Rochelle comes from multiple worlds – the academic world of mathematics, microscopes, and spreadsheets; the non-profit world of drop-in centres journeying with people experiencing homelessness and poverty; and the family-lineage-world of Dutch settlers in rural farming communities.

She’s curious about learning & practicing what it means to have deep social connections that bind us together as humans. How do we build networks of care, that are reciprocal and dignified, rather than falling into “giver-vs-needy” dynamics? How do we live out ideas such as solidarity rather than charity; agency and dignity; restoration rather than punishment; and doing with rather than doing for?