Our Team.

Eliza is a professional musician, songwriter and recording artist, teacher, community advocate, leader and is the co-founder behind Saskatchewan’s arts organization, C.A.M.P; Community Arts Mentorship Program. Her focus on fostering the arts while supporting local community capacity to deliver arts programming has been welcomed throughout communities in Saskatchewan. Offering services to remote and under-served communities presents new challenges, and all of CAMP programming serves to mitigate these obstacles. Familiar with the arts and music industry in Saskatchewan, she also aims to provide the opportunity and mentorship available to people with challenges in access due to location and lack of resources.

The co-founder of CAMP and a proud Dakota/Lakota from the Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation in Treaty 4 Territory, Saskatchewan.  Holly grew up in the beautiful Qu'Appelle valley.  Coming from a large family, Holly has been able to observe and learn from many generations of the Goodwill and Yuzicapi families.  The strength of her sense of identity was nurtured and shaped by her family and community.  Without realizing it at the time, Holly started doing cultural arts sharing from a young age which really is rooted in participating in powwow dancing and attending other cultural events on a regular basis.  She has evolved into an independent natural materials artist that loves to facilitate cultural arts engagement opportunities to all audiences.  Holly is proud of how she was raised and is very thankful for all that her family has taught her.  Respectfully representing the spirit and potential of those teachings is why Holly does the work that she does.  It is how she chooses to honour her family.

Julie Desjarlais spent the first ten years of her career in the music industry as part of SaskMusic, learning everything she could to support the Saskatchewan independent music scene. Over the course of that career, she was considered an industry leader in the province, while assisting hundreds of artists and industry professionals in the pursuit of their careers. In 2008, she left the cultural industry space to join the Saskatchewan Power Corporation. She spent 17 years as an Internal Auditor with extensive experience in conducting all kinds of audits, including specializing in environment, health and safety compliance and risk management, complex HR investigations and fraud. Today, Julie is a Senior Consultant with the Indigenous Relations department. As a proud Metis woman, she is honoured to have the opportunity to bring this perspective to the Community Arts Mentorship Program, along with a systematic and disciplined approach to leadership, risk management and governance.

Fleur has dedicated the last 30 years working collaboratively with academic researchers and community members, so the research we do together has a greater impact on people's lives. She currently manages the Saskatchewan Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research, a health research network led by Métis, First Nations and ally academics, graduate students, elders, knowledge keepers, and community members from across Saskatchewan. It is part of a national network funded by CIHR, Canada’s national health research funder. Fleur's community spirit shines through her volunteer work as a past leader with Girl Guides and her service on various boards, including a daycare cooperative and the Saskatchewan Public Health Association. Her academic training is in English, business, and community-based research. She is a settler who lives in Saskatoon with her husband Jeff and their nonbinary teenager. They also have three adult daughters and two granddaughters.

Brielle Perlett is a member of the Road Allowance Métis from the Qu'Appelle Valley in Treaty 4 Territory, with additional roots in Irish, Scottish, and English ancestry. Raised across North America, Brielle brings a unique blend of lived experience, cultural pride, and financial expertise to her role as Treasurer of the Community Arts Mentorship Program. A graduate of the Edwards School of Business, Brielle majored in accounting and graduated with honors and distinction. Her dedication and excellence were recognized through the 2023 Indigenous Achievement Award for Academic Achievement.

Tristen Clarke is Nēhîthâwâk, Wolf clan, and proud member of Lac La Ronge Indian Band. She strongly believes that talent is everywhere, but unfortunately opportunity is not, and that it is important to encourage Indigenous youth to explore their creativity while honouring culture. Tristen is the nimis program coordinator - a program focused on guiding Indigenous young women.

oma nitha. mistahi sâkahikanihk ikwa kaminstikominahikoskahk ohci nitha. I am Malcolm McKay. I am from La Ronge and Cumberland House, Saskatchewan. I’m honoured to serve as a board member for the Community Arts Mentorship Program (CAMP). I know firsthand the importance of having creative spaces and mentorship opportunities for young people in our communities. As someone who is passionate about my culture, youth empowerment, and thoughtful leadership, I’m excited to support programs that help make a difference. CAMP’s mission to empower youth and celebrate culture means a lot to me, and I look forward to contributing my ideas and learning alongside the CAMP team as we work to create opportunities for artists and youth across Saskatchewan.

Kimia Khavaninzadeh is a violinist, educator, and arts administrator currently pursuing her Master of Music in Performance at the University of Saskatchewan. With a dual academic background in Music Performance and Medical Laboratory Science, Kimia brings a unique blend of artistry and analytical skill to her work. She has performed with the Saskatoon and Regina Symphony Orchestras and has served as an instructor and mentor at various music camps and academies across Canada. Passionate about fostering creativity and community engagement, Kimia is committed to supporting young artists and making the arts accessible to all. As Artistic Administrator for the Community Arts Mentorship Program (CAMP), she brings her organizational expertise and artistic insight to help cultivate meaningful mentorship opportunities and inclusive artistic programming.

LJ Tyson is a singer-songwriter from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The has used his identity as inspiration for creating lyrics and melodies. LJ has had music played across Canada and beyond. His latest release Home On A Rainbow was critically acclaimed and awarded a prize from SOCAN TD Indigenous Songwriter Awards. LJ currently works as Innovation Liaison for Community Arts mentorship program, bringing music to remote and underserved communities.

Saskatchewan-based artist Steph Cameron has gained recognition for her unique take on contemporary Americana music, lively instrumentation, and captivating lyrics. From her early days of busking, she has become an internationally touring professional recording artist. Her critically acclaimed debut album, Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady, released on Pheromone Recordings in 2014, was nominated for the Polaris Music Prize and praised as the #1 Canadian album of that year by PopMatters, while No Depression called it "a stunning debut." This success led her to join the Paquin Artist Agency and embark on national tours. Her expertise in performing is the real world experience CAMP participants benefit the most from .

Mitch Dureault is a seasoned professional music instructor and traditional musician, who comes from the Treaty 4 Territory of the southern Saskatchewan prairies. Currently sitting as a board member, and working instructor for C.A.M.P., Mitch is an advocate for the arts and has a strong focus on decolonizing his own music & teaching practices. He regularly draws from his B.A. in International Studies while working with and aiding organisations, communities, and schools in the development and implementation of equitable and continual art programming throughout the province. Mitch is also very passionate about the promotion and preservation of the local culture of Saskatchewan fiddling and has been making efforts to visit and interview as many fiddlers as possible from across the province for his Saskatchewan Fiddle History Project, a multi-year project in which he collects stories, tunes, and histories from these individuals in an attempt to preserve and document the ever evolving diverse intricacies of the provinces fiddling culture.

Jille Shotton joined the Community Arts Mentorship Program in 2024 as the Marketing and Communications Director, bringing a decade of experience in festival marketing, promotions, and community building within Saskatchewan's arts and culture sector. Her background includes managing marketing, communications, sponsorship, and onsite operations for events such as the Northern Lights Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival, Winterruption, Ness Creek Music Festival, Fiddlyness, Shivering Strings and the Children's Festival of Saskatchewan. Jille is passionate about strengthening communities through the arts, having organized open jams, Bluegrass Brunch, radio shows, and various events and festivals. Her work focuses on creating inclusive, vibrant spaces where the community can connect and thrive.