Sandy Anderson is a former Walls to Bridges student and outspoken advocate for prison education. Armed with a wicked sense of humour and love of laughter, Sandy comes into W2B classes with positive energy.
Savage Bear, McMaster University
Savage Bear is a member of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation and a professor at McMaster University. Savage is the Director for McMaster Indigenous Research Institute and Co-Director for Walls to Bridges.
Sara Howdle, McMaster University
Sara Howdle is a settler scholar from treaty-one territory and the Assistant Director of the McMaster Indigenous Research Institute. A long-time practitioner of anti-colonial education, Sara co-founded the W2B program at the Edmonton Institution for Women and is building a community education project at McMaster University in Hamilton.
Chantel Huel
Chantel Huel is a formerly incarcerated mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, partner, and friend. Chantel is currently on a journey to find greater balance and joy in her life and work by taking each day as it comes, and by using her voice and experiences to live honestly and with integrity.
Lisa Prins, University of Alberta
Lisa Prins is the Project Manager for Humanities 101 at the University of Alberta and a social justice advocate. Lisa cofounded the Walls to Bridges program at Edmonton Institution for Women, and continues to volunteer and work to bring engaging programming to incarcerated folks.
Allison Sivak
Allison Sivak is a librarian who is one of five co-founders of the Greater Edmonton Library Association’s Prison Libraries Project.
Bonny Spencer
Bonny Spencer is an Elder, Ceremonial Knowledge Keeper and former Social Worker who works within Edmonton Institution for Women. Bonny has worked with Walls to Bridges since its inception, and continues to lift up and support Indigenous women on their healing journeys.
