About Me

Mission Statement: I am a UFV aviation student with a passion for inclusion and neurodiversity.

My name is Nicole Provost. I am a stu­dent at the Uni­ver­si­ty of the Fras­er Val­ley, in the Bach­e­lor of Inte­grat­ed Stud­ies pro­gram. The focus of my degree pro­gram is avi­a­tion. I am also a Com­mer­cial Pilot (CPL) stu­dent at Aquila Avi­a­tion in Abbots­ford. I am pas­sion­ate about avi­a­tion, and it is my goal to become an air­line pilot. 

I am also a small-busi­ness-own­er in Abbots­ford, as I run my own fed­er­al­ly-reg­is­tered char­i­ty called ‘May­day Club’ aimed at improv­ing the lives and career prospects of youth with neu­ro­di­ver­si­ties and dis­abil­i­ties. I start­ed the orga­ni­za­tion in 2015, as I noticed a lack of oppor­tu­ni­ties for neu­ro­di­ver­gent, LGBTQ2+, and oth­er­wise vul­ner­a­ble youth in my com­mu­ni­ty. Today, the orga­ni­za­tion con­sists of a 42-voice youth choir and a radio show on CIVL radio, where we dis­cuss top­ics sur­round­ing neurodiversity. 

I believe that my biggest asset to any work­place is that I am an out-of-the-box thinker who cre­ates oppor­tu­ni­ties for inclu­sion and con­nec­tion in the com­mu­ni­ty by edu­cat­ing oth­ers on the tan­gi­ble val­ue of human diver­si­ty, and by valu­ing the opin­ions and con­tri­bu­tions of peo­ple of all back­grounds and neu­ro-types. I love mak­ing sure that every­one in the work­place is includ­ed and feels valued. 

I am flu­ent in Eng­lish and French, and I am pro­fi­cient in Ger­man. I have a basic knowl­edge of Halq’emeylem, and am com­mit­ted to learn­ing and shar­ing the ances­tral lan­guage of the land I live on. 

I am excel­lent at work­ing with chil­dren and youth, espe­cial­ly those who are neu­ro­di­ver­gent and / or social­ly or behav­ioral­ly diverse. 

In my spare time, I enjoy play­ing Dun­geons and Drag­ons, going on hikes with my dog ‘Kona’, play­ing with my two sph­ynx cats, snow­board­ing, draw­ing, and spend­ing time with my friends and family.