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A Dutiful Daughter With Too Many Questions – Pamela Lee
Pamela Lee is a first-generation Canadian and senior operations leader based in Calgary. She has worked across healthcare, research, public safety, nonprofit leadership, and Indigenous governance. Her career has been shaped as much by family, culture, and timing as by… Continue reading
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This Above All: To Thine Own Self Be True – Nadine Dunseith
Nadine Dunseith has been a teacher for close to 20 years. I’ve worked at two charter schools: Westmount and FFCA. I met Pamela Hunnisett whilst marking diploma exams in Edmonton, and we bonded over our gluten-free dietary restriction, and now… Continue reading
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Who I am, not what I do: On writing as identity – Sarah MacDonald
Sarah MacDonald is a journalist and editor based in Toronto. Her work has appeared in The Globe and Mail, VICE, Hazlitt, The Walrus, CBC Arts, Elle Canada, FASHION, SLAM Canada, and many more. Her journalism focuses on music, culture, tech,… Continue reading
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Sports was the Spark – Storytelling became the Game Plan – Landon Wesley
I met Hunni a few years ago while she was teaching at Edge School. Her and I would always find ourselves hanging out with a few of the same colleagues on Fridays after work over some drinks and appetizers. What… Continue reading
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Façadist Ideals, Subsurface Realities: My Search for Truth in Real Estate – Garren Sharpe
Garren is a real estate research analyst who works for an Edmonton-based real estate advocacy organization. Previously, he worked for one of Canada’s most well-known property data and advisory firms. Garren graduated from FFCA High School (now FFCA North High… Continue reading
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Playing by My Rules: Lessons on Finding Your Own Path – Kemi Akinsanya
Preface Hey y’all, my name is Kemi Akinsanya. Ever since Grade 10, when I first took Ms. Hunnisett’s creative writing class, I’ve been exploring the world through curiosity, creativity, and a desire to understand people. That class became my space… Continue reading
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Landing on the Moon – Ayisha Khalid
Ayisha is currently a PhD student in Epidemiology at the University of Oxford, an ocean away from the AP English classroom at FFCA where she nurtured her confidence in creative and critical writing. Ayisha completed her Master of Public Health… Continue reading
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“What will you do with this one wild and precious life?” – Ali Grams
Ali Grams (she/her) is an actor, playwright, and fundraiser in Calgary, AB (Mohkinstsis), among many other things. She attended FFCA from K-12 and was a very typical drama kid: participating in drama classes, choir, and the musical theatre and one-act… Continue reading
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Paving My Own Road ~ Jenn Wolowich (Widney)
Entrepreneur, Certified Financial Planner, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, FFCA Board Director, Mom, and musical theatre enthusiast. Jenn Wolowich (Widney) is a Certified Financial Planner and owner of Financial Fundamentals in Calgary, Alberta. She is a mother of 2 FFCA… Continue reading
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No Regrets, Just Smiles – Alan Rickwood
I met Pamela a few years ago when she was teaching at The Edge, and I was the soccer coach; two distinctly different personalities that just seemed to gel. When I retired at the beginning of the summer, Pamela got… Continue reading
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Playing to Win – Muhammad Zohaib Tariq
I had the pleasure of spending time with Ms. Hunnisett throughout grades 10-12 in English. It was a unique experience. I had my older brother in the class for the first two years, so you already know I did what… Continue reading
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We Are for the Angels: Notes on a Life of Art, Law and Imagination – Robey Stothart
Robey Stothart is a paralegal, writer, musician, and teaching artist based in Calgary. He previously collaborated with Pamela on a mentoring project that paired artists with students to create and respond to poetry for a joint art show. He’s competed… Continue reading
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