Experience

Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
• Canada
• Legislative Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Communications Advisor

  • Feb 2023 - Present


Taiga Yoga & Therapy Centre

• Canada
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner, Manager, Communications Lead & Yoga Teacher

  • May 2019 - Present

  - Content creator for Taiga Yoga Instagram since June 2019 (@taigayoga) - Website Maintenance/management and content updates - taigayoga.com - Studio Management - Schedule planning & design - Plan and execute a multitude of classes at the studio - Provide private one on one sessions for clients with PTSD, date night yoga, beginner yoga etc. - Researched, scheduled, participated and completed a multitude of trainings including Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher Training (YTT), Yin YTT, 200h Sattva YTT (meditation focused and philosophy rooted in helping students find the teacher within), Art of Sequencing YTT, Kids YTT, Inside Flow YTT, Yoga Tune Up (Breath & Bliss Immersion and Hips Immersion) - Event Coordination - Email Marketing Show less



Government of Northwest Territories

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tourism Resource and Programs Coordinator

  • Aug 2022 - Feb 2023

  - Leads the implementation of Tourism Development Strategies for the Northwest Territories. - Defines project scope, scheduling and resource requirements of individual projects. - Manages projects, coordinates the collection and analysis of inputs from stakeholders, NWT and Federal Government, Aboriginal Governments and all communities on matters relating to the implementation of programs and services related to the Tourism Strategy of the NWT. - Leads a collaborative effort to implement program delivery and performance - Documents evidence of good practice for both internal and external learning - Coordinates program risk management by analyzing data, anticipating, identifying and recommending mitigating risk factors. Show less

• Communications, Research & Planning Coordinator

  • Nov 2021 - Mar 2022

  - Developing OHS Communications Plan and communications materials for OHS program. - Providing communications and marketing support to unit. - Monitor, update, administer, and maintain OHS Info Portal and OHS Knowledge Management System. - Developing OHS Communications Plan and communications materials for OHS program. - Providing communications and marketing support to unit. - Monitor, update, administer, and maintain OHS Info Portal and OHS Knowledge Management System.

• Project & Communications Coordinator

  • May 2017 - Jul 2021

  Project Coordination for the Skills 4 Success Initiative, Advanced Education and Student Transition Division, Career and Education Advisor. Supported the Student Support and Wellness division as well as a multitude of other divisions within ECE during my time working at the department. Assisted in various production teams creative projects and a multitude of other projects. Oversaw and assisted in the execution of multiple design projects. Event Coordination Completed a multitude of GNWT Trainings including but not limited to Client-Centered Service Strategic program planning, research, reporting and evaluation. Show less


Yellowknife Catholic School Board
• Substitute Teacher

  • Nov 2016 - Apr 2017


NTPC – Northwest Territories Power Corporation

• Canada
• Utilities
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • Jan 2016 - Oct 2016

  Assistant to the Corporate Secretary of the Northwest Territories Power Corporation. Prepared March meeting for the Board of Directors which included organizing member’s travel arrangements, accommodation, catering, booking and organizing a room for meeting. Assisted in reorganizing the Corporate Secretary’s Office. Secretarial duties included scheduling appointments, coding invoices for payment, formatting/composing routine response letters, uploading materials to Board Web Portal, as well as filing documents using electronic and hard copy systems. Show less



Exposure Clothing

• Canada
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Associate - Store Manager

  • Nov 2014 - Oct 2015

  Serving customers and giving fashion advice as well as colour selection and merchandising. Serving customers and giving fashion advice as well as colour selection and merchandising.



Northern Interiors Ltd.

• Interior Design Marketing & Business Assistant

  • May 2015 - Sep 2015

  Assistant to the main Interior Decorator with selling and installing of Hunter Douglas window coverings and becoming familiar with Simply Accounting software. Also helping with advertising and marketing ideas for newspaper, radio and social media. Assistant to the main Interior Decorator with selling and installing of Hunter Douglas window coverings and becoming familiar with Simply Accounting software. Also helping with advertising and marketing ideas for newspaper, radio and social media.



Tait Communications and Consulting

• Canada
• Advertising Services

• Intern

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

  Assisted in marketing and graphic design projects such as designing logos, editing type and layout for magazines and posters. Organized meetings with head officials in government logo projects. Attended status update meetings to discuss project plans. Assisted in company planned events, took photos. Took a professional development course in sales training and an office emotional intelligence course. Assisted in marketing and graphic design projects such as designing logos, editing type and layout for magazines and posters. Organized meetings with head officials in government logo projects. Attended status update meetings to discuss project plans. Assisted in company planned events, took photos. Took a professional development course in sales training and an office emotional intelligence course.



Government of the Northwest Territories

• Administrative Assistant

  • May 2013 - Sep 2013

  Assisted with various organizational and clerical tasks, and created promotional and presentation materials. Assisted with various organizational and clerical tasks, and created promotional and presentation materials.



Ryerson University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Art Director: LUCID Magazine

  • Dec 2011 - Apr 2012

  -Elected Associate Art Director, LUCID Magazine -Acted as communication liaison -Oversaw layout design as well as formulated art concepts and visual elements with a dedicated team of design students. -Elected Associate Art Director, LUCID Magazine -Acted as communication liaison -Oversaw layout design as well as formulated art concepts and visual elements with a dedicated team of design students.

• Assessment Assistant

  • Jul 2008 - Aug 2008

  Department of Municipal and Community Affairs Performed many tasks to help assist the Property Assessors. Verified and updated account information on assessment cards to ensure they were correct and accurate. Collected information research and in-office data. Entered data into a CAMALOT database system and created progress reports. Department of Municipal and Community Affairs Performed many tasks to help assist the Property Assessors. Verified and updated account information on assessment cards to ensure they were correct and accurate. Collected information research and in-office data. Entered data into a CAMALOT database system and created progress reports.


KopyKat North
• Canada
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Printing Assistant

  • 2007 - 2007


Boston Pizza

• Canada
• Restaurants

• Server

  • 2007 - 2007

  Boston Pizza was a second job for the summer of 2007. Worked in the restaurant as well as the lounge and learned much about how to treat customers and fellow employees with the utmost respect and decency. Boston Pizza was a second job for the summer of 2007. Worked in the restaurant as well as the lounge and learned much about how to treat customers and fellow employees with the utmost respect and decency.



Office Compliments Ltd.

• Canada
• Individual and Family Services

• Office Clerk

  • Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

  Was trained to perform receptionist duties such as: answering phones, greeting people, running errands, dealing with the mail, entering data into the Simply Accounting program. Office Compliments assigned me to the following different companies throughout the summer: • Federal Government • First Air • Manulife Securities • Aon Reed Stenhouse Was trained to perform receptionist duties such as: answering phones, greeting people, running errands, dealing with the mail, entering data into the Simply Accounting program. Office Compliments assigned me to the following different companies throughout the summer: • Federal Government • First Air • Manulife Securities • Aon Reed Stenhouse