Daphne grew up in Minitonas, Man. She joined Wycliffe in 2001. Serving in the Calgary office for 12 years, she managed the mail room, provided reception relief and worked in various other roles. She also spent six months in Brazil serving with SIL, Wycliffe’s key partner organization.

Since 2016, Daphne has lived in Cameroon, Africa. She has successfully offered a Scripture Engagement Training Course for the people of the Ndop Plain and in the Far North in Cameroon. The SE Training Course is being taught in other regions where SIL Cameroon is working.Since November 2021, Daphne has served as the Scripture Engagement Co-ordinator for SIL Cameroon. She is a consultant in training in Scripture Engagement. Seeing people engage with the Scriptures in the language that they value most brings her great joy.