Our Vision: to educate, collaborate and advocate to transform culture and create caring campus communities throughout the province of Alberta
Our Mission: to create an inclusive, collaborative, and community-integrated approach to mental health and wellness on campuses
The Healthy Campus Alberta community is a valuable resource for anyone working on campus or in mental health. Ways to get involved include attending webinars and summits, joining the dialogue through the Community Hub, taking part in training opportunities, arranging a campus visit, and attending community meetings to share and learn with others. To get started and be a part of this supportive community of practice, sign up for our newsletter, join the online community, or contact us today. We’re always happy to chat!
Your Current HCA Team
Kyrsti MacDonald, Coordinator
Kyrsti has a Secondary Education degree from Campus Saint-Jean of the University of Alberta, and has since been a French Immersion Teacher, School Counsellor and Mental Health and Wellness Coach. Having a background as an educator, she is very excited to contribute to the improvement of student mental health on a different level. She is a life-long learner and is passionate about knowledge-sharing. Having been part of many community organizations, Kyrsti believes in the power of advocacy and community-building and engagement. Kyrsti can be contacted at [email protected]
Rebecca Hung, Administrator
Rebecca has a degree in Applied Human Service Administration, a diploma in Holistic Health and is a Certified Wellness Professional with the National Wellness Institute. She has a passion for mental health and is often involved with initiatives that nurture wellness in community spaces. Rebecca is thrilled to be part of the HCA team helping to manage the administrative activities and supporting the community of practice. Rebecca can be contacted at [email protected]
Not sure who to contact? For General Inquiries, fill out our contact form here.
Student Staff
Saugat KC, Event Assistant
Saugat is pursuing a Bachelor’s in Engineering at the University of Alberta. He has been a part of HCA since 2023 and has worked closely with the HCA Community of Practice as the Event Assistant. He hopes to build on his past experiences and use his knowledge and skills to support the HCA team in organizing events and advocating for post-secondary mental health.
Seshnah Ghoorahoo, Community Engagement Assistant
Seshnah is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in the Natural Sciences at the University of Calgary. Having a deep interest in mental health and community building, she is excited to work with the HCA community to promote and improve wellness across post-secondary campuses. Seshnah has previous experience with peer counselling, event coordination and community engagement. She hopes to use her skills and experiences to help the HCA team further connect and tailor their work to the needs of the community of practice.
One of HCA’s values is creating a platform for the student voice as an equal stakeholder in the community of practice. Thus, we have rotating student positions on the HCA staff team and have had the pleasure of working with the following students. Each of them has contributed something unique to the HCA team throughout their time with us.
Dineo Tshosa, Community Engagement Assistant, 2023 – 2024
Lisa Nguyen, Community Event Assistant, 2022-2023
Theresa Chris-Amadin, Event Assistant, 2022-2023
Cheyanne Soetaert, Community Engagement Assistant, 2021-2022
Daniel V. Sadler, Event Assistant, 2021-2022
Makayla Freeman, Project Assistant 2019-2021; Student Communications Assistant, 2018
Aubrianna Snow, Student Communications Assistant, 2021
Cynthia Ma, Student Event Assistant, 2020-2021
Katherine Liu, Student Event Assistant, 2020
Katherine DeCoste, Student Communications Assistant, 2020
Dalia Grobovaite, Student Communications Assistant, 2018-2019
Teresa Chen, Student Evaluations Assistant, 2018-2019
Art Assoiants, Program Evaluator, 2018
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