Kaylah Paterson is the program supervisor of the non-complex needs residential programs VALID supports. She has 8 years experience in the disability field, and over 10 years experience as a health care aide. Kaylah completed post secondary programs in community
Rachelle is VALID’s Human Resource Coordinator. She has been with VALID for 15 years. She started out as the Finance Assistant in 2008 and transitioned into a shared Human Resource and Finance Assistant position in 2013. In 2017, she became
Danielle has been a program specialist with VALID for three years. Danielle started her career as a front line support worker before obtaining her Master of Counselling and moving into family counselling for many years. Danielle has come full circle;
Karen grew up on a farm just outside of Vegreville and started at VALID as a summer student in 1988. Since then she has held a number of positions as she worked her way up to her current position as
Allison Steeden is the program supervisor of the complex needs programs that VALID supports. She has 16 years of experience in the field, with a focus on complex needs and Autism. Allison has completed post secondary programs in disability studies,
Darlene has been with VALID for 20 years. Prior to her employment with a Not-For-Profit organization, she was with the municipal government. The majority of her career she has been in a financial role. During the summer, she enjoys being
Lana has been the Executive Director and leading VALID since October 2020. Having her join this amazing organization during COVID-19 lockdowns was both a challenge and a honour as we navigated our way through these unprecedented times. Lana has a