Stephanie Yuill, Public Listening Session Project Manager
Originally an Ontarian, Stephanie Yuill has worked around the globe; largely in pursuit of the ever-elusive full-time parks job! Protected areas, the environment and education make up her second career having spent 20 plus years as a waitress (which she still misses). She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Waterloo and a Master’s of Science from Texas A&M (her thesis was on educating people about sites of death and disaster). After stints in Ontario, Texas, Alberta and Queensland, she finally landed in Yellowknife in 2007 as the Manager of Operations for NWT Parks. She went back to her love of environmental education in 2010 where she was education coordinator for ENR until 2020. Stephanie just moved back to Yellowknife August 2023 (inconveniently on the day of the city-wide evacuation) after three years in Paulatuk, managing Tuktut Nogait National Park. When she’s not working, you can find her in her canoe, with her dog, in the theatre, reading a book, entering oatmeal making championships, skiing or walking. Long walks. Very long walks. Very, very long walks.