Kathryn Colby founded the Community Development department at Lift in 2020 and has been facilitating multidisciplinary, community-based overdose emergency and treatment solutions in Tla’amin territory since 2018. She was raised in the Yukon and has worked for 20+ years in the non-profit and social services/social work sectors, with a special interest in working alongside people coping with complex mental health, substance use and homelessness. Kathryn holds a master’s degree in Community Development and joined the guild of motherhood in 2022.