Biography

As the Administrative Assistant, Holly supports the administrative and office organizational needs of the CTLT. Holly maintains the files, office supply orders, and hybrid instruction technology lending library. Further, Holly's position has a heavy focus on event planning and facilitation; these events vary from TA training to award ceremonies.

Holly has been a student at UNBC since 2016, and an employee since 2018. Holly has held numerous roles in the UNBC community: UNBC Tour Guide (2018-2021), Student Life Orientation and Special Projects Assistant (2018-2020), Northern Undergraduate Student Society (NUGSS) President (2019-2020), Student Project Lead (2020-2021), and Research Assistant (2019-2022) in addition to her volunteer responsibilities as a member of many student-led organizations (SLOs) on campus.

Further, Holly was a researcher in plant phytochemical anti-cancer compound production and is currently researching Indigenous traditional medicine conservation in aquatic ecosystems. She is a graduate student in NRES MSc, Biology at UNBC. In her current research, she is working with the Swan River First Nation to re-vegetate their industry-disturbed steam ecosystems with native medicinal flora. Simultaneously, she is investigating the site and plant decontamination/phytoremediation potential of Bebb's willow/diamond willow (Salix bebbiana) to inform future re-vegetation efforts in the Swan River Watershed. Her project not only supports the physical wellness of the Swan River First Nation, but helps to empower the Nation, as the aim of the project is to create cultural use sites for community members to live and learn on the land while practicing their ancestral language, ceremony, and ways of knowing.