
Bali Rai Bali Rai is a doctoral student in Social Sciences at Royal Roads University, Victoria, Canada. His dissertation aims to explore the interrelationships between the ancestors (human beings), nature (all Creation), and the spirits (cosmos) through the Indigenous...
by Cathy | Dec 18, 2020 | 2021 Student Biographies
Walter Alvarez-Baldales Born in Guatemala, Walter Alvarez-Bardales left to escape war and poverty at a young age. Despite the many challenges during his journey to Canada, Walter became a successful civil servant working for the Canadian Federal Government. Walter...
by Cathy | Dec 18, 2020 | 2021 Student Biographies
Celina J. Sqwasulwut Williams Celina co-owns a private consulting company based in British Columbia and Alberta. Her company specializes in working with Indigenous individuals who struggle with trauma and addictions and would like to begin living a life of sobriety...
by Karen | May 10, 2022 | 2021 Student Biographies
Denise Verreault Denise C. Verreault is a proud band member of the Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation, Treaty 6, Alberta. For the past 20 years Denise has developed and managed social services, environmental and housing programs with numerous Indigenous communities...
