I know what it feels like to navigate alone.
I know what it feels like to navigate alone.
I was born in Windsor and I’m a proud member of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation.
For years, I learned to move through education, technology and corporate systems without someone who looked like me in the room — or an auntie beside me explaining the rules nobody says out loud.
I was born in Windsor and I’m a proud member of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation.
For years, I learned to move through education, technology and corporate systems without someone who looked like me in the room — or an auntie beside me explaining the rules nobody says out loud.
That journey is part of why Tea With Starrlee exists.
That journey is part of why Tea With Starrlee exists.
That journey is part of why Tea With Starrlee exists.
I started Tea With Starrlee because I remember needing it.
I started Tea With Starrlee because I remember needing it.
I started Tea With Starrlee because I remember needing it.
A place for the questions people are often afraid to ask — and the honest answer an auntie would give across the table.
What began as career lessons and personal reflections has become a community exploring leadership, identity, belonging and authenticity.
A place for the questions people are often afraid to ask — and the honest answer an auntie would give across the table.
What began as career lessons and personal reflections has become a community exploring leadership, identity, belonging and authenticity.
A place for the questions people are often afraid to ask — and the honest answer an auntie would give across the table.
What began as career lessons and personal reflections has become a community exploring leadership, identity, belonging and authenticity.
READ THE TEA
The path wasn’t linear.
It taught me to connect.
The path wasn’t linear.
It taught me to connect.
The path wasn’t linear.
It taught me to connect.
My résumé tells you where I worked. My story tells you what I learned there.
20+
20+
YEARS ACROSS CORPORATE CANADA
YEARS ACROSS CORPORATE CANADA
18 years with IBM | 2+ years with TD Bank
18 years with IBM | 2+ years with TD Bank
Seneca College
Seneca College
MARKETING ADMINISTRATION DIPLOMA
MARKETING ADMINISTRATION DIPLOMA
Education gave me a foundation. Curiosity, continuous learning and human connection taught me how to create opportunity from wherever I stood.
The Journey
The Journey
The Journey
Sales
Sales
Sales
I learned to listen, build trust and understand what people actually need.
I learned to listen, build trust and understand what people actually need.
01.
TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
I spent 18 years in the sector, primarily in sales, navigating rooms where representation was rare.
I spent 18 years in the sector, primarily in sales, navigating rooms where representation was rare.
02.
HR + talent
HR + talent
HR + talent
I transitioned into recruitment, leadership development and inclusion strategy — bringing human connection with me.
I transitioned into recruitment, leadership development and inclusion strategy — bringing human connection with me.
03.
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY
I began using what I had learned to mentor, advise and create access for others.
I began using what I had learned to mentor, advise and create access for others.
04.
Belonging is not a program. It is a practice.
Belonging is not a program. It is a practice.
THE WORK BEYOND THE PLATFORM
THE WORK BEYOND THE PLATFORM
THE WORK BEYOND THE PLATFORM
MENTORSHIP + ADVISORY
MENTORSHIP + ADVISORY
MENTORSHIP + ADVISORY
Accelerate Her Future · Clarington Diversity Advisory Council · Ted Rogers School of Management IT Advisory Council · Amplify Allyship
Accelerate Her Future · Clarington Diversity Advisory Council · Ted Rogers School of Management IT Advisory Council · Amplify Allyship
01.
REPRESENTATION
REPRESENTATION
REPRESENTATION
Supporting communities including Women in Communication & Technology and Women in Leadership.
Supporting communities including Women in Communication & Technology and Women in Leadership.
02.
LEGACY INTO OPPORTUNITY
LEGACY INTO OPPORTUNITY
LEGACY INTO OPPORTUNITY
The J.P. Hill Memorial Award supports Indigenous students in STEM at Seneca Polytechnic and York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering.
The J.P. Hill Memorial Award supports Indigenous students in STEM at Seneca Polytechnic and York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering.
03.
“Who benefits when I succeed?”
Success is meant to be shared — and the goal has always been to help create more seats.
“Who benefits when I succeed?”
Success is meant to be shared — and the goal has always been to help create more seats.
“Who benefits when I succeed?”
Success is meant to be shared — and the goal has always been to help create more seats.
“Who benefits when I succeed?”
Success is meant to be shared — and the goal has always been to help create more seats.
Our Mission
Our Mission
We help students and professionals in STEM find their voice, build their confidence and create the futures they want.
We help students and professionals in STEM find their voice, build their confidence and create the futures they want.
Our Vision
Our Vision
We envision a world where no one in STEM has to navigate their career alone — especially when belonging is on the line.
We envision a world where no one in STEM has to navigate their career alone — especially when belonging is on the line.
Our Values
Our Values
TRUST
TRUST
TRUST
Trust is at the basis of the work we do. Every auntie conversation, mentroship session, or workshop, is an opportunity to prove we’re worth confiding in, and to encourage authenticity and vulnerability in our spaces.
Trust is at the basis of the work we do. Every auntie conversation, mentroship session, or workshop, is an opportunity to prove we’re worth confiding in, and to encourage authenticity and vulnerability in our spaces.
RECIPROCITY & COMMUNITY
RECIPROCITY & COMMUNITY
RECIPROCITY & COMMUNITY
We prioritize lasting relationships over transactional services, because no one grows in isolation. Real progress happens in connection — through shared stories, honest conversations, and a community that shows up for each other. And we give back as much as we receive, showing up for those who supported us and making space for those coming up behind us, so the community keeps growing stronger together.
We prioritize lasting relationships over transactional services, because no one grows in isolation. Real progress happens in connection — through shared stories, honest conversations, and a community that shows up for each other. And we give back as much as we receive, showing up for those who supported us and making space for those coming up behind us, so the community keeps growing stronger together.
SAFETY & BELONGING
SAFETY & BELONGING
SAFETY & BELONGING
We create spaces where people are free to fully be themselves and use their voice. We welcome authenticity and vulnerability to help individuals grow into the best versions of themselves.
We create spaces where people are free to fully be themselves and use their voice. We welcome authenticity and vulnerability to help individuals grow into the best versions of themselves.
GUIDANCE
GUIDANCE
GUIDANCE
We lead with relevant lived experiences. Our guidance is intentional, honest and rooted in wisdom from someone who’s been there as an Indigenous woman navigating STEM fields herself.
We lead with relevant lived experiences. Our guidance is intentional, honest and rooted in wisdom from someone who’s been there as an Indigenous woman navigating STEM fields herself.