Krista Huskins Fennessey

As a top student on track to graduate with honors, I bring a strong academic foundation and a passion for advocacy. With extensive experience supporting the rights of children with special needs and advocating for women's rights, I am dedicated to making a meaningful impact. I am eager to leverage my skills and commitment to support kids, families, and women, driving positive change and providing essential support in a professional capacity.

Volunteer Experience and Advocacy

- Advocacy for Women’s Rights:

Organized a women’s rights march and rally with MLA's and local organizations.

- Support for Children with Special Needs:

Advocated for my own daughter with ASD, contacting the media, speaking to MLA’s, and having her situation presented before the House of Assembly.

- Alcare Variety Show:

Assisted in selling tickets, collecting money, and ensuring ticket distribution for a local men’s rehab variety show; attended a gratitude meeting and helped out further as a volunteer.

- Team Captain, The Royal Lepage Night Light:

Led and coordinated team activities for a charity event focused on helping women and children flee from domestic violence.

• NVCI: Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
• MHFA: Mental Health First Aid
• PC-ID-MA-UP: Person-Centered Individualized Service Plan for Medication Administration, User Policy
• First Aid: Basic First Aid Certification
• Death Notification: Training in delivering death notifications
• CISM LVL1: Critical Incident Stress Management Level 1
• Diffusing: Training in techniques for diffusing high-stress or conflict situations
• Bereavement: Training in providing support and counseling for grief and bereavement
• IPP/Non-Aversive/DTIP: Individual Program Plan/Non-Aversive Crisis Intervention/Developing Treatment Intervention Plans
• Manipulation Awareness: Training in recognizing and managing manipulative behavior
• Two-Eyed Seeing/Decolonization Training: Understanding and integrating Indigenous and Western knowledge systems, and applying decolonization principles in practice
• Introduction to Autism Awareness and Support
• ABA for Autism

• Advocacy for Women’s Rights: Organized a women’s rights march and rally with MLA's and local organizations.
• Support for Children with Special Needs: Advocated for my own daughter with ASD, contacting the media, speaking to MLA’s, and having her situation presented before the House of Assembly.
• Alcare Variety Show: Assisted in selling tickets, collecting money, and ensuring ticket distribution for a local men’s rehab variety show; attended a gratitude meeting and helped out further as a volunteer.
• Team Captain, The Royal Lepage Night Light: Led and coordinated team activities for a charity event focused on helping women and children flee from domestic violence.