Laura Howells, BTM

Travel Media & Storytelling Specialist, 4TVI

Laura is an urban Indigenous member of the Wei Wai Kum First Nation with experience in marketing, visitor servicing, transportation and the public sector. As the Travel Media & Storytelling Specialist at 4TVI, she leads travel media and content development for the Vancouver Island region with a focus on sustainable, responsible and inclusive travel.

Laura holds a Bachelor degree in Tourism Management, and a Certificate in Event Management and has added an Indigenous lens to many aspects of her work at 4VI. This includes updating and improving the 4VI Land Acknowledgement and adding to the 4TVI monthly newsletter with the First Nations Word of the Month.

Grounded in humour, authenticity and integrity, Laura has a passion for Indigenous Tourism, ReconciliAction and supporting local as much as she can. Based in Snuneymuxw Territory/Nanaimo, you can find her shopping at one of many island markets with her husband, watching the birds through the window with her cats, or practicing the Five D’s playing dodgeball.