Deidre is the Indigenous Student Transition Coordinator in the Indigenous Peoples’ Centre at Brandon University. She is a mom, daughter, sister, Koko, and friend.  She has three adult children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  Deidre is an Anishinaabe Ikwe with roots in Ebb & Flow and Duck Bay, MB. She grew up in Bacon Ridge and has called Brandon home for the last 30 years.

She graduated from Brandon University with her Bachelors of First Nations and Aboriginal Counselling in 2009 and her Masters of Education with a specialization in Guidance and Counselling in 2019.

Her favorite part of her job is getting to help students on their education journey.  She is a helper and looks for ways she can help. As such, she honours holding space for students.

When she is not at work, she enjoys spending time with family. Her parents have been her role models and have helped her to become the person she is today. Her parents have instilled in her the importance of education.  She also instills the same values in her own children.  When her family gathers, they like to cook and eat together, and most of all share some laughs.