Aaron Clausen was born and raised on Vancouver Island and has worked in the career and employment training industry for 17 years. Aaron was a founding partner of Island Work Transitions in 2011 and has served as the company’s CEO since 2018. His passion for community-based training was founded on the belief in collaboration between community, industry, and government stakeholders to better our communities, and is excited to join the ASPECT board. 

Kim Lauritsen is the Employment Services Manager with Community Futures North Okanagan. She holds a master’s in counselling and with over 22 years working in the career and employment services sector, she originally joined the Aspect board of directors to have a greater impact on the sector both provincially and nationally. With a particular passion for rural communities, community-based service delivery, and ensuring that the social determinants of health are always at the forefront of service planning and delivery, she is thankful to be on the board another term working with an amazing group of community leaders who understand the importance of experienced career development to meet the needs of our ever-changing labour market.  

Shannon Baikie is Executive Director of North Island Employment Foundations Society (NIEFS) and lives in Campbell River with her husband and son. Prior to joining NIEFS in 2009, Shannon spent over 10 years working in the tech start-up space as a VP, Human Resources. She holds an MA in Community Economic Development from the University of Victoria and is a Certified Career Development Practitioner.   

Coreen is a Certified Career Practitioner and First Nations woman of the Okanagan Territory. She has worked as an employment counsellor for the past 30+ years and her focus has always been within the First Nations communities. She works under the Indigenous Skills and Employment services with Okanagan Training and Development Council. She has worked with Friendship Centres and Bands within BC delivering education and employment programs to help First Nations obtain sustainable employment. Coreen joined the ASPECT board to promote career counselling services to First Nations communities and to engage more First Nations at the ASPECT Conference as well as give them opportunities to engage in professional development activities and be able to access ASPECT webinars.