General Information

I am a Mother, Artist, Entrepreneur, Advocate, Innovator, and Community Service Provider. Although I began my career with a focus on early education and quality learning spaces, I have recently turned my attention to highlighting the need to make room for youthful wisdom in all spheres of society and to lobby for young creatives to be given all tools necessary for reaching their maximum potential as valued contributors in their communities. In 2018, I co-founded Learning4YoungMinds a company that offers online and in-person workshops on teaching empathy and socialization to young children, anti-racism training for educators and student support workers, writing support for BIPOC youth and the promoting and encouraging of Self-love and self-acceptance for everyone. With my sister Solitha Shortte, we founded the Atlantic Scholarship Organization with the mission of removing some of the financial barriers, and other obstacles that most marginalized students face when trying to access post-secondary education. I am one half of the duo that founded the Confronting Racism Discussion Group – a WIBA program, as featured on the CBC Doc series, and is now nationally recognized for its unique approach to addressing racism and its devastating effects on the black community. Summer of 2021 I was honored with the opportunity to support a group of young BIPOC writers as they prepare to pen a history book on their experience as black English-speaking youth in Montreal. And here in Nova Scotia, I will be continuing to put in work for the fight against racism in all learning environments by serving on committees such as NSCC’s Africentric ECE Advisory Committee. Ultimately, my mission is to provide as many children and youth as possible with exceptional learning experiences that will help them build a strong/positive foundation for learning, for life!