Introducing: Jeffrey

Reporting for duty is our new Programs Team Lead, Jeffrey! Give Jeffrey a welcome and get to know him by checking out his bio below!

Jeffrey Wilkins joins Antyx with a varied and colourful experience. Born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, Jeffrey moved to Calgary in 1994 for school and now calls it home. Jeffrey has an affinity with the outdoors and can be found often surrounded by mountains on or near water. “Mountains around me, water beneath me, blue sky above me . . . I am home”.  

Jeffrey holds a BFA from ACAD in Jewellery and Metals and studied sculpture and ceramics at UofR prior to that. Jeffrey spent most of his informative years with a camera in hand or close by. Naturally, his photography made its way into his arts education and vise versa. At various times throughout his life, Jeffrey made his living as an artist and a photographer. Jeffrey still practices art today drawing from his life experiences and the world around him.  

Congruently with his arts career, Jeffrey continued to gain knowledge and experience in various leadership roles working with small to midsize teams in customer experience roles. Most recently Jeffrey was part of the leadership team at InjaNation, an indoor “family” fun and fitness facility. This is where Jeffrey made his first real connections to working youth and particularly “at risk” youth. As a youth, you never know where you are going to meet that one (or more if you are lucky) person that will make a difference in your life. Jeffrey experienced such a life altering influence in the form of his math teacher in high school. As a leader, it’s the chance to reach someone on this level that motivates Jeffrey and inspired him to join Antyx. Jeffrey believes that as leaders we are here to “help” our teams reach their potential.  

“I want to help raise you up and in doing so we all benefit”. 

This role at Antyx will allow Jeffrey to use all his skills and passions to create great connections and possibly be one of the people who make a difference.