Meet the REACH Team

What is a Wellness Worker?

REACH Wellness Workers:

Andrea Olsenย 

Program Manager

๐€๐ง๐๐ซ๐ž๐š ๐Ž๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง, our Program Manager. Andrea has worked with our team since 2011, and has a background in Early Childhood Development, Victim Services Providers training, Community Facilitation and Children & Youth Counselling. Her favourite program to run is a toss up between Community Helpers & School Dog visits with her dog Maggie.

๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’‚ ๐’‡๐’†๐’˜ ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’” ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐‘จ๐’๐’…๐’“๐’†๐’‚:

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ: Royal Blue

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐…๐จ๐จ๐: Soups

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ: Maggie, the Goldendoodle

๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐’๐จ๐ง๐  ๐’๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐“๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐Ž๐Ÿ: "Mr. Jones" by Counting Crows

๐‡๐จ๐›๐›๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ: Adventures with her family and friends, reading and board games

Andrea recently relocated her office to Al Amal Academy and also travels around the school division.ย  Be sure to say hello to Andrea the next time you see her โ€“ she might even have Maggie with her!


Jennifer Palmerย 

Wellness Worker

๐‰๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ, has been with our team since April 2021. Jen is our REACH Wellness Worker for JC Charyk School in Hanna, and she has both her Teacher Assistant Certificate and her Early Learning & Child Care Diploma from Red Deer College. Her favourite program to run are Slumberkins and Arm Knitting!

๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’‚ ๐’‡๐’†๐’˜ ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’‡๐’–๐’ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’” ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐‘ฑ๐’†๐’:

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ: Purple

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐…๐จ๐จ๐: Reese Peanut Butter Cups

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ: She loves most animals, but wolves are one of her absolute favourites

๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐’๐จ๐ง๐  ๐’๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐“๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐Ž๐Ÿ: "Standing Outside the Fire" by Garth Brooks and "Check Yes Juliet" or "Just Keep Breathing" by We the Kings

๐‡๐จ๐›๐›๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ: Writing, crafting (especially knitting and crochet), spending time with my close friends and family.

Jen can be found at JC Charyk School Monday to Friday โ€“ be sure to say hello!


Courtney Dayย 

Wellness Worker

๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, REACH Wellness Worker for Altario School and Veteran Colony. She joined our team November 2020, and she has her Early Learning & Child Care Diploma and recently completed her Bachelor of Child & Youth Care. Courtneyโ€™s favourite program to run is Little Spot!

๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’‚ ๐’‡๐’†๐’˜ ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’‡๐’–๐’ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’” ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐‘ช๐’๐’–๐’“๐’•๐’๐’†๐’š:

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ: Purple, iridescent, & sparkles!

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐…๐จ๐จ๐: Charcuterie

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ: Elephants

๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐’๐จ๐ง๐  ๐’๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐“๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐Ž๐Ÿ: Anything by Florence & the Machineย 

๐‡๐จ๐›๐›๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ: Sewing, camping and homesteading

Courtney is at Veteran Colony on Mondays and Altario School on Tuesdays โ€“ be sure to say hello!


Kris Thulienย 

Wellness Worker

๐Š๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง, our REACH Wellness Worker for Consort & Veteran Schools. Kris joined our team in 2016, and she has just completed her Childrenโ€™s Mental Health Diploma through Mount Royal. Her favourite program to run is Big Life Journal.

๐‘ณ๐’†๐’•โ€™๐’” ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’ ๐’”๐’๐’Ž๐’† ๐’๐’†๐’˜ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’” ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐‘ฒ๐’“๐’Š๐’”:

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ: Blue

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐…๐จ๐จ๐: Calzones

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ: Cats & Dogs

๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐’๐จ๐ง๐  ๐’๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐“๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐Ž๐Ÿ: "New Song" by Cameron Thulien

๐‡๐จ๐›๐›๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ: Camping, animals, gaming and organizing

Kris is at Veteran School on Mondays & Tuesdays, and at Consort School Wednesdays thru Fridays โ€“ be sure to say hello!


Rhonda Halterย 

Wellness Worker

๐‘๐ก๐จ๐ง๐๐š ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, REACH Wellness Worker for the Colonies of the Hutterian Brethren. Rhonda joined us at the end of August 2021. Her favourite programs to run are Zones of Regulation and Slumberkins!

๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’‚ ๐’‡๐’†๐’˜ ๐’‡๐’–๐’ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’” ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐‘น๐’‰๐’๐’๐’…๐’‚:

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ: Blue

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐…๐จ๐จ๐: Anything grilled

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ: Her dog Annie. She is a pitty-lab and is queen of the house

๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐’๐จ๐ง๐  ๐’๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐“๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐Ž๐Ÿ: "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley but currently Colbie Calliat's "I Will Be Here for You

๐‡๐จ๐›๐›๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ: Hiking, camping and spending time outdoors

Rhonda will be splitting her time between all of the Colony Schools this year โ€“ be sure to say hello!


Katie Suntjensย 

Wellness Worker

๐Š๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฃ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ, has been with the Project REACH team since 2011 and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, and also has a background in Addictions & Mental Health. She is our REACH Wellness Worker for Morrin & Delia Schools, and her favourite program to run is anything art-related!

๐‘ช๐’‰๐’†๐’„๐’Œ ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’”๐’† ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’” ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐‘ฒ๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’†:

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ: Green

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐…๐จ๐จ๐: Waffles

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ: Dogs & seahorses

๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐’๐จ๐ง๐  ๐’๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐“๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐Ž๐Ÿ: "Old Time Rock 'n Roll" by Bob Seger

๐‡๐จ๐›๐›๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ: Baking, spending time with her family & friends, watching movies, and collecting vintage Pyrex

Katie is at Morrin School on Mondays, Tuesdays & Fridays, and at Delia School on Wednesdays & Thursdays โ€“ be sure to say hello!


Tenielle Golby

Wellness Worker

Tenielle Golby has been with Project REACH since October 2023 and serves the Youngstown and Berry Creek Community Schools.ย  She loves planning fun events for the students and community to connect like Brunch with Babies and Movie Nights.

๐‘ช๐’‰๐’†๐’„๐’Œ ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’”๐’† ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’” ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐‘ป๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’๐’† :

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ: Periwinkle

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐…๐จ๐จ๐: Mexican

๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ: Dogs

๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐’๐จ๐ง๐  ๐’๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐“๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐Ž๐Ÿ: Delta Dawn

๐‡๐จ๐›๐›๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ: Hiking, curling and travelling

Tenielle is at Youngstown School on Mondays, Tuesdays & Wedenesdays, and at Berry Creek Community School on Thursdays & Fridays โ€“ be sure to say hello!





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