Raegan grew up on the Eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies, nestled in the Alberta foothills on Treaty 7 Territory. She received her BSc. from the University of Calgary in Environmental Science, Biology concentration, has a certificate in Indigenous Relations Leadership and is a Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN) certified Program Manager and Trainer. She is currently completing her Master's in Conservation Leadership with the University of Guelph. She has worked with stewardship groups, Indigenous communities, academia and environmental consultants across Canada to develop aquatic monitoring with cutting-edge genomics technologies to support biodiversity and source water protection. Raegan has also worked internationally in Colombia on watershed stewardship projects. She currently resides in North Vancouver where she enjoys all things mountain life.