Whitney began her career in rural BC and has gained experience along the full spectrum of advocacy from community organizing to Parliament Hill.

Prior to law, Whitney served the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould for eight years. First, as a Policy Analyst with the BC Assembly of First Nations and later as a Parliamentary Affairs and Policy Advisor at the Office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. She worked on files related to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, and federal Bill C-262: The UNDRIP Act.

In 2019, Whitney returned to BC to be a Ministerial Assistant to the BC Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation at which time the BC Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act was introduced and passed.

Through her prior work, Whitney refined her ability to use political strategies, policy research, and community engagement to advance the recognition and implementation of Indigenous rights.  In doing so, she came to appreciate how powerful the law is as a tool for advancing social justice, especially for those that are less represented in the legal profession.

In 2020, Whitney was accepted into Peter A. Allard School of Law. She now holds a Juris Doctor with a Business Law Concentration. Following law school, she clerked at the British Columbia Supreme Court.

Whitney joined JFK Law in 2024. She is excited to build a legal practice which is grounded in supporting Indigenous communities in their nation building and economic development efforts.