Board of Directors

CREAN’s board of directors are experienced educators, researchers, and administrators with a long track record of success. Our staff work with clients, local organizations, community leaders, and policy makers to help vulnerable youth build a brighter future.

We are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) led. Racialized individuals make up the majority of our staff, board, and volunteers.

In addition to speaking English, our team is also fluent in French, Mandarin, Creole, Hindi, Tibetan, and Punjabi.

Tianna Peepeetch

Tianna is a student intern at the National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture and Food (NCIAF), a community of partners focused on reigniting the role of Indigenous peoples in agriculture and food through knowledge sharing and promoting business creation. She is a passionate supporter of reigniting Indigenous peoples and communities’ involvement in agriculture, agribusiness, and food sovereignty.

Nikki Page

Nikki Page currently works as a shelter manager in Victoria. Prior to this, Nikki was pursuing education in the medical field, but found her passion using her indigenous background to guide her work in the social services sector with vulnerable individuals experiencing a range of challenges including homelessness, substance use and mental health challenges.

PriyankaKrishnaPriya OM

PriyankaKrishnaPriya OM holds Masters of Global Management from Royal Roads University (RRU), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

She has a Divine Purpose of fostering Spirituality, Sustainable Climate Action, and Peace in Love for Mother Earth and Humanity for Current and Future Generations. Both her Work and Volunteering experiences at different positions have channelled her to take Action in Divine Alignment for Spirituality, Conservation of the Environment, Social Justice, and Peace contributing to a Peaceful, Healthier and a Happier Community and the World.

Nawang is a PhD student in York University’s Health Policy and Equity Program and recently completed her MA in the same program. Her research interests are in using a critical social science lens to examine tuberculosis in Tibetan refugee settlements in India and in Indigenous communities in Canada.