Mya was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario; and eventually moved to Vancouver Island when she was 5 years old. She spent most of her childhood and years in high school living in Courtenay; and eventually relocated to Nanaimo after graduating. She has been gaining experience with animals her entire working career, starting out as a stable cleaner and farm chore helper as her first job. Since then, she has gained 6 years of experience as an Animal Care Assistant, and in 2022, she graduated from the Thompson Rivers University RVT program in Kamloops. 

 

Mya has two tabby cats named Wilson and Walter, and a chocolate lab, Romy. On her spare time, if the weather is nice she enjoys going paddle-boarding or spending days at the river with friends; or crocheting and puzzling when it’s a cozy, rainy day in.