Taryn has been actively involved in sport as an athlete, coach, administrator, and researcher. She was a member of the University of Alberta Pandas Hockey team for five seasons, winning four National Championships. She has also gone on to work for the Canadian Soccer Association, the International University Sport Federation, Hockey Canada, and Free Play for Kids. Taryn is currently completing her PhD in Sport Management at the University of Alberta and is a committee member of Hockey Alberta’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Taskforce.
Taryn’s interest in international development began when she participated in a Canadian International Development Agency internship in Cameroon, working for a local non-profit called Bimbia-Bonadikombo Natural Resource Management Council that managed a costal lowland rainforest. After returning to Canada, she started a charity called Etisah Foundation to support educational and infrastructure development in Limbe, Cameroon. In 2014, she completed her master’s thesis research on UNESCO World Heritage conservation and global citizenship.
Taryn is the Chair of the Cameroonian-Canadian Foundation Grant Committee and Board Director.
