Kelly Dear is a self actualized inner child desperately seeking her outer adult. During the day she has taught Drama, Media Studies, and English ( but clearly not grammar) to similarly angst ridden teenagers. Kelly is a recipient of the Queen's University Bailey Award for Teaching Excellence, and recently mentored a student writer who won the OSSTF Marion Drysdale Award. Her passion for education in all it's forms is at times overwhelming, but she fully believes that the reason we are here is grow and learn just a little bit each day - hopefully in a positive direction.
By night Kelly Dear lends her passions and rapier sharp wits to university classrooms, lecture halls, theatres, pubs and street corners across the country. Kelly uses humour to raise consciousness, eyebrows and money for social justice, LGBTT2SQAQ communities, and for those of us too busy oppressing ourselves to have any fun. She has hosted breakfasts, conferences and Gala's with Egale Canada and Jer's Vision and ironically, many events to raise money for Cancer Research. Her favorite was the final 2008 Shave For a Cure organized by a brilliant student - Nick Arnold. ( http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yl4hNBUvhwo) Sadly Kelly had no idea then that one of the lives she might helping to save would be her own.
Kelly has also performed solo shows in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and Peterborough as well as hosting several Pride celebrations in Ottawa and Kingston. She vaguely remembers something about a microphone and a bar in NYC - but hopes that everyone forgets that too.
Ms. Dear is also a sought after guest speaker on topics such as Relational Aggression, Creating a Culture of care, and the joys and pains of ADHD. Her most recent closing keynote was for for the Annual Queen's Conference on Education and her fondest guest speaker moment last year came from her candid question and answer period for St. Lawrence College Student's on the experience of what can actually happen in a counselling session.
Hopefully, when she beats this Cancer thing, our Dear Kelly Dear will be back at all of this. Back a little lighter in her loafers and likely with shorter hair if any at all - But like Kelly on stage, in a conversation, or in a hospital recovery room - this blog and her story will be worth tuning into.
Follow kelly on Twitter@dearkellydear
All the views and opinions expressed in this blog are Kelly Dear's. All content provided on the blog is for informational and entertainment purposes only and there are no representations to the accuracy of any content. All content is subject to copyright.
By night Kelly Dear lends her passions and rapier sharp wits to university classrooms, lecture halls, theatres, pubs and street corners across the country. Kelly uses humour to raise consciousness, eyebrows and money for social justice, LGBTT2SQAQ communities, and for those of us too busy oppressing ourselves to have any fun. She has hosted breakfasts, conferences and Gala's with Egale Canada and Jer's Vision and ironically, many events to raise money for Cancer Research. Her favorite was the final 2008 Shave For a Cure organized by a brilliant student - Nick Arnold. ( http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yl4hNBUvhwo) Sadly Kelly had no idea then that one of the lives she might helping to save would be her own.
Kelly has also performed solo shows in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and Peterborough as well as hosting several Pride celebrations in Ottawa and Kingston. She vaguely remembers something about a microphone and a bar in NYC - but hopes that everyone forgets that too.
Ms. Dear is also a sought after guest speaker on topics such as Relational Aggression, Creating a Culture of care, and the joys and pains of ADHD. Her most recent closing keynote was for for the Annual Queen's Conference on Education and her fondest guest speaker moment last year came from her candid question and answer period for St. Lawrence College Student's on the experience of what can actually happen in a counselling session.
Hopefully, when she beats this Cancer thing, our Dear Kelly Dear will be back at all of this. Back a little lighter in her loafers and likely with shorter hair if any at all - But like Kelly on stage, in a conversation, or in a hospital recovery room - this blog and her story will be worth tuning into.
Follow kelly on Twitter@dearkellydear
All the views and opinions expressed in this blog are Kelly Dear's. All content provided on the blog is for informational and entertainment purposes only and there are no representations to the accuracy of any content. All content is subject to copyright.
