Tanya Wald

Sunrise House Representative, Executive Director

Meet Tanya

Tanya completed her Masters Degree in Social Work in 2014 and has been the Executive Director of Sunrise House for the past 6.5 years. Tanya has been involved in not-for-profit development and leadership in our community for nearly sixteen years. As a founding board member of both the Gay & Lesbian Association and Community Village Society, Tanya helped create organizational and policy development from the ground level. This experience, coupled with her degree in Social Work, has been instrumental in her current position as Executive Director of the Grande Prairie Youth Emergency Shelter Society which operates Sunrise House.

Tanya was hired to support the board in the redevelopment and reopening of the shelter. With a focus on client driven best practices and long term sustainability, she has guided the organization to success with enhanced community partnerships and effective policy development. Tanya’s strong leadership was also influential in Sunrise House becoming an accredited facility in 2013.