Coordinator, Restorative City Vancouver

Evelyn has over 25 years of international experience. She earned her Ph.D. in criminology, and specializes in communication, peacemaking, restorative justice, and conscious governance.

Evelyn has taught and led projects in diverse settings, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Caribbean, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mozambique, Nepal, South Africa, UK and USA. Evelyn is a published author and has presented at many national and international forums, including the United Nations.

She is a sought after facilitator, trainer, coach and speaker.

Evelyn is a proud mom of her son. When not working, you will find her immersed in photography, nature and the ocean.

Barry is a retired judge, internationally respected leader in multiparty conflict resolution, and pioneer in using peacemaking circles over the past 40 years.

Barry’s work focuses on resolving disputes and consensus-building in both the public and private sector. He has worked as a lawyer, mediator, facilitator, policy analyst, chief land claims negotiator, and judge. He played a leading role in shaping environmental law in the 1970s in Canada. He is co-author of Peacemaking Circles: From Crime to Community (2003).
It’s not possible to list all his contributions!

Barry and Evelyn co-facilitate advanced courses. They are planning a retreat for facilitators and co-authoring a book.

We are honoured to learn from and work with Barry!

Her life and work have been guided by a commitment to justice, equity, and peacebuilding, and these core values led to a legal career focused on serving the community and cultivating change. Now, Katrina works as a facilitator, restorative justice practitioner, and mediator and is passionate about Peace Circles as a powerful way to create open, inclusive, and collaborative dialogue.

Katrina’s life outside of work profoundly shapes who she is, including her deep connection to nature and beloved community of family and friends.

Mechuskosis is a Cree Elder from Alberta, Canada. He moved to BC and works as an Indigenous Elder in prisons for Corrections Canada.

After many years of teachings and trainings with his Elders, Mechuskosis established All My Relations Teachings in the early 1990s. He has led many ceremonies and talking and healing circles. Mechuskosis offers teachings to bring healing, personal development, and an environmental consciousness that we are all related and created equal in the eyes of Creator. He brings a unique blend of Aboriginal and Eastern traditions to his teachings.

Mechuskosis and Evelyn co-facilitate decolonization, reconciliation, medicine wheel and peace circles workshops.

They met at sundance, and continue to be sundancers and in ceremony together.

Mike was born on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. Raised by a single mom, he learned firsthand the importance of being part of his community and connecting to the arts, culture, parks, lands and waters. He’s now the Principal of the WELL Strategies, a consulting firm built on the values of wellbeing and community.

For the last four years he was a Vancouver City Councillor and worked with many community groups, businesses and orders of government to set precedent setting plans and projects. He also represented Vancouver as a Director on the Board of Directors of Metro Vancouver and as Vice Chair on the Regional Parks Committee where he tripled the Parks acquisition budget. He has also sat on many organizations and committees to better his community including The Vancouver Parks Board, the Vancouver Restorative Collective, Art House Society, Mount Pleasant BIA, EasyPark, Persons with Disabilities Advisory Group, Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group, 2SLGBTQ+ Advisory Group and more. This work continues for him as the WELL now has multiple spaces across the city supporting community wellbeing.

Tina is a multidisciplinary artist, storyteller, writer and producer. She works with narrative, storytelling and a spirit of play as vehicles for human connection, restorative experiences rooted in deep listening, relational leadership, and reconciliation.

As the Managing Director of PowHERhouse, Tina champions relational changemakers and social impacters guided by Indigenous and ancestral wisdom.