Prior to joining WRDC in March 2019, Bobbi-Jo worked as Lead Youth Employment Counsellor at the Humber Community YMCA for 6 years where she worked with youth of various backgrounds including those considered to be at-risk.

Bobbi-Jo has also spent a number of years facilitating the Linkages program, funded by the provincial government. Previous to that, Bobbi-Jo was a participant in Employment Transitions, a program for single parents on income support. She excelled through this program and began to work as Regional Coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Society in Corner Brook. Bobbi-Jo was invited back to the Employment Transitions group for the next 7 years as a motivational speaker to other single parents in that program.

Bobbi-Jo’s personal background has given her an empathetic insight to the clients she now assists. Bobbi-Jo’s educational background is in Community Studies and Business Administration. Bobbi-Jo values continuing education and is currently working toward her Career Development Practitioner (CDP) Certification.