Voyageur In School Program
OUR STAFF
Dawna
Cross
Dawna graduated from the University of Winnipeg in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Developmental Studies. She is an ECE III. She has worked in the Child Care field since 1982 and has been the Executive Director of VIP since 1988. She feels fortunate to have found a career path that is both rewarding and fun.
Dawna lives with her spouse and sister and recently they adopted 2 puppies, Ollie and Georgia.
In her spare time Dawna likes to work out with weights, do yoga, read and walk with her dogs and friends. She also spends a lot of time with her dad and extended family.
She is an avid Montreal Canadiens fan, but has adopted the Winnipeg Jets as her hometown heros. She is also a fan of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Jesse
Connell
He started working at VIP in February 2008, and went to Red River Community College for two years to get his Early Childhood Educator level two certificate. He’s been married to his wife Jill since the spring of 2014, and in December of 2018 they had a beautiful baby boy named Noah. They also have a three year old dog named Ellie to round out the family. He enjoys being outside all year round whether at work or at home. He likes a lot of different sports, hockey, baseball, football, and tennis in particular. He is a big fan of the Jets, Jays and Saints. He is also a big comic book nerd and likes anything Superman, which is well known.
Szilvie
Carriere
She is the Assistant Director of the center.
She is married and has two wonderful grown children and an excessive ball chaser dog named Matisse. While she is extremely passionate about her career at VIP and the childcare field, she is sharing her passion equally as a Head Age Group Coach of Manta swim Club.
Candice
Bell
She has been in the Childcare field since 1985. She has been working at VIP since 2007. Candice is happily married and has 2 wonderful, grown children who once attended VIP. They spent lots of volunteer hours paying it forward working with our children. Candice is the supervisor and in charge of programing.
Kym
Janzen
Natalia
Demchyshyn
Alana
Onagi
My name is Kym, and I have worked at V.I.P. for 10 years. I also used to attend VIP as a child. I love drawing, reading, watching movies, and spending time with my pets.
Joy
Magnaye
Carly
Watts
Kendra Onagi
Lilly
Macdonald