JAYCEE CANTER

Jaycee graduated from Eastern New Mexico University with a bachelor's degree in Social Work and a minor in Early Childhood Education. During her studies, she worked with the Borderland Rainbow Center in El Paso, Texas, where she worked within the community to help advocate for the LGBTQ community. She also facilitated support groups for children and adults to help cope with everyday struggles by providing different coping mechanisms.

Jaycee is passionate about working with children and providing the help and support to not only children but to their families. She believes that it takes a village to help raise a family and loves to help build that foundation for the families. Jaycee has worked with children for the last 8 years in child development centers and the LGBTQ community counseling center. She is currently working towards getting her MSW and specializing in trauma informed practices.

Jaycee is a veteran, as well as a military spouse, and is very family oriented. She loves to be involved within the community helping at food banks and community outreach programs. In her free time, she loves spending time with her three children outdoors hunting, camping, and hiking. Some of her hobbies include painting, photography, and archery.