Executive Director
Ilona Boyce, MSW
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Ilona Boyce founded the Heartland Agency in 1995 after a long career with the government in the area of Children’s Services. She holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work.
Ilona’s professional goal has been to advocate for all children, regardless of their circumstance , to ensure that each child is given the benefit of an “even start” in life. While working toward this goal, Ilona has developed a variety of programs for both children with exceptional challenges as well as those children who simply need care while their parents work.
Ilona has studied brain development, the effects of trauma on brain development and what makes for healthy children. She has built this knowledge into both the Heartland and Evenstart programs.
She has also spent time studying children’s environments, seeing these environments as the “third teacher”. Ilona looks forward to a time when these environments are reflected in all their programs and facilities.
She has been a recognized advocate in her field, and has received the Early Childhood Professional Association Service Award in Alberta. She has been a recipient of both the Woman of Vision Award in Calgary as well as the Mistress of Modern Award sponsored by Alberta Treasury Branch.
Ilona is a member of the Board of Directors for the Calgary Drop In and Rehabilitation Centre as well as volunteer Chair for the EvenStart Children’s Foundation of Calgary.
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Director of EvenStart Programs and Services
Brianna Parkhill, Dip B.A.
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Brianna is responsible for overseeing the operations of the EvenStart program. She works with the clinical staff, site managers and professional consultants in managing the Evenstart program. Brianna also coordinates Heartlands annual Christmas Hamper program, which provides hampers for over 100 families each holiday season. Brianna has worked at Heartland since 1995.Brianna also enjoys camping, quadding, snowmobiling and spending time at the lake with her family. Brianna is married with twins, she has a boy and a girl and together they love to travel.
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Director of Finance and Administration
Mandy Goldau, Dip B.A.
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Mandy has worked with the Heartland Agency for over 15 years. She began her journey with Heartland as a summer camp counselor and from there became the Site Manager of the SW locations. Mandy currently holds a Diploma in Business Administration specializing in General Management. She has a passion for paper work and loves the financial aspects of business. Outside of the Heartland Agency, Mandy is also a Certified Personal Trainer and a mother of two fabulous young children.
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Site Manager, Currie Barracks
Elma Mujagic
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Elma is responsible for coordinating operations within the EvenStart program at our St.Stephen’s (downtown) location. This includes overall site management, intake and assessment, liaising with community partners and parents, and staff support and training. In addition to her site duties, she is a member of Heartland’s Educational Committee and works closely with our Reggio consultant in implementing a “Reggio-Inspired” philosophy in the classrooms. Elma brings over 10 years of experience in classroom work and teaching to Heartland. She has received her Early Childhood Education Credentials in Germany. She loves to travel, explore different cultures, participate in yoga, play volleyball and listen to live music. Her favorite quote is: “Our attitude toward life determines life’s attitude towards us”.
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Site Manager, Signal Hill/Westside
Kait Cey, B.A.
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Kait Mulyk is responsible for coordinating operations for our Signal Hill & Westside locations. Her role includes overseeing all programming -- staffing, bussing, liaison for parents, and general support to families. She manages the registration for Heartland’s community Preschool, ECS, Before-&-After-School programs, as well as Summer Camps. Kait began working at the Heartland Agency in 2006 and had a multitude of roles within the classroom, out of school care, and therapy team before coming into management in 2008. Kait is a graduate of University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. When not at work Kait can be found spending time with her friends and family or feeding her love of travel by planning her next trip abroad.
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Site Manager, Monterey Park
Denise Lindsay
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Denise Lindsay is responsible for coordinating operations within the EvenStart program at Heartland's Monterey Park location. This includes overall site management, intake and assessment, liaising with community partners and parents, and staff support and training. In addition to the site duties, she is involved in the Family Oriented Programming component, which allows families to access additional supports beyond the classroom environment. Denise brings over 10 years of experience to Heartland in the areas of classroom practice, in-home consultation, and management experience. She has received her education from both the Universities of Alberta and Calgary in the areas of psychology and child development. Denise is a mom to two active boys, and has a passion for music and arts.
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Family Support Worker
Anita Ward, B.A.
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Anita is responsible for overseeing our In-Home Family Support Program. Her experience includes over ten years working with, and supporting children and families in various roles including parent education facilitator, parent support group facilitator, group home worker, resource teacher, and front line support worker with preschool aged special needs children. Anita has also worked as an Intake/Human Resources Coordinator for a special needs service provider supporting preschool aged children. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Athabasca University, and a Level 2 Child Care Worker Certificate.
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Office Administator
Roxanne Manabat
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Roxanne is responsible for providing administrative support to management. This includes student registration, submission of subsidies and claims for students, accounting and maintaining office supplies and managing calls. She has her Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology as a cum laude graduate (Philippine Normal University in Manila, Philippines). She has over 6 years of experience in office administration.
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