Experience

University of Ottawa

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Student Support

  • May 2021 - Present

• Student Experience & Mentoring Specialist, Faculty of Health Sciences

  • Dec 2019 - Present

• Residence Life Coordinator

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2019

  - Oversees the mental health in residence portfolio, including representing Housing on university committees- Responsible for developing and implementing programs to create an inclusive residence community and foster student transition and development- Hire, supervise and coach a team of student staff and support individual and team development - Provide resident support and crisis intervention and participate in on-call rotation - Design, implement and facilitate the orientation training of our team of 100+ student staff



McGill University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Residence Life Manager

  • Jul 2014 - Jan 2016

  - Hire, train and supervise student academic staff across three first-year residence halls- Provide crisis intervention and management as well as live-in support to 680 students and 18 staff - Promote inclusive anti-oppression programming and connect students with campus resources - Serve as a disciplinary officer for Residences on behalf of the Dean of Students of McGill University - Hire, train and supervise student academic staff across three first-year residence halls- Provide crisis intervention and management as well as live-in support to 680 students and 18 staff - Promote inclusive anti-oppression programming and connect students with campus resources - Serve as a disciplinary officer for Residences on behalf of the Dean of Students of McGill University



NORTHEASTERN FAMILY INSTITUTE

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Shift Supervisor

  • Oct 2011 - Jul 2014

  - Hired and trained residential counselors and relief staff and oversaw their regular supervision- Responsible for the administrative tasks associated with the running of the treatment program, including the staff schedule, petty cash reconciliations, the daily management and upkeep of the household, etc.- Took the role of lead residential counselor and facilitated a team approach to crisis intervention- Facilitated a strengths-based, therapeutic environment and supported the teaching of life skills to adolescents with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges due to developmental trauma- Provided crisis intervention, boundary setting and engaged in one-on-one coaching and mentoring of our residents.- Organized and oversaw activities and outings designed to help our residents integrate into the community



The Loomis Chaffee School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• French-language Teacher

  • Aug 2008 - Jun 2010

  - Taught introductory and intermediate French language courses to students in grades 9 and 10- Served as a live-in dormitory faculty for a boarding school residence hall of 40 adolescents, with responsibilities that included: organizing activities, providing academic and social advising/support, supervision of the building and coordinating team-building exercises for the RAs- Coached field hockey, soccer, squash and lacrosse teams- Provided academic support to international students & coordinated campus-wide activities- Served as faculty advisor to the Student Council