Global Impact, Local Connection: A Virtual Visit with ShelterBox Canada

Stephanie Christensen (she/her) is the Executive Director of ShelterBox Canada and a humanitarian professional. Stephanie started her career in International Development working for CIDA and local charities throughout East Africa developing curriculum for HIV/AIDS Education in primary schools. After living and working in Kenya during the famine in 2011, Stephanie moved into the humanitarian disaster relief field. She has been with ShelterBox Canada for 12 years, and is working to ensure that no one is left without shelter and supplies after disasters. In addition to her work here in Canada, Stephanie has been part of the in country team on four occasions with ShelterBox – in Fiji after Cyclone Winston, in Ecuador after the Earthquake in 2016, in the Philippines after Tropical Storm Urduja and most recently in Moldova as part of the Ukraine crisis response. She currently lives in Burlington, ON with her husband and two daughters, and loves to cook, read and travel.

Stephanie will join us from Toronto via Zoom.