We are IH: Complex Care Housing team lead values relationships

August 14, 2025
Stefanie in a canola field at her partner's family farm in Alberta.

Name: Stefanie Elliott (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Complex Care Housing Team Lead
Length of Service: 11 years
Worksite: Mental Health and Substance Use Complex Care Housing
Community: Kamloops
Ancestral Territory: Secwépemc
Favourite Quote / Advice to Live By: “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” — Confucius

Stefanie Elliott is a Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) Complex Care Housing team lead originally from Vancouver Island. She moved to the Tk'emlúps (Kamloops) area in 2000, then travelled the world from 2015 to 2019.

Stefanie believes it’s essential to build strong relationships with coworkers and clients and learn who they are as individuals. “To have your genuine self be accepted by others gives a feeling of belonging,” she says. “Each person has their struggles and strengths—it’s an honour to have these valued relationships in my life.”

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