Our People
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Nicki Blanchard
Elk Valley Board Director
Regional Board DirectorNicki was raised in the prairies and hails from a family with a rich history in agriculture. She has consistently exhibited a fervent passion for food, food security, and supporting local producers. With a Bachelor of Nursing degree and ongoing studies in holistic nutrition and Phytotherapy,Nicki also possesses a profound appreciation for the remarkable benefits that plants offer our bodies. In May 2023,... -
Katy Bosma
Branch Board PresidentKaty is passionate about all things food-growing it, cooking it, eating it, reading about it, or talking about it to anyone who will listen. -
Steven Epstein
Branch TreasurerWith both a retail and wholesale food background, Steven serves as the Wildsight Elk Valley Treasurer, and closely helps with the operations of Local. With a background of running a food shop of his own, Steven’s skills and expertise help our social enterprises to flourish and grow within our community. -
Nicki McClung
Elk Valley Board DirectorNicki is a sustainability professional with over a decade of experience helping companies with reducing their environmental impacts and improving their human rights programming. She is currently with Circular Action Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to implementing packaging EPR policies. She is passionate about the environment, social justice, and education. In her free time, Nicki enjoys exploring all that the Elk Valley has... -
Danika Reid
Elk Valley Board DirectorDanika grew up in Cranbrook enjoying a tight-knit community, connection with the outdoors, and a mix of volunteer and entrepreneurial opportunities. She now lives in Elkford where she embraces the small-town life and cooler climate with her partner and three girls. Danika supports non-profits in marketing and content strategy. She sees the work larger centres are doing toward food sustainability and hopes to... -
Kristina Woodford
Accountant & Branch Board TreasurerKristina studied Biology at UVic and more recently studied Accounting at COTR. She now lives in Jaffray, BC with her husband and two kids where she raises chickens and loves working in her garden and camping at the local lakes. She is passionate about environmental protection and wants to foster more awareness in the South Country community
Join The Team
Want to protect wildlife, clean water and wild spaces? Volunteer with us! Wildsight volunteers are a very special group of people who give generously of their time to stuff envelopes, attend rallies, help run events, put up posters, keep tabs on forestry practices in their communities and participate in citizen science initiatives.