Name: Shift Happens: Turning Pain into Purpose
Start: 2025-02-21T14:20:00-0700
End: 2025-02-21T15:20:00-0700

Welcome to CATCA 2025! We are excited to see you soon but here are a few reminders...

1. Adding a session to your schedule does not guarantee your attendance. Room capacities are in effect and sessions will be accessed on a physical first come, first served basis on the day of the event. Alternatively, If you are ’Waitlisted", this only means that there are a number of interested delegates beyond the capacity limits for this session - get there early to secure your seat!

2. As we attempt to make CATCA 2025 as amazing as possible, there may be changes made to the schedule up until the day before - Please check your schedule for any time or venue changes or possible cancellations.

3. Please check session description for possible fees associated with materials for some of the art sessions. These will be paid directly to the presenter.

4. Do remember that there might be sessions not at our main venue, do look carefully where the session is at.

A floor plan showing the rooms in RDP that we’re using for convention is available here.

All pre-recording videos will be up until May 31st.

Friday February 21, 2025 2:20pm - 3:20pm MST

RDP MAIN STAGE/ AC117 (ARTS CENTRE)

In life, we all face challenges that test our strength, resilience, and resolve in unique ways. For Claire Masikewich, that moment came in May 2023, when her five-year-old daughter was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of pediatric cancer.

In this heart-wrenching and transformative keynote, Claire shares her deeply personal journey of turning pain into purpose. Drawing from her professional expertise and advocacy work, she will guide you through how she reframed one of the darkest times of her life into a mission for change. With $160,000 raised for pediatric cancer research and the establishment of the Strong Like Sloane Foundation all while her daughter was going through intense cancer treatment, Claire demonstrates how even in the most overwhelming circumstances, we have the power to shift our perspective, reframe challenges, and rise with resilience.

This keynote is not only a story of personal triumph but a call to action for anyone facing difficult times. Claire’s message is one of courage, hope, and the untapped potential that lies within all of us to turn life's most difficult moments into something greater.

Key Takeaways:
Reframe your perspective on life's hardest moments.
Learn how shifting your mindset can turn obstacles into opportunities.
Discover how to turn pain into purpose and create meaningful change.

“You don’t know what you’re capable of until you’re asked to be capable.”

Join Claire as she explores how moments of hardship can lead to personal growth, powerful transformation, and a purpose that drives you forward.

Speakers

Claire Masikewich

Claire Masikewich is a seasoned marketing and communications professional with a passion for advocacy that transcends the boundaries of her corporate career. She has a proven track record of successfully developing and implementing innovative marketing strategies that have driven... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 2:20pm - 3:20pm MST
RDP MAIN STAGE/ AC117 (ARTS CENTRE)

Keynotes and Special Events, Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Early Childhood Education (Pre K-K), All Divisions

CATCA 2025

Claire Masikewich

Attendees (30)

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