Cristina Ross

Environmental Initiatives Program Manager at Town of East Gwillimbury
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Canada, CA
Languages
  • Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • French Elementary proficiency

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Dely Goicochea

Cristina is a great person. I admire her enthusiasm, interpersonal relationships, and teamwork. Her main strengths are the ability to understand different cultures, leadership, and professionalism. I truly recommend working with her on multicultural scenarios.

Irina Dávila

trabajo por 12 años en el H. Gobierno Provincial de Tungurahua y se que Cristina es una profesional inteligente, capaz y honesta primero trabajó en fundación ESQUEL posteriormente en SENPLADES. Y SUEÑOS HA SIDO FUERTE TENAZ Y CON INSTINTO DE SUPERACIÓN

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Credentials

  • 4 Seasons of Truth and Reconciliation
    First Nations University of Canada
    Sep, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • Drone Pilot - Basic Operations
    Transport Canada - Transports Canada
    Jan, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • Learning Data Analytics
    LinkedIn
    Nov, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • Statistics Foundations: 1
    LinkedIn
    Nov, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • Statistics Foundations: 2
    LinkedIn
    Nov, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • Statistics Foundations: 3
    LinkedIn
    Nov, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • Learning NVivo
    Lynda.com
    Jun, 2018
    - Nov, 2024
  • Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
    Lakehead University
    May, 2018
    - Nov, 2024
  • Open Water Scuba Dive
    PADI
    Nov, 2015
    - Nov, 2024
  • Driver
    Ontario Public Service
    Feb, 2017
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Town of East Gwillimbury
    • Canada
    • Government Administration
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Environmental Initiatives Program Manager
      • Jun 2022 - Present

      Coordination of environmental programs and projects in the town, new programs, projects application, community engagement, project management. Coordination of environmental programs and projects in the town, new programs, projects application, community engagement, project management.

  • Four Rivers Environmental Group -Matawa First Nations Management
    • Climate Change and Adaptation Specialist
      • Dec 2019 - May 2022

      Community-based climate change vulnerability assessment, climate monitoring, health assessments, capacity building, training, climate change impacts, adaptation options. Working with First Nation communities in Northern Ontario. Successful project proposal writer, especially related to food systems, community-based projects. Community-based climate change vulnerability assessment, climate monitoring, health assessments, capacity building, training, climate change impacts, adaptation options. Working with First Nation communities in Northern Ontario. Successful project proposal writer, especially related to food systems, community-based projects.

  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada/ Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
    • Canada
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Researcher - Casual
      • Nov 2019 - Mar 2020

      Part-time, casual researcher for the Living Labs Project. Adoption of BMPs in agriculture. Analysis of barriers and incentives for farmers in the adoption of BMPs. Meta-analysis. Part-time, casual researcher for the Living Labs Project. Adoption of BMPs in agriculture. Analysis of barriers and incentives for farmers in the adoption of BMPs. Meta-analysis.

  • Canada Revenue Agency - Agence du revenu du Canada
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Junior Policy Analyst
      • Feb 2019 - Nov 2019

      Strategic Foresight. Research. Futures and Horizons in order to understand dynamics, complexities and improve public policy for the future. I am currently analyzing two trends. One is related to the impacts and opportunities of climate change in Canadian industries and, the other is about the change in the employment relationship due to social and technological advances. Strategic Foresight. Research. Futures and Horizons in order to understand dynamics, complexities and improve public policy for the future. I am currently analyzing two trends. One is related to the impacts and opportunities of climate change in Canadian industries and, the other is about the change in the employment relationship due to social and technological advances.

  • Universidad de Guayaquil
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • University Lecturer
      • Jul 2016 - Sep 2017

      Researcher in environmental impacts of projects related to roads and relocations. One analysis was the comparison between two towns affected by the construction of a by-pass to avoid heavy traffic inside them. Another project was related to impact in the socio-economic indicators of a community affected by an environmental conservation project in Guayaquil. Both projects gave me the chance to look at the overall picture of the socio-ecological environment vs development.Lecturer in environmental impact assessment, atmospheric pollution control, and chemistry. Tutor for several thesis projects in the School of Civil Engineering.

  • Bike SA
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Bike Ed Instructor
      • Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

      Delivery of the Bike Ed program in schools. Training student on rules on road, basic bike checking, safety and on road responsibility Delivery of the Bike Ed program in schools. Training student on rules on road, basic bike checking, safety and on road responsibility

  • SENPLADES
    • Government Administration
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Planning Analyst
      • Jun 2012 - Oct 2013

      Member of the team for the design and socialization of the National Plan for Well Being. The role consisted in office work related to data analysis and stake holders engagement. My planning team directly designed Region 3 Development Agenda as part of the National Plan. It has social-economic and environmental components where I had to perform data analysis and interpretation, project management, stakeholders engagement, stakeholders training in areas related to planning, public policy and, local development.

  • San Juan Parish
    • Planning Technician
      • Feb 2011 - Jan 2012

      Collecting information for the base line, services, community boundaries, health, production, population, culture, history. The plan consisted in 6 components: Social, economic, environmental, cultural and infrastructure. I was team leader of a team of 5 people working with indigenous communities in the Andes of Central Ecuador. We defined the base line through community based research, community based mapping and planning. The result was a multi-year plan for the local government, validated by the representatives of all the 28 communities.

  • ESQUEL Foundation
    • Local Coordinator
      • Feb 2010 - Jan 2011

      Two projects: Co-development and Interculturality. With the Co-development project I worked with local stakeholders, associations and government institutions to deliver training in projects, entrepreneur, environmental awareness, and finances. In Tungurahua, I worked along with the Provincial Government and City councils in 7 towns including Pelileo, Baños, Tisaleo, Cevallos, Ambato, Pillaro and Patate. With the Interculturality project I worked with the Intercultural Education Department, delivering training in environmental conservation, recycling, public policy and interculturality. For both projects, main activities were: Coordination of local activities, training, event planning, project monitoring, reports, project follow up, updates, advance and closing reports, institutional strengthening through workshops and seminars.

  • Chimborazo Provincial Government
    • Advisor - Public Policy
      • Jun 2008 - Dec 2008

      Public policy analysis. The Provincial Government implemented the Participatory Budget as a tool to ensure communities request budget according to their needs. My job was to analyze the projects related to environment, tourism and community capacity building. Main tasks were: Project analysis and monitoring. Stakeholders engagement. Inter- institutional cooperation. Member of the team that developed the first provincial Fair of Sustainable Development and local producers. Member of the Provincial Round-table of Tourism. Project evaluation and monitoring from the provincial partipatory plan with local communities and councils. Stakeholder engagement.

Education

  • Flinders University
    Master's degree, Environmental Management
    2014 - 2015
  • Universidad Nacional de Lanús
    Master of Science (M.Sc.), Desarrollo Sustentable
    2009 - 2012
  • Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo
    Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Ecoturismo
    2000 - 2006
  • Politécnico Superior de Colombia
    Diploma of Education, Higher Education Teaching
    2016 - 2017

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