Our Team
Who We Are
Sarah DeVries
Early Childhood Educator
Infant and Toddler
Hi, my name is Sarah! I moved to Kelowna 7 years ago from Prince George where I began my career working with children. Since living in Kelowna, I have experience as a Behavior Interventionist, and as an Education Assistant. I graduated as an Early Childhood Educator 2 years ago, with a passion for working with children during their first years of development. As an educator, I believe that children deserve to have accessible, affordable, and quality early childhood education.
Haley Houda
Center Manager
Early Childhood Educator
Hello! My name is Haley and I have been an ECE for 2 years. I was born and raised here in Kelowna and I have a wonderful husband, two beautiful boys, and our two pups with me. My goal as an ECE is to provide an inclusive, positive, and supportive environment where each child is offered the tools to build their skills through open ended, hands on provocations that provoke interest on people, places, and our world.
Erin Emde
Early Childhood Educator
Hi there! My name is Erin. My career as an ECE brings me so much joy. Providing educational activities, yoga, games, art and music makes our days exciting and enriching. I'm so happy to be part of The Gathering Place Team!
Indy Dhial
Owner / Operator
Early Childhood Educator
Growing up in the Okanagan has been a privilege and the opportunity to raise my own children in this fabulous environment was one I could not pass up. A 15-year career in Corporate Leadership combined with countless hours of volunteer work with the youth in our community has given me a unique perspective into helping raise our next generation. I returned to school in 2018 to become an Early Childhood Educator and was presented with the prestigious ECE BC Sue Fraser Award upon completion.. Recent events provided me the opportunity to begin my new journey in childcare, creating a program that is focused on education through play, and an introduction to different cultures and providing exciting, new experiences each day.
