About Brightspark

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Oct 31, 2025, 8:21 AM

Our mission is to nurture and sustain child-centered, antiracist early learning communities. Founded in 1990, we are a nonprofit organization based in community that serves children, families, caregivers, and child care providers across King and Pierce Counties. We are dedicated to improving families’ access to child care and elevating the quality of early learning. We Seek Continuous Learning and Improvement BrightSpark stands in solidarity with our community and partners as a proactive leader in the movement to dismantle systems and policies that actively harm Black and Brown children. We advocate for equitable and high quality childhood education that centers antiracist, pro-Black and Brown narratives making every child visible and valued.

We are looking for board members who love working in an empathetic, diverse, and collaborative environment, and are passionate about creating antiracist early learning communities. BrightSpark is committed to improving the lives of children by providing them with the tools they need to succeed. Our team consists of qualified educators and professionals who are passionate about making a difference in the the local community. We offer a range of programs and services to support children in their educational and developmental journey. Our organization relies on the generosity of donors and volunteers to continue our work. By supporting BrightSpark, you are contributing to a brighter future for the children in our community.

Join us in our mission to empower young minds and create a better world. Dr. Janis M. Valmond, MS, DrPH, CHES® joined the leadership team at the Virgin Islands Department of Health in 2019 as the Deputy Commissioner for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. In addition to providing oversight for several departmental programs and services, Dr. Valmond is currently leading efforts to complete a Community Health Improvement Plan for the territory, Healthy Virgin Islands 2030, a project that will require broad collaboration across all sectors and active engagement of the...

Dr. Valmond is a proud graduate of the College of the Virgin Islands (’82), the University of Michigan (’85) and the University of Texas School of Public Health (’89 & 2015). Dominique grew up on St. Croix and attended Rice University where she received her BA in English Literature. After working as a grant writer and researcher for a few years, she now is the managing director and founder of Strategy Collective. Dominique loves being able to work with her family family on programs and initiatives for BrightSpark and giving back to her community.

Royette Russell, Esq. has over three decades of distinguished legal experience. Attorney Russell is currently employed as an Assistant Attorney General in the Virgin Islands Department of Justice, specializing in medical malpractice defense. She is a member of the Virgin Islands Bar Association, the National Association of Attorneys General, the American Health Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association. Founded out of 20+ years of frustration with boring workplace training, we're here to change the game. To create learning experiences that leave a smile on the face and a positive impact on the communities, teams and individuals we serve.

Hey there! I'm Ewan, and I've got to be honest with you - I started BrightSpark because I was fed up. After 20+ years working my way up from dishwashing at 13 to leadership teams at Disney, Celebrity Cruises, Genting Casinos, and Marriott, I'd seen enough soul-crushing, one-size-fits-all training to last a lifetime. You know the kind - death by PowerPoint, generic modules that treat your amazing people like robots, and "learning" that everyone forgets by Tuesday. Here's what I learned working front-line service and then designing training for thousands of employees: people don't need to be fixed or molded into some corporate ideal. They need to be met where they are, lifted up from that place, and given tools that actually work in the real world.

Whether I was crafting digital learning programs or coaching executives to reach their potential, the magic happened when we ditched the corporate playbook and got real. We back exceptional Canadian early-stage tech companies that are building the future. Hopper creates proprietary financial services to help the world travel better. It has ranked as the #1 travel app in over 70 countries. Brightspark invested at pre-Seed in 2007 Elevate Farms has unlocked how to cost-effectively grow leafy greens at scale.

Their proprietary technology uses 99% less water than other vertical farm alternatives. Deep Sky is building infrastructure to scale carbon dioxide removal systems, in a tangible way. They are bringing together the most promising direct air and ocean carbon capture companies under one roof, streamlining efforts to combat the climate crisis. Accelerate your HR processes with Brightspark, freeing your team from repetitive tasks. Effortlessly set up Brightspark as a cloud-based solution. Start in minutes with a few clicks.

Experience our unwavering care and support. Our dedicated team is here to assist you! Maintain GDPR compliance by storing employee data securely on a unified platform with data retention rulesets. User-specific security roles ensure company-wide accountability, restricting access to sensitive data for relevant members. We have been made aware of an increased number of scammers on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp posing as Brightspark employees. We will never contact you on these platforms about job opportunities.

Please do not respond to anyone who does, and inform us at hello@brightspark.io For over 50 years, the Brightspark team has planned inspiring tours for tens of thousands of education and performance groups. In addition to becoming experts on what it takes to create a flawless student travel experience, we have developed strong relationships with top vendors in each of our destinations. Our Tour Consultants are not only travel experts, but also former teachers and performing arts directors who can directly relate to your specific needs. We work with you to craft the ideal itinerary to engage and inspire your students. And we only use experienced and enthusiastic Tour Directors who are experts in their destinations.

Tours should be hassle-free. From the very start, we’ll help you create a custom travel itinerary that perfectly meets your group’s needs and interests. Your Tour Consultant is your go-to contact throughout the planning process. On the road, your Tour Director will enrich the trip by engaging students and making sure everything runs smoothly. Your group deserves the best travel experience. Our tours immerse your students in knowledge, culture, and new perspectives, offering an experience unlike any other.

From exploring wildlife in Costa Rica to marching in the Outback Bowl Halftime Show, if you can dream it, we can create it! Life happens. As much as we hope nothing disrupts your travel plans, surprises can get in the way. With our Refund Guarantee Protection plan, offered on domestic tours, if a tour is cancelled at any time or for any reason, every penny families spent on trip payments will be returned to them. Founded in 1978 in Toronto, Canada inspired by our own adventures as youths. We are devoted to providing educationally rich travel experience to students across Canada.

For over 40 years, Brightspark has been partnering with schools across Canada to bring students to destinations around the world. That’s 40 years of meeting new people, exploring new cultures, eating new foods, and getting students out of their comfort zone to create memories that’ll last a lifetime. We believe that student travel creates enriched learning experiences. Exposure to new cultures allows students the opportunity to connect and form new thoughts and different perspectives. Travel inspires students to remain curious and become life-long learners. Today our commitment to hospitality is at the core of everything we do.

It’s reflected in the care, detail, and effort we put into each tour and is critical to ensure our customers have incredible experiences. Although we have grown, we strive to maintain the personal and meaningful relationships our clients have come to know us for. We’re the team that drops off coffees to teachers prior to an early morning departure or jumps on a plane to meet you in destination—and we’re proud of it. Brightspark will continue to offer schools and teachers first-in-class services, so students can experience educational travel in fun and safe ways. Our team is committed to serving the needs of our diverse community. We strive to make our tours accessible to the needs of the students who travel with us.

Our commitment also extends to our workplace, where we believe in creating an inclusive environment to promote and value diversity. We are dedicated to working together with teachers, students, and our vendors to make accommodations for students’ accessibility needs. We strive to ensure that all students have an equal opportunity to enjoy and learn on tour. If at any point, a teacher or student requires accommodations to participate in our tour, once notified, our sales representative and customer service team actively work on finding alternative options for the student to... Find everything you need to represent our brand in one place. BrightSpark is a nonprofit organization founded in 1990 with a primary service area of King and Pierce Counties.

We work to improve access to and the quality of early learning by offering dynamic and robust services to families, child care providers, and the communities we support. We Seek Continuous Learning and Improvement. Take a look at this Brand Guide to take a deep dive into BrightSpark’s visual identity. Reference this Messaging Guide for more information about how to talk about BrightSpark.

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