Meet Shauna Cheng, Wellspring’s Operations Administrator. Shauna is the glue that holds our North American team together, as she oversees our daily office operations. We wouldn’t know what to do without her! She’s great at tying her passion for the outdoors into her passion for Wellspring, and even co-created the Peak Week fundraiser. We’re so thankful that Shauna is part of our Wellspring’s family!
Shauna was raised in Matheson, a small town in Northern Ontario before taking the plunge and moving out to the Pacific Northwest, where she now lives in Port Moody. She received her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in International Studies, with a focus in international development and cultural change. Her thesis focused on the importance of education in development, which gave her the perfect background for working with Wellspring! Before joining our team, Shauna worked in the Mayor’s office at the City of Surrey. She became a Wellspring team member in May 2013, on the very week of the Wellspring Gala, which is now an event that she coordinates!
“Once I heard about Wellspring’s vision for education and their model of development, I knew there was something special here, and I wanted to be part of it. It’s encouraging to hear stories of all the good work our Rwandan team is doing, and it’s a real privilege to share Wellspring’s mission with local communities here in Canada. This is a great team and I love that I get to be a part of it!”
Shauna works in our Public Engagement department, which means she spends her days engaging with the public about Wellspring’s work! She takes charge of many of our events, coordinates school engagement with local BC classes, and oversees our peer-to-peer fundraising program. Shauna’s yearly highlight is Wellspring’s Gala. Preparation for each year’s gala starts almost as soon as the previous one ends, and Shauna is there for all of it. She loves seeing the details come together throughout the year, watching people be impacted by Wellspring’s vision on the night, and helping them engage with our work afterwards. You can RSVP to our Vancouver Gala on May 11th and be part of this experience!
In Wellspring’s future, Shauna is excited for our move into Rwanda’s Western Province. As this region faces so many unique challenges—such as increased dropout rates, gender-based violence, and high levels of poverty—she’s looking forward to seeing mindsets transformed as Wellspring works to combat these issues.