Team Members

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Joe is our second-longest serving employee! He began his journey with Red Fox in 2011 as a Youth Leader.  Joe is a natural athlete and trainer and he quickly became very adept in the circus arts.

Donna Lokhorst is from Heiltsuk Nation, and is a respected Indigenous Elder with deep roots in her community in Vancouver, carrying a legacy of resilience and strength.

With one foot in cedar and another in bamboo, Melissa is Kwakwaka’wakw and Chinese. She was born and raised on the unceded, occupied and traditional territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm, Skwxwú7mesh and Səl̓ílwətaʔ She is a member of the Namgis First Nation from the Gilakas’la community..

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Emma was born and raised in east Vancouver (Musqueum, Tsleil-Waututh & Squamish Territories) and began working in the Downtown Eastside at age 17.

Ian was born in Richmond, on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples.

Ruky Abdulai was born in Accra, Ghana located in West Africa. Ruky is a Canadian long jumper and heptathlete.  She won the bronze medal for the long jump at the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia.

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Born in Thailand, and raised on Treaty 1 Territory in Winnipeg, Suki’s family arrived in Canada during the late 80’s.

Carla was born and raised in Mexico City. She holds a Master’s degree in Political Analysis and Media Communication and a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences, both from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, where she completed her undergraduate studies with an academic excellence scholarship.

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