Experience

Luke's Place Support & Resource Centre for Women & Children

• Canada
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Knowledge Mobilization Manager

  • Jul 2023 - Present

  Luke’s Place is an award-winning centre of excellence in family law support for women who have been subjected to intimate partner violence. It provides direct programs and services to hundreds of women and their children in Durham Region every year and shares its expertise with thousands of service providers across Ontario through training programs, resources, tools, research, and mentoring.The Knowledge and Mobilization team conducts research to understand the impact of legal and related systems and processes on women’s lives. We engage in advocacy to share these findings and improve these systems and processes. Luke’s Place envisions a family law system that promotes healthy, safe families, living free from abuse and the threat of abuse.• Leads Knowledge and Mobilization team in sharing IPV expertise throughout Ontario• Develops and implements new community-based research projects • Supports local and provincial program design and evaluation • Manages development, implementation and evaluation of trainings and resources • Advocates for survivors of Intimate Partner Violence through public education and engagement• Develops and implements long term workplans• Leads grant-writing, funding proposal development, evaluation and reporting • Recruits, onboards and mentors staff, volunteers and students• Supports strategic and operational planning • Leads team planning sessions and cross team communication Show less

• Legal Support Services Manager

  • Jul 2019 - Jul 2023

  • Planned delivery and provided oversight of direct service programs to women in Durham Region • Developed new policies, projects and programs based on identified needs• Managed a team of Legal Support Workers, Program Coordinators, Volunteers and Students • Led implementation of a Case Management model within an intersectional feminist framework • Led direct services promotion, education, and community collaboration • Led program fund development, evaluation, and reporting • Supported senior strategic and operational planning • Led team and cross organization planning sessions and communication Show less



Durham Rape Crisis Centre

• Canada
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community and Crisis Services Coordinator

  • Oct 2018 - Jul 2019

  The Durham Rape Crisis Centre is a feminist organization that works with and provides support services to survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and childhood sexual abuse and their families. • Cultivation of partnerships and relationships with local community organizations, agencies, clubs and groups that aim to serve women and families affected by sexual violence • Represent Durham Rape Crisis Centre at community events, committee meetings, and panel discussions • Advocate for and promote organization initiatives, services and programs • Develop, coordinate and deliver 24/7 Crisis Line Services • Manage volunteer team; recruitment, screening, training, recognition, meetings, performance reviews, and reporting • Lead, organize and facilitate all community awareness and fundraising events Show less



Grandview-Woodland Community Policing Centre

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Jan 2017 - Oct 2018

  Grandview-Woodland Community Policing Centre supports the safety and quality of life in the Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood, in accordance with the core principles of Community Policing. This philosophy promotes organizational strategies that support the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues such as crime, social disorder, and fear of crime.• Supervision of GWCPC staff and volunteers• Support for victims of crime• Financial management and budgeting• Grant writing and reporting• Program coordination • Outreach event planning and execution • Track performance measures for Vancouver Police Department • Develop crime prevention materials and presentations Show less

• Coordinator of Volunteers

  • Feb 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Developing and implementing innovative programs for volunteer recruitment• Overseeing orientation and training of all volunteers• Coordinating volunteer scheduling for all volunteer programs using management software• Maintaining volunteer records and statistics • Submitting monthly reports on volunteer and program hours to the GWCPC Board of Directors• Organizing and leading volunteer events• Managing social media updates and online presence



Metasoft Systems Inc.

• Canada
• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Support Representative

  • May 2014 - Feb 2015

  As a key resource for the non-profit sector, Metasoft's mission to help non-profits efficiently identify, attract, and manage the relationships and resources vital to the fulfillment of their philanthropic missions. • First point of contact for all nonprofit clients • Developed fundraising strategies for nonprofit clients by assisting in foundation fundraising process • Reviewed letters of inquiry and grant proposals • Assisted clients in conducting prospect research by providing ongoing product demonstrations • Built relationships with clients consisting mostly of C-level Executives • Developed new administrative processes and trained new employees Show less