Bengie Clethero was born and raised in Whitehorse. Bengie is of Northern Tutchone and Tlingit descent and is a member of the Crow Clan. She grew up in Whitehorse and has witnessed considerable change in our community and has first-hand experience in the education system.

Bengie was previously employed as the workshops coordinator for the Cultural Resilience Project with the Northern Cultural Expressions Society. The goal of this project is to build up the resilience of at-risk-youth which in turn supports youth to make choices that result in positive and productive lives. As the workshops coordinator Bengie hat a unique opportunity to interact with youth and deliver culturally relevant programming.

Prior to her work with the Northern Cultural Expressions Society, Bengie was employed for 14 years at the Whitehorse General Hospital. First Nations Health Programs, as the First Nations child lifer worker. A large part of her work was advocating for young patients who required liaisons with medical professionals, social workers, government agencies, local resources people, community people, First Nation Governments and families.

As Deputy Child & Youth Advocate, Bengie is looking forward to working with Andy in supporting youth and children to have their voices heard.