Michelle Bahuaud Email and Phone Number

Michelle (she/her/elle) is the Clinical Director and CEO of WEVAS®, having been gifted the opportunity by the Founders, Neil Butchard and Robert Spencler, in 2014. She became a WEVAS® Facilitator in 1997 and has trained and certified WEVAS® Facilitators since 2014.Michelle obtained her Masters degree in Applied Developmental Psychology from the University of Guelph (1994). She has been employed as a psychologist by a variety of school divisions in both rural and urban areas across Manitoba since 1994. Michelle worked for Manitoba Education for approximately 7 years during which time she supervised psychologists, was the specialist for Emotional Behavioural Disorders (EBD), provided professional development in a variety of areas including a mental health initiative in collaboration with psychiatrists from the Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre (MATC), and sat as the Department’s representative on a number of committees focused on supporting students with diverse needs. Michelle was an instructor at the University of Winnipeg’s Continuing Education department. She has presented at a variety of conferences, including the Manitoba Association of School Superintendents (MASS), Aboriginal Circle of Educators (ACE), and the Manitoba Education Summer Institute. Michelle served on the Manitoba Association of School Psychologists (MASP) executive board since 1999 as Vice President, Member-at-Large, Publications and Communications Chair, and Issues Committee member. She developed the original MASP website, founded the MASP Award of Excellence, and has supported psychologists across the province since 1994. Networking and sharing professional information have always been important to her as demonstrated in her life's work. Michelle has read and reflected deeply in the areas of racism, Indigenous education, Truth and Reconciliation, spirituality and has developed her practice to reflect this, although as a white, settler, cis-gendered, heterosexual, able-bodied, middle-class, Canadian woman, she still has a lot to learn. She makes mistakes and works to improve, turning fear into love. She believes that we are all unified in the spirit of love, happiness and peace and her purpose is linked to reconnecting and healing.