Sheila has been involved in music and the arts all her life. She has training in piano, guitar, violin, voice, and dance. After completing her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from UBC and Bachelor of Music Therapy from Capilano University, her passion for helping others led her to pursue her Master of Arts in Counselling from UVic. Additional music therapy trainings she has completed include NICU-MT and NMT. She currently works as a music therapist at BC Children's & Women's Hospitals, and in private practice. Committed to being an active part of her community, Sheila is MTABC's Director of External Relations, and is a Past President of MTABC Sheila also loves teaching music to children and has training in music education approaches including Orff Level I, Kodály Level I, Music Together®, and Baby’s First Music™. She was the former Centre Director of Richmond Music Together, has her Early Childhood Education (ECE) Certificate, takes dance classes and paints whenever she can, and trains as a 4th Dan black belt in Sun Hang Do martial arts.