Experience

Daymark Foundation

• Canada
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  The Daymark Foundation's mission is to transform mental health in Canada, with women’s mental health and bipolar disorder as its two priority areas. The Daymark Foundation's mission is to transform mental health in Canada, with women’s mental health and bipolar disorder as its two priority areas.



EdCan Network

• Canada
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives & Well at Work

  • Feb 2021 - Apr 2022

  My portfolio included serving as:(1) Program Manager for 'Well at Work 2.0' – a set of four projects to support professional development, capacity-building, and stakeholder alignment among school district leaders and education stakeholder groups in developing and implementing individual, organizational, and systemic strategies to improve K-12 workplace wellbeing. One of these projects includes developing a social enterprise arm of the organization. (2) Project Manager for 'Well at Work' (www.k12wellatwork.ca) – a large-scale research and public awareness campaign to spark greater investments into workplace wellbeing in K-12 public education (www.edcan.ca/wellatwork). (3) Project Manager for the Pan-Canadian Summit on K-12 Workplace Wellbeing (www.edcansummit.ca), including the K-12 Workplace Wellbeing Webinar SeriesMy mission was for evidence to lead to concrete action in ways that lead to policy and practice evolutions in the Canadian K-12 education sector. My specialty is designing and leading teams, projects and programs of all sizes and varieties – especially for systems change-focused initiatives – and aligning projects and programs to the advancement of the organization’s strategic priorities. Accordingly, I built relationships and partnerships with educators, school and district leaders, researchers, policymakers, education ministries, faculties of education, service providers, and stakeholder groups – in the areas of content development, professional learning programming, service provision, and fundraising. Show less

• Research Manager

  • Apr 2018 - Jan 2021

  Pioneered the Well at Work 1.0 project: a knowledge mobilization and public awareness platform and campaign to spark greater investments into K-12 workplace mental health and wellbeingIn 1 year, I:• Collaborated with 100+ subject matter experts • Generated 2,000+ newsletter subscribers • Generated over 200,000 unique website visitors • Co-created 200+ plain-language print, digital and multimedia resources (info sheets, infographics, articles, podcasts, videos, blogs, webinars)Led planning for the Pan-Canadian Summit on K-12 Workplace Wellbeing (2020 & 2022) Show less

• Research Project Manager

  • Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

  Conducted field research and authored 2 case study reports with accompanying video series:• "Reconciliation in Action: Creating a Learning Community for Indigenous Student Success" • "The Rural Advantage: Rallying Communities Around Our Students – A guide for leading dropout prevention in your small town"

• Research Intern

  • Aug 2016 - Apr 2017

  Conducted field research and authored 1 case study report with accompanying video series:• "Land-Based Learning: A Case Study Report for Educators tasked with Integrating Indigenous Worldviews into Classrooms"



United for Literacy formerly Frontier College

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Literacy Camp Counsellor in Nunavut, Northern Québec and Labrador

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2017

  Summer 2017: Hopedale, Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador Summer 2016: Taloyoak, Nunavut Summer 2015: Wemindji, Northern Québec Summer 2014: Wemindji, Northern Québec • Implemented community-driven programming to promote a love of reading and develop literacy skills amongst children and at-risk youth • Increased the number cultural activities, community speakers and local language offerings of the curriculum • Prepared regular financial and qualitative reports to track the program’s impact in improving literacy skills Show less



Ashoka Africa

• Nigeria
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Consultant

  • Jan 2017 - May 2017

  • Surveyed and conducted select interviews among Ashoka's 490 social innovators in Africa in order to understand gaps and challenges in scaling their social innovations • Provided recommendations for scaling these social innovation programs in line with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals • Surveyed and conducted select interviews among Ashoka's 490 social innovators in Africa in order to understand gaps and challenges in scaling their social innovations • Provided recommendations for scaling these social innovation programs in line with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals



Sciences Po

• France
• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher for "Les entreprises françaises et le local content en Afrique" Project

  • Sep 2015 - Aug 2016

  • Collaborate to produce a "local content" guide for the French Council of Investors in Africa, which represents 75% of French economic activity in the African continent • Inform French corporations with operations in Africa of the emerging notion of local content, and encourage its integration within business activities • Conduct research and prepare reports on pre-existing international norms • Design and lead interviews with member companies to determine best practices • Generate and present regular progress reports to determine areas of improvement Show less



York Catholic District School Board

• Canada
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Student Trustee on Board of Trustees

  • Sep 2010 - Aug 2012

  • Elected to serve as a liaison between 19’000 secondary students across 15 schools and school board administration, including the Director of Education, superintendents, and regionally elected trustees • Advocated for reform to the school board’s Equity and Inclusive Education Policy regarding bullying, safe schools and Aboriginal education • Prepared and communicated the “Student Trustees’ Report” at monthly Board of Education meetings to outline student initiatives, ideas, and concerns • Executed four conferences for student leadership development • Implemented Open Forum discussions so that student ideas and concerns could be raised, discussed, and co-constructed towards a common vision Show less



OSTA-AECO

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administration Officer

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2011

  • Represented the views of students of Ontario’s publicly funded education system to the Ministry of Education and other educational stakeholders • Planned three professional development conferences in Toronto and Ottawa • Served as the recording officer at conferences and at Executive Council meetings • Maintained and updated contact information and mailing lists • Created the Executive Council Highlights: a mid-year report to update the General Assembly of current initiatives in progress and future plans of the Executive Council Show less



Archdiocese of Toronto

• Canada
• Religious Institutions
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intern (Office for Refugees)

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  • Prepared and advanced a project proposal to establish a referral activity to assist the Canadian visa post in Damascus, Syria and in Accra, Ghana, which would ease strain on the Canadian immigration system • Analyzed and summarized refugee case files • Presented the Private Sponsorship of Refugees program at Public Information Workshops • Prepared and advanced a project proposal to establish a referral activity to assist the Canadian visa post in Damascus, Syria and in Accra, Ghana, which would ease strain on the Canadian immigration system • Analyzed and summarized refugee case files • Presented the Private Sponsorship of Refugees program at Public Information Workshops