Serving Innisfail, Olds, Penhold, Springbrook, Three Hills
& Surrounding Areas
403-227-2767

Meet Our Staff & AdvisoryBoard
Our Advisory Board consists of three community members, two parent representatives, and two educator day home representatives.
The Advisory Board members support the strategic planning process and set the direction for the Society. It assists in the development of services and advises on issues related to the Societies operation.
Reshann is proud to be the Coordinator of the Innisfail & Area Family Day Home Society since 2016. She has worked in the office as a consultant since 2011 and previously as a family day home operator with our agency.
She has over 20 years’ experience in the early childhood field, as a director, room supervisor, and directly working with all ages of children but specializing in infant and toddler care. She is a level 3 early childhood educator, and has a background in finance, leadership, and teaching adults.
Reshann is involved in various other volunteer committees that bring training and best practice to Front Line Early Childhood Educators. These volunteer committees include the Maximize Early Learning and Care Annual Conference, The Central Alberta Family Day Home Association, and the Alberta Family Child Care Association.
Reshann Butts
Coordinator & Child Development Supervisor
Ella has been in the child care field since 2000, and has worked with the Innisfail & Area Family Day Home Society since 2007, initially as a family day home operator and then as an administrative assistant and consultant starting in 2010.
She has worked in day care in the infant and toddler rooms, with the Red Deer College as a practicum coach and consultant, and is particularly interested in advocacy work. She is a level 3 early childhood educator has a background in non-profit management and indigenous studies.
Ella currently sits as the chair of the Central Alberta Family Day Home Association, and participates as an active volunteer and member with the Alberta Family Child Care Association, and as a board member of the Innisfail Family & Community Support Services.
Ella Brekke
Consultant & Child Development Supervisor
Lindsay has been passionate about the Early Learning & Child Care field for over a decade & has experience in a variety of environments including Day Care, Playschool & Family Day Home. Although “Pedagogical Mentor” is a newly appointed position; she has been with the Innisfail & Area Family Day Home Society since 2014 as a Family Day Home Operator.
Lindsay has always had a zest for enriching children’s life’s but also supporting fellow Educators including participating in the Red Deer College Practicum Mentorship program as a Mentor.
She is a strong advocate for Alberta’s Early Learning & Care Framework & has a diverse professional development background. Lindsay is proud to have some of her work published on the “Early Years Physical Literacy” website.
Lindsay Connors
Mentor & Child Development Supervisor
I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy.
Ron is the Owner of All-Pak Custom Packaging Ltd.
He is a 50-year member of the legion, has been involved with Innisfail Town Theatre for over 30 years, and was an active volunteer with the Innisfail High School Band.
Ron has been on the Innisfail & Area Family Day Home Society Board since 2007, currently serving as chair.
Ron King
Advisory Board Chair
I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy.
Cheryl Registered Health Nurse, a mother of two and has served on the board for the Innisfail & Area Family Day Home Society since 2012, initially as a parent representative and now as vise-chair.
In her spare time, Cheryl likes to hike and rock climb with her family. She is excited to be part of a local program that values the early years and supports families as they help shape the next generation.
Cheryl Thomson
Advisory Board Vise-Chair
I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy.
Donna is the Executive Director of the Henday Association for Life Long Learning and has worked in the field of literacy for many years. She has been with the Henday Association for over a decade.
Donna was the 2015 recipient of the Ruth Hayden Memorial Family Literacy Practitioner Award, and is active on a variety of boards within the community of Innisfail.
Donna Arnold
Community Representative
Sabrina is the Owner and Creative Director of Quarter Section Creative, a mom of 2, and a parent representative on the Innisfail & Area Family Day Home Society board.
She has a degree in Visual Communication and is the owner of her own marketing company, which she founded in 2011. She lives with her husband and 2 children on a farm just outside of Innisfail.
Sabrina McAllister
Parent Representative
Calene is a Chartered Accountant, and was born and raised in a small town (similar to Innisfail).
She finished university with a Bachelor of Commerce (major in accounting) and completed her chartered accountant designation thereafter. She is married to a farmer and lives south of Penhold with their 2 children.
Calene enjoys being a career mom and keeping fit!
Calene Daines
Parent Representative
Vanessa is a level 3 Early Childhood Educator, and has been working with children since 2007; she worked as a kindergarten teacher in Guatemala for 3 years and has been with the Innisfail & Area Family Day Home Society as a day home operator since 2010. She has also worked as a freelance graphic designer.
Vanessa enjoys every aspect of being a day home educator and enjoys preparing the little ones in care both academically and emotionally. She decided to make it her life’s work as a day home educator because she believes every child deserves to have a safe place to learn, play, and grow, and because she has a passion for life’s most important gift “children”.
Vanessa Ruppert
Day Home Representative
Nicky is a level 3 Early Childhood Educator and has been working with the Innsifail & Area Family Day Home Society since 2020.
She competed her Elementary Education Degree in 2013 through the University of Alberta but chose to go down a different path. She made her way back to working with children through opening her own day home.
Nicky has always enjoyed working with children and looks forward to continuing this journey through the day home experience.
Nicky Stagg
Day Home Representative