Conference Speaker
Elissa KixenElissa Kixen is from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Currently, Elissa works for Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc. as the Youth Coordinator Assistant. She graduated from the Louis Reil Capital Corporation Métis Build a Business Program in 2007. She has over 13 years of experience as a performer and instructor. High school is where Elissa first began her journey in improv and theatre, this experience led to a further opportunity when she developed a business plan and created her own company called The Improv Experience. Not only is she an entrepreneur and Artistic Director, but she is also a youth mentor to Aboriginal youth in foster care. Elissa utilizes a positive approach combined with theatre instruction to teach the Aboriginal youth and plans to expand her program to other parts of Canada. Her nominator tells us she is overcome with emotion when she sees how Elissa has soared while making her dream come alive, all the while running her business with her partner Derek Kixen and raising her young son.
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