The Fellowship Project

Chad Weir | Chief Architect & Project Director

Chad is the founder of The Fellowship Project and is charged with assembling a team of people who will develop and steer the direction of this ground breaking endevor.

Chad hails from Southern Ontario, Canada but after almost ten years of traveling and living internationally he now resides in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

He has spent most of his adult life working in the personal development industry, training and development, events & logistics and coaching. In each of these industries his role has always been with or around kids including having worked for the Walt Disney Company and The Disney Cruise Line in Florida.

Chad has a passion for the outdoors and for sharing life experiences.

The projects overall purpose was born from a mixture of Chad’s core beliefs a life long goal to positively affect the way we as humans live our lives and his experience with kids over the last 15 years.

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Kristin Carlson | Project Co-Ordinator

Kristen lives in Seattle, Washington. Has a passion for helping others and is driven to help kids achieve their full potential.

Krista Albers | Project Manager

Krista is currently working on a double master’s program in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. She is doing a Master of Management and Master of Science in International Management CEMS (Community of European Management Schools). This particular program allows her to take her master’s across borders by fulfilling the required credits at the University of Sydney in Australia, Rotterdam School of Management – Erasmus University in Rotterdam, and at ESADE at the Ramon Llul University in Barcelona, Spain.

Through her undergraduate studies, she obtained a Business Administration – Marketing diploma and a Bachelor of International Management.

Originally from the Netherlands, Krista to her list of where she has lived and studied; Spain, Ecuador and Australia.

Krista has dual-citizenship and is fluent in English and Dutch, and has a high level of knowledge in Spanish. She is eager to learn a fourth language as she truly believes that “Taalverschillen zijn geen verschillen in geluid en tekens, maar verschillen in wereldaanschouwing”[i] which is translated into: differences in languages are not differences in sound or characters, but differences in world observation.

Furthermore, Krista enjoys a healthy lifestyle and partaking in various forms of physical activity. Travelling and exploring are also important aspects of her life.

[i] Anonymous. (2009). De Gerardus Kalender (Page of: Vrijdag, 20 maart). The Netherlands.

Devon Domanski | Editor, Curriculum Development Architect

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Devon is a true Jack-of-All-Trades woman. She approaches her daily “grind” with more pizzazz than most of us can muster on our best of days! Although she has a humorous and lovely demeanour (and a few theatrical credits under her belt), Devon is a whole lot of business underneath.

In her younger days, Devon used to tour with an organization called “Women in Motion.” The goal was to empower and motivate young girls aged 13 to 16 to start thinking about career choices in arenas that would otherwise be considered “untraditional” for females. Devon acted as their Youth Ambassador, Emcee and also coached the girls from a “peer-perspective.”

Devon continued to follow her passions for empowerment and activism and worked for international retailer, The Body Shop, for close to 10 years. Her role allowed her to travel North America creating excitement on various operational, social and environmental campaigns. Her key responsibilities not only encompassed skincare and make-up training, she was also a key contact for values training which included: Activate Self-Esteem, Against Animal Testing, Defend Human Rights and Protect Our Planet. Through this organization, Devon has worked to support Community Trade (Fair Trade) partners and initiatives in various international locations and aided in the promotion of various social campaigns like Climate Change Awareness, Stop Violence in the Home, and Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People. A truly rewarding experience as Devon had the utmost privilege of liaising and meeting with Somaly Mam – one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World.

As an accredited teacher who still keeps up all professional designations, Devon is one of our primary architects focusing on curriculum and developing our academic program for the youth participating in The Fellowship Project. 

These days, Devon has found a home at the Toronto-based experiential marketing agency, BOOM! where she managers several accounts. She maintains a great rapport with her clients and colleagues, and gets great satisfaction working in an environment that allows her to activate her many passions and diverse skill set.

Devon injects F-U-N into our awesome group and wherever she goes. People enjoy working with her as she has the unique ability to motivate and inspire others, easily and effectively with her natural spunk!