Amanda Trotter

Amanda Trotter has been the Executive Director with the Society since the beginning of 2015.  Amanda brings a vast wealth of knowledge to the organization.  Her international lifestyle began in 1983 where she was a Rotary Exchange Student from South Africa to the United States.  Since then, she graduated, with honours from the University of KwaZulu-Natal with a Bachelor of Social Science, Industrial Sociology, and Industrial Anthropology in 1987, launching her successful career. 

Her areas of expertise include public relations, business management, human resources, and staff training and development to name a few.  Amanda has worked and lived abroad to include her home country of South Africa, United States, England, and Canada, finally becoming a citizen of Canada in 2017 when she obtained Canadian Citizenship.  Amanda’s move to Fort St. John was because of the desire to get back into the roots of activism.  She saw the need in Canada for women’s rights and advocacy. 

Since arriving to our doorstep in 2015; Amanda has flipped the organization around, and in the right direction.  She has reestablished the Society into a household name, stressed the importance of our frontline work, revised our organizational structure in terms of policies and procedures, reinstate medical benefits and pension for staff members – a missing piece of staff retention for over 10 years.  With our clients knowing her as “Street Mom”, Amanda has made a lasting impact on not only our organization, but our community.

Melody hafner

Melody was born and raised in the Fort St John area, and worked in the traffic control, oil and gas, and trucking industries before completing the Social Services Worker Diploma at Northern Lights College.  

Melody joined the Women’s Resource Society because of her desire to see people in the community who are facing life challenges empowered to live better lives and overcome hurdles. She enjoys enabling people to access services that they otherwise wouldn’t be able to, due to barriers both within social systems and on an individual level.  

Melody plans to stay in the community and continue her education, pursuing both a certificate in criminology and a bachelor’s degree in social work.

Telitha nielsen

Telitha started her journey with the Women’s Resource Society as a volunteer at the end of 2015; and as a student of the SSWD program, she requested to complete her practicum at the beginning of 2016. Telitha showed great promise with her interactions with clients and willingness to learn. This prompted her first job opportunity with the Society as a temporary law advocate and then transitioned into a summer student. 

Telitha left an impression on the Society. When an opportunity arose for a Family Law Advocate, the job was fitted perfectly for someone who has already put the time and effort into the organization. Finishing her final practicum to complete her Bachelors of Social Work degree, Telitha is pioneering the Family Law Advocate program. The program officially launched in December 2018. 

Lilly Loichinger

Lilly Loichinger was born in FSJ and grew up an hour north of town on a farm with her younger sister. Growing up on a farm with German parents she is a fluent German speaker as well as an animal lover with a great appreciation for nature and the wild.

Having completed grade 12 at the North Peace Secondary School and finishing a cosmetology program, she found work in the former Schwab and Associates Office and later at MNP as an Administrative Assistant and Receptionist.

Lilly joined the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society in October 2022 as the Outreach Store Co-ordinator, this job was a new challenge with great learning opportunities in a completely new environment. She is able to meet people from all walks of life in our wonderful FSJ community and serve a wide variety of clients. She is happy to be in a unique position and able to meet so many interesting and kind people, making this a truly lovely and rewarding job.