Staff and Board

Staff

Taylor Eden Carlson (they/them)

Executive Director

Taylor is driven by values of fairness and equitable inclusion and guided by the principle that individuals are the experts in their own lives.

Taylor is a Moose Jaw kid who often quips that they are a “lifer” having always been a believer in and cheerleader for smaller communities and their residents, particularly the most vulnerable among us. Taylor comes to Moose Jaw Pride with experience as a strategic leader, consultant, and collaborator within the non-profit and human services sectors.

Taylor is a familiar face to many, through their community roles as a valued volunteer, Director and committee member of various local organizations and groups. They’ve previously worked with two provincial governments in a capacity of trust and participate locally as a valued member of the Newcomer Steering Committee, Youth AXIS and YMCA.

Laura Budd (she/hers)

Education Coordinator

Laura Budd is an impassioned Human Rights advocate and ally who is driven to create a society where all people are celebrated and respected. She has worked with students (from pre-K to University), educators, health care professionals, women’s shelters and service groups to offer diversity training on gender and sexual diversity which includes her own lived experiences. With the unique ability of speaking from her scars, not her wounds, Laura also does motivational speaking to dispel the myths and stigmas of mental health challenges and suicide.