About me
Jay Knopf is 18 years old and is attending Foothills Academy as a grade 12 student. Throughout high school and junior high, they always had a passion for talking about issues that have an impact on others. They also value educating themselves on topics outside of their own experience to learn from others and their journey. Jay has attended Youth Summits, spoken to groups, run clubs, and facilitated classroom conversations about mental health, learning disabilities, and being a part of the 2S/LGBTQIA+.
Kim Tackaberry is a Designer of Professional Learning with the Calgary Regional Consortium. Her priority areas include literacy and inclusive education. As part of her professional development design, she has created several e-courses, specifically for educators, titles including Learning Disabilities and Introduction to Literacy and Numeracy Progressions. She is presently a student herself, engaged in her Master of Education studies at Queen's University, specializing in literacy. Kim’s teaching career spans over 30 years, fifteen as a classroom teacher at Foothills Academy Society, a school specializing in children with Learning Disabilities and/or ADHD.