Jerilyn Ducharme

Jerilyn is a member of the Métis Nation in Manitoba with roots embedded in the Red River region. Family, community and ceremony is where she finds her strength and inspiration. Jerilyn was raised in a small, rural community southwest of Winnipeg and at present she resides outside of Winnipeg with her family. She is the proud mother to a five-year-old daughter who helps to keep her spirit young at heart.

In 2010, Jerilyn graduated from the University of Manitoba ACCESS Programs with her B.A., B.Ed., where she began working for the following nine years in the field of Adult Education at the Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development (CAHRD), which focuses on providing employment services, education and training opportunities for Indigenous peoples in Winnipeg. Jerilyn began her teaching career at CAHRD where she moved into an administrative role as the Assistant Director of Education. In 2020, Jerilyn began working at The University of Manitoba at The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning as an Indigenous Initiatives Educator alongside her predecessor in providing consultations, research, resources and workshops related to Indigenous education, methodologies, pedagogies, epistemologies and support in approaching reconciliation in teaching and learning for faculty and graduate students at the UM. In the Fall of 2022, she accepted the role of Manager of Learning with Indigenous Engagement and Communications at UM. In her current position she is co-developing the evaluation framework and processes for projects supported through the EleV partnership with the Mastercard Foundation. In the spring of 2023, Jerilyn will be graduating with her master's from Brandon University in the Educational Administration program.