Faculty

TONI LACHANCE, MA (Education Technology), BA (Child and Youth Care) Diploma (Early Childhood Development)

Experience

Playschool teacher, Family Support Services visitor, Family Dayhome vsitor
ELCC Instructor at Grant MacEwan College and RDC, including Coordination of Distance Programs
Chair, Early Learning and Child Care, RDC

Community Involvement

Conducted program reviews for Brighter Futures
Formerly Vice Chair for the Family and Community Social Services Association for Red Deer and District as well as past member on the Alberta FCSS board
Validator and moderator with the Alberta Association for the Accreditation of Early Learning and Care Services
Represents college ELCC chairs at the Alberta Child Care Network Association
Former Vice Chair of Crossroads Regional Health Authority

Personal Interests

Travel, study, reading and spending time at the lake with my family 
  
  
MAUREEN GIRVAN, MA (Cur & Inst), Diploma ECE, B.Ed.

Experience

College instructor Keyano and RDC since 1985
Day Care Coordinator, Lethbridge Community College
Teacher

Community Involvement

Workshop and conference presentations

Personal Interests

A passion for creating and viewing visual art of any kind
Hiking, biking, reading, gardening and singing
Enjoying time with my husband, Doug and our two grown children 
 

JANE PROUDLOVE, MSc (Marriage and Family Counseling), BSc (Physical Therapy)

Experience

Coordinator of the Pediatric Rehabilitation Program, RDRH, founded and is still active in Developmental Therapy Services
Instructor at RDC in Early Learning and Child Care, Disability and Community Studies and Education Assistant programs.

Community Involvement

Volunteered with a project in St. Kitts, West Indies providing Physical Therapy services to elderly clients with amputations
Consulted in Kendu Bay, Kenya, with a community outreach team that travels to the small communities identifying and treating children with a variety of disabilities.
 

DONNA MORRISON, PhD, MA, B.Ed (Early Childhood)

Experience

Kindergarten/grade one teacher/college instructor in the ELCC department; at RDC since 1989
Educational Consultant - CareX Consulting Ltd.

Community Involvement

Workshop and conference presentations
Parent Link Advisory Committee
United Way Citizen's Review Panel
Pan-Canadian Gateways Project

Personal Interests

Spending time with my family (six children, 10 grandchildren), walking, biking, golfing, reading, writing, and holidaying.