Emily Branje
Emily Branje is currently working as the Youth Partnership and Project Advisor for Community Living Ontario. She coordinates the provincial youth engagement initiative Re:Action4Inclusion. Emily was a passionate advocate for inclusion throughout her high school years and became involved with the Re:Action4Inclusion movement as a student when she co-founded the Perth County Youth for Inclusion group in her home county. She, along with her peers, organized a tour of several high schools across the Avon Maitland District School Board to speak about the barriers youth face at school and in the community. Emily has worked as an advocate for inclusion but also as a personal support worker and tutor for individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities of all ages.
She obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree and Bachelor of Education degree from Queen’s University. Emily strongly believes that it is a fundamental right to live a meaningful life and that we all should have the opportunity to thrive as individuals. She also firmly believes that every child has the capacity to learn and that a person’s community is one of the greatest classrooms.
