Meet the Team

Erika smiling and pointing to stickers on a table both regarding special education

Founder

Dr. Erika Fundelius Ph.D., TSVI, COMS

Erika (she/her) holds a bachelors and masters degrees from San Francisco State University, and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis on visual disabilities from Florida State University.

She currently works as an assistant professor at The University of British Columbia in the Faculty of Education.

Burak sitting on a couch holding a black cat smiling into the camera

Owner

Burak Arcan, M.A. TSVI, COMS

Burak (he/him) initially trained as an archaeologist at Florida State University (bachelors) and at Bilkent University (masters). He also holds a master's degree in special education from San Francisco State University.

He currently contracts for orientation and mobility services with SD 43 in Coquitlam, BC.

Blooming cheery trees by a walkway on Point Grey

Land Acknowledgement

We moved to Vancouver, BC in July 2023. Since then, we have come to appreciate the land that we are privileged to call home. We appreciate the opportunity to serve all people living on these lands.

Erika's work has us live on UBC's campus, which is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people which has been a land of learning.

Burak's current work covers the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of he kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) people since before remembrance.