Our Team
Elephant Thoughts was founded by certified teachers, who remain the core of our team today, alongside sector-specific experts, social workers, and project managers who each bring their own expertise to the work. What truly sets our team apart, though, is lived experience — many staff have faced poverty, displacement, or systemic barriers similar to the youth we serve, shaping how they teach and mentor with genuine empathy.
Founded by certified teachers, our team today includes sector experts, social workers, and project managers — many with lived experience of poverty, displacement, or barriers like the youth we serve.
Faces Behind the Work
Some of our strongest staff members are our own former students. Young people who came through our programs as participants, found their path, and chose to come back, not as youth we serve, but as the mentors, educators, and leaders guiding the next generation of Changemakers.
Pathsaala Gardens Team
Journey North Team
Pathsaala Culinary Team
Green Building Team
Workforce Development Team
Leadership Development Camps Tutor
