The Esteem Team is dedicated to empowering girls to Be Who They Are!

Meet the Esteem Team

Angela Slade has a mission to transform the lives of teens and families and enhance the communities they live in. Angela founded ESTEEM Child and Youth Services and launched EsteemedCHICs.com to give teen girls a body-positive, life-positive platform to grow up happy, healthy and connected.
She empowers teens, families, and communities to implement positive changes through her coaching services, workshops, speaking engagements and‘C H I C Chat’ eNewsletters.

Her message of self-esteem and self-worth stems from her own unique challenges as a teen, a step-parent, foster-parent, and a child and youth counsellor. Angela is a Teen Coach for girls with the goal of teaching them to

Be who you are! not who other people want them to be. She also coaches parents with the goal of
reconnecting or enhancing the relationships between parents and their teen(s) and she works with schools and
community organizations as a consultant.

Angela is currently completing her Masters in Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria. She graduated
with distinction from Vancouver Island University with a Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Care.

Angela's experience in the field led her to work in a variety of settings including community, recreation and
school based environments. Angela has helped others with a variety of issues. The past five years she worked
specifically in schools as a counsellor and facilitator with children who were experiencing emotionally challenging
periods in their lives. In addition, Angela has provided in-home and center-based services and developed,
coordinated and implemented various education and prevention programs for schools and in the community.

During her undergrad Angela developed ‘C H I C s ’. The curriculum promotes positive body and self-image to girls. Through interactive and art-based activities girls develop tools and skills for lifelong critical thinking and reflection. With the success and international response C H I C s receives on an on-going basis Angela decided to dedicate her business to growing and creating what parents, teachers, organizations and teen girls need and want. She has since developed a coaching workshop series for parents of teens to help them understand how to apply coaching to the parent/teen relationship.

Angela lives in Lantzville, British Columbia with her husband and two Jack Russels and spends her time coaching,
speaking, writing, mentoring and promoting her message to communities across the country.

To contact Angela click HERE.

Okanagan Member – Deon Soukeroff

Deon Soukeroff has a BA in Child and Youth Care and a Diploma in Recreation and Sport Management, from Vancouver Island University and has been working with children youth and families for the past 10 years. Deon began her career by coordinating a summer program for inner city youth in Nanaimo, BC. She went on to develop and facilitate programs for teens and young moms creating healthy food sustainability programs for the community. Deon’s strong passion for prevention and building community capacity lead her to become a facilitator of programs, such as Girls Group and Triple P Parenting.

Deon is a trained C H I C s facilitator in Vernon where she incorporates her therapeutic skills utilizing photo therapy, art therapy, and wilderness based

therapy. Deon holds a strong belief that we all have the inner strength to face anything that has been placed in our paths and that each individual is on their own unique journey.

To contact Deon click HERE.

Nanaimo Member - Jenn Sorochan

Jenn Sorochan is very excited to be a part of the CHICs programs! She graduated from the University of Victoria with a BA in Psychology and a specific interest in the development of adolescent girls as well as neuropsychology, and intends on integrating these two into a masters degree.

Studying pop culture and it's effect on young women during her undergraduate degree enforced the need to educate girls at a young age about the obstacles they face in today's society and how to develop the self esteem and inner strength to overcome them and have a happy, healthy and fun adolescence.

Jenn believes that Esteemed CHICs grow up to be Esteemed Women who have the power and fortitude to change the world!

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Meet the Esteem Team Angela Slade has a mission to transform the lives of teens and families and enhance the communities they live in. Angela founded ESTEEM Child and Youth Services and launched EsteemedCHICs.com to give teen girls a body-positive, life-positive platform to grow up happy, healthy and connected. She empowers teens, families, and communities to implement positive changes through her coaching services, workshops, speaking engagements and‘C H I C Chat’ eNewsletters. Her message of self-esteem and self-worth stems from her own unique challenges as a teen, a step-parent, foster-parent, and a child and youth counsellor. Angela is a Teen Coach for girls with the goal of teaching them to *Be who you are!* not who other people want them to be. She also coaches parents with the goal of reconnecting or enhancing the relationships between parents and their teen(s) and she works with schools and community organizations as a consultant. Angela is currently completing her Masters in Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria. She graduated with distinction from Vancouver Island University with a Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Care. Angela's experience in the field led her to work in a variety of settings including community, recreation and school based environments. Angela has helped others with a variety of issues. The past five years she worked specifically in schools as a counsellor and facilitator with children who were experiencing emotionally challenging periods in their lives. In addition, Angela has provided in-home and center-based services and developed, coordinated and implemented various education and prevention programs for schools and in the community. During her undergrad Angela developed ‘C H I C s ’. The curriculum promotes positive body and self-image to girls. Through interactive and art-based activities girls develop tools and skills for lifelong critical thinking and reflection. With the success and international response C H I C s receives on an on-going basis Angela decided to dedicate her business to growing and creating what parents, teachers, organizations and teen girls need and want. She has since developed a coaching workshop series for parents of teens to help them understand how to apply coaching to the parent/teen relationship. Angela lives in Lantzville, British Columbia with her husband and two Jack Russels and spends her time coaching, speaking, writing, mentoring and promoting her message to communities across the country. To contact Angela click HERE. Okanagan Member – Deon Soukeroff Deon Soukeroff has a BA in Child and Youth Care and a Diploma in Recreation and Sport Management, from Vancouver Island University and has been working with children youth and families for the past 10 years. Deon began her career by coordinating a summer program for inner city youth in Nanaimo, BC. She went on to develop and facilitate programs for teens and young moms creating healthy food sustainability programs for the community. Deon’s strong passion for prevention and building community capacity lead her to become a facilitator of programs, such as Girls Group and Triple P Parenting. Deon is a trained C H I C s facilitator in Vernon where she incorporates her therapeutic skills utilizing photo therapy, art therapy, and wilderness based therapy. Deon holds a strong belief that we all have the inner strength to face anything that has been placed in our paths and that each individual is on their own unique journey. To contact Deon click HERE. Nanaimo Member - Jenn Sorochan Jenn Sorochan is very excited to be a part of the CHICs programs! She graduated from the University of Victoria with a BA in Psychology and a specific interest in the development of adolescent girls as well as neuropsychology, and intends on integrating these two into a masters degree. Studying pop culture and it's effect on young women during her undergraduate degree enforced the need to educate girls at a young age about the obstacles they face in today's society and how to develop the self esteem and inner strength to overcome them and have a happy, healthy and fun adolescence. Jenn believes that Esteemed CHICs grow up to be Esteemed Women who have the power and fortitude to change the world!	Parents and Teens Sign-up for your FREE copy of our eNewsletter “ C H I C Chat” You will receive: • FREE Self-Esteem and Empowerment tips for teens! • Resources for teachers and parents! • PRIORITY registration and discounts on services! To register please enter your name and email address below. First Name: Last Name: Email Address: How did you hear about us? This information will be kept confidential and will not be sold, posted or otherwise treated with disrespect.

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