About Rising Villages
Founded in 2021 during the Covid-19 Pandemic, Rising Villages was born out of a desire to create opportunities & programming for youth and young adults to experience deeper connection to themselves, each other and their community....at a time in history where youth were feeling more disconnected and more hopeless than ever before. We have put on youth centred retreats, hosted round table discussions with guest speakers and now we are proudly launching two COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATES in Fall 2025 for high school and young adults who want to make a difference in the world... starting right here in their own community.
ABOUT CHRISTINE, FOUNDER RISING VILLAGES
Christine McLeod, Founder Rising Villages & Everyday Leaders
Christine is an award-winning visionary, leader and advisor dedicated to the everyday leaders among us. Whether working with youth, young adults, clubs, not-for-profits or the business community, Christine’s passion for personal leadership shows up in all aspects of her life. Rising Villages is the intersection of her passion, expertise and the needs in our community when it comes to youth empowerment. Christine has worked with youth in Leadership Development for over 10 years, most recently having designed and facilitated the Squamish Youth Council with the District of Squamish for the last 4 years. 55 graduates of the program with over 1600+ volunteer hours and $37,000 awarded to over 28 community organizations.
The energy that is Rising Villages- past events
Sponsors
We are immensely grateful to our Founding Partners who believe in the ideals behind Rising Villages . The following companies are values-based community leaders who work hard to help the communities they serve elevate their game.
