Angela was born into a family that advocated for people with disabilities and grew up immersed in the teachings of her grandma who cared for a sibling with a disability. Angela carried on with the passion for the Community Living field by volunteering for the local crisis line, hospital, Special Olympics, and day programs before attending Camosun College to become a Community Support Worker.
For over 20 years, Angela has had an everchanging career path in the disability sector, including supervising a day program and opening new group homes for a variety of non-profit organizations. She continues to educate herself in the areas of behaviour intervention, crisis and trauma response, and emotion-focused therapy.
Angela lives in the Greater Victoria area with her two teenagers and two cats and enjoys creative writing and getting lost in nature in her spare time.
Vela is the latin word for moving forward.
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