Dr. Victoria Burns, Associate Professor, Recovery Advocate, and Natural Connector

Send us Fan MailDr. Victoria Burns, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the University of Calgary. She lives in Calgary, Alberta with her husband Hervé and Pinot, their grumpy poodle-bichon.As a registered social worker, educator, researcher, and engaged activist she has invested her energy and expertise in the homelessness and addiction-recovery sphere for over 15 years. She comes to her work with lived experience of addiction, recovery, and disability.Even with all her accomplishments, accolades, and awards I didn’t know of Victoria – her brave story of recovery – until last summer. She was introduced to me by a mutual connection and I learned she was the Director of the UCalgary Recovery Community (UCRC) and Recovery On Campus (ROC) Alberta. Together with her ROC Team – which now includes me and my Candy Team – Victoria is on a mission to co-create peer-driven campus communities that support and celebrate all pathways of recovery for students, faculty, and staff in Alberta, Canada and beyond.I’ve had the joy of supporting the ROC Team as they officially launched the initiative in September of 2022 – helping them to strategically connect well with those they were looking to serve – the 26 Post-Secondary Institutions (PSI) spread far and wide in Alberta.We’ve also started to coach these passionate PSI’s to plan events as the start of what will become a network of recovery communities in the province!In our conversation today Victoria shares how the research shows that providing fun, informative, recovery-friendly events is one of the ways “community” is built on a campus.  And we're already seeing the result! You can connect with Dr. Victoria Burns via LinkedIn HERE.Read more about her work on the University of Calgary website HERE.  Learn more about UCalgary Recovery Community (UCRC) HERE. Learn more about Recovery On Campus (ROC) Alberta HERE. Meaningful connections matter now more than ever!Your community, clients, or customers are ready to connect. Are you ready to be their connector? Events can grow your business, create an impact in your community, or motivate a group around your ideas. The Connection Architect Course and Community is for the everyday event planner that is ready to create connections that matter.Sound like you? Start building at www.TheConnectionArchitect.caThe Connector Next Door is produced by www.CandyConsulting.ca  Are you planning or promoting events for your business, organization, or group? Reach out and book a 30-Minute Hello with podcast host, Candy Event Consulting Founder, and Connection Strategy Coach Lisa Gareau to share how you are creating connections through events!