Experience

Philanthropic Foundations Canada / Fondations philanthropiques Canada

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

• Director of Member Engagement and Communications

  • Jan 2023 - Present



McConnell Foundation

• Canada
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager, Special Projects

  • Jul 2022 - Jan 2023

• Interim Funding Manager

  • May 2021 - Jul 2022



Museum of Jewish Montreal

• Canada
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives

  • Jun 2019 - May 2021

  - Co-led Museum’s strategic and business planning process, including conducting a stakeholder analysis and developing a theory of change, multi-year operational plan and organizational budget, KPIs and evaluation plan, risk management plan, revenue plan, and case for support- Lead for organizational planning, including funding strategy, budgeting, evaluation, staff alignment, resource allocation, and new program conceptualization and development- Lead on grant writing, budgeting, evaluation, and reporting, including on over 25 successful key grants- Head of HR, including policy development, new position conceptualization, hiring, onboarding, and staff development- Management and supervision for key research activities, including co-leading annual Research Fellowship for university students, leading annual Oral History Fellowship, and supervising the creation of new historic walking tours, pedagogical materials, and oral history collection- Directed and supervised the roll-out of Museum's inaugural community engagement program, including needs assessment and build-out of a CRM stakeholder database, conceptualizing and implementing a cultural microgrants program, developing a volunteer program and relational engagement initiative, and launching a tiered membership program Show less

• Community Manager

  • Apr 2016 - May 2019

  - Managed Museum’s oral history program, including developing, inaugurating, and running an annual Oral History Fellowship Program, leading outreach activities and public lectures centred around oral history, coordinating themed storytelling events, and conducting and audio-editing over 30 oral history interviews- Led and supported key research activities, including the creation of new historical walking tours and co-managing annual Research Fellowship for university students- Successfully led conceptualization, budgeting, writing, and reporting on key grants- Oversaw HR for the Museum, including hiring and policy development- Coordinated select cultural events and developed new community and organizational partnerships- Wrote and designed Museum's monthly newsletter Show less



Self-Employed

• Writing and Editing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance Writer and Editor

  • Sep 2013 - Apr 2016

  - Copy-edited 5 books for Brill Academic Publishers - Wrote and edited multiple promotional texts, editor notes, and back covers for books published by Brill Academic Publishers - Copy-edited over 40 journal articles and book reviews for 5 recent volumes of Journal Southeastern Europe (SEEU), Brill - Copy-edited several articles for Quaerendo, Brill - Copy-edited 5 books for Brill Academic Publishers - Wrote and edited multiple promotional texts, editor notes, and back covers for books published by Brill Academic Publishers - Copy-edited over 40 journal articles and book reviews for 5 recent volumes of Journal Southeastern Europe (SEEU), Brill - Copy-edited several articles for Quaerendo, Brill



McGill University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant for Prof. Arvind Sharma, Birks Professor of Comparative Religion

  • Apr 2012 - Aug 2013

  - Edited 3 books - Assisted in organizing and participated in the preparatory workshop for the Third Global Conference on Religion and Human Rights (2013)- Assisted in organizing McGill's Annual Sanskrit Conference (2012)- Assisted in compiling and formatting a complete bibliography of Dr. Sharma's work

• Associate Editor for Canons – Undergraduate Journal for Religious Studies

  • Sep 2012 - May 2013

  - Edited student paper from National University of Singapore for Canons Special Edition on Religion and Globalization (published in partnership with the Tony Blair Faith Foundation)- Edited student paper for Canons regular edition- Attended regular board meetings and workshops on editing

• Research Assistant for Prof. Carlos Fraenkel

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  - Conducted research for a journal submission on the significance of Abraham to Aquinas, Maimonides, and Averroes.