The team behind Curiko
Behind the Curiko platform was a team of self-advocates, lifelong learners, designers, social scientists, Moderators, Tasters, Curators, and Coaches. We all brought different lived experiences and diverse perspectives to the platform. What tied us together was a shared belief in our collective capacity to grow, learn, and co-create communities where we are all valued and thrive.
Curators
Curators recruited and supported community members to turn their passions and interests into shared experiences. They knocked on doors, organized activities, ran events, brainstormed ideas, built confidence, troubleshot challenges, and gathered feedback to continually improve the community.
Sarah K
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Sarah K
Sarah is the Lead Community Curator. She cares deeply about people and loves to learn. Sarah is happiest on the top of a mountain.
Sarah P
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Sarah P
Sarah is the community curator for Prince George. Sarah loves cultivating deep conversations. Sarah enjoys long car rides, iced coffee, and fixing antiques.
Reuben
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Reuben
As a Curator, Reuben brings his experience in community education. He is a marathon runner, a science fiction lover and aspirational dancer.
Tanya
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Tanya
Tanya is a Peer Spirituality Explorer. She enjoys meaningful conversations around beliefs, values, experiences, motivation and inspiration, fostering growth with curiosity.
Coaches
Coaches guided and enabled community members to create more of the kinds of moments they wanted in their lives. They helped people set intentions, overcome barriers, and make meaning from their experiences. Skilled at inspiring self-directed action, Coaches listened, asked questions, shared strategies, and celebrated growth.
Littlewoo
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Littlewoo
littlewoo is a coach & artist who supports compassionate growth and soul expression. She loves creating beauty and meaning!
Tamsen
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Tamsen
Tamsen is a Curiko Coach and loves connecting with new people! She has two dogs and likes dog snuggles and being creative.
Bella
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Bella
Bella is the Youth Peer Coach. You can find her at Rogers arena catching a Canucks game with friends or relaxing with her two cats!
Colin
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Colin
Colin is a writer, performer, and educator. As a coach, Colin enjoys helping people challenge limiting beliefs, plan creative projects, and make discoveries about things they're passionate about.
Designers
Designers made and tested every part of Curiko—from participatory processes and interactions to materials and this very website. They spent time with people who did and didn't use Curiko to understand their perspectives, uncover new opportunities, and bring ideas to life through ongoing rounds of trial and learning.
Aaniya
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Aaniya
Aaniya is an artist, designer and neighbourhood organiser seeking to cross lines of difference and build an inclusive community.
Boyd
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Boyd
Boyd is a designer, poetry lover, and boston terrier enthusiast. She loves repairing vaccums and learning new things about the world.
John
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John
John loves creating - whether it’s music, food, soap, or educational videos - and learning how other folks make things.
Raphael
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Raphael
Raph is a designer, photography enthusiast, and loves connecting with new places, spaces, and people.
Steph
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Steph
Steph is a vaccum repair apprentice who loves exploring new roles. Creativity and curiosity are her greatest strengths!
Kristin
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Kristin
Kristin is the Communications Designer. She loves animals, thrifting and crafting. Community, connection and creativity is what drives her in life.
Moderators
Moderators helped facilitate Curiko's online group experiences, working alongside Hosts to create warm, welcoming, and respectful virtual environments. They modelled Curiko's values through curiosity, empathy, and mutual respect, while also supporting all the practical aspects of running a video call.
Canita
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Canita
Canita is the Curiko Concierge. She loves spending quality time and talking big ideas with the people in her life. She sings and plays music at home with the birds outside as accompaniment.
Katarina
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Katarina
I love life and I’m (almost) always happy! I like bowling, volunteering at my thrift store and travelling with my family.
Raymond
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Raymond
Hi! I’m a student at VCC. I enjoy exploring new places; and as a sports enthusiast, I played bocce in the Special Olympics.
Paul
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Paul
Paul is caring, open, loves to listen and give advice, and he cares about others.
Operations
The Operations team helped keep Curiko running behind the scenes. They supported everything from budgeting and staffing to organizing events, coordinating partnerships, and so much more.
Anna
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Anna
Anna is a navigator of interactions and loves figuring out how the pieces of life fit together. Who doesn’t love a good puzzle?
Aaron
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Aaron
Aaron is an active listener who craves chaos as much as he relishes organization. He loves getting to experience peoples' passions.
Social science types
Social science types drew on research, collected stories, and explored how Curiko could enable individual, community, and systems change. Blending sociology, social psychology, anthropology, critical disability studies, and decolonial ways of knowing, they worked to make theory practical and actionable.
Janey
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Janey
Janey is into people, culture, and growing ideas. She loves figuring out what’s behind the things people do and say.
Sarah
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Sarah
Sarah is a social scientist who’s passionate about engaging with communities. She loves to dance, bake, write, debate, and travel.
