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Vicki comes to the College with over 15 years of experience in the field of Child and Youth Work. She has worked frontline and in a supervisory capacity, in both residential facilities and the community, with high risk, justice-involved youth and their families. Currently, Vicki is on the Board of Directors for the Ottawa John Howard Society, and is a member of the Ottawa Youth Justice Services Network. Vicki holds a Child and Youth Work diploma from Humber College, and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Ottawa.

An alumni of the Child and Youth Worker program at Algonquin College Andie has been a faculty member since 2002 using her background in frontline and supervisory roles with experience working with diverse groups of young people, including those facing street involvement, sexual exploitation and trafficking, young parents, children within the educational system, and youth & their families in out-of-home care to infuse her teaching. She is a member of the Ontario Association of Child and Youth Care and certified through the Child and Youth Care Certification Board. Andie has BA in Child and Youth Care and a MEd in Educational Leadership. She is a Senior Level Nonviolent Crisis Intervention and Applied Physical Training instructor with the Crisis Prevention Institute and is passionate about equipping others with tools to navigate challenging situations with empathy and care, promoting optimal healthy development for young people and the use of creative, strengths-focused interventions.