Team Member

At the age of 6, Kerstin’s son received a cancer diagnosis for Burkitt’s Lymphoma/Leukemia—a moment that reshaped their world. The following year unfolded within the walls of BC Children’s Hospital. The family learned to straddle the line between two parallel lives: one parent tending to the sibling and sustaining a sense of normalcy at home, while the other parent stayed at the hospital alongside the young patient.
Kerstin joined as a member of the board hoping to provide the insider perspective of a parent with lived experience while at the same time bringing her expertise as a university professor specializing in intercultural business communication to the table. Kerstin strives to contribute to the IKCA’s mission supporting families with childhood cancer in meaningful ways.