She is a Thompson Rivers University alumni, with a Bachelor of Arts, with a Major in Theatre and a Minor in Sociology. Her personal work in the community is focused around community-engaged arts, including currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Kamloops Film Society and a former Board Member of the Kamloops Arts Council. Her most recent work When Did I Lose You? A piece about Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and girls was originally broadcast as part of Western Canada Theatre’s -A Broad’s way Cabaret – for International Women’s Day. Echoes of the Homesick Heart, her full length Multigenerational Language Verbatim Theatre project premiered with Western Canada Theatre in 2022. This was achieved as a community effort with Western Canada Theatre, TRU CURA ( Thompson Rivers University – Community University Research Alliance), Canada Council for the Arts, and First Peoples Cultural Council.

Shay is the founder and Project Director of the Indigenous Resurgence Project, which is a grassroots art collective that works towards showcasing and supporting Indigenous artists in the region. As an active artist in the community, she advocates for artists and works to strengthen pre-existing foundations within the art community through collaborating with artists and organizations across the Southern Interior.

Shay enjoys all types of artwork, including film, and also sits as a committee member for the Thursday Film Series. Shay’s personal art theme leans towards surreal fantasy, macabre beasts, and dark ink drawings. You can often find her set up at Misfit Night Markets, peddling her wares to the other misfits around town. Her film taste and interest leans into tragedies and edge-of-your seat thrillers. Some of Shay’s top films she discovered so far this year are The Beasts (2022), Sinners (2025), Dahomey (2024), and Incandescence (2024).

Bobbi Sasakamoose is a member of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation and is also Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc and Syilx. Born and raised in Kamloops, BC, Bobbi continues to live in the area with her husband and two children. Bobbi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Psychology with Thompson Rivers University and is currently enrolled in a Post-Baccalaureate diploma program specializing in Human Resource Management.

Bobbi has been employed by Q’wemtsín Health Society for thirteen years and currently works as the Society’s Human Resources Manager. As a descendent of an Indian Residential School Survivor she has focused her career on advocating for the health and wellness of Indigenous people. Bobbi is in her second year participating in the Stseptékwles Re Sk’elép planning Committee and she is very excited for the opportunity! Especially because much of her childhood weekends were spent at the Paramount Theatre. Growing up with a love for film Bobbi has a soft spot for any Disney movie, but if asked to pick a favorite film would choose the documentary Life in a Day (2010).