Pronouns: she/her/hers

— Thea is a white settler with mixed European ancestry who grew up on unceded Mi'Kmaq land in New Brunswick then in Treaty 14 and the Head of the Lake Purchase in Ontario and currently lives on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Thea is an undergraduate student at the University of British Columbia majoring in Political Science and minoring in Indigenous Studies. Thea is passionate about working within and beyond our systems to advocate and make change rooted in community care and radical love. As the Co-Chair of the Board of Directors and the co-president of the Vancouver chapter of Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP) she feels called to be in community and advocate for sensible policy recognizing the harm caused by the colonial legal system. For two years she has worked at the UBC Wellness Centre as the Substance Use Health Project Assistant, facilitating Naloxone training, awareness campaigns and harm reduction services. As someone who does not access the illicit drug supply, Thea works in gratitude for the trust and learning she has received through being in community and fighting for harm reduction as a principled approach to policy.

Thea serves on various boards for the United church including the General Council Executive, Pacific Mountain Regional Executive, General Secretary Advisory Committee and Pension Committee. Thea is proud to sit on these committees and prioritize justice in conversations around faith, property, commitments to anti-racism and decolonization, the climate emergency and more. While these roles are important to Thea, she is also a community organizer who has worked in solidarity with movements across the Lower Mainland and is honoured to bring care to everything she does.