Weaving Hope Through Our Education System - Paperback

Derrique DeGagné (she/her) is a cis-gender, White, second generation settler with ancestors from England, Ukraine, and Poland. Holding an MEd (University of Calgary), a BEd (University of Alberta), and a Dip Theatre (Grant MacEwan University), Derrique is a life-long learner, educator, and artist. She serves as a Curriculum Consultant with Edmonton Public Schools after having worked as an Arts Curriculum Consultant with Alberta Education. Prior to that, Derrique was a theatre and humanities educator at Victoria School of the Arts. Additionally, she ran the KidsFringe at the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival and InkPulse, a summer writing camp, for the Writer's Guild of Alberta. As well as serving on the Citadel Theatre's Board of Directors, Derrique is a committee member for the Greater Edmonton Teachers' Convention and a former Theatre Alberta board member. Derrique's proudest role, however, is parenting her creative and caring children alongside her amazing partner.