Experience

United Way BC - Lower Mainland Region

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

• United Way BC Public Policy Institute Program Lead

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  Using my teaching background, I support faculty in discussing and reviewing sessions to ensure high engagement and alignment with session and program objectives. I embed developmental evaluation into the program to ensure faculty can address the expectations and needs of participants.I create an inclusive and welcoming space for participants and intentionally build relationships with each participant to create a sense of belonging to optimize the learning environment.My personal guiding principles in this work are to be: relational, inclusive, decolonizing

• Capacity Building Specialist

  • Aug 2020 - Oct 2022

  I support the Sector Strengthening mandate of our organization by:- coordinating program delivery for our Public Policy Institute, Leadership Fellows and Project Impact Healthy Aging program- embedding evaluation and participant feedback into these sector strengthening initiatives- acknowledging that I am a settler on the stolen lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) people and sharing the unlearning and learning that I am personally doing when opening the sessions for all three of these programs.For all three sector strengthening programs offered by our Lower Mainland office, I am responsible for: recruitment, communications, collaboration with marketing, venue and catering bookings for in-person offerings, processing and tracking expense items, and staying within program budget.Starting in April 2022, I was invited to be a part of the Education and Awareness Task Group for UWBC as we embark in intentional integration of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in the organization's strategic plan. I also play a supportive role in the Healthy Aging mandate of our department by providing mentorship to practicum students from Langara and/or Douglas CollegeMajor projects I have spearheaded are:- Point person for the commissioned "Rising to the Challenge" report released in March 2021. I liaised with the contractor, advisory committee and participated in gathering data, creating a tool kit for the report, report distribution and numerous presentations to municipal leaders. - In Fall of 2021, I was charged with creating a Capacity Building Needs Assessment Survey for our sector in order to create an organizational strategic plan for capacity building. Survey released in March 2022, report completed May 2022. Currently working on a strategic framework.



Vancouver School Board

• Canada
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Highschool and Adult Education Teacher

  • Sep 1997 - Present

  For the Vancouver School Board served: - as a Resource Teacher for Vancouver Alternate Secondary School - working and learning alongside at-promise high school students Currently, a part-time on-call teacher at the South Hill Education Center in the evenings For the Surrey School District - implemented classroom wide strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners - centered values of belonging and social responsibility into classroom settings from grade 8 - 12 - Math Department head for several years and worked collaboratively with colleagues to strengthen our collective impact



McGraw Hill

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Contract Writer/Presenter/Consultant

  • Sep 2002 - Sep 2011

  McGraw Hill Ryerson is an educational publishing company that allowed me the opportunity to: - write several chapters and other contributions for grade 8 - 12 student and teacher products - serve as a numeracy consultant for grade 10 - 12 textbooks and teacher resources - deliver training workshops at conferences throughout BC McGraw Hill Ryerson is an educational publishing company that allowed me the opportunity to: - write several chapters and other contributions for grade 8 - 12 student and teacher products - serve as a numeracy consultant for grade 10 - 12 textbooks and teacher resources - deliver training workshops at conferences throughout BC