10/15/2026
As the capstone project for the inaugural 2026 cohort of the Rebus Luminary Fellowship for Education Leaders, each Fellow was invited to share a reflection with the broader community. We're publishing these reflections over the coming months, each a chance for a Fellow to shine a light on their own leadership journey. Today, we continue the series with Ginelle Baskin.
Ginelle landed in Vancouver for the Luminary Fellowship’s in-person gathering more than exhausted. Years of caring for her aging parents alongside full-time OER work had left her in perpetual survival mode, and she arrived unsure she even deserved to be there, carrying guilt for leaving her father in hospice care back home. What Ginelle found were fourteen other leaders just as tired and three days with room to simply be: walks to the market between sessions, conversations about family and hometowns, and space to pause and breathe. She came home with practices she has kept, asking for help at work, saying no to make room for what matters most, and pausing on purpose. When her father passed two months later, the loss confirmed what the Fellowship had already begun to teach her, that the people we love, our health, and our time together matter far more than a finished to-do list. Ginelle’s reflection holds grief and burnout honestly, alongside her resolve to make space for care, rest, and joy again.
Read Ginelle's full post on the Rebus blog:
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