About us
Bridging the Digital Divide
Jessie Curell
Founder & Director
Jessie Curell is a Digital Literacy advocate and Founder of Hands On Media Education. She is dedicated to empowering communities, educators, & youth with the skills to thrive in the digital world. With over 20 years of field experience building strategies, workshops and programs for students, governments, nations, specialty schools for disabled students, non-profit organizations, and language centres, Jessie is committed to serving those who don’t often have the opportunity to share their own story.
Whether speaking at education conferences about her approach and experience, acting as Digital Literacy Consultant for national non-profits, or delivering customized Digital Storytelling workshops directly with her students, she shares her knowledge, strategies and best practices to build resiliency through Digital Storytelling & creativity.
Her vision for HOME is to provide Digital Storytelling Workshops for everyone in Canada, so that everyone has a chance to share their own unique experiences, perspectives and worldviews, as a means of developing greater empathy for, and understanding about each other.
Marion Jacobs
Digital Literacy Workshop Facilitator
Marion Jacobs, Actress, Director, Writer and Teaching Artist is proud of her Squamish, Snuneymuwx and Bahamian ancestry. She was born and raised in West Vancouver, BC. Marion attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) and received a BFA with honors in Performing Arts Acting. After university she became a professional teaching artist with Red Eagle Soaring (RES) and worked on the film project Adventures to Green Space with Sky Bear Media and RES youth. The film was accepted into the 16th Annual L.A Skins Fest. She has also worked with North Vancouver Recreation, Leaky Heaven theatre group in partnership with RayCam and the Squamish Nation.
Marion is excited to be working with Hands on Media Education (HOME), giving confidence and the tools to others to be able to tell their own story. She always strives to pass down what knowledge she can based on her own lived experience. She also knows that there is still a lot to learn and believes that through the HOME workshops there can be a great exchange of knowledge. Creating stories together helps to create a better community.