Experience

Foundry

• Canada
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Peer Support Coordinator

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Peer support is one of Foundry's five core service streams. The peer support coordinator focuses on developing training materials and facilitating learning opportunities for youth peer support coordinators working within Foundry as well as supporting service implementation at the centres.

• Youth Peer Engagement Coordinator

  • May 2017 - Sep 2018

  Foundry is a provincial initiative focusing on establishing Centres for youth 12-24 that provide integrated, wrap-around care. The youth peer engagement coordinator supports youth engagement within Foundry on a provincial and local/community level as well as supporting, developing and reviewing processes for Foundry Central Office to involve youth and young people as partners.



Institute of Families DBA The F.O.R.C.E. Society in B.C.

• Youth in Residence

  • Sep 2014 - May 2017

  My position as a Youth in Residence gave me the privilege of supporting children, youth and their families experiencing mental health challenges. As a peer support worker I was able to provide emotional support from the lens of lived experience, help with systems navigation, and connection to resources and services. Among other things, this could look like sitting down with a youth to discuss their present mental health concerns and connecting with family members to help them better understand the perspective of their youth. My project work consisted of helping plan, organise and execute events including the Balancing our Minds Youth Summit (a one-day event for highschool age students promoting mental health awareness, the last one having taken place at Roger’s Arena with ~1500 youth in attendance), the Summer Institute and the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Collaborative Learning Session. I also had the pleasure of running the Kelty Youth Ambassador Program, a program for youth 17-25 who are interested in improving the way mental health is viewed, treated and managed within their schools and communities. I had the pleasure and privilege of working with these youth to support them in getting started on their journey of mental health advocacy.My position put me in charge of running the mindcheck.ca social media channels which were dedicated to promoting the mindcheck.ca website and encouraging early recognition of symptoms and stigma-reduction of and connection to resources for mental health challenges. I was frequently permitted the chance to have my voice heard and to give feedback around youth-related resources, apps and websites and have participated in the development and revision of the Breathr app, the Mindshift app and various youth-targeted initiatives and programs such as ONTRAC, WellAhead and the organization, promotion and execution of the Champions of Wellness Awards .



Staples Canada

• Canada
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Service Representative/Sales Associate

  • Jul 2008 - Jun 2014

  Focused on solution-based selling, provided quality customer service while maintaining a friendly demeanor, assisted in maintenance and organization of inventory and products. Focused on solution-based selling, provided quality customer service while maintaining a friendly demeanor, assisted in maintenance and organization of inventory and products.



Élections Canada | Elections Canada

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Poll Clerk

  • May 2011 - May 2011

  Maintained organization of polling station, kept voter list updated, assisted in tallying votes. Maintained organization of polling station, kept voter list updated, assisted in tallying votes.