Meet Our Team
Surjit Sandhu
Meet Out Director
Surjit graduated from university of Alberta in 1980 along side raising a family with three young children. After working at Yellowhead Youth Centre as child care counsellor , she got a job with University of Alberta’s staff daycare on part time basis. In 1985 University closed the centre for lack of space and Surjit got the opportunity to work as a licensing officer with day care licensing branch. This was a great learning experience which enabled her to take the next big step of joining Leduc Strathcona Services for Children in 1993. Surjit is a strong believer of small group size child care.
Michelle graduated from the University of Alberta with her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. She taught for ten years in schools highlighting Indigenous education before making the decision to open a day home with Leduc Strathcona Services for Children in 2008 after her second child was born. Michelle then moved into a consultant role with the agency in February of 2015. She now splits her time between her Assistant Director duties and her role as a consultant.
Michelle enjoys interacting with the children during her visits and supporting educators in creating and maintaining quality day home environments. When not working, she spends time with her family which includes cheering her children on at their various after school activities including hockey and basketball.
Megan graduated from Grant MacEwan University in 2008 with a Diploma in Early Childhood Education. She began working with children and families immediately after as an Early Childhood Educator in downtown Edmonton. Megan dedicated the first 7 years of her career to working with children of varying ages and stages of development before making the decision to branch out. She transitioned to what was formerly known as Parent Link in 2014 and spent a year covering a maternity leave with the Family and Community Services Department in Strathcona County. During that time she was fortunate to obtain additional training that has aided her as a Consultant with LSSC.
Megan joined the Leduc-Strathcona Services for Children team in November 2015 as a Consultant. She now oversees multiple roles within the agency that include caseload management as well as a wide array of accounting and administrative duties.
Since joining the agency in 2015 Megan has become a Mom to her brilliant, outgoing, feisty daughter. You will usually find Megan with her daughter outside in nature building Fairy houses, hiking trails and looking for the Gruffalo
Holly Graduated from Early Childhood Education, at Grant MacEwan, in 2006. After Graduating she worked in day care as an Educator and worked her way up to becoming a Director for a period of time. After getting married and starting a family Holly stayed home raising their two children. When her children started school full-time she returned to the workforce and started here at Leduc-Strathcona Services for Children as a Day Home Consultant in 2017.
Holly enjoys the balance of the Consultant position with being able to interact with the children, supporting the Educators/families and working in the office with the other knowledgeable staff members. In Holly’s spare time she enjoys getting together with family and friends playing games, camping, and fishing.
I have a Degree in Chemistry but when I moved in Canada I found my passion in working with
children, so I pursued my career in ELCC. I have been with the Agency for almost 13 years as an
Educator and a Consultant.
Being a Consultant, I enjoy listening to children’s stories about everything they did in the
day home. I love to support our Educators to maintain quality childcare in a loving and nurturing environment.
I enjoy plants and gardening
Della joined the agency as an educator in 2011 after operating a very successful private dayhome for several years. She was drawn to the professionalism, training, and support that the agency offered and quickly became a valued member of the team.
In 2021, Della transitioned into the office and took on the role of consultant. The change has been a wonderful experience, and she truly enjoys supporting the educators she works with. Having spent many years in their role herself, Della brings a unique understanding and perspective to her work.
Outside of work, Della is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys spending time with her husband and their four grown children.
Jamie graduated from Grant MacEwan University with her Early Learning and Childcare diploma in 2009. She right away began working for the City of Beaumont Childcare for 11 years, where she was nominated and became a finalist in 2012 for the Child Care Award of Excellence but, took home the win in 2013 for Rural After School Care. She made the decision to transition to a day home educator after her second maternity leave and ran her day home for 2 years. Jamie now works for Leduc Strathcona services as a consultant and enjoys being able to continue to connect with the children in the community and their educators.
When not working Jamie spends most of her time with her husband and two boys at the hockey rink.
Karissa moved to Edmonton in the fall of 2010 from rural southeastern Saskatchewan to pursue her passion for early childhood education. After graduating in 2012 from the Early Learning and Child Care program at Grant MacEwan, she began working at the City of Beaumont Child Care Centre.
After the birth of her second child, Karissa decided to open a dayhome and transitioned to working with Leduc Strathcona Services for Children. Throughout her career, she has remained a strong advocate for the early childhood field and is committed to ongoing professional growth. She has earned her Special Needs Education Assistant Certificate and completed Flight training, along with various other professional development opportunities to stay current with Alberta’s curriculum and pedagogical practices.
Karissa is deeply passionate about her family and enjoys spending time with her husband and their two sons, Grayson and Pryce, as well as their dog, Walter. As a family, they love going on adventures, exploring the city, camping, and traveling back to Saskatchewan to visit loved ones.