Ms Braun

MEET THE STAFF: MS BRAUN


I have a deep connection with independent schools, having had the experience of attending an independent boarding school from grades 10 to 12. Living in boarding was an amazing part of my personal development, allowing me to develop independence and a great love for independent schools.

When MCI, an independent religious school in rural Manitoba, sought boarding staff, I had the opportunity to support students in a boarding setting as they pursued their educational goals. After three years, I accepted the role of recruitment director, working together with community stakeholders to build the profile and possibilities of the school. A move to Winnipeg would be the catalyst that set me on my current path as I developed skills and gained experience in administration as a collaborative manager.

After five years supporting the CEO and board chair of a mid-sized Canadian construction company, I was promoted to manage the administrative team. I developed a deep understanding of the importance of being a supportive manager, working with my team to accomplish individual and team goals. I enthusiastically advocated for and promoted administrators within and out of the administrative ranks. Completing my studies in communications, I took on the role of internal communications on behalf of the CEO and board and worked to develop social media and crisis communications planning.

My biggest motivators are building collaborative teams, streamlining processes that support organizational goals, and communicating change. In 2017, while working for a local design-build company, I began to feel a calling to move back towards my roots. I began to wonder, “Would I still love helping families make the important decision of attending an independent school?”

Well, as I discovered in my first weeks at Balmoral Hall in August 2017, yes, I would. A great decision for me personally and professionally, I linked all of my skills and loves into one role: Associate Director of Admissions. Whether through celebrating and promoting administrators in the construction industry or supporting the team at Balmoral Hall, I have been and continue to be a proud and passionate advocate of young women. The importance of all-girls education has never been greater as we continue to advocate for equality to level the playing field in education and career advancement. It is my great honour to work with a team that believes in the advantage of girls' schools in fostering academic engagement, self-confidence, and community involvement with a broad world view.
 
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Balmoral Hall School

630 Westminster Ave. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  R3C 3S1
Tel: (204) 784-1600 | Fax: (204) 774-5534 | info@balmoralhall.ca
Charitable Registration No. 12994 3932 RR0001
Our mission at Balmoral Hall School is to inspire girls’ imagination and the courage to excel, to reach, to lead, to care.

We are a nondenominational independent day and boarding school, educating students from Junior Nursery to Grade 12.